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Prevalence and Correlates of Depression among the Elderly in an Urban Community

일부 도시 지역사회 노인의 우울증 유병률 및 관련 요인

  • Lee, Young-Hoon (Department of Preventive Medicine, College of Medicine, Seonam University) ;
  • Shin, Min-Ho (Department of Preventive Medicine, Chonnam National University Medical School) ;
  • Kweon, Sun-Seok (Jeonnam Regional Cancer Center, Chonnam National University Hwasun Hospital) ;
  • Choi, Sung-Woo (Department of Preventive Medicine, Chonnam National University Medical School) ;
  • Rhee, Jung-Ae (Department of Preventive Medicine, Chonnam National University Medical School) ;
  • Choi, Jun-Su (Department of Preventive Medicine, Chonnam National University Medical School)
  • 이영훈 (서남대학교 의과대학 예방의학교실) ;
  • 신민호 (전남대학교 의과대학 예방의학교실) ;
  • 권순석 (화순전남대학교병원 전남지역암센터) ;
  • 최성우 (전남대학교 의과대학 예방의학교실) ;
  • 이정애 (전남대학교 의과대학 예방의학교실) ;
  • 최진수 (전남대학교 의과대학 예방의학교실)
  • Published : 2008.12.20
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Abstract

- Abstract - Objectives: The purpose of this study was to estimate the prevalence of depression and identify its related factors among an urban elderly. Methods: The data for this study were obtained from 333 men and 514 women, aged 65-79 years who participated in '2007 community health survey' in Donggu, Gwangju metropolitan city. Their depressive symptoms were measured by Korean version of the Center for Epidemiological Studies-Depression Scale (CES-D). Results: The mean CES-D score (mean±S.D) for all subjects was 7.68±0.31. The mean CES-D score was significantly greater in the women (9.09±0.43) than in the men (5.51±0.39) (p<0.001). The prevalence rates of possible depression (CES-D score ≥16), probable depression (CES-D score≥21), and definite depression (CES-D score≥25) were 8.1%, 5.4%, and 3.9% in men, respectively. The prevalence rates of possible depression, probable depression, and definite depression were 19.5%, 11.1%, and 7.2% in women, respectively. Existence of spouse (no/yes), education level (no/high school or higher), health security system (medical aid/national health insurance), self-reported health status (poor/good), vascular risk factors (present/absent) proved to be statistically significant related factors of depression. Conclusions: This study suggests that a systematic effort and attention to support for elderly people living alone, low educational level, medical aid, poor self-reported health status and vascular risk factors should be promoted to reduce the incidence of depression.

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