Volume : VII, Issue : V, May - 2018

Prevalence rate of depression among elderly population in Central India

Dr. Arpit Jain, Dr. Shilpa Jain

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The adult population is booming at an alarming rate leading to the most difficult challenges faced by both developing and developed nations.The rapid changes in social and cultural values have marked influence on the psychological well being of the elderly.Depression among the elderly remains unrecognized or inadequately treated condition.The goal of this study was to determine the magnitude of depression in elderly people living in central India.

MATERIALS AND METHOD– 200 elderly individualsof 60 years of age or more reporting to the institute who gave consent for the study were screened. While those individuals who refused to provide consent were excluded. Demographic details were recorded, and level of depression was assessed using Geriatric depression scale (Sheikh & Yesavage, 1986.)

RESULT:The data was analysed and the results were recorded. The Chi–square test was used for categorical variables.In this study, severe depression was found in 30% elderly while 50% were mildly depressed. Also, Women were more depressed as compared to men.

CONCLUSION– The high prevalence of depression among elderlyespecially females emphasize increased need of family and community support and availability of better health care services. Thesmall sample size of this study is limitation, so large–scale studies are needed for a better picture of mental health in rural older adults in India.

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Dr. Arpit Jain, Dr. Shilpa Jain, Prevalence rate of depression among elderly population in Central India, INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH : Volume-7 | Issue-5 | May-2018

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