Pearson correlation coefficient was used to examine the relationship between depression and cognitive
impairment in this study. The demographic characteristics of the present sample were investigated in depression
variable. Also, depression percentage was calculated and finally data were analyzed using SPSS-16 software. The
significance level was considered 0.05. 42.30% of men affected with dementia were in the age range of 65-75 years
and the 57.69 remained percentage of elderly people were 75 years old or over. Academically, 23.07% of men
affected to dementia were illiterate and 76.92% had elementary literacy. Concerning depression test, the descriptive
study showed that 73.07% of men affected to moderate depression had 26.92% severe depression. Meanwhile,
regarding age groups of data sample, it was found that 71.42% of young elderly people and 28.57% of elderly
people are affected to severe depression and 68.42% of young elderlies are affected to moderate depression and
31.57% of elderlies are affected to moderate depression. In addition, 33.3% of elderlies were academically illiterate
and 85% of literate elderlies were affected to severe depression and also 66.6% of illiterate elderlies and 15% of
literate elderlies were affected to moderate depression (Table 1).
Pearson correlation coefficient was used to examine the relationship between depression and cognitiveimpairment in this study. The demographic characteristics of the present sample were investigated in depressionvariable. Also, depression percentage was calculated and finally data were analyzed using SPSS-16 software. Thesignificance level was considered 0.05. 42.30% of men affected with dementia were in the age range of 65-75 yearsand the 57.69 remained percentage of elderly people were 75 years old or over. Academically, 23.07% of menaffected to dementia were illiterate and 76.92% had elementary literacy. Concerning depression test, the descriptivestudy showed that 73.07% of men affected to moderate depression had 26.92% severe depression. Meanwhile,regarding age groups of data sample, it was found that 71.42% of young elderly people and 28.57% of elderlypeople are affected to severe depression and 68.42% of young elderlies are affected to moderate depression and31.57% of elderlies are affected to moderate depression. In addition, 33.3% of elderlies were academically illiterateand 85% of literate elderlies were affected to severe depression and also 66.6% of illiterate elderlies and 15% ofliterate elderlies were affected to moderate depression (Table 1).
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