Depression in old age

2011 ◽  
Vol 26 (S2) ◽  
pp. 702-702
Author(s):  
B. Vukovic ◽  
D. Markovic-Zigic
Keyword(s):  
Old Age ◽  
Elderly Population ◽  
Severe Depression ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Chronic Illnesses ◽  
Age Group ◽  
Old People ◽  
Population Prevalence ◽  
Prevalence Of Depression ◽  
Mental Diseases

Depression in older people is related to the population over 65 years. The age of depression often go with chronic illnesses, various physical and mental diseases.Depression in old age is not a natural part. In the elderly population 1.4% suffered from severe depression. Compared with the rest of the population prevalence of major depression is twice as large in the age group of 70–85 years. Less severe depression have an instance 4–13%. Twice as many women than men have depression. The prevalence of depression is particularly high in the elderly with dementia.In this report we present how many old people in Serbia suffer of depression and what is new tendence in therapy.

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

2021 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Yosef Zenebe ◽  
Baye Akele ◽  
Mulugeta W/Selassie ◽  
Mogesie Necho
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Publication Bias ◽  
Old Age ◽  
Elderly Population ◽  
Meta Analysis ◽  
Group Analysis ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Effective Control ◽  
Prevalence Of Depression ◽  
The World

Abstract Background Depression is a leading cause of disability worldwide and is a major contributor to the overall global burden of disease. It is also one of the most common geriatric psychiatric disorders and a major risk factor for disability and mortality in elderly patients. Even though depression is a common mental health problem in the elderly population, it is undiagnosed in half of the cases. Several studies showed different and inconsistent prevalence rates in the world. Hence, this study aimed to fill the above gap by producing an average prevalence of depression and associated factors in old age. Objective This study aims to conduct a systematic review and meta-analysis to provide a precise estimate of the prevalence of depression and its determinants among old age. Method A comprehensive search of PubMed, Scopus, Web of sciences, Google Scholar, and Psych-info from database inception to January 2020. Moreover, the reference list of selected articles was looked at manually to have further eligible articles. The random-effects model was employed during the analysis. Stata-11 was used to determine the average prevalence of depression among old age. A sub-group analysis and sensitivity analysis were also run. A graphical inspection of the funnel plots and Egger’s publication bias plot test were checked for the occurrence of publication bias. Result A search of the electronic and manual system resulted in 1263 articles. Nevertheless, after the huge screening, 42 relevant studies were identified, including, for this meta-analysis, n = 57,486 elderly populations. The average expected prevalence of depression among old age was 31.74% (95% CI 27.90, 35.59). In the sub-group analysis, the pooled prevalence was higher among developing countries; 40.78% than developed countries; 17.05%), studies utilized Geriatrics Depression Scale-30(GDS-30); 40.60% than studies that used GMS; 18.85%, study instrument, and studies having a lower sample size (40.12%) than studies with the higher sample; 20.19%. Conclusion A high prevalence rate of depression among the old population in the world was unraveled. This study can be considered as an early warning and advised health professionals, health policymakers, and other pertinent stakeholders to take effective control measures and periodic care for the elderly population.

HOW DEPRESSED ARE THE ELDERLY PERSONS IN OLD-AGE HOMES? A PILOT STUDY IN AN OLD-AGE HOME OF SILIGURI

2021 ◽  
pp. 47-49
Author(s):  
Louis Tirkey ◽  
Ramanandi Ananya Jyotirmay ◽  
Suvajit Chakraborty
Keyword(s):  
Old Age ◽  
Severe Depression ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Clinical Depression ◽  
Mood Disturbance ◽  
Elderly Persons ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Prevalence Of Depression ◽  
Cross Sectional Design ◽  
Old Age Homes

