作者
Vijay Kumar, Kamal Bandhu Kr Klanidhi, Avinash Chakrawarty, Jawahar Singh, Prasun Chatterjee, Aparajit Ballav Dey
发表日期
2021/12/1
期刊
Asian Journal of Psychiatry
卷号
66
页码范围
102897
出版商
Elsevier Science BV
简介
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.
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