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http://dx.doi.org/10.5762/KAIS.2013.14.4.1849

The Relationship between Depression, Cognitive Function and the Instrumental Activities of Daily Living of Elderly Women Living Alone  

Lim, Eun Ju (Red Cross College of Nursing, Chung-Ang University)
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Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society / v.14, no.4, 2013 , pp. 1849-1856 More about this Journal
Abstract
The purpose of this study is to understand differences in cognitive function and the instrumental activities of daily living depending on whether elderly women living alone in Korea have depression and to determine the correlation between variables. The data were collected from April 2011 to April 2012 with a total of 1,426 women interviewed using a structured questionnaire. Based on examining the correlation between variables, a weak inverse correlation was shown between depression and cognitive function(r=-.208, p<.001), between cognitive function and the instrumental activities of daily living(r=-.256, p<.001), and a weak positive correlation was shown between depression and instrumental activities of daily living(r=.222, p<.001). According to these results, We should pay attention to come up with ways to promote and maintain the mental health of elderly women so that depression level can be reduced through the improvement of cognitive function and social activity level.
Keywords
Activities of daily living; Cognition; Depression; Elderly women;
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