Post-Stroke Depression and Activities of Daily Living: Sex-Differentiated Analysis of the Moderating Role of Physical Activity in Older European Adults

Marcelo de Maio Nascimento, Andreas Ihle, Miguel Peralta, Gerson Ferrari, Élvio Rúbio Gouveia, Adilson Marques, Department of Physical Education, Federal University of Vale do São Francisco, 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, Faculdade de Motricidade Humana, Universidade de Lisboa, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Lisboa, 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

Journal of Aging and Health

Published online on February 17, 2026

Abstract

Journal of Aging and Health, Ahead of Print.
ObjectivesTo examine the mediating role of activities of daily living (ADL) in the association between stroke and depressive symptoms, and to investigate whether moderate physical activity (MPA) moderates this mediation in older adults, using sex-...