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이삼순 ( ) - 거제대학 간호과
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Abstract
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To investigate the level of depression and related ADL(activiti.es of daily living scale) in elderly patients, 532 elderly were directly interviewed using questionnaires at 6 community health posts in Koje City, Kyungnam Province from July to August 2000.
The functional capacity of daily living was assessed by 6-item ADL. Level of depression was measured by 15 item GDS-SF scales. The data on personal characteristic and history were also obtained. The prevalence of depression in men(74.3%) was significantly lower than that in women (84.4%)(p(0.05). Percentage of ADL dependent patient who were not able to perform one or more items was 8.6% in men and 8.0% in women.
The prevalence of depression in ADL independent male patient was 71.8% while that in ADL dependent male patient was 100% (p(0.05). On the other hand, the prevalence of depression in ADL independent female patient was 82.9% while that in ADL dependent female patient was 100`,!(p(0.01). The level of depression and related ADL was significantly high in all elderly patients living in Koje City.
Depression level was significantly different according to living; expenses and self-rated health status in men, while it was different
according to level of education, living expenses, self-rated health status, with or without spouse, nurse to help, with or without collocutor, smoking, medical history for the last 15 days and the last three months in women.
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KeyWords
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우울, 일상생활 수행능력, Depression, ADL(Activities of Daily Living)
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원문 및 링크아웃 정보
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등재저널 정보
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