Suicide in people over 65 years of age in the Australian Capital Territory

Sturgiss, Elizabeth

doi:10.1016/j.jflm.2008.12.026

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“…2010). Moreover, the prognosis for depression is worse when the depressive symptoms are also associated with the extreme fragility characteristic of severely degenerated elderly patients (Sturgiss 2009).…”

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Depression in the elderly: study in a rural city in southern Catalonia

Montesó¹,

Ferré²,

Lleixa³

et al. 2011

Psychiatric Ment Health Nurs

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Depression and anxiety are the most common psychiatric diseases among the elderly, and frequently go without diagnosis and treatment. However, evidence regarding the prevalence of depression related to the diagnostic systems utilized and the sociocultural variations in the different communities investigated (rural-urban) is contradictory. This study aims to evaluate the prevalence of depression in a rural area in the south of Catalonia, analysing the different age groups, identifying the causal factors of depression and determining whether there are gender differences. The descriptive and quantitative study includes 157 women and 160 men. The qualitative study evaluates 14 men and 52 women diagnosed with depression. Our results indicate a high risk of depression in elderly participants of our small rural community. Widowers suffer more depression than widows and the loneliness, illness, and task of caregiver were predictive variables for depression in these elderly men. The loss of the ability to perform activities of daily living associated with ageing has a greater effect on depression disorders in men than in women.

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Depression in the elderly: study in a rural city in southern Catalonia

Montesó¹,

Ferré²,

Lleixa³

et al. 2011

Psychiatric Ment Health Nurs

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“…One's economic status is deeply linked to one's job, and thus employment status also affects depression. However, some researchers have also concluded that the level of geriatric depression is not significantly affected by job status (Charles, 2001;Scoco and DeLeo, 2002;Sturgiss, 2009). Thus, studies into the relationship between jobs and depression also tend to generate inconsistent conclusions.…”

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The Effects of Social Activities and Fear of Death on Depression in the Elderly

Kyung¹

2010

healthandsocialwelfarereview

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The purpose of this study, using relevant socio-demographic variables, is to identify depression in the elderly, and to obtain basic information necessary for the development of senior counseling programs by analyzing the relative effects of socio-demographic variables, social activities, and fear of death on the level of geriatric depression. The subjects were 217 elderly individuals living in Seoul and Kyunggi Province, Korea.This study was conducted between February 22nd and March 15th of 2010, and the data were collected using questionnaires of Geriatric Depression Scale, Social Activities Scale, and Fear of Death Scale. Using SPSS/WIN15.0 software, the analysis of the data revealed the following. First, among the relevant socio-demographic variables, age, marital status, education, health condition, economic status, the period of retirement, and support provider affected depression in elderly individuals. Second, geriatric depression was negatively correlated with the level of social activities, but was positively correlated with fear of death. Third, education, health condition, economic status, number of social groups, painful death, and life after death were predictive of depression in the elderly.The implications of this study's findings on social work practice are also discussed, along with some future research directions.

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