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The relationship among depressive symptoms and chronic diseases in the elderly

노인의 우울증세와 만성질환과의 관련성

  • Lim, Ji-Hye (Dept. of healthcare management, Youngsan University)
  • 임지혜 (영산대학교 의료경영학과)
  • Received : 2014.04.01
  • Accepted : 2014.06.20
  • Published : 2014.06.28
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Abstract

This study aims to identify depressive symptoms status and factors to affect depressive symptoms in the elderly. The research selected 1,429 adults aged over 65, who appeared with depressive symptoms, from the fifth Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2012. We analyzed states of depressive symptoms using descriptive statistics. Logistic regression analysis was used to examine the main factors associated with depressive symptoms in the elderly. The result shows that depressive symptoms in the elderly is significantly associated with gender, age, income level, subjective health status, smoking and the number of chronic diseases. Females, higher age, lower income, lower subjective health status, smoking and the higher the number of chronic diseases were the significant factors of higher depressive symptoms. Therefore, it is necessary to develop effective social programs and individualized approach to improve the quality of life in the elderly. In the future, these findings can be used as important data for health care policy and assessment.

본 연구는 노인의 우울증세 현황과 노인의 우울증세에 영향을 미치는 요인을 살펴보는 데 목적이 있다. 2012년 국민건강영양조사 자료를 이용하였으며, 우울증세가 있는 65세 이상 노인 1,429명을 대상으로 하였다. 분석대상자의 우울증세 현황을 파악하기 위하여 기술통계를 실시하였으며, 노인의 우울증세에 영향을 미치는 요인을 파악하기 위해 로지스틱 회귀분석을 실시하였다. 연구결과, 노인의 우울증세는 성, 연령, 개인소득수준, 건강상태, 현재 흡연유무, 만성질환개수와 유의하게 관련이 있었다. 여성, 연령이 높을수록, 소득수준이 낮을수록, 주관적 건강상태가 나쁘다고 느끼는 경우, 흡연을 하는 경우, 보유하고 있는 만성질환의 개수가 많을수록 우울증세를 경험할 확률이 유의하게 높게 나타났다. 따라서 노인의 우울에 대한 사회적 관심과 공감대 형성이 필요하며, 노인들의 삶의 질 향상을 위한 보다 구체적인 접근방안을 모색하는 노력이 필요할 것이다. 이러한 결과들은 향후 보건의료정책 수립에 기초 자료로 의미 있게 활용되어질 수 있으리라 여겨진다.

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