Effect of Health Comparisons on Functional Health and Depressive Symptoms - Results of a Population-Based Longitudinal Study of Older Adults in Germany.

<h4>Objective</h4>To investigate the effect of health comparisons on functional health and depressive symptoms in a longitudinal approach. Gender differences were examined.<h4>Methods</h4>The German Ageing Survey (DEAS) is a nationwide, representative longitudinal study of co...

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Main Authors: André Hajek, Hans-Helmut König
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0156235&type=printable