Uncovering the role of preventive health services utilization in protecting older adults from heat-related depressive risks
Shaowei Liu, Junyao Zheng, Fan Yang, Wenjie Li, Yiyan Zhou, Shihan Lu, Yifan Zhang · 2026
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Shaowei Liu and co-authors examine in 2026 whether routine preventive services shield older Chinese adults from heat-linked depression. Survey waves from 2016 to 2020 covered 7,464 people, linked to city weather records counting extreme heat days each year. Depression scores came from a standard nine-item scale.
More accumulated heat days meant worse depressive symptoms. Health education strongly softened that link, and personal health record management helped as well, while screening showed a weaker effect. Protection concentrated among men, rural residents, and the middle region. The authors frame local preventive services as climate adaptation capital for aging towns.
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| CREATOR | Shaowei Liu, Junyao Zheng, Fan Yang, Wenjie Li, Yiyan Zhou, Shihan Lu, Yifan Zhang |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 54879 |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |