Depressive symptoms and healthcare utilization among older adults in China: A cross-sectional examination of the national CHARLS data guided by Andersen behavioral model
These findings highlight the importance of distinguishing between direct and indirect associations when evaluating the relationship between depressive symptoms and healthcare utilization. Such differentiation helps to clarify the underlying mechanisms and provides an empirical basis for developing more targeted interventions to improve healthcare service use among Chinese older adults with depressive symptoms.
Authors
- Teresa Wills (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0661-6282)
- Caroline Kilty (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6840-0359)
- Jian Huang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0862-1384)
- Nicola Cornally (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0644-0026)
- Jin Liu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7249-698X)
- Qingyue Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-6131-5169)
- Yue Wu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-4471-5545)
- Áine O’Donovan
Institutions
- University College Cork (IE)
- Nanjing Medical University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PLoS ONE
- Published
- 2025-12-04
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0337835
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Mental Health Treatment and Access
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.44