Factors Influencing Depressive Symptoms among Korean Older Adults with Chronic Illnesses: Using the 2014 National Survey on Older Adults

Shin, Sujin; Hwang, Eunhee

doi:10.7475/kjan.2018.30.6.577

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“…Poor dietary quality was significantly associated with postpartum depression in a sample of 939 Chinese lactating women [ 35 ]. An association between nutritional health risk and depression was also reported by previous studies involving Korean older adults with multiple chronic diseases [ 36 ] and community-dwelling Korean older adults [ 19 ]. Additionally, food insecurity and poor nutritional status were associated with greater odds for depression in Korean older adults with low incomes [ 37 ] and community-dwelling Korean older adults [ 18 ], respectively.…”

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Muscle Strength Moderates the Relationship between Nutritional Health Risk and Depression in Korean Older Adults

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Background: Little is known about the relationships between muscle strength and nutritional health risk with late-in-life depression. This study aimed to investigate the moderating effect of lower-extremity muscle strength on the relationship between nutritional health risk and depression in Korean older adults. Methods: Data obtained from 5949 women and 3971 men aged ≥ 65 years in the 2020 Korea Longitudinal Study on Aging were used in this study. Exposures included lower-extremity muscle strength and nutritional health risk. Lower-extremity muscle strength was measured with a modified sit-to-stand test. The nutritional health risk was assessed using a screening tool. Depression was defined as a score ≥ 8 points on the Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS). Results: Logistic regression analyses showed that depression was positively associated with nutritional health risk (p < 0.001) and inversely associated with lower-extremity muscle strength (p < 0.001). A moderation analysis with Andrew Hayes’ PROCESS macro showed a significant moderating effect of lower-extremity muscle strength (β = −0.119; 95% confidence interval, −0.172 to −0.066; p < 0.001) on the relationship between nutritional health risk and depression; the weaker was the muscle strength, the steeper was the slope of the GDS score for nutritional health risk. Conclusions: The current findings suggest the need for an intervention targeting both high nutritional risk and weak muscle strength as a therapeutic strategy against depression in Korean older adults.

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“…The association between depression and hypertension remains controversial 61 . Shin and Hwang did not report any difference between depressed and normal subjects 35 . Previous studies have reported that depressive symptoms were associated with low blood pressure and that the blood pressure was found to be lower in hypertensive participants who were not on antihypertensive medication 62‐64 .…”

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Mental health problems and hypertension in the elderly: Review from the HOPE Asia Network

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Tengkawan

Chia

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The "triple burden" of aging population, hypertension, and mental health problems making elderly in Asia is more vulnerable. There is evidence of a bidirectional relationship between mental health and hypertension, which results in lower quality of life, lower rate of treatment adherence, and higher mortality among elderly individuals. It is essential to overcome known barriers and care for the elderly with high-risk factors in order to address these burdens. This review revealed that elderly with hypertension were more likely to suffer from depression and anxiety. Therefore, debunking myths, creating awareness regarding mental health, and increasing access to mental health This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License, which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited and is not used for commercial purposes.

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“…These burdened them and thus led to becoming distressed. Furthermore, unemployment status of the participants' may have contributed to depression, which leads distress 17 .…”

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Symptom Experiences and Symptom Management among Persons with Lung Cancer in Bangladesh

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Phornphibul

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Bangladesh J Med Sci

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Objective: Lung cancer is one of the most common cancers. Previous studies findings are not suitable to explain symptom experience and symptom management of Bangladeshi persons with lung cancer. This study was aimed to identify the symptom experiences and determines the management strategies among persons with lung cancer. Methods: A descriptive study design, using combined both quantitative and qualitative research methods, was chosen for this study. Convenient sampling was used to recruit 382 persons with lung cancer from two public and two private tertiary hospitals and 16 participants were invited for an in-depth interview in the qualitative part. Data collection was conducted from October 2015 to July 2016, using the MD Anderson Symptom Inventory Lung Cancer (MDASI-LC) questionnaire and using a semistructured interview guide to explore their symptom management strategies. The quantitative data were analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics and qualitative data by content analysis. Results: Pain was the most frequently reported physical symptom and the most severe one, followed by sleep disturbance and fatigue. Psychological symptoms such as sadness and distress were also frequent. Participants also reported other symptoms that interfered with daily living in terms of mood, general activity, work, enjoyment of life, walking and relationships with others. The symptom management consisted of three categories, which were taking modern medicine, adopting complementary therapies, and cultivating mind and body balance. Most of the participants addressed uses of more than one strategy. Conclusions: Participants experienced several physical and psychological symptoms that interfered with their lives. This finding will be beneficial for health care personnel regarding clinical practice to manage symptoms and further research may be conducted to obtain proper interventions to alleviate symptoms, and improve quality of life. Bangladesh Journal of Medical Science Vol.19(3) 2020 p.386-393

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Factors Influencing Depressive Symptoms among Korean Older Adults with Chronic Illnesses: Using the 2014 National Survey on Older Adults

Cited by 6 publications

References 18 publications

Muscle Strength Moderates the Relationship between Nutritional Health Risk and Depression in Korean Older Adults

Muscle Strength Moderates the Relationship between Nutritional Health Risk and Depression in Korean Older Adults

Mental health problems and hypertension in the elderly: Review from the HOPE Asia Network

Symptom Experiences and Symptom Management among Persons with Lung Cancer in Bangladesh

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