title: Psychological morbidity among co-residents of older people in rural South India: prevalence and risk factors.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  This study attempted to examine psychological morbidity among co-residents of older people living in Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India.
  
  
  METHODS
  This cross-sectional study evaluated psychological morbidity among co-residents using the Self-Reporting Questionnaire and psychiatric morbidity among older people using the 10/66 Dementia Research Group's population-based studies protocol. Socio-demographic data were also collected. Logistic regression was used for multivariate analysis.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Of 807 residents evaluated, 73 (9.0%) had significant psychological morbidity. Such morbidity was associated with being older, female, poorer, illiterate, currently employed and being a spouse of the older person. A diagnosis of depression, neuropsychiatric symptoms and greater disability in older people were also associated with psychological morbidity among co-residents.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Co-residents living with older people have significant psychological morbidity, which needs to be recognised and treated.
authors.affiliation: Specialist Mental Health Services for Older People, Penrith, NSW, Australia.
authors.forename: M Khurram
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Malik
authors.affiliation: Specialist Mental Health Services for Older People, Penrith, NSW, Australia Department of Psychiatry, Christian Medical College, Vellore, India ksjacob@cmcvellore.ac.in.
authors.forename: K S
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Jacob
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000375:Aging / Q000523:psychology*; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003704:Dementia / Q000453:epidemiology*; D003863:Depression / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006233:Persons with Disabilities / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007194:India / Q000453:epidemiology; D016015:Logistic Models; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009017:Morbidity; D015999:Multivariate Analysis; D012307:Risk Factors; D012424:Rural Population / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D057566:Self Report; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
keywords: India; Psychological morbidity; co-residents; older people