Status of Anxiety Disorders among Elderly People in a Selected Urban Area in Bangladesh

Any, Omma Hafsa; Moin, Sharna; Akter, Mousumi; Afreen, Khandakar Nadia; Mazumder, Md Wahiduzzaman

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“…A systematic review estimated the prevalence of depression as 34.4% among older people in India [9]. Elderly depressive and anxiety disorders are highly prevalent in Bangladesh, estimated at 55.5% and 55.7%, respectively [10,11]. In Nepal, the prevalence was 15.4% for depression, 18.1% for anxiety, and 12.1% for stress among community-dwelling older adults [12].…”

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Effectiveness of mental health interventions for older adults in South Asia: A scoping review

Mazumder,

Faizah,

Gain

et al. 2023

PLoS ONE

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Objective Mental health problems among older adults are becoming a growing public health concern in South Asia due to continued changes in population dynamics caused by declining fertility rates and increasing life expectancy. This scoping review aimed to explore and summarize evidence about mental health interventions and their impacts on geriatric mental health and highlight gaps and areas for future research. Methods We searched six electronic databases and additional sources for experimental/non-experimental studies evaluating the effectiveness of geriatric mental health interventions in eight countries in the South Asia region from the date of inception of each database up to August 5, 2022. Following the preliminary screening, we extracted data from the eligible articles using a Microsoft Excel data extraction worksheet. We followed Joanna Briggs Institute (JBI) guidelines for this scoping review and reported evidence adhering to the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-analyses extension for Scoping Reviews (PRISMA-ScR) checklist. Results From a total of 3432 potential articles retrieved, 19 were included in this review following pre-determined eligibility criteria. Across studies, mental health interventions can be broadly categorized into the following types– 1) traditional Yoga, Tai chi, or other meditative movements; 2) behavioral, occupational, or learning-based interventions; 3) tech-based interventions; 4) music therapy; and 5) new healthcare model. The evidence was predominantly based on India (n = 16), whereas three articles were identified from Pakistan. No article was found from six other South Asian countries. Depression and anxiety were the most frequent mental health outcomes, followed by quality of life, cognitive function, self-esteem, physical performance, and many more. Conclusion Although limited, this review found various interventions that have varying effects on different geriatric mental health outcomes. A handful of evidence on mental health intervention in South Asia indicates a lack of acknowledgment that may develop a serious paucity of geriatric mental health practice. Therefore, future researchers are encouraged to conduct empirical studies to understand disease burden, including associated factors of geriatric mental health, which may help to construct contextually appropriate mental health interventions in this region.

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Effectiveness of mental health interventions for older adults in South Asia: A scoping review

Mazumder,

Faizah,

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“…Another systematic review estimated the prevalence of depression as 34.4% amongst older people in India (Pilania et al, 2019). Elderly depressive and anxiety disorders are highly prevalent in Bangladesh, estimated at 55.5% and 55.7%, respectively (Rahman et al, 2020;Any et al, 2021). In Nepal, the prevalence was 15.4% for depression, 18.1% for anxiety, and 12.1% for stress among community-dwelling older adults (Thapa et al, 2020).…”

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Mental health interventions for older adults in South Asia: A scoping review

Mazumder¹,

Faizah²,

Gain³

et al. 2022

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Background: Mental health (MH) among older adults is becoming a growing public health concern in South Asia due to constant changing in population dynamics caused by declining fertility and increasing life expectancy. This scoping review aims to explore and summarize available evidence about MH interventions evaluating their impact on geriatric mental disorders and highlight gaps and areas in future research. Method: We searched six electronic databases and additional sources for observational/experimental studies evaluating the impact on geriatric mental health in eight countries in the South Asia region. Results: From a total of 3432 potential articles that were retrieved, 19 were included in this review following pre-determined eligibility criteria. Across studies, MH interventions can be broadly categorized into the following types – 1) traditional yoga, Ayurveda, or other meditative movements, 2) behavioral, occupational, or learning-based interventions, 3) few digital or tech-based interventions, 4) music therapy, 5) evaluation of a new Healthcare model. The evidence is predominantly based on India, whereas only three articles are identified from Pakistan. No evidence is found from other six South Asian countries. Depression and anxiety are the most frequent MH outcomes, followed by quality of life, cognitive function, self-esteem, physical performance, and many other components. Conclusion: Handful of evidence on MH intervention in South Asia indicates a lack of acknowledgment that may develop a serious paucity in geriatric MH practice. Future researchers are encouraged to conduct empirical studies to understand disease burden, including associated factors of geriatric MH, which may help to construct contextually appropriate MH interventions.

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Status of Anxiety Disorders among Elderly People in a Selected Urban Area in Bangladesh

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Effectiveness of mental health interventions for older adults in South Asia: A scoping review

Effectiveness of mental health interventions for older adults in South Asia: A scoping review

Mental health interventions for older adults in South Asia: A scoping review

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