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 …

Depression in elderly: A review of Indian research

S Grover, N Malhotra - Journal of Geriatric Mental Health, 2015 - journals.lww.com
To review the existing literature on depression among elderly arising from India. Search was
carried out using PubMed, Google Scholar, Google, and Medknow search engines to …

Association between physical limitations and depressive symptoms among Indian elderly: marital status as a moderator

B Hossain, PK Yadav, VP Nagargoje, KJ Vinod Joseph - BMC psychiatry, 2021 - Springer
Background Depression among the elderly is well-documented and associated with socio-
economic factors, physical and mental health conditions. Few studies have focused on older …

Prevalence of depression and anxiety in older people in low-and middle-income countries in Africa, Asia and South America: a systematic review and meta-analysis

N Edwards, S Walker, SM Paddick, AM Prina… - Journal of Affective …, 2023 - Elsevier
Background There is rapid growth of older people in Low-and Middle-Income Countries
(LMICs). The aim of this review was to assess the literature on prevalence of anxiety and …

Leisure as social engagement: does it moderate the association between subjective wellbeing and depression in later life?

A Tripathi, T Samanta - Frontiers in Sociology, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Objectives To investigate the role of leisure (as social engagement) in moderating the
association between subjective wellbeing and depressive symptoms among older Indians …

Solidão e sintomatologia depressiva na velhice

L Faísca, RM Afonso, H Pereira, MAV Patto - Análise psicológica, 2019 - repositorio.ispa.pt
A solidão e a depressão encontram-se relacionadas com o bem-estar psicológico na
velhice. Contudo, esta relação não é clara dada a complexidade destas dimensões …

[HTML][HTML] Factores protectores de la depresión en una muestra de adultos mayores en Puerto Rico: autoeficacia, escolaridad y otras variables socio-demográficas

JA Serra Taylor, CY Irizarry-Robles - Acta colombiana de psicología, 2015 - scielo.org.co
El objetivo de esta investigación descriptiva-correlacional fue evaluar la relación entre
autoeficacia, escolaridad y síntomas depresivos para identificar factores protectores de la …

Adding life to years: Role of gender and social and family engagement in geriatric depression in rural areas of Northern India

KHS Naveen, AD Goel, S Dwivedi… - Journal of Family …, 2020 - journals.lww.com
Background: Depression among elderly population is a major public health issue affecting
nearly 5% to 7% of the world's elderly. In the coming years, a major share will be contributed …

Depression and its determinants among elderly in selected villages of Puducherry–A community-based cross-sectional study

KB Laksham, R Selvaraj… - Journal of Family …, 2019 - journals.lww.com
Background: Depression is the leading cause of disease burden in most regions of the
world. But depression among the elderly is usually unrecognized and they have higher …

Prevalence and risk factors for depression in elderly North Indians

K Sharma, A Gupta, RC Sharma… - Journal of Geriatric …, 2016 - journals.lww.com
Background: Depression in elderly is a public health problem. Aims and Objectives: To
determine the prevalence of depression and its correlates among the elderly population …