Jönsson M, et al. -Researchers investigated if symptoms of depression had any link to all-cause mortality in octogenarian men, as well as the influence of physical, cognitive and social factors on this link. From the prospective cohort study “Men born in 1914,” 163 survivors out of the 703 originally included 55-year-old men who could still take a part in a survey at age 81 were included and followed until their death. Observations revealed increased mortality risk among those with at least mild depressive symptoms (defined by the Zung Self-rating Depression Scale) that endured significantly after adjusting for education, global cognition at age 81, cognitive abilities at age 68, vascular risk factors, and comorbidities. However, the risk attenuated after adjustments for Activities of Daily Life (ADL)–dependency and for a grade of Satisfaction with Participation in daily life.