[Self-care behaviors and depressive symptoms of low-income elderly women with hypertension]
| Autor: | Ki Wol Sung, Mi Han Kim |
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| Rok vydání: | 2008 |
| Předmět: |
Low income
Aged 80 and over business.industry Depression Significant difference Health Behavior Social Support humanities Interviews as Topic Self Care Socioeconomic Factors Data Interpretation Statistical Surveys and Questionnaires Hypertension Self care Medicine Humans Functional status Female Negative correlation business Depressive symptoms Clinical psychology Aged |
| Zdroj: | Taehan Kanho Hakhoe chi. 38(4) |
| ISSN: | 1598-2874 |
| Popis: | PURPOSE This study aimed to compare self-care behaviors and depressive symptoms between the young old (65-74 yr) and the old-old (75-84 yr) in low-income women with hypertension. METHODS This study used a descriptive research design. The subjects of this study were 136 elderly women over 65 yr living in D city. Data was collected from September to December 2007 through personal interviews using a questionnaire. The collected data was analyzed using the SPSS WIN 12.0 Program. RESULTS Self-care behaviors, functional status, and number of medications showed a significant difference between young elderly and middle elderly. There was a negative correlation between self-care behaviors and depressive symptoms. 52.2% of variance in self-care behaviors of young elderly and 76.8% of variance in self-care behaviors of middle elderly were explained by depressive symptoms, number of medications, and functional status. CONCLUSION It is necessary to manage depressive symptoms to improve the self-care behaviors of low-income elderly with hypertension. Depressive symptoms need to be considered in planning hypertension programs for low-income elderly women. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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