TY - JOUR
T1 - Olfactory impairment in older adults is associated with depressive symptoms and poorer quality of life scores
AU - Gopinath, Bamini
AU - Anstey, Kaarin J.
AU - Sue, Carolyn M.
AU - Kifley, Annette
AU - Mitchell, Paul
PY - 2011/9
Y1 - 2011/9
N2 - Objectives: We assessed the association between impaired olfaction and depressive symptoms and poor quality of life. Methods: A total of 1,375 participants aged 60 years or older had their olfaction measured using the San Diego Odor Identification Test. Quality of life was assessed using the 36-Item Short-Form Survey (SF-36). Depressive symptoms were assessed by either the SF-36, which included the Mental Health Index, and/or the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale (CES-D-10). Results: Among participants with olfactory impairment, 15.4% and 20.2% had depressive symptoms assessed by the Mental Health Index and CES-D-10, respectively. Among participants aged 70 years or older, olfactory impairment was associated with depressive symptoms (assessed by the CES-D-10), multivariate-adjusted odds ratio, OR: 1.66 (95% confidence interval, CI: 1.03-2.66). Subjects with olfactory impairment compared to those without, had lower SF-36 scores in six out of the eight indices. Conclusions: Olfactory impairment was independently associated with depressive symptoms and poorer quality of life.
AB - Objectives: We assessed the association between impaired olfaction and depressive symptoms and poor quality of life. Methods: A total of 1,375 participants aged 60 years or older had their olfaction measured using the San Diego Odor Identification Test. Quality of life was assessed using the 36-Item Short-Form Survey (SF-36). Depressive symptoms were assessed by either the SF-36, which included the Mental Health Index, and/or the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale (CES-D-10). Results: Among participants with olfactory impairment, 15.4% and 20.2% had depressive symptoms assessed by the Mental Health Index and CES-D-10, respectively. Among participants aged 70 years or older, olfactory impairment was associated with depressive symptoms (assessed by the CES-D-10), multivariate-adjusted odds ratio, OR: 1.66 (95% confidence interval, CI: 1.03-2.66). Subjects with olfactory impairment compared to those without, had lower SF-36 scores in six out of the eight indices. Conclusions: Olfactory impairment was independently associated with depressive symptoms and poorer quality of life.
KW - Blue Mountains Eye Study
KW - SF-36
KW - depressive symptoms
KW - older adults
KW - olfactory impairment
KW - quality of life
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U2 - 10.1097/JGP.0b013e318211c205
DO - 10.1097/JGP.0b013e318211c205
M3 - Article
SN - 1064-7481
VL - 19
SP - 830
EP - 834
JO - American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry
JF - American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry
IS - 9
ER -