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Background: Depression is a common mental health problem and a leading cause of disability worldwide, with a high prevalence among older adults. This study aimed to determine the prevalence of depressive symptoms among elderly outpatients and to identify factors associated with these symptoms in this population.
Methods: A cross-sectional study included 285 elderly patients (Aged ≥60 years) receiving outpatient treatment at Tra Vinh General Hospital, Vietnam, in 2024, recruited through consecutive sampling. Depressive symptoms were assessed using the two-tier Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS-5/15). Univariate logistic regression was conducted using SPSS version 27.0 to identify unadjusted associations with depressive symptoms.
Results: The prevalence of depressive symptoms among elderly outpatients at Tra Vinh General Hospital, Vietnam, in 2024 was 38.2% (CI 95%: 32.6-43.9%; n=109/285). In univariate analysis, depressive symptoms were significantly associated with older age (OR=7.15, CI 95%: 3.37-15.19), educational level (OR=0.06, CI 95%: 0.01-0.34), marital status (OR=7.63, CI 95%: 4.37-13.32), living arrangement (OR=0.25, CI 95%: 0.08-0.75), family conflict (OR=6.32, CI 95%: 2.26-17.68), bereavement (OR=7.22, CI 95%: 2.61-19.98), major life adversity (OR=21.23, CI 95%: 9.12-49.39), and social participation (OR=0.18, CI 95%: 0.09-0.31).
Conclusion: Depressive symptoms were common among elderly outpatients at a provincial hospital in Vietnam, and several sociodemographic and psychosocial characteristics were associated with these symptoms in univariate analyses. These preliminary findings may help clinicians identify older patients who could benefit from further assessment of depressive symptoms, although confirmation in larger, methodologically robust studies is needed.
Methods: A cross-sectional study included 285 elderly patients (Aged ≥60 years) receiving outpatient treatment at Tra Vinh General Hospital, Vietnam, in 2024, recruited through consecutive sampling. Depressive symptoms were assessed using the two-tier Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS-5/15). Univariate logistic regression was conducted using SPSS version 27.0 to identify unadjusted associations with depressive symptoms.
Results: The prevalence of depressive symptoms among elderly outpatients at Tra Vinh General Hospital, Vietnam, in 2024 was 38.2% (CI 95%: 32.6-43.9%; n=109/285). In univariate analysis, depressive symptoms were significantly associated with older age (OR=7.15, CI 95%: 3.37-15.19), educational level (OR=0.06, CI 95%: 0.01-0.34), marital status (OR=7.63, CI 95%: 4.37-13.32), living arrangement (OR=0.25, CI 95%: 0.08-0.75), family conflict (OR=6.32, CI 95%: 2.26-17.68), bereavement (OR=7.22, CI 95%: 2.61-19.98), major life adversity (OR=21.23, CI 95%: 9.12-49.39), and social participation (OR=0.18, CI 95%: 0.09-0.31).
Conclusion: Depressive symptoms were common among elderly outpatients at a provincial hospital in Vietnam, and several sociodemographic and psychosocial characteristics were associated with these symptoms in univariate analyses. These preliminary findings may help clinicians identify older patients who could benefit from further assessment of depressive symptoms, although confirmation in larger, methodologically robust studies is needed.
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