PELATIHAN DAN PEMBERDAYAAN KADER KESEHATAN TENTANG SCREENING KEJADIAN DEPRESI SEBAGAI SALAH SATU UPAYA IDENTIFIKASI KONDISI KESEHATAN LANSIA

ABSTRAKKegiatan Program Kemitraan Masyarakat “Pelatihan dan Pemberdayaan Kader Kesehatan Tentang Screening Kejadian Depresi Sebagai Salah Satu Upaya Identifikasi Kondisi Kesehatan Lansia, khususnya pada masa pandemi COVID-19 merupakan kegiatan yang bertujuan untuk meningkatkan pengetahuan dan keterampilan kader kesehatan tentang resiko depresi yang rentan muncul pada lansia dan bagaimana cara mengidentifikasi kejadian depresi yang mungkin muncul pada lansia. Pelatihan dan pemberdayaan kader kesehatan tentang resiko depresi pada lansia dilakukan menggunakan metode penyuluhan atau ceramah dengan media power point berikut diskusi dan tanya jawab. Untuk mempraktikkan bagaimana cara melakukan screening atau mengidentifikasi kejadian depresi pada lansia digunakan metode demonstrasi dengan mempraktikkan penggunakan instrument Geriatric Depression Scale. Hasil yang diperoleh dari kegiatan pengabdian masyarakat ini adalah peningkatan pengetahuan kader kesehatan tentang resiko depresi pada lansia serta dimilikinya keterampilan kader kesehatan dalam menggunakan instrument Geriatric Depression Scale dalam mengkaji resiko depresi pada lansia di Desa Tambakasri Kelurahan Tajinan Kabupaten Malang. Adanya peningkatan pengetahuan dan keterampilan kader kesehatan tersebut sangat bermanfaat bagi Desa Tambaksri untuk dapat secara mandiri mengenali dan mengidentifiaksi permasalahan kesehatan yang mungkin muncul di Desa Tambakasri sebagai upaya preventif dalam mencegah terjadinya permasalahan kesehatan dan untuk mewujudkan desa siaga kesehatan. Kata kunci: pelatihan; kader kesehatan; screening; depresi; lansia ABSTRACTCommunity Partnership Program Activities “Training and Empowerment of Health Cadres About Screening for Depression Events as One of the Efforts to Identify Elderly Health Conditions, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic, aims to provide understanding and skills for health cadres regarding depression that is prone to appear in the lives of the elderly. This risk is magnified by the COVID-19 pandemic situation which has consequences for limiting activities outside the home, so that the elderly's social activities are limited and monotonous and in the end can increase the risk of depression in the elderly. Training and empowerment of health cadres using counseling methods and demonstrations of the implementation of screening for depression in the elderly. The abilities and skills of health cadres possessed as an outcome of community service activities are very useful for efforts to identify the health conditions of the elderly, especially related to the incidence of depression and are useful for fulfilling elderly health data, especially for mental health posyandu owned in the local Tambakasri Village Keywords: health cadres; screening; depression; elderly.

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Applicability of a cognitive questionnaire in the elderly and proxy

Dementia & Neuropsychologia ◽

10.1590/s1980-57642009dn20300012 ◽

2008 ◽

Vol 2 (3) ◽

pp. 228-232 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Renata Areza Fegyveres ◽

Ana Paula Formigoni ◽

Cláudia Sellitto Porto ◽

Maria Teresa Carthery Goulart ◽

Mirna Lie Hosogi Senaha ◽

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Keyword(s):

