TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2022//
TI  - Depression and associated factors among community-dwelling Thai older adults in northern Thailand: the relationship between history of fall and geriatric depression
JO  - International journal of environmental research and public health
A1  - Aung, Thin Nyein Nyein
A1  - Moolphate, Saiyud
A1  - Koyanagi, Yuka
A1  - Angkurawaranon, Chaisiri
A1  - Supakankunti, Siripen
A1  - Yuasa, Motoyuki
A1  - Aung, Myo Nyein
SP  - e10574
EP  - e10574
VL  - 19
IS  - 17
N2  - BACKGROUND: Globally, population aging is happening more quickly than in the past, and Thailand ranks the world's number three among the rapidly aging countries. Age-related decline in physical and mental health would impact depression among older adults. We aimed to determine the depression among the community-dwelling Thai older adults in Chiang Mai, Thailand. <br><br>METHODS: The baseline data, collected by door-to-door household visits of an intervention arm from a cluster randomized controlled trial (Community-Integrated Intermediary Care (CIIC): TCTR20190412004), were included in this cross-sectional study. Descriptive analysis and binary logistic regression were applied. <br><br>RESULTS: The mean age was 69.31 ± 7.10 years and 23.8% of study participants were older than 75 years. The Thai geriatric depression scale showed 6.5% had depression. Adjusted risk factors for depression were older age, being single, drinking alcohol daily, having diabetes, having experience of a fall last year, self-rated health as neutral, poor/very poor, and moderate/severe dependency by ADL scoring. <br><br>CONCLUSION: Our findings highlighted the potentially modifiable risk factors in addition to the common predictors affecting depression among community-dwelling older adults. Fall prevention programs and public health interventions to prevent diabetes are recommended. Furthermore, self-rated health and Barthel's ADL scoring would be simple tools to predict risk factors for geriatric depression.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1661-7827
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph191710574
ID  - ref1
ER  -