en ● Psychosocial Health گزارش کوتاه Short Communication <div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="line-height:2;"><span style="font-size:14px;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;">Depression occurs among the elderly, leading to increased use of medical facilities, adversely affecting quality of life (QoL), and increasing mortality. Fewer studies have been conducted to explore the factors that contribute to depression among the elderly. The purpose of this study was to identify the factors that trigger depression in this population. This research used descriptive analysis with a cross-sectional design. A total of 247 participants completed a questionnaire containing socio-demographic information and the geriatric depression scale-15 (GDS-15). The data were analyzed for correlation using the chi-square test. There was a significant relationship between insurance and occupation and depression in rural communities in Central Java, Indonesia. Insurance and occupation influence elderly individuals&rsquo; preparation for old age, ensuring they have sufficient finances through old age savings, which enables them to be financially secure. The population needs to prepare for old age by calculating their retirement fund requirements, saving and investing, and obtaining insurance for pension and health fund protection.</span></span></span></div> Sociodemographic, Depression, Elderly, Insurance, Occupation 497 504 http://jrh.gmu.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-2183-6&slc_lang=en&sid=1 Tri Nurhidayati tnh@unimus.ac.id 100319475328460034740 100319475328460034740 Yes Faculty of Nursing, Universitas Airlangga, Surabaya, Indonesia. Desy Ariyana Rahayu desi.ariyana@unimus.ac.id 100319475328460034741 100319475328460034741 No Department of Nursing, Faculty of Nursing and Health Sciences, Universitas Muhammadiyah Semarang, Semarang, Indonesia. Anna Kurnia annakurnia@unimus.ac.id 100319475328460034742 100319475328460034742 No Department of Nursing, Faculty of Nursing and Health Sciences, Universitas Muhammadiyah Semarang, Semarang, Indonesia. Ah Yusuf ah-yusuf@fkp.unair.ac.id 100319475328460034743 100319475328460034743 No Faculty of Nursing, Universitas Airlangga, Surabaya, Indonesia. Retno Indarwati retno-i@fkp.unair.ac.id 100319475328460034744 100319475328460034744 No Faculty of Nursing, Universitas Airlangga, Surabaya, Indonesia. Satriya Pranata satriya.pranata@unimus.ac.id 100319475328460034745 100319475328460034745 No Department of Nursing, Faculty of Nursing and Health Sciences, Universitas Muhammadiyah Semarang, Semarang, Indonesia. Lalu Muhammad Irham lalu.irham@pharm.uad.ac.id 100319475328460034746 100319475328460034746 No Department of Pharmacology and Clinical Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Universitas Ahmad Dahlan, Yogyakarta, Indonesia.