Research Article
Linkage of Depression with Elder Abuse among Institutionalized Older Persons in Kathmandu Valley, Nepal
Table 3
Association between elderly abuse and depression.
| | Types of abuse | Depression status | value | | No (%) | Suggestive (%) | Indicative (%) | |
| | Physical abuse | | | | | | Yes | 9 (8.9) | 26 (29.9) | 13 (40.6) | <0.001 | | No | 92 (91.1) | 61 (70.1) | 19 (59.4) | | | Psychological abuse | | | | | | Yes | 28 (27.7) | 50 (57.5) | 25 (78.1) | <0.001 | | No | 73 (72.3) | 37 (42.5) | 7 (21.9) | | | Neglect | | | | | | Yes | 15 (14.9) | 41 (47.1) | 19 (59.4) | <0.001 | | No | 86 (85.1) | 46 (52.9) | 13 (40.6) | | | Economical abuse | | | | | | Yes | 19 (18.8) | 35 (40.2) | 21 (65.6) | <0.001 | | No | 82 (81.2) | 52 (59.8) | 11 (34.4) | | | Sexual abuse | | | | | | Yes | 1 (1.0) | 5 (5.7) | 4 (12.5) | NA | | No | 100 (99.0) | 82 (94.3) | 28 (87.5) | |
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