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Abstract
Background
Elderly population is on the rise and elderly depression is very common. Institutionalization further increases the risk of them being more depressed and can have impact on quality of life. The aim of this study was to find the prevalence of depression in institutionalized elders and assess for the demographic correlates and also assess the quality of life.
Method
An institutionalized based cross- sectional study was conducted from September 2017−18. A total of 159 elders residing in old age home were included in the study. The validated Nepali translation of Geriatric Depression Scale -15 item was used to assess the depression and quality of life was measured using world health organization quality of life- brief. The collected data were coded and analyzed using SPSS version 16. The descriptive statistics was calculated for socio- demographic and association with depression was analyzed using chi square test. The correlation between depression status and quality of life was done using non- parametric Spearman’s rank correlation coefficient test.
Results
Among the 159 elderly subjects interviewed, prevalence of depression was 39.6 % with mean age of 76 years. Depression in institutionalized elders was found to be more in males (42 %). There was significant association between age, gender and depression status (p < 0.05) whereas there was negative correlation in between depression status and quality of life.
Conclusion
The finding of this study concluded that depression among institutionalized elders was a substantial problem and affected their quality of life.
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Neurology, Psychiatry & Brain Research publishes original papers and reviews in
biological psychiatry,
brain research,
neurology,
neuropsychiatry,
neuropsychoimmunology,
psychopathology,
psychotherapy.
The journal has a focus on international and interdisciplinary basic research with clinical relevance. Translational research is particularly appreciated. Authors are allowed to submit their manuscript in their native language as supplemental data to the English version.
Neurology, Psychiatry & Brain Research is related to the oldest German speaking journal in this field, the Centralblatt fur Nervenheilkunde, Psychiatrie und gerichtliche Psychopathologie, founded in 1878. The tradition and idea of previous famous editors (Alois Alzheimer and Kurt Schneider among others) was continued in modernized form with Neurology, Psychiatry & Brain Research. Centralblatt was a journal of broad scope and relevance, now Neurology, Psychiatry & Brain Research represents a journal with translational and interdisciplinary perspective, focusing on clinically oriented research in psychiatry, neurology and neighboring fields of neurosciences and psychology/psychotherapy with a preference for biologically oriented research including basic research. Preference is given for papers from newly emerging fields, like clinical psychoimmunology/neuroimmunology, and ideas.
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