ภาวะซึมเศร้าของผู้สูงอายุตำบลธาตุทอง อำเภอภูเขียว จังหวัดชัยภูมิ

Abstract

This study was a descriptive research. The objective was to study depression in elderly.The subjects group consisted of 456 cases of study obtained from elderly in Thadtong Sub-districtPhukhieo District Chaiyaphum Province by Multi-stage random sampling. The developed interview wasused as a tool to collect employed quantitative data. The content validity was improved and adjustedby the suggestion of the experts. Using Cronbach’s alpha coefficient tested the reliability of theassessment tool; was 0.83 level. Data analysis was done by computer program. Statistics were toacquire frequencies, percentage, means, standard deviation.The result revealed that: 220 elderlies showed normal scale of depression (48.24%). Thenumber of depression in sample from Thadtong Sub-district Phukhieo District Chaiyaphum Provincewas 236 (51.76%); this control be categorized into mild depression was 175 (38.38%), moderatedepression was 48 (10.53%), and severe depression was 13 (2.85%) of sample.In summary, the responsive organization should support preventing behavior, earring and selfcarefor depression in elderly, focusing on increasing cause of depression in elderly acknowledge.