Open AccessA comparative study of depression and associated risk factors among elderly inmates of old age homes and community of Rajkot: A Gujarati version of the geriatric depression scale-short form (GDS-G)
Author(s) -
Dipeshkumar D Zalavadiya,
Anupam Banerjee,
Ankit Sheth,
Matib Rangoonwala,
Aarohi Mitra,
AM Kadri
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
indian journal of community medicine/indian journal of community medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.375
H-Index - 32
eISSN - 1998-3581
pISSN - 0970-0218
DOI - 10.4103/ijcm.ijcm_181_16
Subject(s) - geriatric depression scale , medicine , depression (economics) , odds ratio , epidemiology , gerontology , psychiatry , demography , confidence interval , community health , public health , depressive symptoms , anxiety , pathology , sociology , economics , macroeconomics , nursing
The prevalence of depression among elderly people varies across different setups such as old age homes (OAHs), community, and medical clinics.