Screening of Depression in Elderly Population Using a Geriatric Depression Scale in the Field Practice Area of Urban Health Training Centre Attached to SMS Medical College, Jaipur

Kumar, Abhishek; Raj, Dilip; Gupta, Atul; Kumar, Amit

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“…In community settings, previous studies have shown the prevalence of 53.1% in Nepal, 15 India (41.6%) 16 and Ethiopia (45.9%). 17 The higher prevalence in old-age homes may be due to loneliness, lack of family support and consequently lack of family care and affection.…”

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Depression among Elderly Residing in Old-age Homes in Devghat, Nepal

Lamichhane¹,

Dhakal²

2022

Nep. J. Health Sci.

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Introduction: Depression among the elderly is a common phenomenon that is increasing at an alarming rate in recent years. Depression among the elderly leads to various physical and psychological problems and consequently poor quality of life. Objective: This study was aimed at assessing the prevalence of depression among elderly residing in old-age homes in Devghat, Tanahun, Nepal. Methods: A cross-sectional analytical study design was adopted to assess depression among elderly residing in old-age homes of Devghat town in Tanahun district of Nepal. Non-probability enumeration sampling technique was used to collect the data. The validated Nepali translation of the Geriatric Depression Scale-15 was used to assess depression. Collected data were entered in SPSS version 22 and analyzed by using the Chi-square test. Results: Out of 155 respondents, 45.8% had mild depression followed by 36.8% who had moderate depression. A statistically significant association was found between the level of depression and marital status, educational status, asthma, and habit of smoking. Conclusions: This study showed that the prevalence of depression in old-age homes was very high. This necessitates the provision of regular screening and adequate support and initiatives from concerned authorities to uplift the mental status of these elderly people so that it does not affect their overall health and quality of life.

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Depression among Elderly Residing in Old-age Homes in Devghat, Nepal

Lamichhane¹,

Dhakal²

2022

Nep. J. Health Sci.

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“…A study among older adults in rural Andhra Pradesh assessing economic dependency and its relation to depression found that 68% of the economically dependent were depressed (39). The study from Jaipur also saw that 48.3% of the financially dependent were significantly associated with depression (40). Economic dependency further reduces control over one's life, leading to depression in older adults.…”

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Geriatric depression: prevalence and its associated factors in rural Odisha

Antony

Parida

Behera

et al. 2023

Front. Public Health

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The world's population is aging rapidly, and the epidemiological transition has led to increased mental disorders worldwide. Geriatric depression is masked by multiple comorbidities or the natural process of aging. Our study aims to estimate the prevalence of geriatric depression and find the risk factors associated with geriatric depression in rural Odisha. The study was a multistage cross-sectional study conducted in the Tangi block, district Khordha, Odisha, from August 2020 to September 2022, among 520 participants selected by probability proportional to size sampling. From the selected participants, eligible 479 older adults were interviewed using a semi-structured interview schedule, Hindi Mini Mental Scale, Geriatric Depression Scale-15, and Hamilton Depression Rating Scale. The step forward multivariable logistic regression was used to assess the associated factors of depression among older adults. Among our participants, 44.4% (213) of older adults were depressed. Substance abuse in family members [AOR: 16.7 (9.1–30.9)], history of elder abuse [AOR: 3.7 (2.1–6.7)], physical dependency [AOR: 2.2 (1.3–3.6)], and financial dependency [AOR: 2.2 (1.3–3.6)] are significant independent risk factors associated with geriatric depression. Living with children [AOR: 0.33 (0.18–0.59)] and recreational activity [AOR: 0.54 (0.34–0.85)] are significant protective factors of geriatric depression. Our study found that geriatric depression is highly prevalent in rural Odisha. Poor quality of family life and physical and financial dependency was found to be the most significant risk factor for geriatric depression.

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“…As per US National Comorbidity Survey report, because of depression affects social role domain in 43.5%, which is internally damages the interpersonal and marital functioning too. The poor social functioning results social emotional disturbances, like difficulties in understanding and controlling social emotions [3,4] . Further, the poor interpersonal relationships might depict in deprivedself-motivation, altered sympathy and empathic response to social interactions and a reduced capacity to come up with effective solutions for interpersonal problems.…”

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Association between the depression and the level of human functioning among the elders

AR¹,

S²

2023

Int. J. Adv. Psychiatric Nurs.

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Introduction:In a current scenario globally the old age population growing constantly because of advanced health care facilities. Meanwhile these group of people suffering with lot of physical and psychological and social problems that is challenging them to live happily in a society. Many of these elders experiencing depression which is hidden and intern that is directly or indirectly affecting their human functioning and social association. Still many of them were unaware of their depression status and how to resolve those. With this brief introduction the present study was conducted to investigate the association between the depression and the level of human functioning among the elders. Methods: This study was carried out on 200 elderly people in both men and women residing in Ghanekhunt Lote villages of Ratnagiri District, Maharashtra. The tools used were depression and independent Scale. Results: revealed a significant association between depression and level of human functioning. Conclusion:There is a direct association between the level of depression and human functioning.

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Screening of Depression in Elderly Population Using a Geriatric Depression Scale in the Field Practice Area of Urban Health Training Centre Attached to SMS Medical College, Jaipur

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Depression among Elderly Residing in Old-age Homes in Devghat, Nepal

Depression among Elderly Residing in Old-age Homes in Devghat, Nepal

Geriatric depression: prevalence and its associated factors in rural Odisha

Association between the depression and the level of human functioning among the elders

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