Extent, Pattern and Correlates of Depression in Urban Geriatric Subjects: Findings from Community Based Study.
Background: Depression decreases an individual's quality of life and increases dependence on others. The declining physical potential familiar infrastructure and loss of peer may cause anxiety, stress, depression, etc., in geriatric population. Objectives: The objectives of this study were as follow...
| Publicado en: | Indian Journal of Community Medicine Vol. 46; no. 3; pp. 533 - 537 |
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Wolters Kluwer India Pvt Ltd
Jul-Sep2021
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ccm&AN=153112686&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: ccm uiTerm: 153112686 longDbName: CINAHL Complete uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: dissinfo: jinfo: jid: 09700218 1CQJ jtl: Indian Journal of Community Medicine issn: 09700218 maglogo: N pubinfo: dt: Jul-Sep2021 vid: 46 iid: 3 pid: 16919 pub: Wolters Kluwer India Pvt Ltd artinfo: ui: 153112686 153112686 153112686 10.4103/ijcm.IJCM_1052_20 153112686 ppf: 533 ppct: 4 formats: fmt: @attributes: type: P tig: atl: Extent, Pattern and Correlates of Depression in Urban Geriatric Subjects: Findings from Community Based Study. aug: au: Keshari, Priya Shankar, Hari affil: Department of Home Science, Faculty of Sciences, University of Allahabad, Prayagraj, India sug: subj: Depression Epidemiology Depression Risk Factors Urban Population Psychosocial Factors Geriatrics Risk Assessment Human Aged Cross Sectional Studies Urban Areas India India Geriatric Depression Scale Scales Geriatric Assessment Data Analysis Software Chi Square Test Logistic Regression Prevalence Descriptive Statistics Odds Ratio Confidence Intervals Socioeconomic Factors Age Factors Personal Loss Aged: 65+ years ab: Background: Depression decreases an individual's quality of life and increases dependence on others. The declining physical potential familiar infrastructure and loss of peer may cause anxiety, stress, depression, etc., in geriatric population. Objectives: The objectives of this study were as follows: (A) to assess the extent and pattern of depression in study subjects and (B) to find out the correlates of depression in subjects. Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted on 616 geriatric subjects selected by multistage sampling procedure from urban Varanasi, India. A predesigned, pretested proforma was used for collecting socioeconomic information. Depression status was assessed using the Geriatric Depression Scale. For analysis of data, SPSS version 22.0 was used. Chi-square and logistic regression were used for inferential purpose. Results: The overall prevalence of depression in geriatric subjects was 29.7%; 15.7% of subjects were not satisfied with life and 30% often felt helpless. The adjusted odds ratio (95% confidence interval) for depression was 4.54 (2.99-6.09) in subjects >70 years, 4.00 (2.45-6.54) for widowed, 1.95 (1.13-3.35) for widowers, 4.95 (2.02-12.07) for lower, and 3.17 (1.79-5.64) for upper-lower socioeconomic status. Conclusion: Nearly one-third of urban geriatric subjects had depression which was significantly enhanced by advancing age, loss of partner, and socioeconomic adversities. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: research tables/charts Journal Article ougenre: Article language: English refInfo: holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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