INTRODUCTION: With the increasing trend of nuclear families in the society, the care of older persons in the families gets difcult and they are forced to shift to old age homes. There are lack of close family ties and reduced connections with their culture of origin, which leads to high risk of depression among olders. OBJECTIVE:Determine the Prevalence of depression among the inmates of old-age home and identify associated factors METHODS: Study type and design: 7 Observational study, Cross sectional design Study setting:The study was conducted in Aapnaghar old-age home of Siliguri, West Bengal (The old age home was chosen by lottery method). Study population:In-mates of Aapnaghar old-age home Study period: 2 months Sample size: All inmates of Aapnaghar old-age home was included by complete enumeration method; total 75 participants DISCUSSION:In Mild mood disturbance to borderline clinical depression, 28 (54.9%) patients were Male and 9 (37.5%) patients were Female. In Moderate to severe depression, 15 (29.4%) patients were Male and 15 (62.5%) patients were Female. Association of Gender vs Normal, Mild mood disturbance to borderline clinical depression and Moderate to severe depression was statistically signicant (p<0.0001). In Normal, 6 (42.9%) patients were married, 1 (4.2%) patients were unmarried and 1 (2.7%) patients were others. In Mild mood disturbance to borderline clinical depression, 7 (50%) patients were married, 19 (79.2%) patients were unmarried and 11 (29.7%) patients were others. CONCLUSION: In the current study, the BDI has been utilized to detect the prevalence of depression. Although it is not designed for diagnostic purposes, its epidemiologic utility has been evaluated in several studies. Depression was a common nding among the elderly in old-age home. These results could help to clarify the attributes of target populations for depression and provide insight to prevent depression among elderly

An Attitudinal Assessment of Perceived Intergenerational Affinities Linking Adolescence and Old Age

1983 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 221-231 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mary A. Luszcz
Keyword(s):  
Elderly People ◽  
Old Age ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Semantic Differential ◽  
Age Group ◽  
Middle Aged ◽  
Old People ◽  
Aged People ◽  
Age Related

Attitudes toward the elderly were considered in a life-span context relative to adolescents and the middle-aged. These groups were chosen based on theorized commonalities linking adolescents and the elderly in contrast to the middle-aged. Undergraduate students used a semantic differential to rate the extent to which adjectives corresponded to their conceptions of ideal, real, and typical adolescents, middle-aged, and elderly people. Four subscales of Autonomy, Instrumentality, Acceptability, and Integration were assessed. When students considered their ideal conceptions of each age group, no age-related differences were evidenced on any dimensions. Further, across age, typical individuals were considered to be less acceptable and less well-integrated than people known by students. However, autonomy and instrumentality varied with age as well as the type of individuals being rated. Typical old people as well as old people known to students were viewed to be less instrumental than adolescents. These elderly people were also viewed as less instrumental than real but not typical middle-aged people. Adolescents and the elderly alike were seen as less autonomous than real or typical middle-aged people. Results were discussed in terms of Chellam's notion of symmetry that suggests that balance, likeness, and oppositeness each characterize relations among adolescents, the middle-aged, and the elderly.

scholarly journals Prevalence of Age Induced Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo among Various Categories of Elderly Population

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Yadav Dhanashri ◽  
A Dr. Kadam Namrata
Keyword(s):  
Old Age ◽  
Elderly Population ◽  
Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo ◽  
Demographic Data ◽  
Simple Random Sampling ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Age Group ◽  
Vestibular Disorder ◽  
Positional Vertigo ◽  
Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo

Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo (BPPV) is the most common and treatable vestibular disorder. It is commonly seen in the elderly population. BPPV is a type of vertigo that is brought on by change in position of the head with respect to gravity. The objective of this study was to find out the prevalence of appropriate age group of the individuals suffering from BPPV in elderly population. The study was an observational study. A total of 64 people were recruited for the study aged between 60-70 and 71-80yrs that were selected from Krishna hospital Karad through a simple random sampling method. Inclusion and exclusion criteria were used to select the individuals for the study. Individuals of age group between 60-80 years of both the sex were also considered for the study. The individuals who were not included in the study were those not willing to participate, individuals’ history of acute trauma. Demographic data, assent and consent were taken from the individuals and the explanation of the study was given. The special tests like Dix-Hallpike positioning test, Horizontal roll test and Head pitch test were performed over the individuals. In this study the overall prevalence of age induced BPPV was evaluated according to Dix-Hallpike test it was found that out of 64 individuals 61% were positive for Dix-Hallpike test. Out of 45 males 26 were positive and 13 females from total 19 were indicated Dix-Hallpike test as positive. Thus, this result shows that females are more prone to develop BPPV. This study concluded that BPPV was common among the age group of 71-80 years than the age group of 60-70 years. The study revealed that the individuals in middle old age group are getting more affected by BPPV than the individuals in young old age group. Thus the societal impact which affects the individuals with BPPV can be reduced by making preventive strategies to improve the quality of life and to decrease the disability adjusted years

scholarly journals Monitoring Health Parameters of Elders to Support Independent Living and Improve Their Quality of Life

