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Prevalence and risk factors of depressive symptoms among institutionalized elderly in Sabah, Malaysia Borneo

The elderly population in Malaysia are multiplying, and older people's reliance on social services such as the elderly institutions has increased. Mental health problems especially depression is one of the main problems with institutionalized elderly. This study aims to determine the prevalence...

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Main Authors:	Helmy Sajali, Syed Sharizman Syed Abdul Rahim, Afidah Abidin, Premala Subramaniam, Mohd Fazeli Sazali, Mohammad Saffree Jeffree, Mazlinda Musa, Nicholas Tze Ping Pang, Azizan Omar, Mohd Faizal Madrim, Khalid Mokti, Abdul Rahman Ramdzan, Zulkhairul Naim Sidek Ahmad, Azman Atil, Muhammad Aklil Abd Rahim, Mohd Rohaizat Hassan
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Published:	Malaysian Public Health Physicians Association 2021
Subjects:	BF Psychology
Online Access:	https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/29998/1/Prevalence%20and%20risk%20factors%20of%20depressive%20symptoms%20among%20institutionalized%20elderly%20in%20Sabah%2C%20Malaysia%20Borneo%20FULL%20TEXT.pdf https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/29998/3/Prevalence%20and%20risk%20factors%20of%20depressive%20symptoms%20among%20institutionalized%20elderly%20in%20Sabah%2C%20Malaysia%20Borneo%20ABSTRACT.pdf https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/29998/ http://mjphm.org/index.php/mjphm/article/view/823/245 https://doi.org/10.37268/mjphm/vol.21/no.1/art.823
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spelling	my.ums.eprints.299982021-07-22T00:23:40Z https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/29998/ Prevalence and risk factors of depressive symptoms among institutionalized elderly in Sabah, Malaysia Borneo Helmy Sajali Syed Sharizman Syed Abdul Rahim Afidah Abidin Premala Subramaniam Mohd Fazeli Sazali Mohammad Saffree Jeffree Mazlinda Musa Nicholas Tze Ping Pang Azizan Omar Mohd Faizal Madrim Khalid Mokti Abdul Rahman Ramdzan Zulkhairul Naim Sidek Ahmad Azman Atil Muhammad Aklil Abd Rahim Mohd Rohaizat Hassan BF Psychology The elderly population in Malaysia are multiplying, and older people's reliance on social services such as the elderly institutions has increased. Mental health problems especially depression is one of the main problems with institutionalized elderly. This study aims to determine the prevalence and associated risk factors of depression among elderly in all three state-run institutions in Sabah. A multi-centered, cross-sectional study was conducted on residents of all three state-run elderly institutions in Sabah (N=110). All residents that fulfill the criteria were included in the study through a self-administered set of validated questionnaires that measure perceived social support, loneliness, and depression. Statistical Package for the Social Sciences by IBM (IBM SPSS) v25 was used and Chi Square and logistic regression for analysis. The prevalence of depressive symptoms is at 60.9%. The independent risk factors for depression in residents were male gender (OR=4.09, 95%CI=1.55, 10.79), perceived poor health status (OR=6.63, 95%CI=2.49, 17.65), and loneliness (OR=6.12, 95%CI=2.02, 18.53). Depression is prevalent among the elderly in the state-run institutions in Sabah, Malaysia. A comprehensive mental health screening program needs to be implemented for the elderly institutions along with adequate training for staff to handle mental health issues in the elderly Malaysian Public Health Physicians Association 2021 Article PeerReviewed text en https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/29998/1/Prevalence%20and%20risk%20factors%20of%20depressive%20symptoms%20among%20institutionalized%20elderly%20in%20Sabah%2C%20Malaysia%20Borneo%20FULL%20TEXT.pdf text en https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/29998/3/Prevalence%20and%20risk%20factors%20of%20depressive%20symptoms%20among%20institutionalized%20elderly%20in%20Sabah%2C%20Malaysia%20Borneo%20ABSTRACT.pdf Helmy Sajali and Syed Sharizman Syed Abdul Rahim and Afidah Abidin and Premala Subramaniam and Mohd Fazeli Sazali and Mohammad Saffree Jeffree and Mazlinda Musa and Nicholas Tze Ping Pang and Azizan Omar and Mohd Faizal Madrim and Khalid Mokti and Abdul Rahman Ramdzan and Zulkhairul Naim Sidek Ahmad and Azman Atil and Muhammad Aklil Abd Rahim and Mohd Rohaizat Hassan (2021) Prevalence and risk factors of depressive symptoms among institutionalized elderly in Sabah, Malaysia Borneo. Malaysian Journal of Public Health Medicine, 21 (1). pp. 253-259. ISSN 1675-0306 (P-ISSN) , 2590-3829 (E-ISSN) http://mjphm.org/index.php/mjphm/article/view/823/245 https://doi.org/10.37268/mjphm/vol.21/no.1/art.823
