TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2019//
TI  - Depression among geriatric population; the need for community awareness
JO  - Clinical epidemiology and global health
A1  - Sherin Susan Paul, N.
A1  - Ramamurthy, Prashanth Hanumanthappa
A1  - Paul, Biswajith
A1  - Saravanan, Muthu
A1  - Santhosh, S. R.
A1  - Fernandes, Dolorosa
A1  - Isaac, Rita
SP  - 107
EP  - 110
VL  - 7
IS  - 1
N2  - Objectives  To measure the prevalence of depression among the rural elderly population of North Tamilnadu in India and to identify the associated social factors.     Methods  A community based cross sectional study was carried out among those aged 60 years and above. The data was collected from 162 consenting participants, who were selected through a multi staged cluster sampling, using a structured interviewer administered questionnaire and Geriatric depression scale (short form) and prevalence was calculated. A binary logistic regression was done to identify the independent association of risk factors with depression.     Results  The study found the prevalence of old age depression as 52.5% (95% CI: 44.7-60.3) with factors low socio economic status, increasing age and single status posing strong independent risk.     Conclusion  The authors advocate community based support systems in rural areas which will increase the social interaction and inclusiveness of the aged.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 2452-0918
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cegh.2018.02.006
ID  - ref1
ER  -