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The Relationship of Stress, Social Support and Depression in the Elderly  

이평숙 (고려대학교 간호대학)
이영미 (고려대학교 간호대학)
임지영 (인하대학교 의과대학 간호학과)
황라일 (고려대학교 간호대학)
박은영 (고려대학교 간호대학)
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Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing / v.34, no.3, 2004 , pp. 477-484 More about this Journal
Abstract
Purpose: This study was to identify the relationship between stress, social support and depression in the elderly. Method: The subjects were 283 elderly adults over 60 in Seoul. Data was collected by questionnaire surveys using convenience sampling. The instruments used in this study are the ELSI developed by Aldwin(1990), the Interpersonal Support Evaluation List developed by Cohen & Hoberman (1983), and the Geriatric Depression Scale by Yesavage & Brink(l982). Data was analyzed by the SAS program, using descriptive statistics, Pearson Correlation Coefficient, t-test, ANOVA and progressed Multiple Regression. Result: The relationship between stress and depression had a positive correlation (r=0.33), but the relationship between stress and social support had no significant correlations. The relationship between social support and depression had a negative correlation (r=-0.38). The most powerful predictor of depression was the economic status and then a combination of stress, and social support account for 39% of the variance in depression in the elderly. Conclusion: These results suggested that stress and social support deficits can be potential risk factors in old age depression. Therefore, these findings give useful information for constructing an intervention program focused on depression in the elderly.
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Stress; Social support; Depression; The elderly;
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