2023, Vol. 5, Issue 1, Part B

A descriptive survey was conducted to assess Depression and adopted coping strategies among senior citizens living in Bankura block 1, Bankura, West Bengal. The study was aimed to assess the level of Depression and coping strategies adopted by senior citizens.106 participants were selected by simple random sampling. Standardized Geriatric Depression Scale- SF was used to assess level of Depression and standardized brief COPE Scale was used for measuring adopted coping strategies. The study results depicted that majority (70.76%) of senior citizens had Depression in which 9.44% of senior citizens had severe Depression followed by 28.30% moderate Depression, 33.02% mild Depression. About 22.64% of senior citizens were having poor adopted coping strategies followed by 59.43% average and only 17.93% good. Depression was negatively correlated (r= -0.886) with adopted coping strategies at 0.001 level of significance.