University of Gondar Teaching and Referral Hospital, Gondar, Ethiopia.
Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Gondar, Gondar, Ethiopia.
BMC Psychiatry. 2018 Oct 18;18(1):338. doi: 10.1186/s12888-018-1911-8.
Depression is an important public health concern due to its devastating morbidity and mortality among older adults. The aim of this study was to assess the prevalence of depression and associated factors among older adults (age ≥ 60 years) in Ambo Town, Ethiopia, 2016.
A community-based cross-sectional study was conducted among older adults in Ambo town from May to June 2016. Geriatric depression scale item 15 (GDS 15) was used to conduct face-to-face interviews with 800 study participants. Data were entered into Epi Info version 7 and analyzed using SPSS version 20. Descriptive statistics and multivariable logistic regression analysis were employed. Adjusted odds ratio (AOR) with a 95% confidence interval was used to calculate significance.
The prevalence of depression was found to be 41.8% [CI = 38.5%, 45.5%]. The multivariable logistic regression model revealed that female sex (AOR = 1.72; 95% CI = 1.12, 2.66), trading (AOR = 2.44; 95% CI =1.32, 4.57), living with children (AOR = 3.19, 95% CI =1.14, 8.93) and retirement (AOR = 3.94, 95% CI = 2.11, 7.35) were associated with depression among older adults.
The prevalence of depression among older adult was found to be high. Due emphasis needs to be given to screening and treating depression, especially among older females, retired individuals, adults living with children and merchants.
由于老年人中抑郁的发病率和死亡率很高，因此抑郁是一个重要的公共卫生问题。本研究的目的是评估 2016 年埃塞俄比亚安博镇老年人（年龄≥60 岁）中抑郁的患病率及其相关因素。
2016 年 5 月至 6 月，在安博镇进行了一项基于社区的横断面研究。采用老年抑郁量表第 15 项（GDS 15）对 800 名研究对象进行面对面访谈。使用 Epi Info 版本 7 输入数据，并使用 SPSS 版本 20 进行分析。采用描述性统计和多变量逻辑回归分析。采用调整后的优势比（AOR）和 95%置信区间来计算显著性。
发现抑郁的患病率为 41.8%[CI=38.5%，45.5%]。多变量逻辑回归模型显示，女性（AOR=1.72；95%CI=1.12，2.66）、贸易（AOR=2.44；95%CI=1.32，4.57）、与子女同住（AOR=3.19，95%CI=1.14，8.93）和退休（AOR=3.94，95%CI=2.11，7.35）与老年人抑郁有关。
发现老年人中抑郁的患病率较高。需要特别重视对老年女性、退休人员、与子女同住的成年人和商人进行抑郁筛查和治疗。
