Depression and its Risk Factors among Community-Dwelling Iranian Older Adults during the COVID-19 Outbreak

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Olyani S.; AFZALAGHAEE M.; TALEBI M.; PEYMAN N.

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Journal: Health Education and Health Promotion Year:2021 | Volume:9 | Issue:2 Page(s): 141-146

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Depression and its Risk Factors among Community-Dwelling Iranian Older Adults during the COVID-19 Outbreak

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Olyani S. | AFZALAGHAEE M. | TALEBI M. | PEYMAN N. | Issue Writer Certificate

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Depression

Elderly

COVID-19

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Aims The COVID-19 pandemic could be considered a significant public health crisis. This study aimed to assess the rate of depressive symptoms and its related risk factors among older adults during the COVID-19 outbreak. Instrument & Methods This cross-sectional study was conducted on 400 older adults aged 60 and over in 2020 in Mashhad City, Iran. A random cluster sampling was done for selecting the older adults from 5 urban health care centers. The Persian version of the WHO-5 index was used. Data were analyzed by SPSS 20 using descriptive statistics, chi-square, and logistic regression tests. Findings The prevalence of moderate depressive symptoms was (33%). Although most of the participants had mild depressive symptoms (38. 2%); Moreover, There was a significant relationship between Depression with family structure (p<0. 001) and underlying disease (p<0. 001). Conclusion The rate of depressive symptoms among older adults is high. The policy-makers and health professionals need to provide psychological interventions to decrease the psychological damages caused by the outbreak crisis.

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Olyani, S., AFZALAGHAEE, M., TALEBI, M., & PEYMAN, N.. (2021). Depression and its Risk Factors among Community-Dwelling Iranian Older Adults during the COVID-19 Outbreak. HEALTH EDUCATION AND HEALTH PROMOTION, 9(2), 141-146. SID. https://sid.ir/paper/968837/en

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Olyani S., AFZALAGHAEE M., TALEBI M., PEYMAN N.. Depression and its Risk Factors among Community-Dwelling Iranian Older Adults during the COVID-19 Outbreak. HEALTH EDUCATION AND HEALTH PROMOTION[Internet]. 2021;9(2):141-146. Available from: https://sid.ir/paper/968837/en

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S. Olyani, M. AFZALAGHAEE, M. TALEBI, and N. PEYMAN, “Depression and its Risk Factors among Community-Dwelling Iranian Older Adults during the COVID-19 Outbreak,” HEALTH EDUCATION AND HEALTH PROMOTION, vol. 9, no. 2, pp. 141–146, 2021, [Online]. Available: https://sid.ir/paper/968837/en

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