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Loneliness and depression among rural empty-nest elderly adults in Liuyang, China: a cross-sectional study

Guojun Wang, Mi Hu, Shuiyuan Xiao, Liang Zhou

BMJ Open · 2017 · 168 citations · 27 references

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Abstract

Loneliness and depression are more severe among empty-nest than not-empty-nest rural elderly adults. Loneliness was a mediating variable between empty-nest syndrome and depression.

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