Four-Year Associations Between Cancer Trajectories, Depression and Grip Strength in European Older Adults

Marcelo de Maio Nascimento, Andreas Ihle, Gerson Ferrari, Élvio R. Gouveia, Miguel Peralta, Adilson Marques, Department of Physical Education, Federal University of Vale do São Francisco, Department of Psychology, Swiss Center of Expertise in Life Course Research LIVES, Department of Psychology, University of Geneva, Center for the Interdisciplinary Study of Gerontology and Vulnerability, University of Geneva, Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad Autónoma de Chile, Escuela de Ciencias de la Actividad Física, el Deporte y la Salud, Universidad de Santiago de Chile , Department of Physical Education and Sport, University of Madeira, Interactive Technologies Institute, Faculdade de Motricidade Humana, Universidade de Lisboa, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Lisboa

Journal of Applied Gerontology

Published online on March 20, 2026

Abstract

Journal of Applied Gerontology, Ahead of Print.
This study examined, in Europeans aged 50 and over, 4-year associations between trajectories of non-cancer, incident cancer, and continued cancer with changes in depression levels and grip strength (GS). A longitudinal analysis was conducted with 17,048 ...