TY - JOUR
T1 - No travel worsens depression
T2 - reciprocal relationship between travel and depression among older adults
AU - Hyun, Seungjae
AU - Lee, Yeonjin
AU - Park, Sangshin
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2022, The Author(s).
PY - 2022/12
Y1 - 2022/12
N2 - Background: The aim of this study was to examine the bidirectional relationship between depression and travel. Method: We analyzed 8524 participants’ data obtained from the 2008 to 2016 waves of the Korean Longitudinal Study of Ageing, a prospective cohort study. Depression was diagnosed using the Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale: 10-Items (CES-D10), with scores of 4 or higher indicating depression. We used a generalized estimating equation and a cross-lagged panel model for statistical analysis. Results: Participants who had not traveled for one year had a 71% higher risk of suffering from depression in the following year than did those who had traveled [relative risk (RR) = 1.71, P < 0.001], and participants with depression had more than double the increased risk of not traveling than did those not currently suffering from depression (RR = 2.08, P < 0.001). The cross-lagged panel model confirmed the vicious cycle involving the amount of travel and score on the CES-D10; individuals who traveled more frequently were more likely to have lower scores on the CES-D10 (coefficient = − 0.04 to − 0.03, Ps < 0.01), and individuals with higher scores were less likely to travel (coefficient = − 0.06 to − 0.03, Ps < 0.01). Conclusions: The risk of depression increases for people who do not travel, and a reciprocal relationship exists between travel and depression.
AB - Background: The aim of this study was to examine the bidirectional relationship between depression and travel. Method: We analyzed 8524 participants’ data obtained from the 2008 to 2016 waves of the Korean Longitudinal Study of Ageing, a prospective cohort study. Depression was diagnosed using the Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale: 10-Items (CES-D10), with scores of 4 or higher indicating depression. We used a generalized estimating equation and a cross-lagged panel model for statistical analysis. Results: Participants who had not traveled for one year had a 71% higher risk of suffering from depression in the following year than did those who had traveled [relative risk (RR) = 1.71, P < 0.001], and participants with depression had more than double the increased risk of not traveling than did those not currently suffering from depression (RR = 2.08, P < 0.001). The cross-lagged panel model confirmed the vicious cycle involving the amount of travel and score on the CES-D10; individuals who traveled more frequently were more likely to have lower scores on the CES-D10 (coefficient = − 0.04 to − 0.03, Ps < 0.01), and individuals with higher scores were less likely to travel (coefficient = − 0.06 to − 0.03, Ps < 0.01). Conclusions: The risk of depression increases for people who do not travel, and a reciprocal relationship exists between travel and depression.
KW - Depression
KW - Korea
KW - Korean Longitudinal Study of Ageing
KW - Travel
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U2 - 10.1186/s12991-022-00405-2
DO - 10.1186/s12991-022-00405-2
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85135634716
SN - 1744-859X
VL - 21
JO - Annals of General Psychiatry
JF - Annals of General Psychiatry
IS - 1
M1 - 31
ER -