PREVALENCE OF GERIATRIC DEPRESSION IN SHKODRA DISTRICT

Skeja, Edona and Shabani, Zamira and Kraja, Dea (2019) PREVALENCE OF GERIATRIC DEPRESSION IN SHKODRA DISTRICT. ACTA MEDICA BALKANICA International Journal of Medical Sciences, 4 (7-8). pp. 159-165. ISSN 2545-4870

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Abstract

Aim: Geriatric Depression is a mental and emotional disorder that affects the elderly. The aim of this study is to measure the degree of depression (GDS) and if are relations between age, gender, education, socio-economic level, place of residence, civil status with depression level. Material and methods: this is a transversal, cross-sectional study developed during June 2017-October 2017. The populations that have attended our study were 200 people older than 60 years. A Short Form GDS consisting of 15 questions was developed in 1986. All data collected were analyzed using SPSS Version19 and Microsoft Office Excel 2010. Conclusions: From the data analysis, 28% of the elderly did not have depression, 49% of them had mild depression, 16% had moderate depression and 7% had severe depression. Most elderly people experienced some of the major symptoms of depression such as: withdrawal, stuttering, feelings of invalidity, pessimism, and a sense of distress.

Item Type:	Article
Subjects:	R Medicine > R Medicine (General)
Divisions:	Faculty of Medicine, Health and Life Sciences > School of Medicine
Depositing User:	Unnamed user with email zshi@unite.edu.mk
Date Deposited:	17 Sep 2019 09:20
Last Modified:	17 Sep 2019 09:20
URI:	http://eprints.unite.edu.mk/id/eprint/297

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