Amegbor Prince M, Kuuire Vincent Z, Yawson Alfred E, Rosenberg Mark W, Sabel Clive E
Big Data Centre for Environment and Health (BERTHA), Department of Environmental Science, 1006Aarhus University, Roskilde, Denmark.
Department of Environmental Science, 1006Aarhus University, Roskilde, Denmark.
Res Aging. 2021 Feb;43(2):85-95. doi: 10.1177/0164027520946447. Epub 2020 Aug 4.
In this study, we examine the association between social frailty and depression among older adults in Ghana over time. We employed longitudinal data analysis to examine the association between social frailty, socioeconomic status and depression using data from the WHO-SAGE survey. Our descriptive and cross-tabulation analyses show that the prevalence of depression and social frailty among older adults decreased considerably in 2014/2015 compared to 2007/2008. The finding also reveals a huge reduction in social frailty among older adults in northern Ghana-the most deprived regions in Ghana-compared to those in southern Ghana. The multivariate panel data analysis reveals that depression was significantly associated with social isolation, financial needs, and physical needs. The findings suggest an over time decline in social frailty and depression among older adults, as well as, reduction in regional differences in social frailty and depression among older adults in Ghana.
在本研究中，我们考察了加纳老年人社会脆弱性与抑郁之间随时间变化的关联。我们采用纵向数据分析，利用世界卫生组织全球老龄化与成人健康研究（WHO-SAGE）调查的数据，来研究社会脆弱性、社会经济地位与抑郁之间的关联。我们的描述性分析和交叉表分析表明，与2007/2008年相比，2014/2015年老年人中抑郁和社会脆弱性的患病率大幅下降。研究结果还显示，与加纳南部的老年人相比，加纳最贫困地区——北部的老年人社会脆弱性大幅降低。多变量面板数据分析表明，抑郁与社会隔离、经济需求和身体需求显著相关。研究结果表明，加纳老年人的社会脆弱性和抑郁随时间呈下降趋势，同时老年人社会脆弱性和抑郁的地区差异也在减小。
