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Journal Humanitas: Indonesian Psychological JournalHumanitas: Indonesian Psychological Journal Abstract

The study aimed to assess the relationship between hand grip strength (HGS) and depressive symptoms among ageing women and men in a longitudinal study in rural South Africa. We analyzed longitudinal data from two consecutive population-based surveys in Agincourt, South Africa, 2014/2015-2018/2019. Results indicate that in all, 835 adults of 3268 participants without depression in Wave 1 (25.0 percent) had incident depression in Wave 2, and 184 adults of 3866 participants who had depression in Wave 1 (4.8 percent) screened positive for depression at both Wave 1 and 2 (persistent depression). The prevalence of weak HGS was 51.5 percent at baseline. In the fully adjusted model, weak HGS increased the odds of incident depressive symptoms between both sexes (AOR: 1.24, 95 percent CI: 1.04-1.47) among women (AOR: 1.33, 95 percent CI: 1.05-1.68), but not among men. No models among both sexes, among men and women, showed an increased odds of weak HGS with persistent depressive symptoms. Weak HGS was independently associated with the incident, but not persistent depressive symptoms between the two sexes and between women but not between men.

Conclusion

Weak hand grip strength was independently associated with the onset, but not the persistence, of depressive symptoms in both sexes and specifically among women.These findings suggest that improving hand grip strength may help reduce the development of depressive symptoms, particularly in women.Further research is needed to explore the underlying mechanisms and potential interventions to enhance muscle strength and prevent depression in aging populations.

Future Research

Penelitian lebih lanjut perlu dilakukan untuk menginvestigasi mekanisme biologis yang menghubungkan kekuatan genggaman tangan dengan risiko depresi, seperti peran peradangan dan faktor neurotropik. Selain itu, studi intervensi yang menguji efektivitas program latihan kekuatan dalam mencegah atau mengurangi gejala depresi pada lansia di Afrika sangat diperlukan. Terakhir, penelitian di masa depan harus mempertimbangkan faktor-faktor sosial dan budaya yang dapat memengaruhi hubungan antara kekuatan genggaman tangan dan kesehatan mental, serta perbedaan gender dalam respons terhadap intervensi kekuatan, untuk mengembangkan strategi pencegahan yang lebih efektif dan sesuai dengan konteks lokal. Penelitian-penelitian ini diharapkan dapat memberikan wawasan yang lebih mendalam tentang bagaimana meningkatkan kesehatan mental lansia melalui pendekatan yang berfokus pada kekuatan fisik dan kesejahteraan psikologis.

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