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Public and Mixed Care Linked to More Depression in Cognitive Impairment

MHD card showing a glowing amber older person with a cane at the center of a constellation of blue caregiver silhouettes, illustrating a Korean survey in which public and mixed care networks were linked to more depression in older adults with cognitive impairment.

Older South Koreans with cognitive impairment had higher depression scores when their care came mainly from public caregivers or a mixed group of helpers rather than their adult children. A 2026 analysis of national survey data on 537 adults aged 65 and older found the link after adjusting for health, daily function and income.1 Research …

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