Relationship between depression and loneliness in elderly and examination of influential factors
Relationship between depression and loneliness in elderly and examination of influential factors
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DOI：
10.1016/j.archger.2012.03.006
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发表时间：
2012-11-01
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4
通讯作者：
Aslan, Hakime
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作者：
Aylaz, Rukuye;Akturk, Ummuhan;Aslan, Hakime
本研究旨在探讨老年人抑郁与孤独感的关系及其影响因素。这项研究是一项描述性和相关性研究，其人群包括17,080名60岁及以上的老年人，他们在位于马拉蒂亚临时中心的六个家庭保健中心(FHC)登记。这项研究的样本包括913名老年人，他们是从在家庭护理中心登记的老年人中挑选出来的，他们首先通过整群抽样，然后按照人口比例从整群中简单随机抽样。这些数据是在2011年4月至6月期间使用调查人员根据文献编制的问卷、老年抑郁量表(GDS)和加州大学洛杉矶分校(UCLA)孤独量表(ULS)收集的。GDS评分为13.83+/-7.4，ULS评分为40.50+/-12.1。老年抑郁与孤独感呈正相关(r=0.608，p<；0.001)。研究发现，居住在社区中的老年人的孤独感与抑郁之间存在显著的相关性，另一方面，有社会保障和较高的收入导致平均得分较低。鉴于这些结果，可以建议，无论老年人是否有社会保障，都应该确保他们的最低收入，他们的家庭和社会应该得到培训，不要把老年人单独留下。(C)2012爱思唯尔爱尔兰有限公司。保留所有权利。
This study was planned and conducted for the purpose of examining the relationship between depression and loneliness in elderly people and the influencing factors. The study was a descriptive and correlational study and its population consisted of 17,080 older individuals aged sixty and over who were registered at six Family Healthcare Centers (FHCs) located in the provisional center of Malatya. The sample of the study comprised of 913 elderly people who were chosen from the elderly people registered at the FHCs first by cluster sampling and then by simple random sampling from the clusters in proportion to the population. The data was collected between April and June 2011 using a questionnaire developed by the investigators in line with the literature, the Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS) and the UCLA Loneliness Scale (ULS). They had a mean score of 13.83 +/- 7.4 from the GDS and 40.50 +/- 12.1 from the ULS. A positive correlation was found between Geriatric Depression and loneliness (r = 0.608, p < 0.001). It was observed that there was a significant correlation between loneliness and depression in the elderly people living in a community, presence of social security and higher income, on the other hand, led to lower mean scores. In view of these results, it can be advised that a minimum income should be secured for elderly people whether they have social security or not, their families and the society should be trained not to leave elderly people alone. (c) 2012 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.