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Depressive Symptoms, Cognitive Functioning, Frailty, Multimorbidity and Loneliness among Older Population: An Update

A special issue of Geriatrics (ISSN 2308-3417).

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 December 2023) | Viewed by 2190

Special Issue Editors

Prof. Dr. André Hajek

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Department of Health Economics and Health Services Research, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, 20246 Hamburg, Germany
Interests: gerontology; geriatrics; quality of life; loneliness
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Prof. Dr. Hans-Helmut König

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Department of Health Economics and Health Services Research, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, 20246 Hamburg, Germany
Interests: health economics; health services research; quality of life; old age; public mental health
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Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Various high-income countries are experiencing ongoing demographic aging. As there is a strong positive relationship between age and, e.g., multimorbidity, cognitive impairment and frailty, the number of people experiencing these conditions is expected to increase considerably over the next few decades. 

Furthermore, individuals often lose their spouse and other relatives in later life. In addition, the distance to family members often increases. Such factors have been linked to late-life loneliness, social isolation and decreased mental health. To date, there is limited knowledge regarding the link between cognitive functioning, frailty or multimorbidity and depressive symptoms or loneliness. For this reason, the purpose of this Special Issue is to gather new evidence in this research field. We particularly welcome interdisciplinary studies. We also particularly welcome the submission of systematic reviews/meta-analyses, short communications and research articles regarding any of the aforementioned topics. 

You may choose our Joint Special Issue in IJERPH.

Prof. Dr. André Hajek
Prof. Dr. Hans-Helmut König
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Keywords

  • multimorbidity
  • frailty
  • depressive symptoms
  • depression
  • mental health
  • cognitive functioning
  • loneliness
  • social isolation
  • dementia
  • cognitive decline
  • multiple chronic diseases
  • social exclusion

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Brief Report
Socio-Demographic, Lifestyle, and Clinical Characteristics of Early and Later Weight Status in Older Adults: Secondary Analysis of the ASPREE Trial and ALSOP Sub-Study
by Tagrid A. Alharbi, Alice J. Owen, Joanne Ryan, Danijela Gasevic, John J. McNeil, Robyn L. Woods, Mark R. Nelson and Rosanne Freak-Poli
Geriatrics 2023, 8(4), 71; https://doi.org/10.3390/geriatrics8040071 - 29 Jun 2023
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Objective: To identify the socio-demographic, lifestyle, and clinical characteristics associated with self-reported weight status in early (age 18 years) and late (age ≥ 70 years) adulthood. Methods: The number of participants was 11,288, who were relatively healthy community-dwelling Australian adults aged ≥70 years [...] Read more.
Objective: To identify the socio-demographic, lifestyle, and clinical characteristics associated with self-reported weight status in early (age 18 years) and late (age ≥ 70 years) adulthood. Methods: The number of participants was 11,288, who were relatively healthy community-dwelling Australian adults aged ≥70 years (mean age 75.1 ± 4.2 years) in the Aspirin in Reducing Events in the Elderly (ASPREE) Longitudinal Study of Older Persons (ALSOP) sub-study. Self-reported weight at the study baseline (age ≥ 70 years) and recalled weight at age 18 years were collected. Height measured at baseline was used to calculate the BMI at both time points. Individuals were categorised into one of five ‘lifetime’ weight status groups: healthy weight (at both age 18 year and ≥70 years), overweight (at either or both times), non-obese (age 18 year) to obesity (age ≥70 years), obesity (age 18 years) to non-obese (age ≥ 70 years), and early and later life obesity (at age 18 years and ≥70 years). Results: Participants who experienced obesity in early and/or late adulthood were at a higher risk of adverse clinical characteristics. Obesity in late adulthood (regardless of early adulthood weight status) was associated with high proportions of hypertension, diabetes, and dyslipidaemia, whereas obesity in early adulthood (regardless of late adulthood weight status) was associated with lower cognitive scores (on all four measures). Discussion/Conclusion: Healthy or overweight weight status in early and later adulthood was associated with more favourable socioeconomic, lifestyle, and clinical measures. Obesity in early adulthood was associated with lower cognitive function in later adulthood, whereas obesity in later adulthood was associated with hypertension, diabetes, and dyslipidaemia. Full article
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