Abstract:
Depression is significant factor affecting the quality of life in older adults. The purpose of this research was to study factors influencing depression among the elderly in the trouble area, Pattani Province. Multi-stage random sampling was used to recruit 155 older adults in Maikaen District, Pattani Province who met the inclusion criteria. Data were collected from August to September 2021. Research instruments consisted of 1) Research instruments consisted of a Thai Mini-Mental State Examination; TMSE (TMSE) scale 2) Personal information record 3) Depression scale 4) family relationship interview 5) Perception of violent events interview 6) Social support interview and 7) Resilience interview. Cronbachs alpha reliabilities of the 2-7 questionnaires ranged from .80-.89. Data were analyzed by using descriptive statistics, and Stepwise multiple regression analysis. The results showed that 75.5% percent of the samples was in high depression level. The predictive factors that significantly predicted depression included perception of violent events (β = .349 = .630, p< .001) and Resilience (β = .203, p< .05). These variables together explained 18.7 % of the variance in depression (R 2 = .187, p< .05). The results confirm that perception of violent events and resilience influenced depression among older adults living in the trouble area. Therefore, nurses, health care providers, and the personnel who work with the elderly would concern about psychological care relying on those factors in order to promote mental health and prevent depression in the elderly.