Factors Related to Depression Among Older Adults in Nong Lat Subdistrict, Mueang District, Sakon Nakhon Province
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Objectives: To study factors related to depression and study the severity of depression among older adultsin the community. Nong Lat Subdistrict Municipality, Mueang District, Sakon Nakhon Province. Materials and methods: The study was a cross-sectional descriptive study. The sample consisted of 170 elderly people under the care of Ban Nong Lat Tai Sub-district Health Promoting Hospital, Nong Lat Sub-district, Mueang District,
Sakon Nakhon Province. The sample was randomly drawn by simple random sampling. Data were collected using Data were collected by using a questionnaire, Including Thai Geriatric Depression Scale (TGDS), Family Relationship Questionnaire, and Mini-Mental State Examination-Thai version (MMSE-Thai). Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, chi-squared correlation analysis and spearman correlation coefficient. Results: found that personal factors such as age occupation and congenital diseases were related to depression. Economic factors such as monthly income of the elderly were negatively related to depression. Family relationship factors were related to depression especially the aspect of mutual assistance and generosity and the aspect of expressing attachment between family members was negatively related to depression. Dementia factors including elementary-level groups of the elderly were associated with depression. The overall level of severity of depression was found to be in the sample group, No depression at 58.20%, Started to have
depression at 37.60% and had depression at 4.10%. Conclusion: This study indicates that age, occupation, and comorbidities are associated with depression in the elderly. Insufficient monthly income and decreased family relationships were associated with increased depression. Therefore, health care for the elderly should be promoted. Strengthen family relationships and promote income for the elderly.
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