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spellingShingle	BF Psychology Helmy Sajali Syed Sharizman Syed Abdul Rahim Afidah Abidin Premala Subramaniam Mohd Fazeli Sazali Mohammad Saffree Jeffree Mazlinda Musa Nicholas Tze Ping Pang Azizan Omar Mohd Faizal Madrim Khalid Mokti Abdul Rahman Ramdzan Zulkhairul Naim Sidek Ahmad Azman Atil Muhammad Aklil Abd Rahim Mohd Rohaizat Hassan Prevalence and risk factors of depressive symptoms among institutionalized elderly in Sabah, Malaysia Borneo
description	The elderly population in Malaysia are multiplying, and older people's reliance on social services such as the elderly institutions has increased. Mental health problems especially depression is one of the main problems with institutionalized elderly. This study aims to determine the prevalence and associated risk factors of depression among elderly in all three state-run institutions in Sabah. A multi-centered, cross-sectional study was conducted on residents of all three state-run elderly institutions in Sabah (N=110). All residents that fulfill the criteria were included in the study through a self-administered set of validated questionnaires that measure perceived social support, loneliness, and depression. Statistical Package for the Social Sciences by IBM (IBM SPSS) v25 was used and Chi Square and logistic regression for analysis. The prevalence of depressive symptoms is at 60.9%. The independent risk factors for depression in residents were male gender (OR=4.09, 95%CI=1.55, 10.79), perceived poor health status (OR=6.63, 95%CI=2.49, 17.65), and loneliness (OR=6.12, 95%CI=2.02, 18.53). Depression is prevalent among the elderly in the state-run institutions in Sabah, Malaysia. A comprehensive mental health screening program needs to be implemented for the elderly institutions along with adequate training for staff to handle mental health issues in the elderly
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author	Helmy Sajali Syed Sharizman Syed Abdul Rahim Afidah Abidin Premala Subramaniam Mohd Fazeli Sazali Mohammad Saffree Jeffree Mazlinda Musa Nicholas Tze Ping Pang Azizan Omar Mohd Faizal Madrim Khalid Mokti Abdul Rahman Ramdzan Zulkhairul Naim Sidek Ahmad Azman Atil Muhammad Aklil Abd Rahim Mohd Rohaizat Hassan
author_facet	Helmy Sajali Syed Sharizman Syed Abdul Rahim Afidah Abidin Premala Subramaniam Mohd Fazeli Sazali Mohammad Saffree Jeffree Mazlinda Musa Nicholas Tze Ping Pang Azizan Omar Mohd Faizal Madrim Khalid Mokti Abdul Rahman Ramdzan Zulkhairul Naim Sidek Ahmad Azman Atil Muhammad Aklil Abd Rahim Mohd Rohaizat Hassan
author_sort	Helmy Sajali
title	Prevalence and risk factors of depressive symptoms among institutionalized elderly in Sabah, Malaysia Borneo
title_short	Prevalence and risk factors of depressive symptoms among institutionalized elderly in Sabah, Malaysia Borneo
title_full	Prevalence and risk factors of depressive symptoms among institutionalized elderly in Sabah, Malaysia Borneo
title_fullStr	Prevalence and risk factors of depressive symptoms among institutionalized elderly in Sabah, Malaysia Borneo
title_full_unstemmed	Prevalence and risk factors of depressive symptoms among institutionalized elderly in Sabah, Malaysia Borneo
title_sort	prevalence and risk factors of depressive symptoms among institutionalized elderly in sabah, malaysia borneo
publisher	Malaysian Public Health Physicians Association
publishDate	2021
url	https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/29998/1/Prevalence%20and%20risk%20factors%20of%20depressive%20symptoms%20among%20institutionalized%20elderly%20in%20Sabah%2C%20Malaysia%20Borneo%20FULL%20TEXT.pdf https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/29998/3/Prevalence%20and%20risk%20factors%20of%20depressive%20symptoms%20among%20institutionalized%20elderly%20in%20Sabah%2C%20Malaysia%20Borneo%20ABSTRACT.pdf https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/29998/ http://mjphm.org/index.php/mjphm/article/view/823/245 https://doi.org/10.37268/mjphm/vol.21/no.1/art.823
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Prevalence and risk factors of depressive symptoms among institutionalized elderly in Sabah, Malaysia Borneo

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