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This descriptive study discussed depression among senior citizens
that lived in the Home for the Aged, Darul Takrim (DT), Jamiyah,
Singapore. The aim of this study was to identify the level of
depression among senior citizens, effect of depression on their
emotion and to find out the form of emotional support needed by
them in the institution. Depression experienced by senior citizens
is due to several factors such as psychological factor, life
experience and physiological factor. This study is carried out
using quantitative and qualitative approach. 26 subjects have been
selected based on random sampling. They consist of 19 male and 7
female. The quantitative research instrument used questionnaires
that are made up of two parts: demographic information built by
researcher and Zung Depression Self-Rating Scale inventory that was
downloaded. The qualitative study using face-to-face interview
method was executed after quantitative study findings for level of
depression are analysed using the Statistical Packages for the
Social Sciences (SPSS Version 16.0 software). Four citizens under
the purposive sampling found depressed was interviewed. Results
showed that there are some citizens which experience medium
depression that required attention in the institution, similarly
for the effect of depression on their emotion. From there, the data
collected from face-toface interview was analysed based on the
feedback given by the subject and were classified according to the
three levels: minimum, medium and critical based on researcher's
observation. Result analysed showed that emotional effect of senior
citizen in DT were critical. Symptoms such as regret, sad, sleep
complaints, unable to sleep, feeling useless, and isolation of
self, proved its criticality. The analysis of the three
characteristics for the Diagnosis of Depressive Disorders in Zung
Depression Self-Rating Scale consisting of 'Pervasive Affect' which
shows a mean value of 1.652, 'Physiological equivalents' which
shows a mean value of 1.673 and 'Psychological equivalents' which
shows a mean value of 1.673 concluded that depression among the
citizens in the institution is satisfactory. For the forms of
emotional support, it was found that social support from the staff
and from the institution itself is of high hope. There is also
social support from their children and also from some of the
residents. This study has also adduced a few suggestions so that
the authority from MCYDS/JKM will continue to give their help and
support to operators of Home for the Aged in the country.
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