Depression and Cognitive Impairment among Community-dwelling Older adults in Southern India

• Main Authors: Ranjitha Shetty (Author), Kulkarni Muralidhar (Author), Asha Kamath (Author), Krishna Yerraguntla (Author), Shailaja Bhat (Author), Shashank Mehrotra (Author), PSVN Sharma (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, 2023-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Depression and cognitive impairment are two psychosocial health problems significantly affecting the quality of life of older adults across the globe. This study aimed to estimate the prevalence of psychosocial morbidities among older adults in a rural community of coastal Karnataka, Ind...