Cover Image

Depression among older adults in Malaysian daycare centres

With the older population increasing worldwide, depressive disorder in this cohort is a serious public health problem that contributes to increased healthcare costs and mortality. This study aimed to determine the prevalence of depression among older adults in Malaysia who attended a daycare centre...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Ong, Swee Leong, Ghazali, Suriawati, Hussin, Emni Omar Daw, Soh, Kim Lam, Japar, Salimah, Soh, Kim Geok, Mat Azmi, Intan Suhana
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Mark Allen Group 2020
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/88362/1/ABSTRACT.pdf
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/88362/
https://www.magonlinelibrary.com/doi/abs/10.12968/bjcn.2020.25.2.84?rfr_dat=cr_pub++0pubmed&url_ver=Z39.88-2003&rfr_id=ori%3Arid%3Acrossref.org
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
id my.upm.eprints.88362
record_format eprints
spelling my.upm.eprints.883622022-11-24T01:52:35Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/88362/ Depression among older adults in Malaysian daycare centres Ong, Swee Leong Ghazali, Suriawati Hussin, Emni Omar Daw Soh, Kim Lam Japar, Salimah Soh, Kim Geok Mat Azmi, Intan Suhana With the older population increasing worldwide, depressive disorder in this cohort is a serious public health problem that contributes to increased healthcare costs and mortality. This study aimed to determine the prevalence of depression among older adults in Malaysia who attended a daycare centre and to identify the relationship between depression and demographic factors. A cross-sectional study was conducted with 159 older adults recruited following screening for mental capacity. The Malay Geriatric Depression Scale questionnaire was distributed among the participants to obtain descriptive data on the symptoms of depression. Some 59.1% of the participants experienced depression. The most common factors associated with depression were being divorced, low education levels and low income. The findings indicate the need to revise and re-evaluate the activities and programmes in daycare centres for older adults in order to objectively cater to their physical and emotional needs. Mark Allen Group 2020 Article PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/88362/1/ABSTRACT.pdf Ong, Swee Leong and Ghazali, Suriawati and Hussin, Emni Omar Daw and Soh, Kim Lam and Japar, Salimah and Soh, Kim Geok and Mat Azmi, Intan Suhana (2020) Depression among older adults in Malaysian daycare centres. British Journal of Community Nursing, 25 (2). 84 - 90. ISSN 1462-4753; ESSN: 2052-2215 https://www.magonlinelibrary.com/doi/abs/10.12968/bjcn.2020.25.2.84?rfr_dat=cr_pub++0pubmed&url_ver=Z39.88-2003&rfr_id=ori%3Arid%3Acrossref.org 10.12968/bjcn.2020.25.2.84
institution Universiti Putra Malaysia
building UPM Library
collection Institutional Repository
continent Asia
country Malaysia
content_provider Universiti Putra Malaysia
content_source UPM Institutional Repository
url_provider http://psasir.upm.edu.my/
language English
description With the older population increasing worldwide, depressive disorder in this cohort is a serious public health problem that contributes to increased healthcare costs and mortality. This study aimed to determine the prevalence of depression among older adults in Malaysia who attended a daycare centre and to identify the relationship between depression and demographic factors. A cross-sectional study was conducted with 159 older adults recruited following screening for mental capacity. The Malay Geriatric Depression Scale questionnaire was distributed among the participants to obtain descriptive data on the symptoms of depression. Some 59.1% of the participants experienced depression. The most common factors associated with depression were being divorced, low education levels and low income. The findings indicate the need to revise and re-evaluate the activities and programmes in daycare centres for older adults in order to objectively cater to their physical and emotional needs.
format Article
author Ong, Swee Leong
Ghazali, Suriawati
Hussin, Emni Omar Daw
Soh, Kim Lam
Japar, Salimah
Soh, Kim Geok
Mat Azmi, Intan Suhana
spellingShingle Ong, Swee Leong
Ghazali, Suriawati
Hussin, Emni Omar Daw
Soh, Kim Lam
Japar, Salimah
Soh, Kim Geok
Mat Azmi, Intan Suhana
Depression among older adults in Malaysian daycare centres
author_facet Ong, Swee Leong
Ghazali, Suriawati
Hussin, Emni Omar Daw
Soh, Kim Lam
Japar, Salimah
Soh, Kim Geok
Mat Azmi, Intan Suhana
author_sort Ong, Swee Leong
title Depression among older adults in Malaysian daycare centres
title_short Depression among older adults in Malaysian daycare centres
title_full Depression among older adults in Malaysian daycare centres
title_fullStr Depression among older adults in Malaysian daycare centres
title_full_unstemmed Depression among older adults in Malaysian daycare centres
title_sort depression among older adults in malaysian daycare centres
publisher Mark Allen Group
publishDate 2020
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/88362/1/ABSTRACT.pdf
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/88362/
https://www.magonlinelibrary.com/doi/abs/10.12968/bjcn.2020.25.2.84?rfr_dat=cr_pub++0pubmed&url_ver=Z39.88-2003&rfr_id=ori%3Arid%3Acrossref.org
_version_ 1751538223938535424
score 13.211869

Similar Items