Prevalence of Depression and Life Satisfaction Among Institutionalized Elderly in Selected Old Age Homes at Mangalore

2012 ◽  
Vol 3 (6) ◽  
pp. 350-352
Author(s):  
Sibi Raichel Baby Sibi Raichel Baby ◽  
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Shivakumara J Shivakumara J
Keyword(s):  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Old Age ◽  
Institutionalized Elderly ◽  
Prevalence Of Depression ◽  
Old Age Homes

scholarly journals Depression and Psychological Well-Being among Living Institutionalized and Non- Institutionalized Elderly

2016 ◽  
Vol 3 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Srisailamaiah. M ◽  
Suresh. K ◽  
Srikanth Reddy. V
Keyword(s):  
Elderly People ◽  
Old Age ◽  
Elderly Population ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Lifestyle Changes ◽  
Health Care Facilities ◽  
Psychological Wellbeing ◽  
Psychological Well Being ◽  
Institutionalized Elderly ◽  
Old Age Homes

India is fast developing country. The elderly population is large and increasing due to development of health care facilities. Elderly people are facing physical, psychological and health issues due to economic impairment, urbanization, modernization. Globalizations have brought lifestyle changes which resulted in disintegration of joint family system and alternative living arrangements for elderly have come forward. Living in old age homes is becoming an option for elderly. This study is an attempt to find out the mean difference between depression and psychological well being among institutionalized and non- institutionalized elderly. To realize the objectives and to test the hypotheses formulated, two tools were used to assess depression and psychological wellbeing The Geriatric depression Inventory (Holroyd & Clayton, 2000), and Psychological Wellbeing Scale (Bhogley & Prakash, 1995), were used on elderly population. For purposes of the present study, a total sample of 60 were taken out of which 30 were ( 60+ years )  elderly people  from old age homes and 30 were  (60+ y ears) from non- institutionalized elderly from Tirupati in Chittoor district ,Andhra Pradesh. ‘t’-test was applied to check the difference of depression and psychological well being and the Karl-person ‘r’ method used to check the correlation. Result revealed significant differences in depression and psychological well being with respect to institutionalized and non- institutionalized elderly. While co-relation between depression and psychological well-being reveals -0.68, negative correlation.

scholarly journals Spirituality and Psychological Well-being of Elderly: Gender Perspective

2019 ◽  
pp. 1-10
Author(s):  
Ritu Singh ◽  
Niharika Bisht
Keyword(s):  
Old Age ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Residential Setting ◽  
Gender Perspective ◽  
Psychological Well Being ◽  
Institutionalized Elderly ◽  
Old Age Homes

The present study was undertaken to assess the differences in the level of spirituality and psychological well-being among institutionalized and non- institutionalized elderly (above 65 years of age) across gender. The study was based on the sample of 200 respondents: Institutionalized elderly (n1=100) drawn from the Society Registration Act (SRA) recognized old age homes of Uttarakhand through census method and equivalent sample of non-institutionalized elderly (n2=100) drawn through lottery method from the nearby localities adjacent to the old age homes. The level of spirituality and psychological well-being was assessed through standardized scales. The findings of the study revealed that females irrespective of residential setting were found to have higher levels of spirituality whereas males irrespective of residential setting were found to have significantly higher level of psychological well-being.

Life Satisfaction of Elderly in Families and Old Age Homes: A Comparative Study

2016 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 94 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gishy Vijayakumar ◽  
Elsa Sanatombi Devi ◽  
Preethy Jawahar
Keyword(s):  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Comparative Study ◽  
Old Age ◽  
Old Age Homes

scholarly journals A comparative study of depression among the elderly living in old age homes and community in Visakhapatnam, India

2019 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
pp. 1482
Author(s):  
Deepthi Karini ◽  
Siva Kumar Lotheti ◽  
Devi Madhavi Bhimarasetty
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Old Age ◽  
Health Problem ◽  
Short Form ◽  
Depression Scale ◽  
Public Health Problem ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Prevalence Of Depression ◽  
Old Age Homes

