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ArticleBMC psychiatry2019

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

Kedar Manandhar, Ajay Risal, Oshin Shrestha, Nirmala Manandhar, Dipak Kunwar, Rajendra Koju, Are Holen

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Article in BMC psychiatry, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 33 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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7 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Kedar ManandharDhulikhel Hospital, Kathmandu University Hospital, Dhulikhel, Kavre, Nepal.
Ajay RisalDhulikhel Hospital, Kathmandu University Hospital, Dhulikhel, Kavre, Nepal. drajayrisal@gmail.com.ORCID 0000-0002-1352-858X
Oshin ShresthaDhulikhel Hospital, Kathmandu University Hospital, Dhulikhel, Kavre, Nepal.
Nirmala ManandharSheer Memorial Hospital College of Nursing, Banepa, Kavre, Nepal.
Dipak KunwarDhulikhel Hospital, Kathmandu University Hospital, Dhulikhel, Kavre, Nepal.
Rajendra KojuDhulikhel Hospital, Kathmandu University Hospital, Dhulikhel, Kavre, Nepal.
Are HolenDepartment of Mental Health, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway.
Dhulikhel Hospital · NPNorwegian University of Science and Technology · NOScheer Memorial Adventist Hospital · NP

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe 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.

methodsA 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.

resultsOf 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).

conclusionGeriatric depression is highly prevalent in Kavre, Nepal. The findings call for urgent prioritization of delivery of elderly mental health care services in the country.

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AgedAged, 80 and overCross-Sectional StudiesDepressionFemaleGeriatric AssessmentHumansMaleMiddle AgedNepalPovertyPrevalenceRural PopulationSurveys and QuestionnairesUrban PopulationDepressionElderlyLifestyleMental healthPrevalence

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