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KMID : 1137920160410040195
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Journal of Agricultral Medicine & Community Health
2016 Volume.41 No. 4 p.195 ~ p.204
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The Association between Hopelessness, Social Support and Community Integration and Depression among Elderly Living Alone
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Kim Hyun-Ok
Choi Yeun-Soon
Lee Jin-Hyang
Seo Ae-Rim
Park Ki-Soo
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Abstract
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Objectives: This study was performed to investigate the association between hopelessness, social support and community integration, and depression.
Methods: We analyzed data from a questionnaire administered to subjects aged 65 years or older living alone for a 2015 community mental health project in Gyeongnam S city. We used a correlation analysis and a hierarchical regression analysis to identify factors that affect depression.
Results: When controlling for socio-demographic factors, hopelessness and community integration had significant effects on depression. That is, the higher the hopelessness (B=0.768, p<.001) and the lower the community integration (B=-0.163, p=.012), the higher the depression in elderly living alone.
Conclusions: There is a need for approaches at both the individual and social levels that consider and improve measures to prevent and reduce depression. Moreover, it is especially necessary to enhance community integration.
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KEYWORD
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Community Integration, Depression, Hopelessness, Social Support
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