PMID- 36165717 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20230313 LR - 20230410 IS - 1465-3966 (Electronic) IS - 1354-8506 (Linking) VI - 28 IP - 4 DP - 2023 Apr TI - The relationship between depression and subjective cognitive decline in older adults of China: the mediating role of general self-efficacy. PG - 1057-1067 LID - 10.1080/13548506.2022.2125165 [doi] AB - Subjective cognitive decline (SCD) is common in older adults and may also be an early marker for future cognitive impairment. Depression is an important influencing factor for subjective cognitive decline in old age. However, the mediating effects of general self-efficacy in depression and subjective cognition are yet to be explored. This study included 308 participants who were >/=60 years. Participants were asked to complete the self-report measures of the Geriatric Depression Scale-15 (GDS-15), Subjective Cognitive Decline-Questionnaire (SCD-Q), and General Self-Efficacy Scale (GSES). We used correlations, regressions, and structural equation models for the analyses. The bootstrapping method was performed to confirm the mediation effect. The subjective cognitive decline was found to be significantly and positively correlated to depression. Bootstrapping mediation analyses indicated that depression could affect SCD not only directly but also indirectly through general self-efficacy. General self-efficacy partly played a mediating role between depression and SCD. Hence, community workers and clinicians should actively help the elderly experiencing low levels of general self-efficacy to reduce their SCD. FAU - Su, Hong AU - Su H AD - School of Nursing, Daqing Campus, University of Harbin Medical, Heilongjiang, China. FAU - Zhou, Yuqiu AU - Zhou Y AD - School of Nursing, Daqing Campus, University of Harbin Medical, Heilongjiang, China. FAU - Sun, Yujing AU - Sun Y AD - School of Nursing, Daqing Campus, University of Harbin Medical, Heilongjiang, China. FAU - Cai, Yunjiang AU - Cai Y AD - School of Nursing, Daqing Campus, University of Harbin Medical, Heilongjiang, China. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20220927 PL - England TA - Psychol Health Med JT - Psychology, health & medicine JID - 9604099 SB - IM MH - Humans MH - Aged MH - *Depression/epidemiology MH - Neuropsychological Tests MH - Self Efficacy MH - *Cognitive Dysfunction/epidemiology/psychology MH - Cognition OTO - NOTNLM OT - Chinese older adults OT - Subjective cognitive decline OT - depression OT - general self-efficacy EDAT- 2022/09/28 06:00 MHDA- 2023/03/14 06:00 CRDT- 2022/09/27 09:33 PHST- 2022/09/28 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2023/03/14 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2022/09/27 09:33 [entrez] AID - 10.1080/13548506.2022.2125165 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Psychol Health Med. 2023 Apr;28(4):1057-1067. doi: 10.1080/13548506.2022.2125165. Epub 2022 Sep 27.