Adding life to years: Role of gender and social and family engagement in geriatric depression in rural areas of Northern India
Background: Depression among elderly population is a major public health issue affecting nearly 5% to 7% of the world's elderly. In the coming years, a major share will be contributed by developing countries like India. In the rural areas of Allahabad district of Uttar Pradesh, there is scarce...
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| author | Kikkeri Hanumantha Setty Naveen Akhil Dhanesh Goel Shraddha Dwivedi Mohd Amirul Hassan |
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| description | Background: Depression among elderly population is a major public health issue affecting nearly 5% to 7% of the world's elderly. In the coming years, a major share will be contributed by developing countries like India. In the rural areas of Allahabad district of Uttar Pradesh, there is scarce data on the depression. Methodology: A community-based cross-sectional study was conducted in rural Allahabad. A total of 411 elderly persons were selected from 2 blocks—Jasra and Bahadurpur—through multistage random sampling method. Short form of geriatric depression scale (GDS) was used to assess depression. Results: The prevalence of depression among elderly was 19.7%. On binary logistic regression, depression had significant association with female sex [aOR = 2.4, 95% CI 1.1–5.1], having less-than-good relationship with family members [aOR = 2.7, 95% CI 1.2–6.0], not being cared for during illness by family members [aOR = 3.9, 95% CI 1.2-12.9], not being involved in leisure time activities [aOR = 2.5, 95% CI 1.3–4.9], and not regularly meeting relatives and friends [aOR = 4.7, 95% CI 1.9–11.6]. Conclusions: The prevalence of depression in elderly was high in rural areas of Allahabad. Female sex and social and family engagement are the important predictors of depression among them. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-8aeb2ddab41b4ce5857d9bd2c1cd00412022-12-22T00:42:51ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsJournal of Family Medicine and Primary Care2249-48632020-01-019272172810.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_1019_19Adding life to years: Role of gender and social and family engagement in geriatric depression in rural areas of Northern IndiaKikkeri Hanumantha Setty NaveenAkhil Dhanesh GoelShraddha DwivediMohd Amirul HassanBackground: Depression among elderly population is a major public health issue affecting nearly 5% to 7% of the world's elderly. In the coming years, a major share will be contributed by developing countries like India. In the rural areas of Allahabad district of Uttar Pradesh, there is scarce data on the depression. Methodology: A community-based cross-sectional study was conducted in rural Allahabad. A total of 411 elderly persons were selected from 2 blocks—Jasra and Bahadurpur—through multistage random sampling method. Short form of geriatric depression scale (GDS) was used to assess depression. Results: The prevalence of depression among elderly was 19.7%. On binary logistic regression, depression had significant association with female sex [aOR = 2.4, 95% CI 1.1–5.1], having less-than-good relationship with family members [aOR = 2.7, 95% CI 1.2–6.0], not being cared for during illness by family members [aOR = 3.9, 95% CI 1.2-12.9], not being involved in leisure time activities [aOR = 2.5, 95% CI 1.3–4.9], and not regularly meeting relatives and friends [aOR = 4.7, 95% CI 1.9–11.6]. Conclusions: The prevalence of depression in elderly was high in rural areas of Allahabad. Female sex and social and family engagement are the important predictors of depression among them.http://www.jfmpc.com/article.asp?issn=2249-4863;year=2020;volume=9;issue=2;spage=721;epage=728;aulast=Naveendepressionelderlyfamily relationsmorbiditysocial support |
| spellingShingle | Kikkeri Hanumantha Setty Naveen Akhil Dhanesh Goel Shraddha Dwivedi Mohd Amirul Hassan Adding life to years: Role of gender and social and family engagement in geriatric depression in rural areas of Northern India Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care depression elderly family relations morbidity social support |
| title | Adding life to years: Role of gender and social and family engagement in geriatric depression in rural areas of Northern India |
| title_full | Adding life to years: Role of gender and social and family engagement in geriatric depression in rural areas of Northern India |
| title_fullStr | Adding life to years: Role of gender and social and family engagement in geriatric depression in rural areas of Northern India |
| title_full_unstemmed | Adding life to years: Role of gender and social and family engagement in geriatric depression in rural areas of Northern India |
| title_short | Adding life to years: Role of gender and social and family engagement in geriatric depression in rural areas of Northern India |
| title_sort | adding life to years role of gender and social and family engagement in geriatric depression in rural areas of northern india |
| topic | depression elderly family relations morbidity social support |
| url | http://www.jfmpc.com/article.asp?issn=2249-4863;year=2020;volume=9;issue=2;spage=721;epage=728;aulast=Naveen |
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