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The longitudinal mediating role of sleep in the bidirectional relationship between depression and functional disability among older adults: A systematic review and conceptual framework

2025-02-28 geriatric medicine Title + abstract only
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BackgroundThe increasing prevalence of depression and functional disability in older adults highlights the need for targeted interventions, with sleep as a potentially modifiable factor, yet the longitudinal effects and mediating role of sleep remain poorly understood. MethodsThis review and conceptual framework aimed to examine the pairwise bidirectional associations between sleep, depression, and functional disability and identify the longitudinal mediating role of sleep in the bidirectional ...

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