Geriatric Depression Scale ◽

Depression Scale ◽

The Elderly ◽

Community Dwelling ◽

Geriatric Depression ◽

Community Group ◽

Proxy Report ◽

Proxy Responses ◽

The Mean ◽

State Examination

Abstract The Informant Questionnaire on Cognitive Decline in the Elderly with the Proxy (IQCODE) was developed as a screening tool for cognition alterations. Objectives: 1) To verify the applicability of IQCODE in the elderly with limited schooling, 2) To verify the reliability of the responses supplied by the aged and their proxies. Methods: Individuals of a Community Group were evaluated using the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE), IQCODE and Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS). The IQCODE was applied to informants and proxies. Results: We analyzed 44 individuals, aged between 58-82 years (M=66.8, SD=5.97) with mean elderly-schooling level of 3.75, SD=2.82 and 44 proxies aged 44.5 (SD=13.3), with mean schooling level of 8.25 (SD=4.3). The mean GDS was 8.22, SD=4.90 and 13 participants presented a score suggestive of depressive symptoms. The mean elderly IQCODE score was 3.26, SD=0.69 and 3.21, SD=0.65, for proxy responses. There was no statistical difference between these means. On the MMSE, the mean score was 24.20, SD=4.14 and 18 participants presented scores below the cut-off. The IQCODE answers by the elderly in this latter group were more congruent with MMSE than the answers of proxies. Conclusions: The applicability of the IQCODE in a population with little schooling was verified in that the proxy-report was similar to the elderly report. We can affirm that the elderly answers were more accurate than the proxies, as they were closer to MMSE score. The inclusion of a greater number of participants from community-dwelling settings is necessary to confirm the results obtained in this study.

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Effects of Line Dancing on Mental Health in Seniors after COVID-19 Pandemic

Education Sciences ◽

10.3390/educsci11110677 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 11 (11) ◽

pp. 677

Author(s):

Sara Aliberti ◽

Gaetano Raiola

Keyword(s):

Geriatric Depression Scale ◽

Depression Scale ◽

The Elderly ◽

Geriatric Depression ◽

Third Age ◽

Symptoms Of Depression ◽

Paired Samples ◽

The Difference ◽

Sports Activities ◽

Training Protocol

Line dancing is one of the most practiced dance styles by adults and seniors due to the ease of execution of choreography. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic prolonging the restrictions of physical and sports activities, the elderly population has been forced into increased sedentariness and social isolation, resulting in the development of symptoms of depression. The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of line dancing practice on the mental state of late second- and third-age dancers. The sample consisted of 14 Italian female dancers with an average age of 65 years old. The Geriatric Depression Scale was used to verify whether 3 months of LD classes were able to produce improvements. Paired Samples T-Test and effect size were performed to test the difference between pre- and post-training protocol. The result was statistically significant (p < 0.05). Dancers improved their state of depression; in particular, they felt a better satisfaction in their life (d = 0.6), a greater interest in activities (d = 1), less boredom (d = 0.8), a good mood most of the time (d = 0.8), greater happiness throughout the day (d = 0.7), and the perception of a wonderful life (d = 0.5). Line dancing has proven to be an effective physical activity for improving the state of depression in late second- and third-age dancers.

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

International Journal of Research in Medical Sciences ◽

10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20201923 ◽

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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Validation of the Tamil version of short form Geriatric Depression Scale-15

Journal of Neurosciences in Rural Practice ◽

10.4103/0976-3147.158800 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 6 (03) ◽

pp. 442-1446 ◽

Cited By ~ 10

Author(s):

Sonali Sarkar ◽

Shivananand Kattimani ◽

Gautam Roy ◽

K. C. Premarajan ◽

Siddharth Sarkar

Keyword(s):

Short Form ◽

Geriatric Depression Scale ◽

Depression Scale ◽

The Elderly ◽

Clinical Interview ◽

Geriatric Depression ◽

Early Assessment ◽

Primary Care Population ◽

Prevalence Of Depression ◽

Language Screening

ABSTRACT Background: Local language screening instruments can be helpful in early assessment of depression in the elderly in the community and primary care population. This study describes the validation of a Tamil version of Geriatric Depression Scale (short form 15 [GDS-15] item) in a rural population. Materials and Methods: A Tamil version of GDS-15 was developed using standardized procedures. The questionnaire was applied in a sample of elderly (aged 60 years and above) from a village in South India. All the participants were also assessed for depression by a clinical interview by a psychiatrist. Results: A total of 242 participants were enrolled, 64.9% of them being females. The mean score on GDS-15 was 7.4 (±3.4), while the point prevalence of depression was 6.2% by clinical interview. The area under the receiver-operator curve was 0.659. The optimal cut-off for the GDS in this sample was found at 7/8 with sensitivity and specificity being 80% and 47.6%, respectively. Conclusion: The Tamil version of GDS-15 can be a useful screening instrument for assessment of depression in the elderly population.

