- Title
- Factors associated with depression among the elderly living in urban Vietnam
- Creator
- Dao, An; Nguyen, Van; Nguyen, Huy; Nguyen, Lien
- Date
- 2018
- Type
- Text; Journal article
- Identifier
- http://researchonline.federation.edu.au/vital/access/HandleResolver/1959.17/182382
- Identifier
- vital:16106
- Identifier
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https://doi.org/10.1155/2018/2370284
- Identifier
- ISBN:2314-6133 (ISSN)
- Abstract
- The proportion of elderly people in big cities of developing countries, including Vietnam, is rapidly increasing during the age of rampant urbanization. This is being followed by a sustained rise of illnesses, especially mental health issues. The objective of this study was to analyze the association between depression and the factors associated with depression among the elderly. In a cross-sectional study, 299 elderly living in Hanoi, Vietnam, were approached for data collection. Self-reported depression among the elderly was 66.9% (32.8% mild, 30.4% moderate, and 3.7% severe cases). In multivariate analysis, there were significant associations between age, number of physical activities, number of medicine intake, and 3 domains of quality of life (physical health, psychological health, and environmental health) and depression. Age and the number of medicine intake are positively correlated with depression, accounting for 57.94% and 58.93%, respectively. On the contrary, the number of physical activities and the 3 domains of quality life mentioned above are negatively correlated with depression. In the urban setting of a developing country like Vietnam, the elderly have experienced common depression. Recognizing depression among the elderly - which is individual and social - helps us design public health programs. Screening for early depression, joining social programming, and participating in physical activities may improve the mental life of the elderly. © 2018 An T. M. Dao et al.
- Publisher
- Hindawi Limited
- Relation
- BioMed Research International Vol. 2018, no. (2018), p.
- Rights
- All metadata describing materials held in, or linked to, the repository is freely available under a CC0 licence
- Rights
- https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
- Rights
- Copyright © 2018 An T. M. Dao et al.
- Rights
- Open Access
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