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Screening of Depression in Elderly Population Using a Geriatric Depression Scale in the Field Practice Area of Urban Health Training Centre Attached to SMS Medical College, Jaipur.
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- Coping strategies and depression among the geriatric population in an urban field practice area of a medical college in North India: A community-based cross-sectional study.Indian journal of psychiatry · 2026Article
- An epidemiological study of depression among geriatric population in Mehrauli area of South Delhi.Journal of family medicine and primary care · 2025Article
- An epidemiological study of impairment in activities of daily living among geriatric population in Mehrauli area of South Delhi.Journal of family medicine and primary care · 2025Article
- Geriatric depression: prevalence and its associated factors in rural Odisha.Frontiers in public health · 2023Article
- Loneliness and Its Determinants among the Elderly in an Urban Field Practice Area of a Medical College in North India: A Community-Based Cross-sectional Study.Indian journal of community medicine : official publication of Indian Association of Preventive & Social MedicineArticle
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Abstract
BACKGROUND AND
objectiveDepression is one of the most common illnesses worldwide, with more than 264 million people affected. Various studies in the elderly population have estimated the prevalence of depression across India, with results ranging from 6% to 62%. The objectives of this study were to estimate the prevalence of depression among the elderly population using a Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS) and to find out the association between various sociodemographic parameters and depression among elderly people. MATERIALS AND
methodsThis cross-sectional study was conducted in the field practice area of Urban Health Training Centre (UHTC), attached to Sawai Man Singh (SMS) Medical College, Jaipur from September 2019 to July 2020 among elderly people. Some 250 participants were interviewed.
resultsDepression was present in 41.6% of the study participants. Age group, gender, marital status, educational qualification, type of family, financial dependence, socioeconomic status, and presence of morbidity were significantly associated with the presence of depression among study participants (p<0.05).
conclusionThe prevalence of depression in the urban elderly population was high (41.6%). By identifying risk factors for depression among the elderly population and screening them on time, we can reduce the severity and burden of the disease to a greater extent.
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