Dissatisfaction with life and absence of leisure time activity: clues to overt depression and occult suicide risk in elderly individuals without significant disabling disease

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dc.authoridYILMAZ, Nuryil/0000-0002-6229-9197
dc.contributor.authorYilmaz, Nuryil
dc.contributor.authorKaraca, Sanem Nemmezi
dc.date.accessioned2024-10-26T18:04:16Z
dc.date.available2024-10-26T18:04:16Z
dc.date.issued2020
dc.departmentSivas Cumhuriyet Üniversitesi
dc.description.abstractBackground Depression is a major public health problem in all ages. Besides other chronic physical diseases, it is one of the most common psychiatric disorders observed in the elderly. In this study, it was aimed to determine the prevalence of depressive symptoms and related factors and to draw attention to occult suicide probability in elderly people without significant disabling disease. Methods Individuals aged 65 and over, who were randomly selected from a family healthcare centre, were enrolled into the study. Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS) was used to assess prevalence of depression and Suicide Probability Scale (SPS) for risk of suicide. Results There were 323 elderly (F/M: 150/173). Mean age was 73.3 +/- 6.1 years. The majority had chronic physical illnesses (77.7%). Mean GDS and SPS scores were 11.07 +/- 4.6 and 62.91 +/- 8.24, respectively. Prevalence of depression was 27.6%. In multivariable logistic regression analysis, living without a spouse (P = 0.047, Exp(B) = 1.744, 95% CI = 1.008-3.01), dissatisfaction with life (P < 0.001, Exp(B) = 5.327, 95% CI = 3.02-9.36) and having no leisure time activity (P = 0.047, Exp(B) = 1.846, 95% CI = 1.009-3.37) were found to be the independent predictors of presence of depression, as indicated by GDS. In logistic regression analysis, dissatisfaction with life (P < 0.001, Exp(B) = 2.631, 95% CI = 1.53-4.50) was found to be an independent predictor of high SPS scores. Conclusion In elderly individuals without overt disabling disease, dissatisfaction with life, absence of leisure time activities, and a life without a partner seem to significantly increase the likelihood of overt depression. On the other hand, there is occult increase in suicide risk in the presence of dissatisfaction with their lives in the elderly.
dc.identifier.doi10.1111/psyg.12504
dc.identifier.endpage344
dc.identifier.issn1346-3500
dc.identifier.issn1479-8301
dc.identifier.issue3
dc.identifier.pmid31930627
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-85077894564
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ2
dc.identifier.startpage337
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1111/psyg.12504
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12418/28850
dc.identifier.volume20
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000506649400001
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ3
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Science
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopus
dc.indekslendigikaynakPubMed
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherWiley
dc.relation.ispartofPsychogeriatrics
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanı
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess
dc.subjectdepression
dc.subjectelderly
dc.subjectgeriatrics
dc.subjectprevalence
dc.subjectsuicide
dc.titleDissatisfaction with life and absence of leisure time activity: clues to overt depression and occult suicide risk in elderly individuals without significant disabling disease
dc.typeArticle

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