Prevalence of Mental Health Disorders among Elderly Diabetics and Associated Risk Factors in Indonesia

Mahalul Azam, Rina Sulistiana, Arulita Ika Fibriana, Soesmeyka Savitri and Syed Mohamed Aljunid
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Mahalul Azam: Department of Public Health, Faculty of Sports Science, Universitas Negeri Semarang, Semarang 50229, Indonesia
Rina Sulistiana: Department of Public Health, Faculty of Sports Science, Universitas Negeri Semarang, Semarang 50229, Indonesia
Arulita Ika Fibriana: Department of Public Health, Faculty of Sports Science, Universitas Negeri Semarang, Semarang 50229, Indonesia
Soesmeyka Savitri: Department of Psychiatry, Dr. Kariadi General Hospital, Semarang 50244, Indonesia
Syed Mohamed Aljunid: Department of Health Policy and Management, Faculty of Public Health, Kuwait University, Kuwait City 11311, Kuwait

IJERPH, 2021, vol. 18, issue 19, 1-9

Abstract: This cross-sectional study aimed to explore mental health disorders (MHD) prevalence among elderly diabetics in Indonesia. Data were extracted from the 2018 national basic health survey in Indonesia (abbreviated as RISKESDAS). The survey involved households randomly selected from 34 provinces, 416 districts, and 98 cities in Indonesia, with 1,017,290 respondents. The number of subjects selected in this study was 2818 elderly diabetic subjects. MHD was determined by self-reporting assessment. Secondary data acquired from RISKESDAS 2018 data involved age, sex, urban–rural residence status, marital status, educational level, employment status, obesity, hypertension, heart disease, stroke, family history of MHD, and DM duration. Binary logistic regression with a backward stepwise method was used to analyze the risk factors related to MHD. MHD prevalence among elderly diabetics in Indonesia was 19.3%. Factors associated with MHD among elderly diabetics were being female (prevalence odds ratio (POR) = 1.64; 95% CI: 1.126–2.394), married (POR = 0.05; 95% CI: 0.031–0.084), less education (POR = 3.37; 95% CI: 1.598–10.355), and stroke (POR = 1.61; 95% CI: 1.183–2.269). MHD prevalence among elderly diabetics in Indonesia was 19.3%, suggesting that screening for psychological problems and educating elderly diabetic patients is essential. Unmarried female elderly diabetics with less education and stroke were altogether more likely to experience MHD.

Keywords: mental health; diabetes; Indonesia; risk factors; elderly (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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