Relationships Between Childhood Health Experience and Depression Among Older People: Evidence From China

Yang, Min

doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2021.744865

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“…This study found that poor childhood health conditions were risk factors for the emergence of depression in late life. Results from an observational study on childhood health and depression in older life by Min Yao and colleagues revealed clearly that poor childhood health conditions increase the odds of being depressed (17). Additionally, the results of this study strengthen the life course theory that early childhood adverse experiences have a signi cant impact on depression in late life (18,19,20).…”

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Association of childhood socio-economic status and health with depressive symptoms among older adults in India

Khanal

Selvamani

2023

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Background Childhood adverse experience has been linked with poor health outcomes across the life course. Nevertheless, whether such an association or direction could be projected to older people’s life remains still unclear and needs to generate more evidence, particularly in India. Therefore, this study was conducted to examine the association of childhood socio-economic status and health with depressive symptoms amongst older adults in India. Methods Cross-sectional study from the first wave of the national representative survey “Longitudinal Ageing Study in India (LASI)” was used. Multivariable regression analysis was used to examine the association of childhood socioeconomic status and health with depressive symptoms in the older population. Results Poor childhood health was significantly and positively associated with depressive symptoms (AoR: 1.372, CI: 1.09, 1.727). Likewise, respondents who were bedridden for a month during their childhood had high odds of developing depressive symptoms (AoR: 1.154 CI: 1.008, 1.322). In addition to this, the odds of having depressive symptoms increased significantly among the average (AoR: 1.276 CI: 1.025, 1.588) and poor childhood socioeconomic status group (AoR: 1.259 CI: 1.007, 1.573) as compared to the higher childhood socioeconomic status category. Conclusions Childhood socioeconomic status and health have a statistically significant role in determining mental health in later life. Results suggest that considering childhood socioeconomic status and health is important while diagnosing depression in older population in order to identify the significant associated factors in early childhood and thus help in preventing depressive symptoms in later life.

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“…Childhood health experience is considered as a risk factor for depression (17,18,19). Existing literature has highlighted that early detection of depression is inextricable from childhood experiences (20) because depression is jointly caused by biological, psychological, and social factors (21).…”

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Association of childhood socio-economic status and health with depressive symptoms among older adults in India

Khanal

Selvamani

2023

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“…Therefore, experiences in childhood might also have long-term in uences on health status in old age, both directly and indirectly. And it has been partially proved among empirical studies on cognition, depression and diseases in later life (Kendig et al 2017;Yao 2021;Zhang & Lu 2021;Zhang & Zhang 2022).…”

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Childhood experiences and frailty trajectory among middle-aged and older adults in China

2022

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This study examined the associations between childhood experience and frailty trajectory among middleaged and older Chinese adults. Data were derived from The China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study. We used data from all of the 4 waves (i.e., 2011, 2013, 2015, 2018) and the life history survey occurred in 2014. A total of 10963 respondents were included. Latent growth curve models were conducted to examine the proposed model. The results showed that adverse childhood experience, childhood socio-economic status, and the objective indicators of childhood health and healthcare were associated with both the baseline level and change rate of frailty trajectory. The perceived childhood health and healthcare conditions were associated with baseline frailty only. Our ndings highlighted the crucial role of childhood antecedents in the progression of frailty at later life. We further provided strong evidence that childhood was an essential life stage for human development. Future social policies and interventions should use childhood experience as a screening tool, as well as promote child protection, health education, and life course interventions.

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“…This study found that poor childhood health conditions were risk factors for the emergence of depression in late life. Results from an observational study on childhood health and depression in older life by Min Yao and colleagues revealed clearly that poor childhood health conditions increase the odds of being depressed [ 17 ]. Additionally, the results of this study strengthen the life course theory that early childhood adverse experiences have a significant impact on depression in late life [ 18 – 20 ].…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Childhood health experience is considered as a risk factor for depression [ 17 – 19 ]. Existing literature has highlighted that early detection of depression is inextricable from childhood experiences [ 20 ] because depression is jointly caused by biological, psychological, and social factors [ 21 ].…”

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Association of perceived childhood socio-economic status and health with depressive symptoms among middle-aged and older adults in India: using data from LASI Wave I, 2017–2018

Khanal,

Selvamani

2024

BMC Geriatr

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Background Childhood adverse experience has been linked with poor health outcomes across the life course. Nevertheless, whether such an association or direction could be projected to older people’s life remains still unclear and needs to generate more evidence, particularly in India. Therefore, this study was conducted to examine the association of childhood socio-economic status and health with depressive symptoms amongst middle- aged and older adults in India. Methods The data for the study was drawn from national representative survey “Longitudinal Ageing Study in India (LASI)” Wave I, 2017–2018 in order to conduct cross-sectional study. Multivariable regression analysis was used to examine the association of childhood socioeconomic status and health with depressive symptoms in the older population. Results Poor childhood health was significantly and positively associated with depressive symptoms (AoR: 1.56, CI: 1.19, 2.04). Likewise, respondents who were bedridden for a month during their childhood had high odds of developing depressive symptoms (AoR: 1.16 CI: 1.01, 1.34). In addition to this, the odds of having depressive symptoms increased significantly among the average (AoR: 1.28 CI: 1.08, 1.51) and poor childhood socioeconomic status group (AoR: 1.31 CI: 1.11, 1.55) as compared to the higher socioeconomic category. Conclusions Childhood socioeconomic status and health have a significant role in determining mental health in later life. Results suggest that considering childhood socioeconomic status and health is important while diagnosing depression in older population in order to identify the significant associated factors in early childhood and thus help in preventing depressive symptoms in later life.

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Relationships Between Childhood Health Experience and Depression Among Older People: Evidence From China

Cited by 8 publications

References 48 publications

Association of childhood socio-economic status and health with depressive symptoms among older adults in India

Association of childhood socio-economic status and health with depressive symptoms among older adults in India

Childhood experiences and frailty trajectory among middle-aged and older adults in China

Association of perceived childhood socio-economic status and health with depressive symptoms among middle-aged and older adults in India: using data from LASI Wave I, 2017–2018

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