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Psychiatric Morbidity among Elderly People Living in Old Age Homes and in the Community: A Comparative Study

Nagaraj, AKM and Mathew, J and Nanjegowda, RB and Majgi, SM and Purushothama, SM (2012) Psychiatric Morbidity among Elderly People Living in Old Age Homes and in the Community: A Comparative Study. [Journal (On-line/Unpaginated)]

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Abstract

Background: Disorders such as depression, anxiety, cognitive and psychotic disorders have a high prevalence among elderly. There is some preliminary evidence that life in old age homes is perceived by inmates as more supportive, though the issue is not well studied. Aim: This project is directed towards studying and comparing the psychiatric morbidity and quality of life of elderly people residing in two unique settings: community and old age homes. Method: It is a cross-sectional study where the elderly subjects, 50 each in both the groups, were selected by simple random sampling technique and assessed on Mini Mental Status Examination (MMSE), Informant Questionnaire on Cognitive Decline in Elderly (IQCODE), Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale (BPRS) and Quality of life visual analogue scale. Result: On comparison using suitable statistical analysis, there was no significant difference in the total scores on MMSE, IQCODE and quality of life scale across the groups. Depression was present in 22% of people in the community and 36% of old age home inmates. Psychosis was present in 26% of people in the community and 20% of old age home inmates. Conclusion: The psychiatric morbidity is high in elderly irrespective of the setting in which they live.

Item Type:Journal (On-line/Unpaginated)
Keywords:Elderly people; Old age homes; Psychiatric morbidity; Cognitive disturbances; Quality of life
Subjects:JOURNALS > Online Journal of Health and Allied Sciences
ID Code:8855
Deposited By: Kakkilaya Bevinje, Dr. Srinivas
Deposited On:04 May 2013 23:03
Last Modified:04 May 2013 23:03

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