出版社：Services Institute of Medical Sciences, Lahore
摘要：The objective of this research was to find out the prevalence of depression and associated factors among geriatric population living in elderly homes in Lahore Pakistan. Methods: An analytical cross-sectional study was carried out from 1st March – 30th August 2019 among residents of five different old age care homes in Lahore. Asample of 133 inhabitants, both males and females were included using non-probability, purposive sampling technique. After getting IRB approval and informed consent from the participants, data was collected via pre-designed questionnaire using Geriatric Depression Scale through interview technique. Data was analyzed via SPSS version 22 and was presented in form of frequency tables. Chi-square test was applied and p-value was fixed at ≤ 0.05 to declare results significant. Results: The mean age of inhabitants was 70.36 years ± 8.6Majority of them, 70 (52.6%), were males and 48 (33.83%) were widowed. Of the studied, 47 (35.3%) inhabitants were diabetic and 40 (30.0%) were hypertensive. Based upon GDS-SF scoring almost 1/3rd i.e 50 (37.6%) participants were categorized to had mild depression while 19 (14.7%) and 18 (13.5 %) had moderate depression and severe depression respectively. Significant difference was observed in memory loss among female participants (p= 0.001). Conclusion: Depression was common among residents of old age care homes, where 65.71% of the male residents and 65.07% of the females were depressed. The major themes related to cause of depression were dissatisfaction with life, staying indoor and memory problems.
