FREQUENCY AND PREDICTORS OF DEPRESSION AMONG ELDERLY OF RAWALPINDI PAKISTAN
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Feb 6, 2016
Keywords:
Prevalence, Depression, Depressive illness, Elderly, Pakistanakistan
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Abstract
Objective: To determine the frequency of depression and identify predictors
of depression in elderly.
Methodology: This cross -sectional study was conducted in Holy Family Hos -pital Rawalpindi during a three months period from October 2013 to Decem-ber 2013 among elderly coming to outdoor patient department. Patients and
their attendants of age 64 or above were included in the study. 209 patients
were selected by consecutive sampling technique. Questionnaire included so-cio-demographic profile and geriatric depression scale (GDS) scale consisting
of 15 items. Analysis was done by utilizing SPSS16. Descriptive statistics were
performed. The results were recorded as frequencies. P-values were obtained
and results were depicted in form of tables and figures. Chi-square test and
Fisher's exact test were applied to the data to calculate the association.
Results: A sample of 209 was studied and depression was found to be pres -ent in 28.71%. There was no statistically significant relationship between ed-ucation, intimacy, sleep, having children or having not ,financial support and
depression (P-value > 0.05). The analysis showed that there was a significant
relationship between gender, people ever diagnosed for depression in life,
persons having suicidal ideas at least once in life, poor marital relationship,
monthly income between Rs10,000 to 30,000, elderly having no care giver and
depression (P-value < 0.05).
Conclusion: High frequency of depression was found among elderly commu-nity and diversity exists in predicting factors.
of depression in elderly.
Methodology: This cross -sectional study was conducted in Holy Family Hos -pital Rawalpindi during a three months period from October 2013 to Decem-ber 2013 among elderly coming to outdoor patient department. Patients and
their attendants of age 64 or above were included in the study. 209 patients
were selected by consecutive sampling technique. Questionnaire included so-cio-demographic profile and geriatric depression scale (GDS) scale consisting
of 15 items. Analysis was done by utilizing SPSS16. Descriptive statistics were
performed. The results were recorded as frequencies. P-values were obtained
and results were depicted in form of tables and figures. Chi-square test and
Fisher's exact test were applied to the data to calculate the association.
Results: A sample of 209 was studied and depression was found to be pres -ent in 28.71%. There was no statistically significant relationship between ed-ucation, intimacy, sleep, having children or having not ,financial support and
depression (P-value > 0.05). The analysis showed that there was a significant
relationship between gender, people ever diagnosed for depression in life,
persons having suicidal ideas at least once in life, poor marital relationship,
monthly income between Rs10,000 to 30,000, elderly having no care giver and
depression (P-value < 0.05).
Conclusion: High frequency of depression was found among elderly commu-nity and diversity exists in predicting factors.
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Azad AH, Hasan S, Umar SA. FREQUENCY AND PREDICTORS OF DEPRESSION AMONG ELDERLY OF RAWALPINDI PAKISTAN. J Postgrad Med Inst [Internet]. 2016 Feb. 6 [cited 2024 Apr. 26];30(1). Available from: https://jpmi.org.pk/index.php/jpmi/article/view/1690
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