Global prevalence of depression in older adults: A systematic review and meta-analysis of epidemiological surveys

H Cai, Y **, R Liu, Q Zhang, Z Su, GS Ungvari… - Asian journal of …, 2023‏ - Elsevier
Background The reported prevalence of depressive symptoms (depression hereafter)
among older adults varied widely across different studies. This was a meta-analysis to …

Prevalence of depression among the elderly (60 years and above) population in India, 1997–2016: a systematic review and meta-analysis

M Pilania, V Yadav, M Bairwa, P Behera, SD Gupta… - BMC public health, 2019‏ - Springer
Background There is lack of information on the magnitude of depression among elderly
population in India. This systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to estimate the …

Prevalence of depression and associated factors among elderly people in Womberma District, north-west, Ethiopia

N Mulat, H Gutema, GT Wassie - BMC psychiatry, 2021‏ - Springer
Background Depression is a common mental disorder that suffers many elderly people who
are neglected, their problems are overlooked, and no efforts are made to mitigate their …

Socio-demographic correlates of depression among elderly slum dwellers of North India

PK Goel, K Muzammil, S Kumar, JV Singh… - Nepal Journal of …, 2014‏ - nepjol.info
Background Ageing is an inevitable process which begins before birth and continues
throughout the life. Though depression is the commonest psychiatric disorder in the elderly …

[PDF][PDF] Depression among elderly and their perceived social support in a community development block of PurbaBardhaman district, West Bengal: a cross sectional …

A Banerjee, P Goswami, S Mandal… - Int J Community Med …, 2023‏ - academia.edu
Background: Elderly depression is major public health concern. It causes significant
morbidity and mortality burden worldwide. The study aimed to estimate prevalence of elderly …

Rate of depressive symptoms and associated risk factors among the elderly in Haldwani Block of Nainital District, Uttarakhand, India

J Bartwal, CMS Rawat, S Awasthi - International Journal of …, 2017‏ - journals.lww.com
Background: At least 350 million people live with depression, and it is the leading cause of
disability worldwide. Symptoms of depression are often overlooked and untreated among …

[PDF][PDF] Geriatric depression: Prevalence and associated factors in a rural community of Bengaluru

TV Sanjay, N Hafeez, YP Puthussery… - Annals of Community …, 2020‏ - researchgate.net
Background: Depression in elderly population is a serious public health concern leading to
multitude of sociocultural, economic, and health problems. In Indian context, epidemiological …

Why are our elderly distressed? A cross-sectional study in a rural community of West Bengal

M Kumar, A Dasgupta, R Sinha… - Journal of family …, 2020‏ - journals.lww.com
Aims and Objective: This study was conducted with the objective to assess the status of
psychological distress among the elderly. Settings and Design: A community based, cross …

Assessment of Depression and Quality of Life among Elderly in a Rural Area of Goa, India

J Mendes, HK Shah - Indian Journal of Social Psychiatry, 2025‏ - journals.lww.com
Background: By 2025, disability-adjusted life years attributable to depression are projected
to rise by about 2.6 million (22.5%) due to population growth and aging. Assessing …

[HTML][HTML] Psychological Distress and Its Associated Factors among Older Adults Living in a Rural Area of West Bengal

M Rashid, SK Saha, M Basu… - Journal of the Indian …, 2024‏ - journals.lww.com
Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted among 180 persons aged≥ 60
years from different subcenters of the Budge Budge II block selected by multistage random …