Socioeconomic and health-related inequalities in major depressive symptoms among older adults: a Wagstaff's decomposition analysis of data from the LASI baseline survey, 2017-2018.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To find out the association between socioeconomic and health status and depression among older adults and explore the contributing factors in the socioeconomic and health-related inequalities in late-life depression.

Design

A cross-sectional study was conducted using large representative survey data.

Setting and participants

Data for this study were derived from the baseline wave of the Longitudinal Ageing Study in India conducted during 2017-2018. The effective sample size was 30 888 older adults aged 60 years and above.

Primary and secondary outcome measures

The outcome variable in this study was depression among older adults. Descriptive statistics along with bivariate analysis was conducted to report the preliminary results. Multivariable binary

SUBMITTER: Muhammad T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9161106 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature