Depression among Elderly of Chhayanath Rara Municipality, Mugu, Nepal: An Observational Study.

JNMA; journal of the Nepal Medical Association Pub Date : 2025-02-01 Epub Date: 2025-02-28 DOI:10.31729/jnma.8885

Nabina Malla, Lisasha Poudel, Sushma Pokhrel, Vidya Chaudhary, Prajita Mali

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Abstract

Introduction: Depression is an important public health issue responsible for considerable morbidity and mortality among elderly. There were very few studies related with depression among elderly from rural community of Nepal. The objectives were to assess depression among elderly in Chhayanath Rara municipality.

Methods: An observational cross-section study was conducted among 387 elderly through face-to-face interviews by using Geriatric Depression Scale-short scale (GSD 15) in a municipality of Nepal. Ethical Approval was taken from Institutional Review Committee (Reference Number: 079/80-015 ). Data were entered and analyzed into SPSS version 20. Descriptive statistics was employed to assess the prevalence of elderly depression.

Results: The prevalence of depression among elderly was found to be 282 (72.87%; 95% CI: 68.44%-77.30%). Of those, 124 (32.04%) experienced mild depression, 115 (29.72%) had moderate depression, and 43 (11.11%) suffered from severe depression.

Conclusions: The prevalence of depression in elderly was found higher compared to previous studies and other population.

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尼泊尔穆古Chhayanath Rara市老年人抑郁症：一项观察性研究。

抑郁症是一个重要的公共卫生问题，对老年人的发病率和死亡率负有相当大的责任。尼泊尔农村老年人抑郁症的相关研究很少。目的是评估恰亚纳特拉拉市老年人的抑郁症。方法：采用老年抑郁量表-短量表（GSD - 15）对尼泊尔某市387名老年人进行面对面访谈的观察性横断面研究。伦理批准来自机构审查委员会（参考编号：079/80-015）。将数据输入SPSS version 20进行分析。采用描述性统计评估老年抑郁症的患病率。结果：老年人抑郁患病率282人（72.87%）；95% ci: 68.44% ~ 77.30%)。其中轻度抑郁124人（32.04%），中度抑郁115人（29.72%），重度抑郁43人（11.11%）。结论：与以往的研究和其他人群相比，老年人抑郁症的患病率更高。

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