@article{6e00c5165e7f4dc197ac2989902b1ba1,
title = "Social Frailty and Depression Among Older Adults in Ghana: Insights from the WHO SAGE Surveys",
abstract = "In this study, we examine the association between social frailty and depression among older adults in Ghana over time. We employed longitudinal data analysis to examine the association between social frailty, socioeconomic status and depression using data from the WHO-SAGE survey. Our descriptive and cross-tabulation analyses show that the prevalence of depression and social frailty among older adults decreased considerably in 2014/2015 compared to 2007/2008. The finding also reveals a huge reduction in social frailty among older adults in northern Ghana–the most deprived regions in Ghana–compared to those in southern Ghana. The multivariate panel data analysis reveals that depression was significantly associated with social isolation, financial needs, and physical needs. The findings suggest an over time decline in social frailty and depression among older adults, as well as, reduction in regional differences in social frailty and depression among older adults in Ghana.",
keywords = "financial needs, food security, Ghana, longitudinal analysis, physical needs, social isolation",
author = "Amegbor, {Prince M.} and Kuuire, {Vincent Z.} and Yawson, {Alfred E.} and Rosenberg, {Mark W.} and Sabel, {Clive E.}",
note = "Funding Information: We are grateful for helpful comments from the editor and anonymous reviewers. We are also grateful to the WHO SAGE group and the Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR) for the data used in this study. Prince M. Amegbor and Clive E. Sabel were supported by BERTHA–The Danish Big Data Centre for Environment and Health funded by the Novo Nordisk Foundation Challenge Programme (grant NNF17OC0027864). The author(s) received no financial support for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article. Funding Information: We are grateful for helpful comments from the editor and anonymous reviewers. We are also grateful to the WHO SAGE group and the Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR) for the data used in this study. Prince M. Amegbor and Clive E. Sabel were supported by BERTHA–The Danish Big Data Centre for Environment and Health funded by the Novo Nordisk Foundation Challenge Programme (grant NNF17OC0027864). Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} The Author(s) 2020.",
year = "2021",
month = feb,
doi = "10.1177/0164027520946447",
language = "English (US)",
volume = "43",
pages = "85--95",
journal = "Research on Aging",
issn = "0164-0275",
publisher = "SAGE Publications Inc.",
number = "2",
}