Sensors ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (2) ◽  
pp. 517
Author(s):  
Ilia Adami ◽  
Michalis Foukarakis ◽  
Stavroula Ntoa ◽  
Nikolaos Partarakis ◽  
Nikolaos Stefanakis ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Independent Living ◽  
Elderly Population ◽  
Well Being ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Chronic Illnesses ◽  
Age Related ◽  
Self Sufficiency ◽  
Health And Well Being

Improving the well-being and quality of life of the elderly population is closely related to assisting them to effectively manage age-related conditions such as chronic illnesses and anxiety, and to maintain their independence and self-sufficiency as much as possible. This paper presents the design, architecture and implementation structure of an adaptive system for monitoring the health and well-being of the elderly. The system was designed following best practices of the Human-Centred Design approach involving representative end-users from the early stages.

Some Calculations on the Prevalence of Dementia in Canada

1987 ◽  
Vol 32 (2) ◽  
pp. 81-86 ◽  
Author(s):  
E.R. Jeans ◽  
E. Helmes ◽  
H. Merskey ◽  
J. Mcd. Robertson ◽  
K.A. Rand
Keyword(s):  
Elderly Population ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Epidemiological Studies ◽  
Age Group ◽  
Specific Population ◽  
Observation Scale ◽  
Epidemiology Of Dementia ◽  
Institutionalized Patients ◽  
Prevalence Of Dementia

The epidemiology of dementia in Canada is not known. However, we report figures on the frequency of dementia in institutions in Ontario based upon the use of a multidimensional observation scale for the assessment of the elderly. These findings on institutionalized patients can be extrapolated to the whole elderly population, but the procedure is clearly too conservative by comparison with findings in other countries and in the light of the known occurrence of numbers of demented patients outside institutions. Ratios in different sutidies for the numbers of patients with dementia outside institutions and within institutions range from 1:1 to 6:1. Using a ratio of 2:1 and applying it to age specific population figures, a prevalence of dementia in Canada of 222,324 for those over 65 is obtained with a rate of 9.4% in that age group. When the figures projected in this way are compared with five epidemiological studies for the rate of dementia elsewhere, the Canadian figure which we have obtained ranks fourth out of six. This estimate provides potential figures on which to base the planning of services, provided that the inferential nature of the estimates is fully recognized.

scholarly journals Depression-free life expectancy in elderly populations in Ceará, northeast and Brasil

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 1-12
Author(s):  
Ana Glads de Queiroz Rolim ◽  
◽  
Alane Siqueira Rocha ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Life Expectancy ◽  
National Health ◽  
Health Survey ◽  
Elderly Population ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
National Health Survey ◽  
The Other ◽  
Prevalence Of Depression ◽  
Elderly Populations ◽  
The One

This paper investigated depression-free life expectancy in the elderly population of Ceará, the Northeast and Brazil. We used data from the 2019 National Health Survey (PNS) and the projections of the Mortality Tables provided by the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE) in 2018. Sullivan's method was used to estimate depression-free life expectancy at age 60 years. The results show that, among the elderly in the analyzed regions, women are at a disadvantage in the number of years they will live with depression compared to men. Which suggests that women live longer with depression compared to men. Among the populations analyzed, it was also found that the one in the Northeast showed the smallest difference in the prevalence of depression in the elderly between the sexes, with 11.6% in women and 3.7% in men. In general, the Northeast has the lowest prevalence of depression among the elderly, when compared to the other two regions.

scholarly journals Prevalence and comparison of depression rates in geriatric patients of old age home and community, and its association with chosen demographic factors

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (5) ◽  
pp. 1760
Author(s):  
Preksha T. Singh ◽  
Shreyans D. Singhvi ◽  
Gautam Bhandari
Keyword(s):  
Old Age ◽  
Elderly Population ◽  
Geriatric Patients ◽  
Geriatric Depression Scale ◽  
Depression Scale ◽  
Demographic Factors ◽  
Educational Status ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Health Condition ◽  
Geriatric Depression

Background: Depression is an emerging mental health condition and elderly population of the world is often affected by it. In the elderly, it often goes unnoticed and often burdens them.Methods: Two groups of population one from an old age home and the other from a community were selected. Data was collected using a Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS) and a demographic form. The data was compiled and analyzed using Google Spreadsheets.Results: Depression rates were found in both, the old age home and the community. The rates were found higher in the old age home than the community. The demographic factors chronic illness, gender, educational status and marital status were found to be associated with depression.Conclusions: As depression in elderly is a fairly common phenomenon, it should be paid more attention. The elderly should receive intervention for the disease and be able to sustain it.

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