Background: Depression in old age is an emerging public health problem leading to morbidity and disabling effect on the quality of life. Depression in elderly is not yet perceived as a public health problem and is grossly underdiagnosed and undertreated. The physical and social environment plays an important role on the mental health of the elderly. Hence the present study was undertaken to assess and compare the depression among elderly residing in old age homes (OAHs) and community. The objective of the study was to assess and compare depression among elderly residing in OAHs and those living in community.Methods: A cross sectional study was done from October to December, 2016 among 100 elderly, of which 50 were inmates of old age homes and 50 were living in community selected by house to house survey. A pre tested, externally validated short form geriatric depression scale (GDS-15) in the local language is used after taking informed consent.Results: Prevalence of depression was high among inmates of old age homes (80%) compared to those of community (52%), this difference was statistically significant (p=0.003). On analyzing the association between sociodemographic factors and depression among the elderly residing in the community, it was found that marital status and presence of chronic disease were significantly associated with depression (p<0.05). Whereas among the elderly residing in old age homes, no significant asociation was found between depression and the sociodemographic factors.Conclusions: High prevalence of depression observed among the studied population indicates the need of screening for depression among elderly.

scholarly journals Prevalence of Depression among elderly living in old age homes of Kathmandu Valley and its association with Sociodemographic variants

2017 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 43-47 ◽  
Author(s):  
B. Kafle ◽  
V.D. Sharma ◽  
S.P. Ojha ◽  
M Chapagain ◽  
P. Tulachan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Elderly People ◽  
Old Age ◽  
Depression Scale ◽  
Kathmandu Valley ◽  
World Population ◽  
Mild Depression ◽  
Prevalence Of Depression ◽  
Elderly Living ◽  
Old Age Homes

Introduction: There has been a considerable increase in the numbers of older people in the world population of both developed and developing countries. The increasing elderly populations are prone to depression. Studies regarding depression among elderly, especially in old age homes is lesser in the developing countries.Objectives: To estimate prevalence of depression among elderly living in old age homes in Kathmandu valley and its association with the socio-demographic variables, individual factors and environmental factors.Method: It is a cross sectional study where 203 elderly people residing in old age homes of Kathmandu Valley, Nepal were selected randomly. Interview was carried out using socio-demographic tool, Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS), ICD-10 DCR, Duke social support scale, UCLA loneliness scale, and Barthel index was used.Results: This study showed that, 47.3% of population had depression. Among them, 34.0% had mild depression and 13.3% had severe depression. There was significant association between the prevalence of depression, health problems, satisfaction with old age home, loneliness, social support and functional disability.Conclusion: Depressive disorder is highly prevalent among the elderly population residing in old age homes in Kathmandu Valley. This results in lowering their productivity and places burden to family and society. For this reason, concerned authorities should timely address depression in elderly people.  

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

scholarly journals Prevalence of Depression among Residents of old age homes in Eastern Nepal

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 39-44
Author(s):  
N Sapkota ◽  
B Khadka ◽  
A Tiwari ◽  
A Poudel
Keyword(s):  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Elderly People ◽  
Old Age ◽  
Depressive Disorders ◽  
General Health Questionnaire ◽  
Depression Scale ◽  
Age Group ◽  
Geriatric Depression ◽  
Prevalence Of Depression ◽  
Old Age Homes

Introduction: Geriatric depression is emerging mental disorder with old age. The present study was carried out to estimate the prevalence of depression among residents of elderly homes in Eastern Nepal and to measure the severity of the symptoms of depressive disorders. Material And Method: This study involved residents of old age homes in four different districts of Eastern Nepal, the participants were heterogeneous with diverse cultural background and ethnicity. All elderly people of age 60 years and above living in the old age homes were at first informed about the rationale of our study, we took the informed verbal(as most of the subjects were illiterate) or written consent before going through our questionnaire which was translated into Nepali language by a panel of translators using repeated “forward backward procedure.” General Health questionnaire was applied to all subjects. Geriatric Depression scale (GDS) was then applied to those subjects whose score on GHQ-12 was ≥6 and the categorization of the subjects as normal, mild depressives or severe depressives was done. Results: A total of 62 elderly people of 60 years and above from aforementioned old age homes were enrolled in our study, out of which, 48.38% of the respondents belong to age group of 60-69 years , 27.4% belong to the age group 70-79 and 24.2 % were 80 years and above. Out of total respondents, 56.46% showed normal mental status on our GHQ scale while 43.54% were screened to have some sorts of psychological problems. The GDS detected them with mild and severe depressive symptoms. Out of which, 81.48% had mild depressive symptoms while 18.52% were severe depressive symptoms. Prevalence of depression was found to be significantly related to family history of mental illness. Conclusion: Most of the people living in the old age home in Eastern Nepal are found to have depressive symptoms among which majority have mild depressive symptoms and few have severe depressive symptoms. It depicts the miserable mental health of the elderly people in old age home.

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