Prevalence and determinants of psychological stress of elderly in Bangladesh: A cross sectional study Uddin Md. Taj, Kabir Ahmad, Islam Md Nazrul Department of Statistics, Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Sylhet, Bangladesh Online published on 16 December, 2020. Abstract The aim of the study was to assess the psychological stress of urban elderly living in the Sylhet district, Bangladesh. A total of 390 urban aged people were interviewed during February to April, 2016 through a structured questionnaire. Basic statistical tools along with logistic regression model were applied for analysis. It was found that 58.2 per cent elderly were suffering from psychological stress. From the logistic regression analysis, it was observed that sex, religion, age, income, blood pressure, physical exercise, and sleeping pattern were significant factors associated with psychological stress of elderly. Non-Muslim’s elderly were suffering more than that of Muslim counterpart. Females were more prone to psychological stress than male. Poor elderly were suffering more than middle and high income elderly. Oldest elderly were more suffering than young elderly. Therefore, measures should be taken to create awareness among the elderly populations about psychological stress. Top Keywords Urban ageing, Psychological stress, Religion, Family type. Top |