Factors related with risk of depression in elderly in Yodkaeng Subdistrict, Namon District, Kalasin Province

Abstract

This study is cross-sectional analytic study with the purpose to study the factors
related to the risk of depression in elderly in Yodkaeng Subdistrict, Namon District, Kalasin
Province. The Simple size is 167persons, the statistical analysis descriptive statistics in this study was used percentage, mean, standard deviation and statistical inferential analysis was
used Chi-square test, Odds Ratio and 95%CI by determining the statistical significant level
0.05
Results: This study found that age group 60-70 years there is depression 0.41 times
with a different age group (OR = 0.41, 95%CI=0.20-0.84, p-value = 0.014) group married with
depression is 2 times with different status (OR = 2.24, 95%CI=1.12-4.54, p-value = 0.023)
group is living with a family there is depression 0.41 times with the other groups or the
elderly living with their families do not have depression 59.0% (OR = 0.41, 95%CI=0.20-0.84,
p-value = 0.013) group administrators have a depression 0.16 times with no group
administrators (OR = 0.16, 95%CI=0.04-0.66, p-value = 0.005) groups that can control the
stress there is depression 0.28 times with the group management or the elderly who can
handle stress, no depression 72.0% (OR = 0.28, 95%CI=0.13-0.58, p-value = 0.001) group is
the related of the family members have to do activities together in families with depression
is low 0.24 times or the elderly with activity together in a family do not have depression
76.0% (OR=0.24, 95%CI=0.12-0.51, p-value<0.001).