Depression can affect mobility, independence of older African Americans
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While the economic climate can compound stress for mental health patients, those who buy Canadian Paxil can help themselves battle depression at a fraction of the drug's American price. While this disease is well-known for causing persistent sadness, new research suggests that it can also threaten the mobility and independence of older African Americans.
Researchers from Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health conducted a study that enrolled more than 600 black individuals, aged 48 to 92 years, who had mobility issues. Subjects were assessed for co-morbidities, and the data was used to determine how each condition can affect mobility.
The results showed that subjects who reported having two or more conditions were more likely to experience difficulties in moving. Furthermore, women who had major depressive symptoms were three times more likely to have mobility issues, as published in the Journal of Gerontology.
"Major depressive symptoms have not been previously identified as a factor of mobility difficulty, but these findings suggest that apathy may play a role in this relationship," said researcher Roland Thorpe, Ph.D., MS. "It's possible participants could do the measured activities, such as walking or climbing stairs, but lacked the motivation to do so."
Strategies must be developed to address depression and other conditions that may limit patients' mobility and increase their chances of ending up in a hospital or nursing home, the researchers said.
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