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Depressive symptomatology and cognitive functioning: an epidemiological survey in an elderly community sample in
R Fuhrer1, T C Antonucci, M Gagnon
1Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM), Unit 169, Villejuif, France.
Abstract:
As part of a 5-year, prospective, epidemiological survey of normal and pathological ageing, this cross-sectional analysis examines the relationship between depressive symptomatology (CES-D) and cognitive functioning (MMS) in a community sample of 2792 non-institutionalized persons (age greater than or equal to 65) living in Southwest France. Of the sample, 13.4%, report depressive symptoms above the cut-off. A significant association was found between CES-D and MMS scores, but after adjusting for age, living arrangements, and especially functional limitations, the relationship remained strong only for women.