The Relationship between Late-Life Depression and Resilience.
- Author:
Mi JANG
1
;
Chang Hyung HONG
;
Ki Jung CHANG
;
Changsu HAN
;
Sang Won JEON
;
Hyun Woong ROH
;
Jai Sung NOH
;
Young Ki CHUNG
;
Ki Young LIM
;
Dong Soo KIM
;
Sang Joon SON
Author Information
1. Department of Psychiatry, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon, Korea. sjsonpsy@ajou.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Elderly;
Resilience;
Depression
- MeSH:
Aged;
Dementia;
Depression*;
Gwangju;
Gyeonggi-do;
Humans;
Korea;
Mass Screening
- From:Journal of Korean Geriatric Psychiatry
2016;20(1):16-19
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to examine the relationship between late-life depression and resilience in the Korean community-dwelling elderly with depression. METHODS: The subjects were 102 depressed elderly people who lived in Suwon and Gwangju, Korea. Each subject was administered the questionnaires regarding the socio-demographic characteristics, Korean version of the Mini-Mental State Examination for Dementia Screening (MMSE-DS), Brief Resilience Scale (BRS), and Short Form Geriatric Depression Scale-Korean version (SGDS-K). RESULTS: In a cross-sectional aspect, BRS score were negatively correlated with SGDS-K score in the Pearson's correlation test (r=-0.301, p=0.002). After multivariable adjustments, linear mixed model analysis showed that subjects with baseline higher BRS score had significantly lesser SGDS-K score (β=-0.16, p=0.006). CONCLUSION: The level of resilience should be considered in predicting the change of depressive symptoms in the elderly.
