TY - JOUR
T1 - Cumulative Load of Depressive Symptoms Is Associated With Cortisol Awakening Response in Very Old Age
AU - Chui, Helena
AU - Hoppmann, Christiane A.
AU - Gerstorf, Denis
AU - Walker, Ruth
AU - Luszcz, Mary A.
N1 - Funding Information:
This research was supported by grants from the National Institute on Aging (AG 08523-02), the Australian Research Council (DP 0879152; LP 100200413), and the National Health and Medical Research Council (229922). Christiane A. Hoppmann gratefully acknowledges the support of the Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research and the Canada Research Chairs Program.
PY - 2014/4
Y1 - 2014/4
N2 - This study examined links of cumulative and present depressive symptoms with present cortisol diurnal profiles in oldest-old adults. Five waves of data from 50 older adults (M age = 89.05 years; 64% women) who participated in the Australian Longitudinal Study of Ageing were used to combine 15 years of longitudinal data with seven cortisol samples per day over a one-week period. Findings revealed that individuals with more past depressive symptoms showed a lower cortisol awakening response (CAR). Interestingly, present depressive symptoms were not associated with the CAR. These findings inform our understanding of distal health factors in very old age.
AB - This study examined links of cumulative and present depressive symptoms with present cortisol diurnal profiles in oldest-old adults. Five waves of data from 50 older adults (M age = 89.05 years; 64% women) who participated in the Australian Longitudinal Study of Ageing were used to combine 15 years of longitudinal data with seven cortisol samples per day over a one-week period. Findings revealed that individuals with more past depressive symptoms showed a lower cortisol awakening response (CAR). Interestingly, present depressive symptoms were not associated with the CAR. These findings inform our understanding of distal health factors in very old age.
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U2 - 10.1080/15427609.2014.906738
DO - 10.1080/15427609.2014.906738
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84900815086
SN - 1542-7609
VL - 11
SP - 126
EP - 141
JO - Research in Human Development
JF - Research in Human Development
IS - 2
ER -