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<sec><h3>Objective</h3>
<p>To recognize and screen common mental disorders in elderlies and determine their relationship with social support in Shiraz, Iran.</p>
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<sec><h3>Methods</h3>
<p>In this cross-sectional analytical study, 400 elderlies aged >60 years from Shiraz were selected through stratified random sampling. Data collection was done by 3 demographic data, Medical Outcome Study (MOS), social support, and standardization of mental disorders symptoms checklist 90 (SCL-90) questionnaires. The collected data were analyzed with SPSS 22, using descriptive statistics, Pearson correlation coefficient, and univariate and multivariate linear regression analyses. A <italic>P value &lt;0.05 was regarded as statistically significant.</italic></p>
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<sec><h3>Results</h3>
<p>A total of 400 elderlies (mean age = 67.39 ± 6.89), among whom 204 individuals were female (51%), participated in the study. Somatization and phobic anxiety were the most (68.9%) and least (14.2%) prevalent disorders, respectively. The average total score of social support was 85.59 + 3.5. Social support and its 5 subscales showed statistically significant negative correlation with SCL-90 total scores and its 9 domains (<italic>P</italic> &lt; 0.05). A 1-point increase in social support score results in reduction in the psychological disorders score by 0.35 point (<italic>P</italic> &lt; 0.001).</p>
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<sec><h3>Conclusions</h3>
<p>It seems necessary to plan and make policies by the authorities to increase social support and reduce the burden of common mental disorders in the elderly.</p>
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Objective
To recognize and screen common mental disorders in elderlies and determine their relationship with social support in Shiraz, Iran.

Methods
In this cross-sectional analytical study, 400 elderlies aged >60 years from Shiraz were selected through stratified random sampling. Data collection was done by 3 demographic data, Medical Outcome Study (MOS), social support, and standardization of mental disorders symptoms checklist 90 (SCL-90) questionnaires. The collected data were analyzed with SPSS 22, using descriptive statistics, Pearson correlation coefficient, and univariate and multivariate linear regression analyses. A P value <0.05 was regarded as statistically significant.

Results
A total of 400 elderlies (mean age = 67.39 ± 6.89), among whom 204 individuals were female (51%), participated in the study. Somatization and phobic anxiety were the most (68.9%) and least (14.2%) prevalent disorders, respectively. The average total score of social support was 85.59 + 3.5. Social support and its 5 subscales showed statistically significant negative correlation with SCL-90 total scores and its 9 domains (P < 0.05). A 1-point increase in social support score results in reduction in the psychological disorders score by 0.35 point (P < 0.001).

Conclusions
It seems necessary to plan and make policies by the authorities to increase social support and reduce the burden of common mental disorders in the elderly.

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Department of Health Promotion, School of Health

Research Center for Health Sciences, Institute of Health, Department of Public Health

Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, Faculty of Medicine, Social Determinants of Health Research Center, Health Research Institute

Frontiers of Nursing

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Common psychological disorders in elderly and their correlations with social support, Shiraz, Iran, 2018

Objective
To recognize and screen common mental disorders in elderlies and determine their relationship with social support in Shiraz, Iran.

Methods
In this...

Common psychological disorders in elderly and their correlations with social support, Shiraz, Iran, 2018^†

Article Category: Original article

Published Online: Apr 13, 2022

Page range: 115 - 121

Received: Jun 14, 2021

Accepted: Aug 10, 2021

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/fon-2022-0014

Keywords
elderly, psychological disorders, mental health, aging, SCL-90

© 2022 Firoozeh Abbasi et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Common psychological disorders in elderly and their correlations with social support, Shiraz, Iran, 2018†

Article Category: Original article

Published Online: Apr 13, 2022

Page range: 115 - 121

Received: Jun 14, 2021

Accepted: Aug 10, 2021

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/fon-2022-0014

Keywordselderly, psychological disorders, mental health, aging, SCL-90

© 2022 Firoozeh Abbasi et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Common psychological disorders in elderly and their correlations with social support, Shiraz, Iran, 2018^†

Keywords
elderly, psychological disorders, mental health, aging, SCL-90