Prevalence of depression among the elderly persons in a rural community from northern India

Quick takeaway

This rural Ballabgarh study links depression in older adults to inactivity, chronic disease burden, sleep problems, and hearing impairment, which are all clinically actionable clusters.

Why this matters

Useful because it pairs prevalence with modifiable determinants and explicitly recommends training health workers to identify depression.

Key caution

One rural block cannot represent the likely district-to-district variation across India.