Proponent/Claimant
Ma. Erenita V. Bahian, Kristine Lovele E. Navarrete, Guillermo I. Sodomia, Maryjoy B. Baltonado, Rosita D. Lariosa, Joanah R. Benitez, Gleen Jess Mar C. Baltonado
Abstract
Mental health is rapidly becoming a significant public health concern. Depression and other mental illnesses can substantially impact one's physical health and disease prognosis. It is growing more widespread among the elderly worldwide, particularly in the Philippines. This study aimed to determine the prevalence of depression, the systemic morbidities, and the predictors of depression among elderly people. A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted from June 2020 to January 2021 among older people (age ≥ 60) recruited from five barangays (Airport, Bagong Buhay, Libertad, Liloan, and Linao) in Ormoc City, Philippines. The Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) and the Geriatric Depression scale (GDS-H) together with some demographic characteristics of the participants were used with face-to-face interviews. Frequency counts and percentages were employed for descriptive and chi-square and multinomial logistic regression for inferential statistics. SPSS version 23 was used for the data analysis. The results found that depression was present in 22.1 % of the study participants, with symptoms ranging from mild (4.1%) to severe depression (95.9%). Results also found that 96.3% of participants had one or more morbidities with eye-related morbidity (67.2%), hypertension (52.5%), and ear-related morbidity (43.0%) being the most common ailments. Financial dependency was found to be primary predictor of depression. By screening and identifying predictors for depression can lessen the severity and impact of the condition to a larger extent.
Name of Research Journal
Nanotechnology Perceptions
Volume and Issue No.
Volume 20, S12
Date/Year of Publication
September 26, 2024
Citation
Bahian, M. E. V., Navarrete, K. L. E., Sodomia, G. I., Baltonado, M. B., Lariosa, R. D., Benitez, J. R., & Baltonado, G. J. M. C. (2024, September 26). Screening of Depression Among the Elderly in Selected Barangays in Ormoc City, Leyte, Philippines. Nanotechnology Perceptions, 20(S12).