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The evaluation of depression in the elderly: A modification of the geriatric depression scale (GDS)

Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics ◽

10.1016/j.archger.2006.04.002 ◽

2007 ◽

Vol 44 (2) ◽

pp. 105-112 ◽

Cited By ~ 12

Author(s):

Nicoletta Segulin ◽

Antonella Deponte

Keyword(s):

Geriatric Depression Scale ◽

Depression Scale ◽

The Elderly ◽

Geriatric Depression

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Sexualidade e sintomatologia depressiva em idosos residentes no nordeste do Brasil

Enfermería Global ◽

10.6018/eglobal.465851 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 20 (4) ◽

pp. 170-216

Author(s):

Edison Vitório de Souza Júnior ◽

Sterline Therrier ◽

Cristiane dos Santos Silva ◽

Bianca de Moura Peloso-Carvalho ◽

Lais Reis Siqueira ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Depressive Symptoms ◽

Depressive Symptomatology ◽

Geriatric Depression Scale ◽

Depression Scale ◽

The Elderly ◽

Spearman Correlation ◽

Geriatric Depression ◽

Sociodemographic Variables ◽

Living Together ◽

Moderate Magnitude

Objetivo: Analizar la asociación entre sexualidad y variables biosociodemográficas y síntomas depresivos en adultos mayores. Método: Se trata de un estudio seccional diseñado con 292 personas mayores. La recolección de datos se realizó entre agosto y octubre de 2020. Se utilizó la Escala de Experiencias Sexuales y Afectivas de Ancianos y la Escala de Depresión Geriátrica. Se utilizaron pruebas de Mann-Whitney, correlación de Spearman y pruebas de Kruskal-Wallis, adoptando un intervalo de confianza del 95% para todos los análisis estadísticos.Resultados: Predominaron los varones (52,1%) y entre 60 y 64 años (46,6%). La prevalencia de síntomas depresivos fue del 30,1% para los casos leves y del 8,6% para los graves. Los ancianos con síntomas depresivos experimentaron peor el acto sexual, las relaciones afectivas y las adversidades físicas y sociales relacionadas con la sexualidad. La única dimensión de la sexualidad que se asoció con las variables biosociodemográficas fue el acto sexual, mostrando que es mejor vivido por los ancianos en unión estable (p = 0.023) y entre quienes conviven con la pareja por un período ≤ 5 años, en comparación con los mayores de 20 años (p = 0,001). Además, solo la dimensión acto sexual se correlacionó negativamente y con magnitud moderada entre los síntomas depresivos graves (ρ = -0,442; p = 0,027), lo que indica que estas dos variables exhiben comportamientos inversamente proporcionales. Conclusión: La sexualidad se asocia con algunas variables biosociodemográficas y se correlaciona con síntomas depresivos severos en ancianos. Objective: To analyze the association of sexuality with the bio-sociodemographic variables and depressive symptomatology in the elderly. Method: This is a sectional study designed with 292 elderly people. Data were collected between August and October 2020. The Elderly Affective and Sexual Experiences Scale and the Geriatric Depression Scale were used. Mann-Whitney, Spearman correlation, and Kruskal-Wallis tests were used, adopting a 95% confidence interval for all statistical analyses.Results: The participants were predominantly male (52.1%) and aged between 60 and 64 years (46.6%). The prevalence of depressive symptoms was 30.1% for mild cases and 8.6% for severe cases. The elderly with depressive symptomatology experienced worse the sexual act, affective relationships, and physical and social adversities related to sexuality. The only dimension of sexuality that was associated with the bio-sociodemographic variables was the "sexual act," proving to be better experienced by the elderly in stable unions (p = 0.023) and among those who live with their partner for a period ≤ 5 years, when compared to those with living together for more than 20 years (p = 0.001). In addition, only the Sexual act dimension correlated negatively and with moderate magnitude with severe depressive symptoms (ρ = -0.442; p = 0.027), indicating that these two variables present inversely proportional behaviors.Conclusion: Sexuality is associated with some bio-sociodemographic variables and correlated with severe depressive symptoms among the elderly. Objetivo: Analisar a associação entre a sexualidade com as variáveis biosociodemográficas e sintomatologia depressiva em idosos. Método: Trata-se de um estudo seccional delineado com 292 idosos. Realizou-se a coleta de dados entre agosto e outubro de 2020. Foi utilizada a Escala de Vivências Afetivas e Sexuais do Idoso e a Escala de Depressão Geriátrica. Utilizou-se os testes de Mann-Whitney, correlação de Spearman e Kruskal-Wallis, adotando intervalo de confiança de 95% para todas as análises estatísticas.Resultados: Predominaram-se os participantes do sexo masculino (52,1%) e com idade entre 60 e 64 anos (46,6%). A prevalência de sintomatologia depressiva foi de 30,1% para os casos leves e 8,6% para os severos. Os idosos com sintomatologias depressivas pior vivenciaram o ato sexual, as relações afetivas e as adversidades física e social relacionadas à sexualidade. A única dimensão da sexualidade que se associou com as variáveis biosociodemográficas foi o ato sexual, demonstrando ser melhor vivenciada pelos idosos em união estável (p=0,023) e entre aqueles que convivem com o parceiro por um período ≤ 5 anos, quando comparados a aqueles com convivência superior a 20 anos (p=0,001). Além disso, somente a dimensão ato sexual se correlacionou de maneira negativa e com moderada magnitude entre os sintomas depressivos severos (ρ= -0,442; p=0,027), indicando que essas duas variáveis apresentam comportamentos inversamente proporcionais.Conclusão: A sexualidade está associada à algumas variáveis biosociodemográficas e correlacionada às sintomatologias depressivas severas entre os idosos.

