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KMID : 0379319960210020195
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Korean Journal of Rural Medicine
1996 Volume.21 No. 2 p.195 ~ p.207
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Degree of Daily Living Activity and Depression in the Rural Elderly
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Lee Yeung-Seuk
Chun Byung-Yeol
Kim Sang-Soon
Lee Sam-Soon
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Abstract
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In other to study functional capacity of the daily living activity and depression’ in the rural elderly 394 people(154 men and 250 women), over 65 year old, who are living in Koryung County of Kyungpook Province were interviewed using
questionnaire during the period February 14 to March 30 1996. The percentage of ADL dependent patient who cannot perform one item or more was 20.1% in men and 22.5% in women. The percentage of IADL dependent people who cannot perform one item or more was 72.1% in men and 56.2% in women. The prevalence of depression in female(68.8%) was higher than that in male(59.1%). The was statistically significant association between ADL score and other variables(sex, age, religion, living with spouse, family resident, living expenses, self-rated health status, leisure, satisfactory of pocket money, drinking) (p<0.05). The was statistically significant association between IADL and other variables(age, education, living with spouse, family resident, living expenses, satisfactory of pocket money, smoking, self-rated health status) (p<0.05). The prevalence of depression in dependent elderly was significantly related with ADL in both genders(p<0.05), however, not related with LADL. In conclusion, the functional capacity dependency and the prevalence of depression in the rural elderly was high and depression was significantly related with ADL score.
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KEYWORD
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ADL, IADL, Depression, The elderly, Rural
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