Assessment of mental health issues among geriatric population during COVID19 pandemic, Indian perspective.
Asian J Psychiatr
; 66: 102897, 2021 Dec.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1504234
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVES:
Study was aimed to assess magnitude of mental health problems among geriatric population during COVID19 pandemic.METHODOLOGY:
Study was a cross-sectional observational study, total of 106 participants (Age ≥60 years) of either gender included in study. Mental health variables depressive and anxiety were assessed using GDS and HAM-A.RESULTS:
On GDS, 20(18.87%) patients had depressive symptoms and on HAM-A, 24(22.6%) patients were having anxiety symptoms.CONCLUSION:
Study highlight that Geriatric population have significant mental health issues during COVID19 pandemic, it should not be overlooked. It's necessary to provide elderly psychological intervention measures to improve their wellbeing.Keywords
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Collection:
International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Mental Health
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COVID-19
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
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Observational study
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Prognostic study
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Randomized controlled trials
Limits:
Aged
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Humans
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Middle aged
Language:
English
Journal:
Asian J Psychiatr
Year:
2021
Document Type:
Article
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