@article{ref1,
title="Sport and recreational physical activities attenuate the predictive association of multimorbidity with increased geriatric depressive symptoms: a 14-year follow-up study of community-dwelling older adults",
journal="Journal of aging and physical activity",
year="2021",
author="Liang, Yonglin and Lai, Francisco T. T. and Kwan, Joyce L. Y. and Chan, Wai and Yeoh, Eng-Kiong",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="Multimorbidity is associated with increased depression risks. Little research examines how physical exercise moderates this association. From an existing cohort of community-dwelling older adults in Hong Kong recruited in 2001-2003, the authors included participants who were successfully interviewed after 14 years (2015-2017). Geriatric depressive symptoms were used as the primary outcome and measured by the 15-item Geriatric Depression Scale, while multimorbidity was operationalized using a list of 19 conditions. Subscores of the Physical Activity Scale for the Elderly measuring light, moderate, and strenuous sport/recreational activities were included as moderators. In total, 1,056 participants were included, of whom 50.7% were multimorbid. Multimorbidity was associated with 12% more geriatric depressive symptoms, but strenuous physical activities were associated with a smaller risk elevation only among multimorbid patients (adjusted relative risk = 0.99, 95% confidence interval [0.98, 0.99]; p =.001). In conclusion, strenuous sport and recreational activities may attenuate the association between multimorbidity and geriatric depressive symptoms.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1063-8652",
doi="10.1123/japa.2021-0070",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1123/japa.2021-0070"
}