Prevalence and risk factors of depressive symptoms among institutionalized elderly in Sabah, Malaysia Borneo

• Main Authors: Helmy Sajali, Syed Sharizman Syed Abdul Rahim, Afidah Abidin, Premala Subramaniam, Mohd Fazeli Sazali, Mohammad Saffree Jeffree, Mazlinda Musa, Nicholas Tze Ping Pang, Azizan Omar, Mohd Faizal Madrim, Khalid Mokti, Abdul Rahman Ramdzan, Zulkhairul Naim Sidek Ahmad, Azman Atil, Muhammad Aklil Abd Rahim, Mohd Rohaizat Hassan
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English
• Published: Malaysian Public Health Physicians Association 2021
• Subjects: BF Psychology
• Online Access: https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/29998/1/Prevalence%20and%20risk%20factors%20of%20depressive%20symptoms%20among%20institutionalized%20elderly%20in%20Sabah%2C%20Malaysia%20Borneo%20FULL%20TEXT.pdf; https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/29998/3/Prevalence%20and%20risk%20factors%20of%20depressive%20symptoms%20among%20institutionalized%20elderly%20in%20Sabah%2C%20Malaysia%20Borneo%20ABSTRACT.pdf; https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/29998/; http://mjphm.org/index.php/mjphm/article/view/823/245; https://doi.org/10.37268/mjphm/vol.21/no.1/art.823

The elderly population in Malaysia are multiplying, and older people's reliance on social services such as the elderly institutions has increased. Mental health problems especially depression is one of the main problems with institutionalized elderly. This study aims to determine the prevalence...