Prevalence of depression among elderly and its predictors; a cross sectional study in community Felda Bukit Goh, Kuantan, Pahang.

Background: 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 a...

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Main Authors:	Sulaiman, Nur Suriati, Md Aris, Mohd Aznan, Che Man, Mohammad, Yusof, Muhammad Zubir
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Published:	Academy of Family Physicians of Malaysia 2019
Subjects:	R Medicine (General) RA Public aspects of medicine RZ Other systems of medicine
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spelling	iium-732132019-07-16T08:19:07Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/73213/ Prevalence of depression among elderly and its predictors; a cross sectional study in community Felda Bukit Goh, Kuantan, Pahang. Sulaiman, Nur Suriati Md Aris, Mohd Aznan Che Man, Mohammad Yusof, Muhammad Zubir R Medicine (General) RA Public aspects of medicine RZ Other systems of medicine Background: 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. Methods: 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-15 (GDS-15), 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 (aOR: 2.38, 95% 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). Conclusion: The prevalence of depression among elderly in FELDA Kuantan was considerably alarming. Thus, physicians managing elderly patients should therefore take the initiative to screen depression at any given opportunity especially among those without formal education, cognitive impairment and marked dependent. Academy of Family Physicians of Malaysia 2019-06 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/73213/1/73213_Prevalence%20of%20Depression%20Among%20Elderly_complete.pdf Sulaiman, Nur Suriati and Md Aris, Mohd Aznan and Che Man, Mohammad and Yusof, Muhammad Zubir (2019) Prevalence of depression among elderly and its predictors; a cross sectional study in community Felda Bukit Goh, Kuantan, Pahang. Malaysian Family Physician, 14 (Supplement 2). p. 15. ISSN 1985207X E-ISSN 19852274 http://e-mfp.org/wp-content/uploads/v14s2.pdf
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spellingShingle	R Medicine (General) RA Public aspects of medicine RZ Other systems of medicine Sulaiman, Nur Suriati Md Aris, Mohd Aznan Che Man, Mohammad Yusof, Muhammad Zubir Prevalence of depression among elderly and its predictors; a cross sectional study in community Felda Bukit Goh, Kuantan, Pahang.
description	Background: 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. Methods: 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-15 (GDS-15), 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 (aOR: 2.38, 95% 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). Conclusion: The prevalence of depression among elderly in FELDA Kuantan was considerably alarming. Thus, physicians managing elderly patients should therefore take the initiative to screen depression at any given opportunity especially among those without formal education, cognitive impairment and marked dependent.
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author	Sulaiman, Nur Suriati Md Aris, Mohd Aznan Che Man, Mohammad Yusof, Muhammad Zubir
author_facet	Sulaiman, Nur Suriati Md Aris, Mohd Aznan Che Man, Mohammad Yusof, Muhammad Zubir
author_sort	Sulaiman, Nur Suriati
title	Prevalence of depression among elderly and its predictors; a cross sectional study in community Felda Bukit Goh, Kuantan, Pahang.
title_short	Prevalence of depression among elderly and its predictors; a cross sectional study in community Felda Bukit Goh, Kuantan, Pahang.
title_full	Prevalence of depression among elderly and its predictors; a cross sectional study in community Felda Bukit Goh, Kuantan, Pahang.
title_fullStr	Prevalence of depression among elderly and its predictors; a cross sectional study in community Felda Bukit Goh, Kuantan, Pahang.
title_full_unstemmed	Prevalence of depression among elderly and its predictors; a cross sectional study in community Felda Bukit Goh, Kuantan, Pahang.
title_sort	prevalence of depression among elderly and its predictors; a cross sectional study in community felda bukit goh, kuantan, pahang.
publisher	Academy of Family Physicians of Malaysia
publishDate	2019
url	http://irep.iium.edu.my/73213/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/73213/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/73213/1/73213_Prevalence%20of%20Depression%20Among%20Elderly_complete.pdf
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Prevalence of depression among elderly and its predictors; a cross sectional study in community Felda Bukit Goh, Kuantan, Pahang.

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