Depression status and related factors of elderly victims in Chengdu and Deyang 8 months after the Wenchuan earthquake
10.3969/j.issn.1000-6729.2010.02.011
- VernacularTitle:成都、德阳地区地震8个月后老年人抑郁状况及其相关因素
- Author:
Haifeng LI
;
Weihong KUANG
;
Buxin HAN
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Wenchuan earthquake;
elderly;
disaster area;
depression status;
related factors;
cross-sec-tional study
- From:
Chinese Mental Health Journal
2010;24(2):122-125
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective: To explore the depression stares of the elderly experienced the Wenchuan earthquake and to know the related factors. Methods: Using the convenient sampling method, 390 elderly living in Chengdu and Deyang City were included in this investigation. Demographic data was recorded and the Center for Epidemiolog-ic Studies Depression (CES-D) was applied individually. Results: In this sample, 9.8% of the elderly had sus-pected depression symptom and 30.3% had depression symptom. Depression status was related to sex, education,habitual residence, occupation and experiences in earthquake. Compared with the elderly who were males, with middle school education degree, without horrible experiences in the past, with less fearful/helpless/horrible feel-ings in earthquake, the elderly who were females (OR=2.03), with education degree below primary school (OR =2.59), with horrible experiences in the past (OR=2.06), and with strong fearful/helpless/horrible feeling in earthquake (OR=1.59), had more serious depression. Conclusion: After 8 months of Wenchuan earthquake, lo-cal elderly victims are still in severe depression. The elderly who are female, with low education level, engaged in farm work, suffered great loss should be paid special attention.
