Determining the Prevalence of Depression and Assessing Health-seeking Behavior among the Geriatric Population in Urban Slums of Sea Coast City of Saurashtra Region of Gujarat in India: A Community-based Cross-sectional Study

Determining the Prevalence of Depression and Assessing Health-seeking Behavior among the Geriatric Population in Urban Slums of Sea Coast City of Saurashtra Region of Gujarat in India: A Community-based Cross-sectional Study

Background: The elderly are disproportionately affected by depression, a devastating mental health illness that is common and causes significant impairment and a poor quality of life. In a community setting in India, this study sought to evaluate the prevalence of depression, degrees of associated d...

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Main Authors: Rohankumar Gandhi, Ilesh Kotecha, Dipesh V. Parmar, M. Yogesh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2024-10-01
Series:Journal of Mid-Life Health
Subjects:
community-based study
depression
disability
elderly
government programs
healthcare utilization
health-seeking behavior
Online Access:https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/jmh.jmh_139_24
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