Self-Care Behaviors and Depressive Symptoms of Low-Income Elderly Women with Hypertension.
10.4040/jkan.2008.38.4.593
- Author:
Ki Wol SUNG
1
;
Mi Han KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Nursing, Catholic University of Daegu, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article ; English Abstract ; Comparative Study
- Keywords:
Aged;
Hypertension;
Self-care;
Depression
- MeSH:
Aged;
Aged, 80 and over;
Data Interpretation, Statistical;
*Depression;
Female;
Health Behavior;
Humans;
Hypertension/etiology/*psychology/therapy;
Interviews as Topic;
Questionnaires;
*Self Care;
Social Support;
Socioeconomic Factors
- From:
Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing
2008;38(4):593-602
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
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 December 2007 through personal interviews using a questionnaire. The collected data was analyzed using the SPSS WIN 12.0 Program. RESULTS: Self-care behaviors, functional status, and number of medications showed a significant difference between young 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 were explained by depressive symptoms, number of medications, and functional status. CONCLUSION: It is necessary to manage depressive symptoms to improve the self-care behaviors of low-income elderly with hypertension. Depressive symptoms need to be considered in planning hypertension programs for low-income elderly women.
