Urban-rural differences in depressive symptoms and related factors among employed middle-aged and older adults: a national cross-sectional study in China
Depressive symptoms are more common in rural areas due to various factors found in these communities. It is imperative to create focused and advanced intervention plans to improve the mental well-being of this community and reducing the urban-rural disparity.
Authors
- Benjamin Otsen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2165-1908)
- Sanyuan Hao
- Jiajie Zhao
- Ren Chen
- Ziwen Xu
- Xin Zheng
- Zhongliang Bai
- Yijing Yang
- Siyuan Qian
- Ziwei Wang
- Jun Wu
- Wen Zhu
- Yuxuan Lu
Institutions
- University of Cape Coast (GH)
- Anhui Medical University (CN)
- First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University (CN)
- Fourth Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Public Health
- Published
- 2026-02-03
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-026-26479-1
- Primary Topic
- Mental Health Treatment and Access
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00