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Prevalence of geriatric depression in the Kavre district, Nepal: Findings from a cross sectional community survey

10.21203/rs.2.11685/v4 ◽

2019 ◽

Author(s):

Kedar Manandhar ◽

Ajay Risal ◽

Oshin Shrestha ◽

Nirmala Manandhar ◽

Dipak Kunwar ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Health Care Services ◽

Mental Health Problems ◽

Short Form ◽

Geriatric Depression Scale ◽

Depression Scale ◽

Well Being ◽

The Elderly ◽

Geriatric Depression ◽

Cross Sectional

Abstract Abstract Background: The increasing elderly population worldwide is likely to increase mental health problems such as geriatric depression, which has mostly been studied in high-income countries. Similar studies are scarce in low-and-middle-income-countries like Nepal. Methods: A cross-sectional, population-based, door-to-door survey was conducted in randomly selected rural and urban population clusters of the Kavre district, Nepal. Trained nurses (field interviewers) administered structured questionnaires that included a validated Nepali version of the Geriatric Depression Scale short form (GDS-15) for identifying geriatric depression among the elderly (≥60 years) participants (N=460). Those scoring ≥6 on GDS-15 were considered depressed. Logistic regression analysis explored the associations of geriatric depression with regard to socio-demographic information, life style, family support and physical well-being. Results: Of the total 460 selected elderly participants, 439 (95.4%) took part in the study. More than half of them were females (54.2%). The mean age was 70.9 (± 8.6) years. Approximately half (50.6%) were rural inhabitants, the majority (86.1%) were illiterate, and about three-fifths (60.1%) were living with their spouses. The gender-and-age adjusted prevalence of geriatric depression was 53.1%. Geriatric depression was significantly associated with rural habitation (AOR 1.6), illiteracy (AOR 2.1), limited time provided by families (AOR 1.8), and exposure to verbal and/or physical abuse (AOR 2.6). Conclusion: Geriatric depression is highly prevalent in Kavre, Nepal. The findings call for urgent prioritization of delivery of elderly mental health care services in the country. Keywords: depression, elderly, lifestyle, mental health, prevalence

