[Purpose] The purpose of this study was to investigate the prevalence of depression
among elderly patients and identify the factors influencing depression in a geriatric
hospital in Korea. [Subjects] A self-report questionnaire was administered to the patients
in community geriatric hospitals. Participants were 195 elderly patients. [Methods] The
instruments utilized in this study were the Geriatric Depression Scale Short Form Korea
(GDSSF-K), an activity of daily living scale, a self-esteem scale, a social support scale,
and a life satisfaction scale. Data were collected from April 20 to June 20, 2011. Data
were analyzed using descriptive statistics, Pearson correlations, and multiple logistic
regression analysis using SPSS 15.0 and Stata 11.0. [Results] The average GDSSF-K score of
the participants was 8.94, indicating a moderate level of depression. About 78.4% of the
elderly patients in this study were classified as predisposed toward depression.
Significant predictors for depression included the patients’ perceived health status and
life satisfaction. [Conclusion] The results indicate that elderly patients face a high
risk of developing depression and that efforts should be made to address it wherever
possible. Regular depression screening will be beneficial for early detection of
depression in patients at community geriatric hospitals.
The results of this study, indicate that late adolescents' health risk behavior is affected by many factors with complicate correlations suggesting further study compare youth health risk behaviors in a variety of environments.
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