Estimating the causal impact of chewing disability on depressive symptoms mediated by loneliness: a longitudinal marginal structural model study of older adults in Singapore
Chewing disability increases the risk of CSDS among older adults, with partial mediation by loneliness. Further research on oral rehabilitative interventions that improve chewing function and mitigate depressive symptoms in older adults is needed.
Authors
- Gustavo G. Nascimento (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4288-6300)
- Maurizio S. Tonetti (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2743-0137)
- Rahul Malhotra (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9978-4276)
- Marco Aurélio Peres (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8329-2808)
- John Rong Hao Tay (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3042-3103)
- Angelique Wei-Ming Chan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8979-5142)
Institutions
- British Society of Periodontology (GB)
- Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital (CN)
- Duke-NUS Medical School (SG)
- National Dental Centre of Singapore (SG)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Innovation in Aging
- Published
- 2025-09-12
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/geroni/igaf100
- Citations
- 5
- Primary Topic
- Health disparities and outcomes
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 10.84
Funders
- Duke-NUS Medical School
- Medical Research Council
- National Medical Research Council