Quality of Life and Level of Depressive Symptoms in the Geriatric Population

Akyol, Yeşim; Durmuş, Dilek; Doğan, Cengizhan; Bek, Yüksel; Cantürk, Ferhan

doi:10.5152/tjr.2010.23

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“…This is similar to the result of another study conducted in Turkey (80.8%) [17]. Also, we found a weak relation between pain score and comorbid illnesses.…”

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 91%

“…Higher education levels increase the odds of dealing with illnesses. Pain perception is also altered by education levels, income levels and lower socioeconomic status as well [4] [5] [17]. We also detected higher and more severe GPM total scores in unmarried patients.…”

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confidence: 67%

“…There are studies which show the relationship between pain and coexisting comorbidities in geriatric patients [4] [5] [7]. In addition, there are also studies that show the effect of chronic comorbid illnesses on early disability, depression presence& intensity and quality of life [17] [18].…”

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confidence: 99%

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The Factors of Musculoskeletal Pain in Geriatric Patients and the Relationship between Pain and Quality of Life

Cicekci¹,

Özişler²,

Özel³

et al. 2017

IJCM

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Aim: The purpose of the study was to assess the musculoskeletal pain frequency and intensity, to pinpoint the factors affecting the pain and to research their effect on patients' quality of life. Methods: 203 patients over 65 who came to our Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation clinic were included in the study. Intensity of comorbid diseases were calculated by using Cumulative Illness Rating Scale (CIRS). Geriatric Pain Measure-24 (GPM) was used to assess the pain intensity, Geriatric Depression Scale-15 (GDS) was used to detect the presence of depression and Short Form-36 (SF-36) was used to determine quality of life. Results: The median age of the patients was 72.9 ± 6.36 (65 -92) years. 97% of patients complained of pain. GPM total value mean of the patients was 61.9 (0 -99.9). GPM scores were significantly higher in patients who were female (p < 0.001), single (p < 0.015), lower education, housewife (p < 0.001), depressed (p < 0.001), and with a preexisting comorbidity. However, in multivariate linear regression analysis, only female sex and depression presence was found out to be the factors that significantly affect the GPM scores (p < 0.001). There was a significant positive correlation between GPM and GDS scores (p = 0.001, r = 0.545). There were significant negative correlations between all subgroup parameters of SF-36 and both GPM and GDS. Conclusions: Low education, being single, presence of comorbidities and being a housewife all relates to pain intensity, yet the most important factors are being female and presence of depression. Pain intensity is connected to low quality of life. We think this study will show a path to program geriatric population's healthcare needs.

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“…This is similar to the result of another study conducted in Turkey (80.8%) [17]. Also, we found a weak relation between pain score and comorbid illnesses.…”

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 91%

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confidence: 67%

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The Factors of Musculoskeletal Pain in Geriatric Patients and the Relationship between Pain and Quality of Life

Cicekci¹,

Özişler²,

Özel³

et al. 2017

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“…Depression in older persons (≥60 years) is prevalent in community living settings [2,3,4,5,6,7,8] and even more prevalent among older individuals who have been hospitalized due to serious physical diseases or institutionalized due to reduced physical and/or cognitive functioning [9,10,11,12]. Known risk factors for depression are female gender [1,13], older age [14,15], poorer coping abilities [16], physical morbidity [2,4,9,17,18,19,20,21,22], impaired level of functioning [2,5,6,9,13,18,23,24,25,26,27,28,29], reduced cognition [2,3,8,20,30,31,32,33,34,35], and bereavement [13,36]. Depression has been associated with an increased risk of mortality [2,37], and poorer outcome of treatment of physical disorders [4,10].…”

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confidence: 99%

Depression and Quality of Life in Older Persons: A Review

Sivertsen

Bjørkløf²,

Engedal³

et al. 2015

Dement Geriatr Cogn Disord

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Background: Depression is a prevalent and disabling condition in older persons (≥60 years) that increases the risk of mortality and negatively influences quality of life (QOL). The relationship between depression, or depressive symptoms, and QOL has been increasingly addressed by research in recent years, but a review that can contribute to a better understanding of this relationship in older persons is lacking. Against this background, we undertook a literature review to assess the relationship between depression and QOL in older persons. Summary: Extensive electronic database searches revealed 953 studies. Of these, 74 studies fulfilled our criteria for inclusion, of which 52 were cross-sectional studies and 22 were longitudinal studies. Thirty-five studies were conducted in a clinical setting, while 39 were community-based epidemiological studies. A clear definition of the QOL concept was described in 25 studies, and 24 different assessment instruments were employed to assess QOL. Depressed older persons had poorer global and generic health-related QOL than nondepressed individuals. An increase in depression severity was associated with a poorer global and generic health-related QOL. The associations appeared to be stable over time and independent of how QOL was assessed. Key Messages: This review found a significant association between severity of depression and poorer QOL in older persons, and the association was found to be stable over time, regardless which assessment instruments for QOL were applied. The lack of a definition of the multidimensional and multilevel concept QOL was common, and the large variety of QOL instruments in various studies make a direct comparison between the studies difficult.

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“…It is anticipated that by the year 2025 two thirds of people older than 65 will be living in developing countries.¹ Among all types of physical and mental disorders in the elderly, depression is one of the most common disorders, which may increase significantly during hospital admissions due to serious physical illnesses and decreased cognitive and physical functions (features of old age). [2][3][4][5] This disease affects the quality of life (QOL) of older adults. Depression symptoms may be masked by physical complaints and be even attributed to the natural aging process, which may be resulted in improper diagnosis.…”

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confidence: 99%

Reliability and validity of Azeri Turkish version of geriatric depression scale

Herizchi

Barzegar

Amiri

et al. 2020

Health Promot Perspect

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Background: In older adults, depression symptoms may be masked by physical complaints and be even attributed to the natural aging process, which may be resulted in improper diagnosis. Native-language scales can be highly effective in the detection of depressive disorders. In this study we attempted to assess the reliability and validity of the Azeri Turkish version of the geriatric depression scale (GDS). Methods: In this psychometric study, the GDS and the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM IV(SCID) questionnaires were administered to a sample of 387 older adults (60 years and older)from the member households of Tabriz health centers. The English version of GDS was translated into Azeri Turkish. Translation-back translation process was conducted. The receiver operating characteristics (ROC) curve, as well as sensitivity and specificity, were used to determine the validity of the questionnaire, and the test-retest method was used to calculate reliability. Results: The mean age of participants was 69.30. The area under the ROC curve for the scores higher than five was 0.832 and for the scores equal to ten and above was 0.871. The sensitivity and specificity for the scores higher than five were 90.9% and 73.4%, respectively. The reliability of this scale was confirmed based on intraclass coefficient (ICC) = 0.79. Conclusion: The Azeri Turkish version of GDS was found with appropriate levels of validity and reliability.

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Quality of Life and Level of Depressive Symptoms in the Geriatric Population

Cited by 47 publications

References 13 publications

The Factors of Musculoskeletal Pain in Geriatric Patients and the Relationship between Pain and Quality of Life

The Factors of Musculoskeletal Pain in Geriatric Patients and the Relationship between Pain and Quality of Life

Depression and Quality of Life in Older Persons: A Review

Reliability and validity of Azeri Turkish version of geriatric depression scale

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