Abstract
Depression among elderly (old-aged people) is a common disease and
it is one of the leading causes of disability among old age people.
About 850, 000 fatalities were recorded every year that is associated
with the problem of depression among elderly (WHO: 2017)20
.
Pakistan is also one of the countries where depression associated with
aging problems are increasing due to ignorance of religion that
provides a comprehensive way of living. In the holy books (Holy
Quran, Bible etc); it has been mentioned and discussed many times to
show esteem and compassion towards elderly especially their own
parents. Although, unfortunately, all these orders have been abandoned
and disregarded by the followers. The total disrespect of the teachings
and principles of the religion are in turn causing changes in sociodemographic conditions. These changing socio-demographic factors
are being examined as the major causes of depression among elderly
living in old age homes. Quantitative research methodology had been
applied for this study. The universe of the study was the old homes of
Karachi. The sample size of 150 respondents was selected. The
primary data had been collected through structured questionnaire from
the respondents, living in old age homes of Karachi.
Dr. Kaneez Fatima Mamdani, Ms. Sadia Rehman. (2016 ) EFFECTS OF SOCIO-DEMOGRAPHIC AND RELIGIOUS DETERMINANTS ON THE LEVEL OF DEPRESSION AMONG ELDERLY LIVING IN OLD AGE HOMES: A CASE STUDY OF KARACHI, Al Tafseer, Volume 27-28, Issue 2.
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