Depression in the Iranian Elderly: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Depression can lead to increased medical costs, impaired individual and social functioning, nonadherence to therapeutic proceeding, and even suicide and ultimately affect quality of life. It is important to know the extent of its prevalence for successful planning in this regard. This study was cond...
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| author | Hedayat Jafari Dariush Ghasemi-Semeskandeh Amir Hossein Goudarzian Tahereh Heidari Azar Jafari-Koulaee |
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| description | Depression can lead to increased medical costs, impaired individual and social functioning, nonadherence to therapeutic proceeding, and even suicide and ultimately affect quality of life. It is important to know the extent of its prevalence for successful planning in this regard. This study was conducted to determine the prevalence of depression in the Iranian elderly. This systematic review and meta-analysis study was done through Medline via PubMed, SCOPUS, Web of Science, ProQuest, SID, Embase, and Magiran with determined keywords. Screening was done on the basis of relevance to the purpose of the study, titles, abstracts, full text, and inclusion and exclusion criteria. The quality of the articles was assessed using the Newcastle-Ottawa standard scale. After primary and secondary screening, 30 articles were finally included in the study. According to the 30 articles reviewed, the prevalence of depression in the Iranian elderly was 52 percent based on the random-effects model (CI 95%: 46–58). According to the results of the present study, depression in the Iranian elderly was moderate to high. Therefore, more exact assessment in terms of depression screening in elderly people seems necessary. Coherent and systematic programs, including psychosocial empowerment counselling for the elderly and workshops for their families, are also needed. Researchers can also use the results of this study for future research. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-f7b3725640dd411c90f3f62dc43c6fbd2025-02-03T01:25:13ZengWileyJournal of Aging Research2090-22042090-22122021-01-01202110.1155/2021/93056249305624Depression in the Iranian Elderly: A Systematic Review and Meta-AnalysisHedayat Jafari0Dariush Ghasemi-Semeskandeh1Amir Hossein Goudarzian2Tahereh Heidari3Azar Jafari-Koulaee4Nursing Department of Medical Surgical Nursing, Traditional and Complementary Medicine Research Center, Addiction Institute, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, IranInstitute for Biomedicine, Eurac Research Institute, Bolzano, ItalyStudent Research Committee, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, IranStudent Research Committee, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, IranStudent Research Committee, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, IranDepression can lead to increased medical costs, impaired individual and social functioning, nonadherence to therapeutic proceeding, and even suicide and ultimately affect quality of life. It is important to know the extent of its prevalence for successful planning in this regard. This study was conducted to determine the prevalence of depression in the Iranian elderly. This systematic review and meta-analysis study was done through Medline via PubMed, SCOPUS, Web of Science, ProQuest, SID, Embase, and Magiran with determined keywords. Screening was done on the basis of relevance to the purpose of the study, titles, abstracts, full text, and inclusion and exclusion criteria. The quality of the articles was assessed using the Newcastle-Ottawa standard scale. After primary and secondary screening, 30 articles were finally included in the study. According to the 30 articles reviewed, the prevalence of depression in the Iranian elderly was 52 percent based on the random-effects model (CI 95%: 46–58). According to the results of the present study, depression in the Iranian elderly was moderate to high. Therefore, more exact assessment in terms of depression screening in elderly people seems necessary. Coherent and systematic programs, including psychosocial empowerment counselling for the elderly and workshops for their families, are also needed. Researchers can also use the results of this study for future research.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2021/9305624 |
| spellingShingle | Hedayat Jafari Dariush Ghasemi-Semeskandeh Amir Hossein Goudarzian Tahereh Heidari Azar Jafari-Koulaee Depression in the Iranian Elderly: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis Journal of Aging Research |
| title | Depression in the Iranian Elderly: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis |
| title_full | Depression in the Iranian Elderly: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis |
| title_fullStr | Depression in the Iranian Elderly: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis |
| title_full_unstemmed | Depression in the Iranian Elderly: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis |
| title_short | Depression in the Iranian Elderly: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis |
| title_sort | depression in the iranian elderly a systematic review and meta analysis |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2021/9305624 |
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