A Deep Dive into Psychosocial Health among the Geriatric Population within the Rural Communities: Risk Insights and Associations
Year: 2023
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: Background: The well-known components that support physical and psychological health are included in the contemporary concept of psychosocial health.Most Geriatric people will have a serious health problem called psychosocial health at some point in their lives.Although mental health disorders account for around one-third of all Geriatric disabilities worldwide, they are frequently underaddressed in society.This study's goals included estimating the frequency of mental illness, describing its socio-demographic characteristics in the rural Geriatric population, and examining its relationships with other variables.Methodology: A Community-based cross-sectional study was conducted on individuals aged more than 60 years with the help of a pre-designed Self-structured questionnaire form and results are analyzed using GAD 7 to assess Anxiety, PHQ 9 for assessing depression, and PSS 10 scale for assessing Stress and Barthel Index for assessing the activities of daily living.The results were analyzed based on the participant's perception of the Questions being asked.Results: Males (n = 226) are more likely than females (n = 214) to experience greater anxiety, out of 440 study participants.The social well-being of married people (n = 278) is stated to be lower than that of single people (n = 162).Conclusion: Age over 70, female gender, illiteracy, living in a joint family, middle and lower socioeconomic class, complete financial dependence, and having a bad and unfair relationship with family members were socio-demographic factors that were strongly associated with mental illness and statistically significant with p<0.05.
Language: English
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W4390637809