Prevalence of Depression and Factors Influencing it Among Geriatric Population Attending the Outpatient Department of a Tertiary Care Hospital

Depression among the elderly population in Sohag governorate

“…In contrast to the findings in this study, no significant relation was found between age and depression among the participants in a study conducted by Sinha et al 2 in India and a study done in China by Zhou et al 34 In addition, age and gender were not found to be significantly related to the development of depression in a study carried out by Pracheth et al 8 Another study by Prashanth et al 15 found that gender was not significantly linked to geriatric depression. This may be explained by the small sample size (51 individuals) involved in the latter study, which may be inadequate for establishing actual gender differences.…”

“… 14 Studies have uncovered that depression is a frequent problem among the elderly, causing an increased disability risk among them. 15 Recently, a meta-analysis showed that the prevalence of major depression among individuals 50 years old and above in Western countries was 16.5%. 15 Another cohort study concluded that depression incidence rises with age.…”

“… 15 Recently, a meta-analysis showed that the prevalence of major depression among individuals 50 years old and above in Western countries was 16.5%. 15 Another cohort study concluded that depression incidence rises with age. 16 Several factors have been reported by WHO that could enhance the risk of depression among the elderly, including genetic factors, disability, pain, and chronic diseases.…”

“… 16 Several factors have been reported by WHO that could enhance the risk of depression among the elderly, including genetic factors, disability, pain, and chronic diseases. 15 Additionally, other socio-economic factors have been linked with depression and sub-threshold depression, such as old age, female gender, low education, being unmarried or living alone, physical illness, and low cognitive function. 17 Females are more liable to develop depression, especially in old age because they lose their traditional housewife role due to functional disabilities.…”

Prevalence and determinants of depression among old age: a systematic review and meta-analysis

“…The geographical province of studies was assessed. We found: Six studies in India [ 72 , 86 , 94 , 95 , 98 , 102 ], five studies in China [ 50 , 77 , 84 , 89 ], three studies in Turkey [ 71 , 82 , 105 ], three studies in Nepal [ 76 , 90 , 97 ], three studies in Thailand [ 70 , 75 , 83 ], two studies in the USA [ 91 , 100 ], two studies in Australia [ 57 , 99 ], two studies in Malaysia [ 42 , 96 ], two studies in Ethiopia [ 81 , 93 ], one study in German [ 103 ], one study in the UK [ 104 ], one study in Norway [ 85 ], one study in Italy [ 79 ], one study in Japan [ 87 ], one study in Mexico [ 78 ], one study in Brazil [ 92 ], one study in Finland [ 74 ], one study in Singapore [ 101 ], one study in Saudi Arabia [ 69 ], one study in the United Arab Emirates [ 80 ], one study in Ghana [ 88 ], one study in Sudan [ 73 ] and one study in Egypt [ 38 ]. Most of the studies in the present analysis were cross-sectional [ 38 , 42 , 50 , 57 , 69 – 79 , 81 , 82 , 84 – 90 , 92 , 93 , 95 – 98 , 101 – 103 , 105 ] and four studies were Cohort [ …”