The association of baseline depressive symptoms and stress on withdrawal in a national longitudinal cohort: The REGARDS Study

CONCLUSIONS: Depressive symptoms, but not perceived stress, were significantly associated with withdrawal from a large study. Prevalence of depressive symptoms at baseline is likely an important indicator of participant retention in large prospective cohorts.PMID:37182817 | DOI:10.1016/j.annepidem.2023.05.007

Source: Annals of Epidemiology - May 14, 2023 Category: Epidemiology Authors: Chen Lin Virginia J Howard Hely D Nanavati Suzanne E Judd George Howard Source Type: research