Objective:To explore the trajectory and predictors of depressive symptoms in disabled middle-aged and elderly adults in China.Methods:Survey data from the 2013-2020 China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study (CHARLS) data of disabled middle-aged and elderly adults were selected to analyze the trajectory categories of depressive symptom in disabled middle-aged and elderly adults and to explore their predictors.Results:A total of 1 844 disabled middle-aged and elderly adults were analyzed for survey data. The trajectory of depressive symptoms in disabled middle-aged and elderly adults was categorized into four groups, including a low-level depression group, a depression remission group, a high-level depression group, and a depression worsening group. Logistic regression analyses revealed that gender, age, place of residence, chronic disease, self-rated health, social participation, cognition, and hearing ability were predictors of trajectories of depressive symptoms in disabled middle-aged and elderly adults.Conclusions:There is group heterogeneity in the trajectory of depressive symptoms among disabled middle-aged and elderly adults. Healthcare professionals can carry out targeted health management according to the characteristics of different categories of people.

Objective:To explore the trajectory and predictors of depressive symptoms in disabled middle-aged and elderly adults in China.Methods:Survey data from the 2013-2020 China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study (CHARLS) data of disabled middle-aged and elderly adults were selected to analyze the trajectory categories of depressive symptom in disabled middle-aged and elderly adults and to explore their predictors.Results:A total of 1 844 disabled middle-aged and elderly adults were analyzed for survey data. The trajectory of depressive symptoms in disabled middle-aged and elderly adults was categorized into four groups, including a low-level depression group, a depression remission group, a high-level depression group, and a depression worsening group. Logistic regression analyses revealed that gender, age, place of residence, chronic disease, self-rated health, social participation, cognition, and hearing ability were predictors of trajectories of depressive symptoms in disabled middle-aged and elderly adults.Conclusions:There is group heterogeneity in the trajectory of depressive symptoms among disabled middle-aged and elderly adults. Healthcare professionals can carry out targeted health management according to the characteristics of different categories of people.

Serious diseases and other negative events bring serious physical and mental damage to individuals, but there are still some individuals can construct positive meaning of life from adversity, which is closely related to the role of benefit finding. According to the theory of stress system, if negative events such as disease are taken as stressors, benefit finding can be regarded as a good manifestation of individual psychological stress response. At present, most of the studies on benefit finding are cross-sectional studies, ignoring the characteristics of its dynamic development and the predictive role of individual advantages and disadvantages on benefit finding. This paper reviews the predictive factors in the longitudinal study of benefit finding from protective factors and risk factors, in order to reduce the adverse effects of risk factors on the basis of exploring individual protective factors and provide a starting point for the research design of positive psychological cognitive intervention.