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http://dx.doi.org/10.9708/jksci/2012.17.11.179

Research on Impacts of Depression Among the Aged in the Long-Term Care  

Kim, Kyung-Woo (Dept. of Addiction Rehabilitation with Social Welfare, Eulji Uni.(Seongnam campus))
Choi, Kun-Sik (Seoul Social Welfare Graduate University)
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Journal of the Korea Society of Computer and Information / v.17, no.11, 2012 , pp. 179-188 More about this Journal
Abstract
This research study was to examine the relationships of social supports and depression among long-term care center residents. Depression of long-term care center residents is the most common mental health problem confronting older adults. It is estimated that 13 percent of people aged 65 years and over have a major depressive disorder in Korean Society of Welfare for the Aged. Social support is a key ingredient in dealing with emotional distress and a critical in helping people to cope with all kinds of extreme circumstance. As the result of this research, Perceived social support was found to be related to depression. However, network size was not a predictor of depression, and high health status is accounted for a lower portion of the variance in depression., the poor health status was one of the most powerful predictors of depression, From results of this research study, for social workers who are employed institutional-based agencies.
Keywords
long-term care center; primary care; depression disorder;
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