ผู้วิจัย/Authors: Kanokrat Sukhatunga

ชื่อเรื่อง/Title: Depression and Dementia in Thai Elderly in Urban and Rural Communities

แหล่งที่มา/Source: Siriraj Hospital Gazette, Vol. 51, No 4, April 1999. Page 232-243.

รายละเอียด / Details:

The purpose of this study was to describe the demographic data related to depression an dementia in elderly people in community. A total of 1,052 elderly people, 370 in urban area (Bangkok) and 682 in rural area (Ranong and Buriran provinces) were included. Data collection using TMSE and TGDS screening test was done during December 1996-February 1998. Descriptive and analytic statistics were computed. Results whowed that demographic data of urban and rural elderly people were similar. The prevalences of depression in elderly living in urban rural and overall were 35.1%, 17-19% , and 24.1% respectively while those of dementia group were 27.6%,33-37% and 32.8% repectively. A positive relationship was found between depression and dementia in the studied population. Our data suggest that age, health status and the elderly's role of consultant contribute substantially to cognitive and mental test scores. We canuse these factors to generate conditions that promote quality of life in the elderly.

Keywords: depression, depress, dementia, elderly, urban area

ปีที่เผยแพร่/Year: 1999

Address: Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University

Code: 00004117

ISSN/ISBN: 0125-152X

Country of publication: Thailand.

Language: English.

Category: Abstract Journal.

Download: -