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Quality of life in Chinese elderly people with depression

✍ Scribed by Sally W. C. Chan; Helen F. K. Chiu; Wai-tong Chien; David R. Thompson; Linda Lam

Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
Year: 2006
Tongue: English
Weight: 81 KB
Volume: 21
Category: Article
ISSN: 0885-6230
DOI: 10.1002/gps.1461

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✦ Synopsis

Background:

Depression is the most prevalent functional mental disorder of later life. it is estimated that about 5% of the elderly population of hong kong are suffering from depression.

Aim:

To investigate the self-rated quality of life of community-dwelling elderly people diagnosed with depression, and to examine the relationships between quality of life and mental, physical health, functional status and social support.

Methods and results:

A cross-sectional descriptive survey was conducted in psychiatric outpatient clinics. a convenience sample of 80 chinese elderly people with a diagnosis of depressive disorder was recruited. perception of quality of life was measured by the hong kong chinese world health organization quality of life scale-brief version. participants' mental status, functional abilities, physical health condition, and social support status were assessed. sixty-one (76.3%) participants were female. they were least satisfied with 'meaningfulness of life', 'life enjoyment', 'concentration and thinking', 'energy' and 'work capacity'. functional abilities had a positive association with participants' perceived quality of life, level of depression and number of physical health conditions had a negative association. participants had low ratings of quality of life when compared with healthy persons and persons with chronic physical problems. findings are discussed in light of the socio-cultural environment in hong kong.

Conclusion:

Comprehensive treatment and better control of depression, including different modes of medical and psychosocial intervention, could help to improve participants' perception of quality of life. a longitudinal study with a larger sample with various levels of depression and socio-demographic characteristics is recommended.

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