Factors affecting the incidence of depression in the elderly

Kabátová, Oľga; Uríčková, Alena; Botíková, Andrea

doi:10.15452/cejnm.2014.05.0004

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“…In this sense, death can be viewed as liberation. The negative effect of chronic conditions in the elderly on various aspects of QOL, and on maintenance of self-care in activities of daily living can be found in other studies (Chin, Lee, Lee, 2014;Forjaz et al, 2015), as can the negative effect of poly-morbidity on mobility, occurrence of pain, anxiety and depression Like Kabátová et al (2014), we recorded a high prevalence of depression and anxiety in seniors in this study. The presence of anxiety and depression led to a deterioration in the quality of life in seniors in all domains of the WHOQOL-OLD and WHOQOL-BREF.…”

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Determinants of quality of life in the elderly

Soósová¹

2016

Cent Eur J Nurs Midw

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Aim: To assess the impact of selected demographic (age, sex), socio-economic (marital status, education, income) and health factors (functional status, anxiety, depression) on quality of life (QOL) of seniors in the Košice region. Design: Cross-sectional study. Methods: QOL was assessed by the WHOQOL-BREF and WHOQOL-OLD questionnaires, functional status was assessed by the Barthel test Activities of Daily Living (ADLs), anxiety by the Beck Anxiety Inventory, and depression by the Zung Self-Rating Depression Scale. Relations between variables were assessed by Pearson correlation coefficients. Linear regression analysis was used to evaluate QOL predictors. Results: In a sample of a hundred and two elderly people, the best QOL was found in the domain of social relationships, death and dying, and intimacy. The worst QOL was found in physical health, social participation, and past, present and future activities. QOL was reduced particularly by depression, polymorbidity, and life without a partner. The maintenance of independence in ADLs had a positive impact on most QOL domains. Conclusion:The results indicate the necessity of creating opportunities for the development and maintenance of social contacts, the involvement of seniors in various leisure activities and in different programs or voluntary activities. The screening for and treatment of depression and anxiety is very important in improving quality of life in older adults, as is maintaining and improving self-care in ADLs.

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confidence: 72%

Determinants of quality of life in the elderly

Soósová¹

2016

Cent Eur J Nurs Midw

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“…In our study, we observed that elderly men have a significant prevalence of depression, anxiety, insomnia, and discomfort. Negative affective symptoms, especially the prevalence of depression symptoms, are becoming a major issue as people become older, contributing considerably to a decrease and degradation in elders' quality of life and perhaps being a risk factor for physical problems [10,21,22,23,24]. Our work discusses the issue of the elderly population's quality of life decline, as it has in other nations with varied levels of transition trends and using different approaches [11,29].…”

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Socio-economic characteristics, health status and access to health care in an elderly Moroccan community: study of the gender factor

Mbarki

Ahaji

Naciri

et al. 2022

Rocz Panstw Zakl Hig

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Background. In Western societies, gender differences in health and health behavior are extensively documented, but less is known about gender health disparities in Morocco. Aging is not yet a research topic or a source of concern. However, the country will face significant demographic aging in the future. Objective. The purpose of this study was to investigate gender differences in indicators associated with socioeconomic status, health status, and access to health care among the elderly population of the El Jadida region in Morocco. Material and methods. It is a cross-sectional study on a random sample of 537 persons, aged 60 and older (136 women and 401 men) from the El Jadida region. Results. When compared to their male counterparts, older Moroccan women face a number of disadvantages, including lower levels of education and literacy, lower levels of employment, rising rates of widowhood and living alone, and a lower likelihood of receiving formal pension benefits. In terms of health status, half of older women do not have medical coverage, almost all feel more tired, and, in discomfort, half suffer from total and central obesity, with more visual, oral, and memory health problems. Older Moroccan men, on the other hand, have greater hypertension, smoke and consume more tobacco and alcohol, and are more anxious, depressed, and insomniac. Overall, for both sexes, the perception of self-rated health status was deemed poor, with three health problems reported per person. Many other demographic, psychosocial, and economic indicators were not significantly related to gender. Conclusions. In Morocco, older people face a variety of problems that have a negative impact on their perception of aging. Furthermore, there are gender differences in socioeconomic status, prevalence, symptoms, and correlates of chronic diseases, health service use, and lifestyle. Longitudinal studies and immediate implementation of medical policy for this population are needed

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“…= 0.000). Depression affects the quality of life of an individual, as well as the nursing care for a depressed individual [14]. In the overall group of respondents, 46 (86%) said that they feel depressed (always, often).…”

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The quality of life of hospitalized and outpatient oncological patients

Dobríková

Stachurová

Slaná

et al. 2018

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The quality of life of sufferers of chronic and serious diseases is a phenomenon which has come to the attention of contemporary medicine, nursing and other supporting professionals working with cancer patients. This research set out to determine whether there is a difference in the self-perception of the quality of life of hospitalized cancer patients and cancer outpatients. This study deals with the comparison of quality of life in 128 outpatient and hospitalized cancer patients in the curative stage of cancer. The QLACS (Quality of Life in Adult Cancer Survivors) "How do I live with the disease?" questionnaire was used in the survey. To ascertain the total value of the quality of life we used scoring with a potential spread of responses from 1 to 7 in the QLACS questionnaire. Using this scale, various items in the questionnaire measured the level of each frequency of problems (1 = never, 7 = always). The resulting value of quality of life of the patient was higher when the final score was lower. A significance level of 0.005 in the resulting value of quality of life (sig. = 0.000) in the study group of patients confirmed the hypothesis, which assumed that the quality of life of hospitalized cancer patients is significantly lower than the quality of life of cancer outpatients. The quality of life of hospitalized cancer patients is significantly lower than the quality of life of cancer outpatients (sig. = 0.000) since admission to hospital with all the accompanying negative factors for the patient-the separation from family and loved ones, unfamiliar environment, undergoing often difficult and invasive diagnostic or therapeutic procedures, which amongst others, are very stressful for the patient, with a potentially negative impact on the patient's quality of life.

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Factors affecting the incidence of depression in the elderly

Cited by 5 publications

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Determinants of quality of life in the elderly

Determinants of quality of life in the elderly

Socio-economic characteristics, health status and access to health care in an elderly Moroccan community: study of the gender factor

The quality of life of hospitalized and outpatient oncological patients

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