Contributions of socio-demographic and psychosocial characteristics, functional status and physical activity level on prevalence of depressive symptoms among rural elderly in Johor state

• Main Authors: Hamzah, Nur Aqlili Riana, Adznam, Siti Nur ‘Asyura, Mohd Taib, Mohd Nasir, Chan, Yoke Mun, Ibrahim, Zuriati, Azam, Syafinas
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Nutrition Society of Malaysia 2018
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/72121/1/Contributions%20of%20socio-demographic%20and%20psychosocial%20characteristics.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/72121/; http://nutriweb.org.my/mjn/2018.php

Introduction: Depression and depressive symptom are common among the elderly. This study aimed to determine the influence of multiple factors and their correlations on the prevalence of depressive symptoms among elderly residents in selected FELDA schemes in Johor state. Methods: A total of 269 resp...