Prevalence of Depressive Mood and its Associated Factors in the Elderly.
- Author:
Jeong Mun WON
1
;
Young Gon KANG
;
Chul Young BAE
;
Ho Taek LEE
;
Seuk Kie LEE
;
Young Jin LEE
Author Information
1. Department of Family Medicine, Pundang CHA General Hospital, College of Medicine, Pochun CHA University, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
elderly;
depressive mood;
associated factors
- MeSH:
Aged*;
Alcohol Drinking;
Depression;
Exercise;
Female;
Health Promotion;
Hospitals, General;
Humans;
Life Style;
Male;
Prevalence*
- From:Journal of the Korean Academy of Family Medicine
1998;19(1):77-85
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
BACKGROUND: It was known that physical illness and depression due to cognitive function defects increase in the elderly, This study was designed to evaluate the prevalence of depressive mood, associated factors and to help understanding recent trends of the depressive elderly. METHODS: We selected 108 subjects over 65-year-old who visited Health Promotion Center, Pundang CHA General Hospital for geriatric health evaluation from Mar. 1996 to Feb. 1997. We analyzed Geriatric Evaluation Record to Know the effect of sociodemographic factors, life styles and geriatric medical factors by Geriatric Depression Scale(GDS). RESULTS: The result showed that depressive mood appeared 20(37.0%) in male, 35(64.8%) in female and 55(50.9%) in total among 108 subjects. Factors associated with depressive mood of the elderly were occupation(p<0.05), regular exercise(p<0.001), nutritional status(p<0.05), functional status and alcohol drinking. CONCLUSIONS: The prevalence of depressive mood of the elderly was 50.9%, and the depressive mood have been affected more for the elderly who was out of work, not doing regular exercises and got high nutritional risk. Further study is required to know other factors influencing on depressive mood of the elderly.
