Late-life depression: Burden, severity and relationship with social support dimensions in a West African community

Highlights • We conducted community-based geriatric mental health study using validated instruments. • The epidemiology of depression and its association with social supported were evaluated. • The burden of old-age depressive episode was 26.4% and mild severity was preponderant. • Low perceived soc...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Archives of gerontology and geriatrics 2015-09, Vol.61 (2), p.240-246
Hauptverfasser:	Olagunju, Andrew Toyin, Olutoki, Michael Olasunkanmi, Ogunnubi, Oluseun Peter, Adeyemi, Joseph Dada
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Africa African Continental Ancestry Group - psychology Aged Aged, 80 and over Aging - psychology Cross-Sectional Studies Depression Depression - ethnology Depression - psychology Depressive Disorder - ethnology Depressive Disorder - psychology Family Female Geriatrics Health Services - utilization Humans Internal Medicine Late Onset Disorders - epidemiology Late-life Male Middle Aged Nigeria - epidemiology Prevalence Residence Characteristics Severity of Illness Index Social Support
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Zusammenfassung:	Highlights • We conducted community-based geriatric mental health study using validated instruments. • The epidemiology of depression and its association with social supported were evaluated. • The burden of old-age depressive episode was 26.4% and mild severity was preponderant. • Low perceived social support from significant others correlated positively with depression. • Low perceived social support from family members correlated positively with depression.
ISSN:	0167-4943 1872-6976
DOI:	10.1016/j.archger.2015.05.002