Geriatric Depression: A Comparative Study between the Elder Population at Old Age Home and in their Own Home

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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A Comparative Study of Mental Health among Old People

International Journal of Indian Psychology ◽

10.25215/0501.038 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 5 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Vandana N Solanki

Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Comparative Study ◽

Old Age ◽

T Test ◽

Test Results ◽

Old People ◽

Significant Difference ◽

And Gender

The study was intended to examine the effect of mental health on old people. Aim: The aim was to estimate the prevalence of mental health in old people and to determine the association of mental health with types of family and gender. Sample: The sample consists of 120 old people from different old age home and family in Rajkot district area. The sample was selected from randomly. Design: 2*2research design was used the present study. Tools: Mental Health was measured through a questionnaire ‘Mental Health Inventory’was used. Test developed by Bhatt D & Gida G. in (1992).The data was analyzed by the t test. Results: There will be no significant difference between Gender and Types of Area in relation to their mental health. Conclusions: Our study demonstrates a higher prevalence of mental health in old people.

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A Cross-Sectional Comparative Study of Mental Health among Geriatric Population Living in Care Homes and Those Living with Family in Hadoti Region, Rajasthan

Journal of Evidence Based Medicine and Healthcare ◽

10.18410/jebmh/2021/458 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 8 (28) ◽

pp. 2472-2477

Author(s):

Swapnil Agrawal ◽

Aftab Ahmed Khan

Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Comparative Study ◽

Psychiatric Disorders ◽

Elderly People ◽

Old Age ◽

Elderly Population ◽

Psychiatric Morbidity ◽

Care Homes ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Significant Difference

BACKGROUND With recent advancement in health facility, both in urban and rural population, ratio of elderly people has increased and due to this apart from physical illness, mental health is also emerged as an important public health challenge. Psychiatric disorders such as depression, anxiety, cognitive disorders and substance use disorders were commonly found in elderly specially living alone and in care homes. The primary purpose of this study was to compare mental health of elderly people living in care homes with those living with family in Kota (Hadoti region, Rajasthan). METHODS This is a cross-sectional comparative study that was carried out in 50 elderly people living in care homes and 50 elderly people living with family. Both groups were screened for psychiatric disorders using general health questionnaire (GHQ – 12). Comparison was made under various headings between these groups including severity. Obtained data were analysed by using proportion, mean, standard deviation, chi-square, and Pearson correlation. RESULTS No statistically significant difference was found in having psychiatric disorders on screening with GHQ - 12. Difference in these groups for prevalence and severity was not statistically significant for depression and anxiety although significant higher mean of total geriatric depression score (GDS) score in control (10.74 ± 2.56) than in cases (9.38 ± 2.36) and total Hamilton’s anxiety rating scale (HAM – A) score was seen in case group (24.53 ± 3.50) than in controls (23.15 ± 2.34). CONCLUSIONS In this study, it was found out that psychiatry morbidity was higher among elderly population living in old age home when compared to elders living with family in community. Possible reason for higher psychiatric morbidity in old age home group in our study appears to be because of lack of family support, pain of being separated from their children whom they cared and nurtured for their whole life. In psychiatric morbidity we found that depression was the most common disorder in elderly population in both groups. KEYWORDS Old Age Home, Mental Disorders, Depression, Anxiety

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Psychiatric Morbidity in Geriatric Population in Old Age Homes and Community: A Comparative Study

Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine ◽

10.4103/0253-7176.96157 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 34 (1) ◽

pp. 39-43 ◽

Cited By ~ 10

Author(s):

A. Purna Singh ◽

K. Lokesh Kumar ◽

C. M. Pavan Kumar Reddy

Keyword(s):

Comparative Study ◽

Old Age ◽

Psychiatric Morbidity ◽

Geriatric Population ◽

Old Age Homes

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Unfolding Ageism: A Comparative Study of the Divided Ethnic Communities in Cyprus

Social Sciences ◽

10.3390/socsci7110233 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 7 (11) ◽

pp. 233

Author(s):

Gregory Neocleous ◽

Buse Erzeybek ◽

Menelaos Apostolou

Keyword(s):

Comparative Study ◽

Social Workers ◽

Old Age ◽

Social Issues ◽

Ethnic Communities ◽

Greek Cypriot ◽

Current Survey ◽

Views And Perceptions ◽

Social Views ◽

Turkish Cypriot

The aims and objectives of this article are to present the first survey ever conducted in Cyprus of the views and perceptions that Cypriots have of old age. In particular, the researchers, Greek-Cypriot and Turkish-Cypriot social workers, wanted to explore the issue of ageism within the two Cypriot communities, the Greek-Cypriot (Greek-speaking) and the Turkish-Cypriot (Turkish-speaking) populations. Against all odds, the two social workers, one from each community, began collaborating towards the exploration and comparison of social issues in the two Cypriot ethnic communities. Because the two communities have been forced to live separately since 1974, researchers aimed to investigate whether this long separation affected their views on old age. The study was also run online, and the survey was designed with the use of Google Forms. Although the results of the study are not significantly different between the two communities, the current survey explores the preservation of common cultural and social views and values among the two ethnic communities, despite their forced separation.

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