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KMID : 0379720130270030527
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Journal of Korean Community Health Nursing Academic Society
2013 Volume.27 No. 3 p.527 ~ p.538
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Correlation among Depression, Death Anxiety, and Quality of Life of Aged Women
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Park Kyung-Eun
Kwon Mi-Hyoung
Kwon Young-Eun
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Abstract
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Purpose: This study was conducted in order to provide basic data for development of a nursing intervention program needed in living successfully in elderly women’s later years by examining the relationship among depression, death anxiety, and quality of life of elderly women. Methods: Subjects were 115 elderly women over 65 years old who were capable of verbal/nonverbal communication and could understand/answer the questionnaire in H region. Data collection was conducted after receiving written consent using a structured questionnaire. The data analysis was performed using descriptive statistics, t-test, ANOVA, Duncan’s multiple range test and Pearson’s Correlation Coefficient using the SPSS 12.0/WIN program. Results: Results of this study showed that the degree of depression in elderly women was on average and the degrees of death anxiety and quality of life were and on average, respectively. No significant correlation was observed between depression and death anxiety however, depression showed negative correlation (r=-.448, p<.001) with quality of life and death anxiety also showed negative correlation (r=-.219, p<.05) with quality of life. Conclusion: We can predict that depression and death anxiety negatively affect quality of life of elderly women.
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KEYWORD
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Depression, Attitude to Death, Quality of Life, Aged, Women
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