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KMID : 0806120080380040593
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대한간호학회지
2008 Volume.38 No. 4 p.593 ~ p.602
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Self-Care Behaviors and Depressive Symptoms of Low-Income Elderly Women with Hypertension
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Sung Ki-Wol
Kim Mi-Han
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Abstract
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Purpose: This study aimed to compare self-care behaviors and depressive symptoms between the young old (65-74 yr)and the old-old (75-84 yr) in low-income women with hypertension.
Methods: This study used a descriptive research design.The subjects of this study were 136 elderly women over 65 yr living in D city. Data was collected from September to December2007 through personal interviews using a questionnaire. The collected data was analyzed using the SPSS WIN 12.0Program.
Results: Self-care behaviors, functional status, and number of medications showed a significant difference
betweenyoung elderly and middle elderly. There was a negative correlation between self-care behaviors and depressive symptoms.52.2% of variance in self-care behaviors of young elderly and 76.8% of variance in self-care behaviors of middle elderly wereexplained by depressive symptoms, number of medications, and functional status.
Conclusion: It is necessary to managedepressive symptoms to improve the self-care behaviors of low-income elderly with hypertension. Depressive symptomsneed to be considered in planning hypertension programs for low-income elderly women.
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KEYWORD
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Aged, Hypertension, Self-care, Depression
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