Prevalence and Contributing Factors of Depression Among the Older Adults in Sundarharaincha Municipality of Eastern Nepal.

Introduction: The world's older adult population is rising rapidly, leading to an increase in mental health problems such as geriatric depression, which has mainly been studied in high-income countries. Similar studies are scarce in low- and middle-income countries like Nepal. So, this study aims to...

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Published in:	Inquiry (00469580) Vol. 63; pp. 1 - 13
Main Authors:	Niraula, Pratima, Paudel, Binita Kumari, Thapa, Rahi Bikram, Bhatt, Lok Raj, Pathak, Prakash
Format:	Article
Published:	Sage Publications Inc. 6/11/2026
Subjects:	Mental depression risk factors Risk assessment Community health services Cross-sectional method Lifestyles Health services accessibility Research funding Cluster analysis (Statistics) Exercise Health status indicators Endowments Statistical sampling Interviewing Logistic regression analysis Invective Sex distribution Socioeconomic factors Disease prevalence Descriptive statistics Chi-squared test Multivariate analysis Psychological well-being Age distribution Help-seeking behavior Bereavement Research methodology Marital status Confidence intervals Data analysis software Social support Sleep quality Family support Comparative studies Mental depression Friendship Employment Widowhood Old age Nepal
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