Prevalence and correlates of clinically significant depressive symptoms among elderly people in Sri Lanka: findings from a national survey

Malhotra, Rahul; Chan, Angelique; Østbye, Truls

doi:10.1017/s1041610209990871

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“…In Brazil and Sri Lankan study, 14,17 low income was associated with depression, but in our study, we did not find such an association; the probable reasons could be that 90.3 % of our population were from low socioeconomic status which was distributed equally among depressed and not depressed individuals.…”

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“…However it was lower than Mumbai study carried out in an urban slum population (45.9 % 10 ). Studies from other developing countries report rates ranging from: 5.22 to 45.9 % [13][14][15][16][17][18][19] . Nevertheless, it indicates that there is considerable morbidity due to depression among elderly in India.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Contrasting findings were reported in other studies. [13][14][15]19 The possible reason for this is because of experiencing depressive symptoms as a reaction to being first diagnosed to be suffering from illness, but over a period of time, adjustment with the diagnosed 11,17 indicate that increasing age is associated with depressive symptoms among elderly. In our study, no such observations were observed as nearly 37 % in both under 75 and above 75 were depressed.…”

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“…8 Published studies reveal that prevalence of depression among elderly in developing countries ranges from 5.22 to 45.9 %. [9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19] Recent estimates indicate that, in India, depression results in loss of 961,000 disability adjusted life years (DALYs) per year among elderly. 20 As depression is potentially treatable condition, a significant reduction in DALYs is expected.…”

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Proportion and Factors Associated with Depressive Symptoms among Elderly in an Urban Slum in Bangalore

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Depression among elderly is emerging as an important public health issue in developing countries like India. Published evidence regarding the magnitude and determinants of depression among elderly hailing from urban slum is currently limited. Hence, the current study was conducted to assess magnitude of the problem and identify factors associated with depression among the elderly in an urban slum. A cross-sectional study was done to cover total of473 elderly persons from an urban slum in Bangalore, India. They were assessed for depression using Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression scale. The overall prevalence of depression was found to be 37.8 (95 % CI= 33. 43-42.16). Multivariate analysis revealed that unemployment (self or children) (odds ratio (OR) 2.6; 95 % confidence interval (CI) 1.41-4.72), illness of self (OR 2.2; 95 % CI 1.45-3.21), female gender (OR 1.9; 95 % CI 1.19-2.89), conflicts in family (OR 1.6; 95 % CI 1.03-2.43), and marriage of children or grandchildren (OR 1.6; 95 % CI 1.02-2.68) as independent risk factors. Depression among elderly is an important health issue of this area. Psychological intervention need to be provided for all elderly persons especially at the time of being diagnosed with any kind of illness. Strategies should be targeted to the females. The stressful life events need to be identified and remedial actions taken. This facility should be made available to them at the primary level of health care. There is a need to include screening of depression in our national health programs.

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“…In a study covering nine European countries the prevalence of depressive symptoms varies from country to country: the lowest prevalence was in Iceland (8.8%), while the highest was in Germany (45.9%) [14]. Another study from Sri Lankans the prevalence of depressive symptoms was observed as 27.8% [15]. In Turkey; the prevalence of depressive symptoms was reported as; 27.9% in Malatya, 58.3% in Erzurum, 61.1% in Erzincan [16][17][18].…”

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Relationship between living arrangements, quality of life and depressive symptoms of older adults

Yigen¹,

Günay²,

Borlu³

2018

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This study aimed to investigate the relationship between different types of living arrangement, quality of life and depressive symptoms of older adults. This study was conducted in 2012 in the provincial centre of Kayseri, Turkey. Four groups were formed according to living arrangements of older adults; living alone, living with spouse only, living with spouse and children, living with other family members without spouse. Socio-demographic questionnaire, activities of daily living scale (ADL), World Health Organization Quality of Life Assessment for Older Adults (WHOQOL OLD) questionnaire and the Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS) were administered. The mean depression score (13.9±6.6) of the older adults participated in the study was high. Nearly fifty percent (45.8 %) of the whole group had depressive symptoms. Among older adults living with other family members without spouse, median ADL score (11.0, min: 1.0, max: 12.0) was lowest (p=0.001), mean GDS score (16.3±5.9) was highest (p=0.011) and two domains of quality of life scores mean: autonomy (p=0.002) and social participation (p=0.006) were lowest. Older adults living with other family members without spouse were more likely to be ADL restricted and worse at autonomy and social participation. As having depressive symptoms were common among older adults especially the ones having more risk (poor economic situation, restricted ADL and living in an extended family) should be followed closely by health professionals.

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Current awareness in geriatric psychiatry

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Prevalence and correlates of clinically significant depressive symptoms among elderly people in Sri Lanka: findings from a national survey

Cited by 68 publications

References 40 publications

Proportion and Factors Associated with Depressive Symptoms among Elderly in an Urban Slum in Bangalore

Proportion and Factors Associated with Depressive Symptoms among Elderly in an Urban Slum in Bangalore

Relationship between living arrangements, quality of life and depressive symptoms of older adults

Current awareness in geriatric psychiatry

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