Depression Among Empty Nest Older Parents in Kathmandu, Nepal

Soniya Shrestha's dataset contains quantitative and qualitative data from a 2021 cross-sectional study of 140 older parents in Kathmandu, Nepal. The study measured depression levels using the Geriatric Depression Scale and performed regression analysis to identify associated factors. The data includes results showing nearly half of the studied empty nesters had depression, with marital status being a significant predictor.

Use Cases

• Analyze the association between marital status and depression severity based on the reported odds ratio for single parents.
• Study the prevalence of mild and severe depression among older adults whose children have migrated abroad.
• Investigate the mental health impacts of adult children's migration on parents in a specific urban ward of Kathmandu.
• Triangulate quantitative depression scale scores with qualitative interview themes from 21 in-depth interviews.

Strengths

• Includes data from 140 older parents, providing a specific sample size for analysis.
• Reports concrete findings, such as 30% of participants had mild depression and 5% had severe depression.
• Quantitative data is supported by 21 qualitative in-depth interviews for methodological triangulation.
• Uses a standardized measurement tool, the Geriatric Depression Scale.

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• The dataset's 5.5 KB size indicates a very limited scope, likely containing summary results rather than raw individual-level data.

Provenance

Source

Soniya Shrestha via figshare

Collection Method

Cross-sectional mixed-method study with participants randomly selected from a social security list.

Time Range

Likely around 2021, based on the census reference in the description.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-05 17:37:33; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Ward number 9 of Kathmandu Metropolitan City, Nepal.