Open AccessDepression Among Elderly Users of Open and Closed Care Facilities in a Rural Region of Greece: an Important Public Health Issue
Author(s) -
Katerina Kouvatsou,
Maria Iliadou,
Panagiota Kalatzi,
Evanthia Sakellari,
Christos Prapas,
Maria Kalafati,
Styliani Tziaferi
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
materia socio-medica/materia socio medica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1986-597X
pISSN - 1512-7680
DOI - 10.5455/msm.2020.32.35-40
Subject(s) - depression (economics) , logistic regression , depressive symptoms , medicine , public health , rural area , gerontology , demography , elderly people , cross sectional study , stepwise regression , psychiatry , nursing , anxiety , sociology , economics , macroeconomics , pathology
It is estimated that 5.7% of the total Greek population suffers from depressive disorders. Elderly may be particularly prone to depression compared to younger people. In Greece, there is a paucity of literature regarding the correlation between the existence of chronic diseases, sociodemographic features, participation in open/ closed structures, and the presence of depression or depressive symptoms, among seniors. The purpose of this study was to explore potential correlations between the above- mentioned variables, as a whole.