Prevalence of depressive symptoms among elderly and its predictors: a cross sectional study in community felda Bukit Goh, Kuantan Pahang

Introduction: The world’s population is ageing rapidly. Older people are at risk of having mental illnesses particularly depression but it is often misdiagnosed and undertreated. It affects general wellbeing and daily functions of the patients. Objectives: To measure the prevalence of depression and...

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Main Authors:	Md Aris, Mohd Aznan, Che Man, Mohammad, Sulaiman, Nur Suriati, Yusof, Muhammad Zubir
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Published:	Science Forecast Publications 2019
Subjects:	R Medicine (General) RA Public aspects of medicine RC Internal medicine
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spelling	iium-747922019-09-23T01:10:42Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/74792/ Prevalence of depressive symptoms among elderly and its predictors: a cross sectional study in community felda Bukit Goh, Kuantan Pahang Md Aris, Mohd Aznan Che Man, Mohammad Sulaiman, Nur Suriati Yusof, Muhammad Zubir R Medicine (General) RA Public aspects of medicine RC Internal medicine Introduction: The world’s population is ageing rapidly. Older people are at risk of having mental illnesses particularly depression but it is often misdiagnosed and undertreated. It affects general wellbeing and daily functions of the patients. Objectives: To measure the prevalence of depression and its associated factors among elderly living in FELDA Bukit Goh, Kuantan, Pahang. Methodology: A cross sectional study was conducted from June to September 2018. The participants aged more than 60 years were recruited in this study. A total of 259 participants were randomly selected to complete the interviewed-base questionnaire. The questionnaire consisted of four sections which included the sociodemographic, Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS), Elderly Cognitive Assessment Questionnaire (ECAQ) and Modified Barthel Index (MBI). Descriptive statistics was used to measure the prevalence and logistic regression to explore the association of depression with the background variables. Results: Out of 259, the majority were female. It was found that 19.3% of them were having depression. The associated factors were elderly without formal education (adjusted Odds Ratio (aOR):2.38, 95% Confidence Interval (CI):1.07-5.31), cognitive impairment (aOR: 3.68, 95% CI 1.29-10.5), and marked dependence (aOR: 3.17, 95% CI: 1.47-6.86). Conclusions: The prevalence of depression among elderly was considerably alarming. Health personnel whose managing elderly patients should take initiative at any given chances to screen for depression especially among those without formal education, cognitive impairment and marked dependent in their activities of daily living. Science Forecast Publications 2019-08-22 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/74792/1/JFM-V2-E2-1022.pdf Md Aris, Mohd Aznan and Che Man, Mohammad and Sulaiman, Nur Suriati and Yusof, Muhammad Zubir (2019) Prevalence of depressive symptoms among elderly and its predictors: a cross sectional study in community felda Bukit Goh, Kuantan Pahang. Journal of Family Medicine Forecast, 2 (2). pp. 1-6. ISSN 2643-7864 http://scienceforecastoa.com
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spellingShingle	R Medicine (General) RA Public aspects of medicine RC Internal medicine Md Aris, Mohd Aznan Che Man, Mohammad Sulaiman, Nur Suriati Yusof, Muhammad Zubir Prevalence of depressive symptoms among elderly and its predictors: a cross sectional study in community felda Bukit Goh, Kuantan Pahang
description	Introduction: The world’s population is ageing rapidly. Older people are at risk of having mental illnesses particularly depression but it is often misdiagnosed and undertreated. It affects general wellbeing and daily functions of the patients. Objectives: To measure the prevalence of depression and its associated factors among elderly living in FELDA Bukit Goh, Kuantan, Pahang. Methodology: A cross sectional study was conducted from June to September 2018. The participants aged more than 60 years were recruited in this study. A total of 259 participants were randomly selected to complete the interviewed-base questionnaire. The questionnaire consisted of four sections which included the sociodemographic, Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS), Elderly Cognitive Assessment Questionnaire (ECAQ) and Modified Barthel Index (MBI). Descriptive statistics was used to measure the prevalence and logistic regression to explore the association of depression with the background variables. Results: Out of 259, the majority were female. It was found that 19.3% of them were having depression. The associated factors were elderly without formal education (adjusted Odds Ratio (aOR):2.38, 95% Confidence Interval (CI):1.07-5.31), cognitive impairment (aOR: 3.68, 95% CI 1.29-10.5), and marked dependence (aOR: 3.17, 95% CI: 1.47-6.86). Conclusions: The prevalence of depression among elderly was considerably alarming. Health personnel whose managing elderly patients should take initiative at any given chances to screen for depression especially among those without formal education, cognitive impairment and marked dependent in their activities of daily living.
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author	Md Aris, Mohd Aznan Che Man, Mohammad Sulaiman, Nur Suriati Yusof, Muhammad Zubir
author_facet	Md Aris, Mohd Aznan Che Man, Mohammad Sulaiman, Nur Suriati Yusof, Muhammad Zubir
author_sort	Md Aris, Mohd Aznan
title	Prevalence of depressive symptoms among elderly and its predictors: a cross sectional study in community felda Bukit Goh, Kuantan Pahang
title_short	Prevalence of depressive symptoms among elderly and its predictors: a cross sectional study in community felda Bukit Goh, Kuantan Pahang
title_full	Prevalence of depressive symptoms among elderly and its predictors: a cross sectional study in community felda Bukit Goh, Kuantan Pahang
title_fullStr	Prevalence of depressive symptoms among elderly and its predictors: a cross sectional study in community felda Bukit Goh, Kuantan Pahang
title_full_unstemmed	Prevalence of depressive symptoms among elderly and its predictors: a cross sectional study in community felda Bukit Goh, Kuantan Pahang
title_sort	prevalence of depressive symptoms among elderly and its predictors: a cross sectional study in community felda bukit goh, kuantan pahang
publisher	Science Forecast Publications
publishDate	2019
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Prevalence of depressive symptoms among elderly and its predictors: a cross sectional study in community felda Bukit Goh, Kuantan Pahang

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