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Penerapan Art Therapy untuk Menurunkan Depresi pada Lansia di Panti Werdha X

Jurnal Muara Ilmu Sosial, Humaniora, dan Seni ◽

10.24912/jmishumsen.v1i1.341 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 1 (1) ◽

pp. 116

Author(s):

Ayu Eka Permatasari ◽

Samsunuwiyati Marat ◽

Meiske Y. Suparman

Keyword(s):

Nursing Home ◽

Nursing Homes ◽

Art Therapy ◽

Geriatric Depression Scale ◽

Depression Scale ◽

The Elderly ◽

Posttest Score ◽

Geriatric Depression ◽

Symptoms Of Depression ◽

Negative Thoughts

Aging process on elderly can be challenging. Elderly who lives with their family can enjoy happiness and independent live. But, it is different with elderly who lives in a nursing home. Elderly who live in a nursing home often feel lonely, lack of activity, and experience stress to depression. They tend to show symptoms of depression which are sense of helplessness, avoidance of social interaction, experience physical complaints such as headaches, back pain, digestive disorders, and indisgestion. This research is aimed to know whether the application of art therapy can reduce depression on the elderly who lives in a nursing homes. Art therapy intervention with with drawing and coloring methods were chosen because it can be applied to individual of all ages. This intervention is aimed to express feelings, changing negative thoughts, and to be able to more recognize them selves. Participants of this research were 3 elderly who live in nursing homes. The intervention was conducted for 12 sessions. The results were being measured by comparing the pretest-posttest score of Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS). After the intervention was conducted, all participants showed reducing score of depression on GDS on posttest score. During the intervention, all participant also showed process of increasing expressions on their artwork. The results also indicated changes of their behaviors such as increasing social interaction.Keywords: Art therapy, Elderly, Depression, Gerontology, Nursing homes.

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The Description of Characteristics Affecting Depression Level on Elderly at UPTD PSLU Blitar

Jurnal Ners dan Kebidanan (Journal of Ners and Midwifery) ◽

10.26699/jnk.v3i2.art.p159-163 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 3 (2) ◽

pp. 159-163

Author(s):

Erni Setiyorini

Keyword(s):

Life Expectancy ◽

Elderly Population ◽

Geriatric Depression Scale ◽

Depression Scale ◽

The Elderly ◽

Research Data ◽

Geriatric Depression ◽

Level Of Education ◽

Future Studies ◽

Depression Level

The indicators of health of a nation is the increasing life expectancy, as shown by an increasein the proportion of the elderly population. The prevalence of elderly with depression has increased andcharacteristic factors are among the factors triggering the onset of depression in the elderly. The purposeof this research was to determine the characteristics of the elderly in UPTD PSLU Blitar, determinethe level of elderly depression and to identify the characteristics of the elderly which affects the rate ofdepression in the elderly in UPTD PSLU Blitar. The design of this research was descriptive. The populationin this study was elderly who live in UPT PSLU much as 52 people. The sample was 28 people takenby purposive sampling. The research instrument used GDS (Geriatric Depression Scale). The results ofthe research could be concluded that elderly in UPT PSLU Blitar depressed in probability depressedcategory 42.7% and average depressed category was 14.2%. Based on the age, the highest proportionof probability depression in the elderly aged 60-74 years 21.42%, according to the gender distributionof the largest depression in women is 35.71% probability depression, based on marital status as muchas 14.28% of elderly depressed being, based level of education, elderly people who are not in schoolmost experienced probability depression that is 28.57%. For further research this study could be abaseline for future studies, for UPT PSLU the research data could be used as an input to provideappropriate interventions for depression in the elderly.

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