A Study on Prevalence and Factors Associated with Depression among Elderly Residing in Tenements Under Resettlement Scheme, Kancheepuram District, Tamil Nadu.
DALY
depression
doorstep health services
elderly
mental health disorders
Journal
Journal of mid-life health
ISSN: 0976-7800
Titre abrégé: J Midlife Health
Pays: India
ID NLM: 101552746
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Historique:
received:
23
03
2020
revised:
26
12
2020
accepted:
30
05
2021
entrez:
16
9
2021
pubmed:
17
9
2021
medline:
17
9
2021
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Mental disorders have got high prevalence and low priority among the elderly in most of the countries worldwide, of which depression being the most common treatable condition. The causes for elderly depression are multifactorial and preventable. The aim of this study is to estimate the prevalence of depression and to assess the factors associated with depression among the elderly age. A cross-sectional study was conducted among participants more than 60 years of age residing in tenements under resettlement scheme in Semmenchery, Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu with a sample size of 184. Systematic sampling method was adopted to collect data at participants door step. A predesigned, pretested questionnaire was used to assess the factors associated with depression, and the Geriatric depression scale-30 was used to assess depression. The data were analyzed using SPSS and Chi-square <0.05 was considered significant. The overall prevalence of depression was 35.3%. The factors such as female gender, educational status, occupation, type of family, financial dependency, history of depression, smoking and medical factors such as hypertension, cardiac disease, and chronic kidney disease and life events like conflict in family, unemployment, and financial problem were statistically significant ( Loss of spouse, financial dependency, neglected care, lack of awareness about the disease were found to be barriers in reaching basic mental health care for the elderly. Depression remains one of the main causes of DALY, especially among elders. National Program for Health care of elderly provides doorstep services, so incorporation of depression screening into that can impart the effects of depression on quality of life and DALY.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND
BACKGROUND
Mental disorders have got high prevalence and low priority among the elderly in most of the countries worldwide, of which depression being the most common treatable condition. The causes for elderly depression are multifactorial and preventable.
OBJECTIVE
OBJECTIVE
The aim of this study is to estimate the prevalence of depression and to assess the factors associated with depression among the elderly age.
MATERIALS AND METHODS
METHODS
A cross-sectional study was conducted among participants more than 60 years of age residing in tenements under resettlement scheme in Semmenchery, Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu with a sample size of 184. Systematic sampling method was adopted to collect data at participants door step. A predesigned, pretested questionnaire was used to assess the factors associated with depression, and the Geriatric depression scale-30 was used to assess depression. The data were analyzed using SPSS and Chi-square <0.05 was considered significant.
RESULTS
RESULTS
The overall prevalence of depression was 35.3%. The factors such as female gender, educational status, occupation, type of family, financial dependency, history of depression, smoking and medical factors such as hypertension, cardiac disease, and chronic kidney disease and life events like conflict in family, unemployment, and financial problem were statistically significant (
CONCLUSION
CONCLUSIONS
Loss of spouse, financial dependency, neglected care, lack of awareness about the disease were found to be barriers in reaching basic mental health care for the elderly. Depression remains one of the main causes of DALY, especially among elders. National Program for Health care of elderly provides doorstep services, so incorporation of depression screening into that can impart the effects of depression on quality of life and DALY.
Identifiants
pubmed: 34526749
doi: 10.4103/jmh.JMH_45_20
pii: JMH-12-137
pmc: PMC8409704
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Pagination
137-143Informations de copyright
Copyright: © 2021 Journal of Mid-life Health.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
There are no conflicts of interest.
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