The Association between Hopelessness, Social Support and Community Integration and Depression among Elderly Living Alone.
10.5393/JAMCH.2016.41.4.195
- Author:
Hyun ok KIM
1
;
Yeun Soon CHOI
;
Jin Hyang LEE
;
Ae Rim SEO
;
Ki Soo PARK
Author Information
1. Department of Preventive Medicine, College of Medicine, Institute of Health Science, Gyeongsang National University, Korea. parkks@gnu.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Community Integration;
Depression;
Hopelessness;
Social Support
- MeSH:
Aged*;
Community Integration*;
Depression*;
Humans;
Mental Health
- From:Journal of Agricultural Medicine & Community Health
2016;41(4):195-204
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
OBJECTIVES: This study was performed to investigate the association between hopelessness, social support and community integration, and depression. METHODS: We analyzed data from a questionnaire administered to subjects aged 65 years or older living alone for a 2015 community mental health project in Gyeongnam S city. We used a correlation analysis and a hierarchical regression analysis to identify factors that affect depression. RESULTS: When controlling for socio-demographic factors, hopelessness and community integration had significant effects on depression. That is, the higher the hopelessness (B=0.768, p<.001) and the lower the community integration (B=-0.163, p=.012), the higher the depression in elderly living alone . CONCLUSIONS: There is a need for approaches at both the individual and social levels that consider and improve measures to prevent and reduce depression. Moreover, it is especially necessary to enhance community integration.
