|
KMID : 1137920080330030303
|
|
Journal of Agricultral Medicine & Community Health
2008 Volume.33 No. 3 p.303 ~ p.315
|
|
|
Prevalence and Correlates of Depression among the Elderly in an Urban Community
|
|
Lee Young-Hoon
Rhee Jung-Ae
Shin Min-Ho
Choi Seong-Woo
Kweon Sun-Seog
Choi Jin-Su
|
|
|
Abstract
|
|
|
Objectives: The purpose of this study was to estimate the prevalence of depression and identify its related factors among an urban elderly.
Methods: The data for this study were obtained from 333 men and 514 women, aged 65-79 years who participated in ’2007 community health survey’ in Donggu, Gwangju metropolitan city. Their depressive symptoms were measured by Korean version of the Center for Epidemiological Studies-Depression Scale (CES-D).
Results: The mean CES-D score (mean±S.D) for all subjects was 7.68±0.31. The mean CES-D score was significantly greater in the women (9.09±0.43) than in the men (5.51±0.39) (p<0.001). The prevalence rates of possible depression (CES-D score ≥16), probable depression (CES-D score≥21), and definite depression (CES-D score≥25) were 8.1%, 5.4%, and 3.9% in men, respectively. The prevalence rates of possible depression, probable depression, and definite depression were 19.5%, 11.1%, and 7.2% in women, respectively. Existence of spouse (no/yes), education level (no/high school or higher), health security system (medical aid/national health insurance), self-reported health status (poor/good), vascular risk factors (present/absent) proved to be statistically significant related factors of depression.
Conclusions: This study suggests that a systematic effort and attention to support for elderly people
living alone, low educational level, medical aid, poor self-reported health status and vascular risk factors
should be promoted to reduce the incidence of depression.
|
|
|
KEYWORD
|
|
|
Depression, CES-D, Elderly, Risk factor
|
|
|
FullTexts / Linksout information
|
|
|
|
|
Listed journal information
|
|
  
|
|