Profile of mental disorders among the elderly United Arab Emirates population: sociodemographic correlates

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作者
Ghubash, R
El-Rufaie, O
Zoubeidi, T
Al-Shboul, QM
Sabri, SM
机构
[1] United Arab Emirates Univ, Fac Med & Hlth Sci, Dept Psychiat & Behav Sci, Al Ain, U Arab Emirates
[2] Arabian Gulf Univ, Coll Med & Med Sci, Dept Family & Community Med, Manama, Bahrain
[3] United Arab Emirates Univ, Fac Business & Econ, Dept Stat, Al Ain, U Arab Emirates
关键词
Geriatric Mental State Interview (GMS-A3); AGECAT; United Arab Emirates (UAE); mental disorders; old age;
D O I
10.1002/gps.1101
中图分类号
R592 [老年病学]; C [社会科学总论];
学科分类号
03 ; 0303 ; 100203 ;
摘要
Objectives To investigate the prevalence, nature and sociodemographic correlates of mental disorders among the elderly United Arab Emirates (UAE) population. Study subjects and sample UAE nationals aged 60 years or more, were recruited from within a random sample of households representing the UAE national population, irrespective of the age of individuals in each household. Research Instruments (i) Geriatric Mental State Interview (GMS-A3): an Arabic version, using the AGECAT for analysis; (ii) A short questionnaire for relevant sociodemographic data. Procedure Purposely trained, Arabic speaking interviewers visited the targeted sample households to interview study subjects at their homes. Results The total number of screened subjects was 610: 166 (27.2%) in Al-Ain; 286 (46.9%) in Dubai and 158 (25.9%) in Ras Al-Khaimah. There were 347 (56.9%) male subjects and 263 (43.1%) female subjects. The mean age of the interviewed subjects was 68.6 (SD 8.3). The commonest diagnostic entities at the AGECAT syndrome case level were depression (20.2%), anxiety (5.6%), hypochondriasis (4.4%) and organic, mostly cognitive impairment with or without dementia (3.6%). Organic syndrome caseness, as an independent entity, showed significant correlation only to older age, while the rest of the mental disorders showed significant correlation with female gender, insufficient income and being single, separated, divorced or widowed. Conclusion The GMS-AGECAT package proved to be a useful tool for psychiatric assessment among the elderly in this Arabian culture. The prevalence rates of mental disorders among the elderly UAE population were, more or less, within the same range reported by other comparable worldwide studies. Copyright (C) 2004 John Wiley Sons, Ltd.
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