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The physical and mental health of elderly in a Balinese village

✍ Scribed by Luh Ketut Syryani; Tjok. Alit Kamar Adnjana; Dinny Thong; Tjok. Isteri Rai Manik; I. Dewa Ketut Wisnu Putra; Weijanto Widjaja; Dan Wayan Tama; Gordon D. Jensen

Publisher
Springer US
Year
1988
Tongue
English
Weight
846 KB
Volume
3
Category
Article
ISSN
0169-3816

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✦ Synopsis

This was a study of the physical and mental health and lifestyle of elderly Balinese. Persons over 65 years of age (N = 45) in the village of Batur Utara were studied by structured interviews and quantitative psychological/psychiatric instruments. Prevalences of physical illness and mental disorders were obtained and compared with data available from other countries. The proportion of elderly in the total population was relatively low (4.l%). A high proportion (95.7%) were still working. We found relatively high prevalences of depression (14%) and anxiety (18%) and relatively low prevalences of dementia (7%) and obesity (0%).

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