Objective: To compare the severity of the symptoms of depression among the people aged 65 years
and above living in an old age home and in their own home.
Methods: The present study comprised of total 260 people aged 65 years and above (130 from
Social Welfare center old age home Pashupatinath Kathmandu Nepal and 130 people aged 65 years
and above from different VDCs of Rasuwa district Nepal). The interview through structured
questionnaire was used to collect data of background (socio-demographic) variables and
independent variables. Geriatric depression scale (long form) was used to collect the data on
severity of the symptoms of depression. The severity of symptoms of depression as an outcome
variable consisting three categories normal (0-9), mild (10-19) and severe depression (20-30) were
assessed with geriatric depression scale. Cross tabulation and chi-square test were applied to
measure the association of variables. Multivariate logistic regression analysis was used to calculate
the crude and adjusted odd ratios (OR) with their 95% confidence intervals (CI).