Table 1.
Demographic data of respondent patients (n = 803).
| Characteristics | N (%) or Mean ± SD |
|---|---|
| Age, mean (SD) | 69.24 ± 6.88 (60–89) |
| Sex | |
| Male | 239 (30) |
| Female | 557 (70) |
| Years of education, mean (SD) | 6.63 ± 4.9 |
| Marital status | |
| Single | 29 (3.61) |
| Live together | 509 (63.39) |
| Divorced widow | 36 (4.48) |
| Widowed spouse | 228 (28.39) |
| Income (US dollars/month)∗ | |
| <143 | 469 (59.4) |
| 143–285 | 110 (13.9) |
| 286–572 | 114 (14.4) |
| >572 | 96 (12.2) |
| History of illness | |
| Alcoholism or abuse | 9 (1.2) |
| Suicide attempt | 11 (1.7) |
| Other psychiatric diseases | 55 (8.7) |
| Family history | |
| Alcohol or other substance abuse | 21 (2.6) |
| Bipolar disorder | 0 (0) |
| Cognitive disorders | 5 (0.6) |
| Depressive disorders | 18 (2.2) |
| Other disorders (schizophrenia, autism, anxiety disorder) | 23 (2.9) |
| DSM-IV clinical disorder | |
| All depressive disorder | 190 (23.7) |
| Major depressive disorder | 138 (17.19) |
| Dysthymia | 40 (4.98) |
| Double Depression | 12 (1.49) |
| Geriatric Depression Scale-15, mean (SD) of total score | 52.05 (14.16) |
Note.
∗
Converted 1 USD from 35 THB