Effect of Social Organisations on Depression, Cognitive Skills and Activities of Daily Living in Elderly Persons

The present study was conducted to investigate the relationships among depression, social organisations, cognitive skills, memory and instrumental activities of daily living depression in elderly people. This study was carried out on 60 elderly people (both men and women). The tools used were Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS), Mini-cog assessment instrument, Instrumental activities of daily living (IADLs). Results revealed a significant relationship between depression, cognitive skills, memory and activities of daily living. It was concluded that most of the elderly people who were members of some social organizations were lesser prone to depression and had better cognitive skills, memory and hence were more independent in carrying out instrumental activities of daily living independently.