Study on depression-free life expectancy in the elderly population in China
Compared with their rural counterparts, urban elderly experience longer, higher-quality Lives, Likely due to better access to mental health resources..Although women live longer than men, they experience shorter DFLE, potentially indicating higher psychological burden or gender-specific health disparities. Moderate-to-severe depression significantly increased mortality risk, with lower recovery rates, especially after age 80, when health declined sharply.
Authors
- Huiling Dong (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9200-6079)
- Ruiyu Xie (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0518-2897)
- Fei Zhao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-1659-2141)
- Heting Wu
Institutions
- Weifang Medical University (CN)
- Shandong University (CN)
- Shandong Jiaotong University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Public Health
- Published
- 2025-10-16
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-025-24622-y
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Health disparities and outcomes
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.17
Funders
- Natural Science Foundation of Shandong Province
- National Social Science Fund of China