The Role of Using Smartphones on Depression Rate in Retired Elderly
Background and Objective: Aging period is associated with potential threats such as loneliness and isolation. One of the most common mental disorders in the elderly is cognitive disorders and depression. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to investigate the role of smartphones use in depressio...
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| author | Nooshin Yoshany Seyed-Saeed Mazloomy-Mahmoodabad Hamideh Mihanpour Somayeh-sadat Seyed-khameshi Sakineh Gerayllo Asghar Nabil |
| author_facet | Nooshin Yoshany Seyed-Saeed Mazloomy-Mahmoodabad Hamideh Mihanpour Somayeh-sadat Seyed-khameshi Sakineh Gerayllo Asghar Nabil |
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| description | Background and Objective: Aging period is associated with potential threats such as loneliness and isolation. One of the most common mental disorders in the elderly is cognitive disorders and depression. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to investigate the role of smartphones use in depression in the retired elderly people of Yazd city.
Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted on 408 elderly people who were covered by the retirement center of Yazd province in 2018. The samples were selected through random sampling method. The questionnaires included demographic characteristics, internet usage, and GDS (Depression Scale). After data collection, analysis was performed using SPSS software version 18 and Mann-Whitney, Kruskal-Wallis and Chi-square.
Results: 74.1% (74 people) of the elderly who used the Internet had no depression and 38.4% (60 people) of the elderly reported the reason for using the mobile phone is obtaining information and severe depression in this group was less than the other group (8.3% including 5 people). Mean depression score by gender (p = 0.046), marital status, education, income, lifestyle (p≤0.001), and reason for internet use (p = 0.043) were significantly different in the two groups of Smartphone and non-Smartphone users.
Conclusion: Given the results and the positive role of smart phones in reducing depression in the elderly, programs for the elderly need to be designed through social networks. Using the Internet and social networks can help increase the respect and confidence of older people at community level, and isolate and loneliness caused by child marriage, death of a partner, and physical and mental disabilities can be Reduced by using a Smartphone and improved the mental health of the elderly, also through proper policymaking and activation of support systems to improve their well-being, efforts can be made to achieve a favorable period for them. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-fd2fd93012314104997774b5b9e7f09c2022-12-22T00:15:34ZfasIranian Association of Health Education and Health Promotionآموزش بهداشت و ارتقاء سلامت ایران2345-32652345-32652020-10-0183240248The Role of Using Smartphones on Depression Rate in Retired ElderlyNooshin Yoshany0Seyed-Saeed Mazloomy-Mahmoodabad1Hamideh Mihanpour2Somayeh-sadat Seyed-khameshi3Sakineh Gerayllo4Asghar Nabil5 Social determinants of health research center, School of public health, Shahid Sadoughi University of medical sciences Social determinants of health research center, School of public health, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences Department of occupational health engineering, Faculty of paramedicine of Abarkouh, Shahid Sadoughi University of medical sciences social determinants of health research center, School of public health, Shahid Sadoughi University of medical sciences School of Public Health, Golestan Faculty of Medical Sciences Yazd Science and arts university Background and Objective: Aging period is associated with potential threats such as loneliness and isolation. One of the most common mental disorders in the elderly is cognitive disorders and depression. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to investigate the role of smartphones use in depression in the retired elderly people of Yazd city. Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted on 408 elderly people who were covered by the retirement center of Yazd province in 2018. The samples were selected through random sampling method. The questionnaires included demographic characteristics, internet usage, and GDS (Depression Scale). After data collection, analysis was performed using SPSS software version 18 and Mann-Whitney, Kruskal-Wallis and Chi-square. Results: 74.1% (74 people) of the elderly who used the Internet had no depression and 38.4% (60 people) of the elderly reported the reason for using the mobile phone is obtaining information and severe depression in this group was less than the other group (8.3% including 5 people). Mean depression score by gender (p = 0.046), marital status, education, income, lifestyle (p≤0.001), and reason for internet use (p = 0.043) were significantly different in the two groups of Smartphone and non-Smartphone users. Conclusion: Given the results and the positive role of smart phones in reducing depression in the elderly, programs for the elderly need to be designed through social networks. Using the Internet and social networks can help increase the respect and confidence of older people at community level, and isolate and loneliness caused by child marriage, death of a partner, and physical and mental disabilities can be Reduced by using a Smartphone and improved the mental health of the elderly, also through proper policymaking and activation of support systems to improve their well-being, efforts can be made to achieve a favorable period for them.http://journal.ihepsa.ir/article-1-1398-en.htmlelderlysmartphonedepressionretirees |
| spellingShingle | Nooshin Yoshany Seyed-Saeed Mazloomy-Mahmoodabad Hamideh Mihanpour Somayeh-sadat Seyed-khameshi Sakineh Gerayllo Asghar Nabil The Role of Using Smartphones on Depression Rate in Retired Elderly آموزش بهداشت و ارتقاء سلامت ایران elderly smartphone depression retirees |
| title | The Role of Using Smartphones on Depression Rate in Retired Elderly |
| title_full | The Role of Using Smartphones on Depression Rate in Retired Elderly |
| title_fullStr | The Role of Using Smartphones on Depression Rate in Retired Elderly |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Role of Using Smartphones on Depression Rate in Retired Elderly |
| title_short | The Role of Using Smartphones on Depression Rate in Retired Elderly |
| title_sort | role of using smartphones on depression rate in retired elderly |
| topic | elderly smartphone depression retirees |
| url | http://journal.ihepsa.ir/article-1-1398-en.html |
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