A Study on depression among mid-aged women.
- Author:
Kyung Rim SHIN
1
Author Information
1. College of Nursing, Ewha Women's University, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Mid-aged women;
Depression
- MeSH:
Delivery of Health Care;
Depression*;
Female;
Health Promotion;
Humans;
Leisure Activities;
Seoul
- From:Journal of Korean Academy of Adult Nursing
1999;11(4):858-870
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
The purpose of this study was to examine depression in order to identify health care strategies to improve health promotion among mid-aged women. There were 515 participants aged 40-65 years old, staying in the Seoul area. The data were collected from July to September, 1999. The instrument for this study was Beck's Depression Inventory(BDI) to evaluate depression. The collected data was analyzed with frequency, percentage, t-test, ANOVA, and Multiple logistic Analysis. The result of this study were as follows: 1. The average depression scores was 10.19 which is relatively low. 2. The depression score was significantly by age(p=0.005), marital status(p=0.049), level of education(p=0.0001), an average income (p=0.0001) and leisure acting (p=0.0001). Therefore this study suggests that the replicate study is needed more at different areas.
