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Relating Factors on Depressive Symptoms among the Elderlies in Urban Areas

일부 도시지역 거주 노인들의 우울수준에 관련된 요인

  • Baek, Jong-Tae (Department of Public Health, Graduate School of Chungnam National University) ;
  • Lee, Hu-Yeon (Department of Public Health, Graduate School of Chungnam National University) ;
  • Cho, Young-Chae (Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, Chungnam National University School of Medicine)
  • 백종태 (충남대학교 대학원 보건학과) ;
  • 이후연 (충남대학교 대학원 보건학과) ;
  • 조영채 (충남대학교 의학전문대학원 예방의학교실)
  • Received : 2016.03.08
  • Accepted : 2016.05.12
  • Published : 2016.05.31
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Abstract

The purpose of this study was to identify the factors associated with the levels of depression of the elderly (living in urban areas). Interviews were performed during the period from July 1, 2015 to August 31, 2015 of 386 elderly people in urban areas. The mean score of depressive symptoms was significantly higher in the subjects of higher age, lower educational level, living alone, having a lower monthly income, relying on government subsidy for their living expenses, having a chronic illness, lower state of subjective health, without regular exercise, poorer subjective sleeping time, lower frequency of going out, irregular eating habits, depending on some level of help for their ADL and IADL, and having lower self-esteem and social support. The depressive symptoms showed a meaningful positive correlation with ADL and IADL and a negative correlation with self-esteem and social support. On multiple regression analysis, the meaningful variables related to their depressive symptoms were their education, monthly income, subjective health status, ADL, self-esteem, and social support. Also, according to the variables was 54.1% of depressive symptoms. Therefore, it is considered that the practice of physical and mental health care, as well as social support, is required to reduce the level of depression in the elderly.

본 연구는 노인들의 우울수준 및 그와 관련된 요인을 파악하고자 도시지역 노인 386명을 대상으로 2015년 7월부터 8월까지의 기간 동안에 구조화된 무기명식 면접조사용 설문지를 사용하여 면접조사를 실시하였다. 연구결과, 조사 대상자의 우울수준 평균 점수는 연령이 높을수록, 학력이 낮을수록, 혼자 사는 군에서, 월수입이 낮을수록, 생활비를 정부로부터 보조 받는다는 군에서, 만성질환이 있다는 군에서, 주관적 건강상태가 좋지 않다는 군에서, 운동을 규칙적으로 하지 않는다는 군에서, 주관적 수면의 질이 좋지 않다는 군에서, 외출 빈도가 낮을수록, 식사를 규칙적으로 하지 않는다는 군에서, ADL, IADL의 도움이 필요하다는 군에서, 자아존중감 및 사회적 지지도가 낮은 군에서 유의하게 높았다. 조사 대상 노인들의 우울수준(CES-D)은 ADL 및 IADL과 양의 상관관계를 보인 반면, 자아존중감 및 사회적 지지와는 음의 상관관계를 보였다. 우울수준을 종속변수로 한 다중회귀분석 결과, 우울수준에 영향을 미치는 요인으로는 학력, 월수입, 주관적 건강상태, ADL, 자아존중감 및 사회적 지지 순이었으며 변인들에 의한 설명력은 54.1%이었다. 따라서 이 같은 요인들을 고려한 노인들의 우울수준을 낮추기 위한 프로그램의 개발과 활용방안이 모색되어야 할 것으로 생각된다.

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