TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2022//
TI  - Social factors as antecedents of depression among community-dwelling older persons
JO  - Ageing international
A1  - Nemenzo, Endrex P.
A1  - Palompon, Daisy R.
A1  - Bejoc, Jillian A.
SP  - 38
EP  - 54
VL  - 47
IS  - 1
N2  - Recognizing depression among older persons is often challenging as they tend to attribute their problems to physical rather than emotional origins. The association between socio-economic factors and depression among 384 older persons was determined through descriptive-correlational design. Path analysis revealed that depression is influenced directly by one's age (r = .108), education status (r = .514), marital status (r = .011), occupation (r = .003), social status (r = −.116), physical stature (r = .099) and economic status (r = .011). Additionally, the type of community where the older persons dwell and gender have a direct influence on occupation (r = .003) and indirectly affecting depression (r = .103). On the other hand, family component has a direct influence on social status (r = .069) but indirectly influences the occurrence of depression (r = .127). Explicitly, these variables render a predictive path on the occurrence or non-occurrence of depression among the respondents. The study suggests that the diagnosis of depression and its prompt interventions can be traced to the socio-economic dimensions of older persons. Implications to research suggest that determining the antecedents to depression of older persons, this provides a projective analysis which can lead to the development of new knowledge in nursing. This will further influence the holistic management in dealing with an older person's depression.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0163-5158
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12126-020-09405-7
ID  - ref1
ER  -