Lifestyle and Physical Condition related factors of Depression among Middle-aged and Older people

Abstract

This paper offers a general review of the current studies on factors that can contribute to depression as applied to middle-aged and aged adults. With the aging trend of the whole world population, middle-aged and elderly adults’ mental health becomes an issue that needs to concern. The diversity of the factors is notable, which means people can prevent depression in several different ways. This paper mainly divided the factors into two parts: lifestyle-related factors and physical condition-related factors. Additionally, lifestyle factors include social isolation (SI), ambient temperature, and smoking. The factors that are related to lifestyle are complex and involve chronic disease, sleep duration, obesity, and muscle strength. SI and smoking positively relate with depression. A negative relationship has been found between depression and ambient temperature. Chronic disease and obesity have a positive relationship with depression. Short-term sleep has a significant effect on depression. Muscle strength negatively relates to depression. Overall, this paper highlights the different factors that are related to depression for people in midlife and aged adults.