Malla Nabina, Poudel Lisasha, Pokhrel Sushma, Chaudhary Vidya, Mali Prajita
Institute for Implementation Science and Health, Naya Thimi, Bhaktapur, Nepal.
Mero job limited, Kathmandu, Bagmati Province, Nepal.
JNMA J Nepal Med Assoc. 2025 Feb;63(282):98-102. doi: 10.31729/jnma.8885. Epub 2025 Feb 28.
Depression is an important public health issue responsible for considerable morbidity and mortality among elderly. There were very few studies related with depression among elderly from rural community of Nepal. The objectives were to assess depression among elderly in Chhayanath Rara municipality.
An observational cross-section study was conducted among 387 elderly through face-to-face interviews by using Geriatric Depression Scale-short scale (GSD 15) in a municipality of Nepal. Ethical Approval was taken from Institutional Review Committee (Reference Number: 079/80-015 ). Data were entered and analyzed into SPSS version 20. Descriptive statistics was employed to assess the prevalence of elderly depression.
The prevalence of depression among elderly was found to be 282 (72.87%; 95% CI: 68.44%-77.30%). Of those, 124 (32.04%) experienced mild depression, 115 (29.72%) had moderate depression, and 43 (11.11%) suffered from severe depression.
The prevalence of depression in elderly was found higher compared to previous studies and other population.
抑郁症是一个重要的公共卫生问题，在老年人中导致相当高的发病率和死亡率。在尼泊尔农村社区，很少有关于老年人抑郁症的研究。目的是评估恰亚纳特拉拉市老年人的抑郁症情况。
在尼泊尔一个市，通过使用老年抑郁量表简版（GDS 15）对387名老年人进行面对面访谈，开展了一项观察性横断面研究。获得了机构审查委员会的伦理批准（参考编号：079/80 - 015）。数据录入SPSS 20版本并进行分析。采用描述性统计来评估老年人抑郁症的患病率。
发现老年人中抑郁症的患病率为282例（72.87%；95%置信区间：68.44% - 77.30%）。其中，124例（32.04%）经历轻度抑郁症，115例（29.72%）患有中度抑郁症，43例（11.11%）患有重度抑郁症。
与先前研究和其他人群相比，发现老年人中抑郁症的患病率更高。
