Social Frailty and Depression Among Older Adults in Ghana: Insights from the WHO SAGE Surveys
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- Prince M. Amegbor
- Big Data Centre for Environment and Health (BERTHA), Department of Environmental Science, Aarhus University, Roskilde, Denmark
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- Vincent Z. Kuuire
- Department of Geography, University of Toronto Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
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- Alfred E. Yawson
- Department of Community Health, University of Ghana, Legon, Accra, Ghana
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- Mark W. Rosenberg
- Department of Geography and Planning, Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada
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- Clive E. Sabel
- Big Data Centre for Environment and Health (BERTHA), Department of Environmental Science, Aarhus University, Roskilde, Denmark
抄録
<jats:p> In this study, we examine the association between social frailty and depression among older adults in Ghana over time. We employed longitudinal data analysis to examine the association between social frailty, socioeconomic status and depression using data from the WHO-SAGE survey. Our descriptive and cross-tabulation analyses show that the prevalence of depression and social frailty among older adults decreased considerably in 2014/2015 compared to 2007/2008. The finding also reveals a huge reduction in social frailty among older adults in northern Ghana–the most deprived regions in Ghana–compared to those in southern Ghana. The multivariate panel data analysis reveals that depression was significantly associated with social isolation, financial needs, and physical needs. The findings suggest an over time decline in social frailty and depression among older adults, as well as, reduction in regional differences in social frailty and depression among older adults in Ghana. </jats:p>
収録刊行物
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- Research on Aging
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Research on Aging 43 (2), 85-95, 2020-08-04
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