Abstract
Background: Depression in old age is an emerging public health problem leading to morbidity and disabling effect on the quality of life. Depression in elderly is not yet perceived as a public health problem and is grossly underdiagnosed and undertreated. The physical and social environment plays an important role on the mental health of the elderly. Hence the present study was undertaken to assess and compare the depression among elderly residing in selected community area. A descriptive study was done Methods: among 100 elderlies. A pre tested, externally validated short form geriatric depression scale with fteen points is used for the assessment of level of depression after taking informed consent Prevalence of depression was high among elderly. On anal Results: yzing the association between sociodemographic factors and depression among the elderly residing in the community, it was found that marital status and presence of chronic disease were signicantly associated with depression. High prevalence of Conclusions: depression observed among the elderly indicates the need of screening for depression
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