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KMID : 0904520110290010153
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Health and Medical Sociology
2011 Volume.29 No. 1 p.153 ~ p.183
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The Relationship among Abuse, Self-Esteem, ADL, Psychosocial Factors and Depression in the Elderly
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Kang Wol-Sook
Moon Jae-Woo
Park Jae-San
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Abstract
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To identify the impact of abuse, Self-Esteem, ADL, Psychosocial Factors on elderly depression, the survey was conducted on 1,000 elderly people in Seoul and Kyunggi-do from November 8 to November 26 in 2010. Data analyses were carried out using SPSS Ver, 12.0 and AMOS 7.0 software. The major findings of this study are as fellows;
First, activities of daily living(ADL) had a positive impact on depression (p＜0.01), and stress as psychological factors had a positive impact on depression(p＜0.01).
Second, the elderly abuse had a negative impact on self-esteem(p＜0.001), and self-esteem had a negative impact on depression. In conclusion, the severer elderly abuse, the higher depression.
Third, social support had a negative impact on depression(p＜0.001). The result showed that the higher the social support of the elderly, the lower depression.
Fourth, the family conflict had a positive impact on stress(p＜0.01), as a result the higher family conflict, the severer depression in the elderly.
Fifth, the family intimacy had a negative impact on depression(p＜0.01), as a result the higher family intimacy, the lower depression in the elderly.
In conclusion, self-esteem, ADL, stress factors had a direct impact on elderly depression in the elderly. And social support, family conflict and family intimacy were indirect factors affecting on the elderly depression.
Based on the results of this study, the promotion of self-esteem, the resolution of family conflict, and the security of emotional support through family intimacy will be regarded as the most important factors for the mental healthy elderly.
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KEYWORD
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Elderly Abuse, Self-Esteem, ADL, Stress, Depression
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