Association depressive symptoms with memory function and social capital before and during COVID-19 in community-dwelling older adults in rural Japan: A retrospective study with a longitudinal data

IF 3.6 3区医学 Q2 GERIATRICS & GERONTOLOGY

International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry Pub Date : 2024-05-17 DOI:10.1002/gps.6100

Yutaka Kunitake, Yoshiomi Imamura, Hiroko Kunitake, Junko Ohishi-Fukuchi, Jun Matsushima, Hiroshi Tateishi, Toru Murakawa-Hirachi, Ryohei Kojima, Yuta Sakemura, Jun Kikuchi, Takumi Shiraishi, Ayako Takamori, Toshihiro Morisaki, Shigeto Yamada, Akira Monji, Yoshito Mizoguchi

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Abstract

Objectives

This study aimed to investigate the impact of memory function and social capital on depressive symptoms during the COVID-19 pandemic among older adults in rural Japan.

Methods

A retrospective study with longitudinal data was conducted during COVID-19 from May 2021 to November 2021 (T2) in Kurogawa, Japan. The candidate population for this study was 145 with the following requirements: (1) older individuals aged 65 years or above who were registered in the Kurogawa study, and (2) those with previous data (from November 2016 to February 2020; T1 as pre-pandemic). Memory function was assessed using the Wechsler Memory Scale-Revised Logical Memory II delayed recall part A (LM II-DR). Depressive symptoms were assessed using the Japanese version of the 15-item Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS-15). Social capital was evaluated through civic participation, social cohesion, and reciprocity. Fear of the COVID-19 infection (FCV-19S) was evaluated.

Results

The final analysis included 96 participants (mean age = 81.0 years, SD = 4.8) Multivariate analysis for GDS-15 score by Mixed Model Repeated Measures (MMRM) revealed significant associations between LM II-DR (β = −0.13, 95% CI: −0.21–0.05, p = 0.002) and FCV-19S during COVID-19 (β = 0.08, 95% CI: 0.01–0.15, p = 0.02) with GDS-15 score. However, civic participation, social cohesion and reciprocity were not associated with GDS-15 score.

Conclusions

Among older adults in rural Japan, memory function and fear of the COVID-19 infection were significantly associated with depressive symptoms in MMRM analysis. However, social capital was not associated with depressive symptoms. This highlights the need to address memory function and fear of the COVID-19 infection in interventions for older adults during crises like the COVID-19 pandemic.

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日本农村社区老年人在 COVID-19 之前和期间的抑郁症状与记忆功能和社会资本的关系：采用纵向数据的回顾性研究

目的本研究旨在调查 COVID-19 大流行期间日本农村老年人的记忆功能和社会资本对抑郁症状的影响。方法在 2021 年 5 月至 2021 年 11 月 COVID-19 期间（T2），在日本黑川市开展了一项纵向数据回顾性研究。本研究的候选人群为符合以下条件的 145 人：(1)在黑川研究中登记的 65 岁或以上的老年人；(2)有先前数据（2016 年 11 月至 2020 年 2 月；T1 为大流行前）的老年人。记忆功能采用韦氏记忆量表-修订版逻辑记忆II延迟回忆A部分（LM II-DR）进行评估。抑郁症状采用日文版 15 项老年抑郁量表（GDS-15）进行评估。社会资本通过公民参与、社会凝聚力和互惠性进行评估。对 COVID-19 感染恐惧（FCV-19S）进行了评估。结果最终分析包括 96 名参与者（平均年龄 = 81.0 岁，SD = 4.8），通过混合模型重复测量（MMRM）对 GDS-15 评分进行多变量分析，发现 LM II-DR (β = -0.13, 95% CI: -0.21-0.05, p = 0.002) 和 COVID-19 期间的 FCV-19S (β = 0.08, 95% CI: 0.01-0.15, p = 0.02) 与 GDS-15 评分有显著关联。然而，公民参与、社会凝聚力和互惠性与 GDS-15 分数无关。结论在 MMRM 分析中，在日本农村地区的老年人中，记忆功能和对 COVID-19 感染的恐惧与抑郁症状显著相关。然而，社会资本与抑郁症状无关。这突出表明，在 COVID-19 大流行等危机期间对老年人进行干预时，需要解决记忆功能和对 COVID-19 感染的恐惧问题。

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International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry 医学-精神病学

CiteScore

6.10

自引率

2.50%

发文量

168

审稿时长

4-8 weeks

期刊介绍： The rapidly increasing world population of aged people has led to a growing need to focus attention on the problems of mental disorder in late life. The aim of the Journal is to communicate the results of original research in the causes, treatment and care of all forms of mental disorder which affect the elderly. The Journal is of interest to psychiatrists, psychologists, social scientists, nurses and others engaged in therapeutic professions, together with general neurobiological researchers. The Journal provides an international perspective on the important issue of geriatric psychiatry, and contributions are published from countries throughout the world. Topics covered include epidemiology of mental disorders in old age, clinical aetiological research, post-mortem pathological and neurochemical studies, treatment trials and evaluation of geriatric psychiatry services.