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KMID : 0389420220300030139
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Korean Journal of Stress Research
2022 Volume.30 No. 3 p.139 ~ p.146
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Impact of Frailty, Depression, and Loneliness on Ego-Integrity in Community-Dwelling Elderly
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Song Seon-Ju
Ko Sung-Hee
Kim Ji-Young
Kim Hyun-Kyung
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Abstract
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Background: This study examined how frailty, depression, and loneliness impact ego-integrity among the community-dwelling elderly
Methods: The study participants comprised 187 elderly people in J-province. Data collected in October 2018 via structured self-report questionnaires were used to assess the participants’ general characteristics, frailty, depression, loneliness, and ego-integrity. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, independent t-test, one-way ANOVA, Pearson’s correlation coefficients, and multiple regression.
Results: Significantly positive correlations were found among frailty, depression, and loneliness. Ego-integrity showed significantly negative correlations with frailty, depression, and loneliness. Finally, loneliness was a significant factor, explaining about 28.7% of the variance on ego-identity.
Conclusions: The study’s findings suggest that an intervention focused on reducing loneliness would improve ego-integrity among the elderly.
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KEYWORD
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Aged, Frailty, Depression, Loneliness, Ego-integrity
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