|
KMID : 0378119840110010269
|
|
Chungnam Medical Journal
1984 Volume.11 No. 1 p.269 ~ p.276
|
|
|
A Study on Depression of Amputee, Disabled, Paraplegia, and the Cthers
|
|
|
|
|
Abstract
|
|
|
This study was conducted to assess level of depression and loneliness of a certain limited, thereby let make them manage to live as a normal life as possible in various limitations and then increasing the quality of·their lives.
The subject for the study were 7 amputee, 17 paraplegia, 42 disabled of lower entermity, and 28 control group (no limited mobility) in medical-surgical ward.
Data was collected from June 1983 to March 30, 1984, referencing the Beck´s inventory for depression and the Young´a loneliness scale, and analysed by S. P.S.S. program.
The results of the analysed are as follows :
1. There was no difference in level of depression and loneliness between control group and the limited mobility.
2. There was highly significant difference in level of loneliness between the limited mobility with assisting equipments and control group.
3. There was highly positively correlated with depression level of control group according to occupation, length of hospitalization and number of surgery.
4. There was highly significantly negative correlated with loneliness level, according to marital status and age of control group.
5. There was no difference in level of depression and loneliness among amputee and paraplegia and disabled of lower extremity
6. There was very highly significant positive correlation with the level of depression and lone-liness among control group and the limited mobility and all subject.
|
|
|
KEYWORD
|
|
|
|
|
|
FullTexts / Linksout information
|
|
|
|
|
|
Listed journal information
|
|
|
|
|