Prevalence and related Factors with depression in elderly patients with chronic diseases Samsung hospital Khon Kaen province

Abstract

Prevalence and related Factors with depression in elderly patients with chronic diseases Samsung hospital Khon Kaen province aimed to studied Prevalence and related Factors with depression in elderly patients with chronic diseases Samsung hospital Khon Kaen province. This research was cross-sectional descriptive study Between March 1, 2021 to August 31, 2021, totaling a period of 6 months. Sample size were 239 elderly diagnosed by a chronic disease. Data were collected by questionnaire. Data were analyzed by descriptive statistics) namely Frequency Distribution , Percentage , x̄ and S.D. and Inferential Statistics namely logistic regression.

            The results of the study found that related Factors with depression in elderly patients with chronic diseases Samsung hospital Khon Kaen province namely number of chronic diseases is more than one disease more likely to suffer from depression elderly people with 1 chronic disease amount 6.240 times , Elderly people with dependency more likely to suffer from depression elderly self-reliant 24.865 times , elderly being alone is 42.586 times more likely to suffer from depression than elderly people with families , Relationships with family members have conflicts in the family and different people 52.081 times more likely to suffer from depression than the elderly with good family relationships , elderly people had worried about money are 24.682 times more likely to suffer from depression than those without money worries , lack of counseling/adjusting with people in the community 25.199 times more likely to suffer from depression than the elderly with good family relationships and Not participating in community activities in the past 1 year were 5.103 times more likely to suffer from depression than the elderly who participated in the activities.