Survey : 7.5% of Wooden Goh's Marine Parade residents are depressed

[Confuseous]

Plight of senior citizens in Marine Parade by Carolyn Quek 04:46 AM Oct 04, 2011

A survey of senior citizens in Marine Parade shows:

- About 78 per cent have at least one chronic disease

- 52 per cent do not exercise

- 15 per cent report falls in the past 12 months

- 7.5 per cent are indicative of depression; 7.8 per cent indicative of cognitive impairment

- 272 live alone

- http://www.todayonline.com/Singapore/EDC111004-0000174/Plight-of-senior-citizens-in-Marine-Parad

 

[kingrant]

OMG! What has Woody Goh done to these people after being their MP for all these terms? The stats will get worse with tinpots and tin soldiers in their midst, esp for depression.

 

[Alamaking]

So little ahh? LOL