西安市养老机构老年人自我评价与抑郁症状发生率的相关性研究

Correlation between Self-evaluation and Depression among the Elderly in Gerocomium in Xi'an

目的探讨西安市养老机构老年人自我评价对抑郁症状发生率的影响。方法采用随机整群抽样的方法,使用老年抑郁量表及自行编制的一般情况调查表对西安市20所养老机构464名老年人进行问卷调查。结果自我评价差的老年人抑郁症状发生率明显高于自我评价好的老年人,差异有统计学意义(P<0.05)。同时经济条件、社会地位、生活状态、居住环境进入回归方程,提示这4个因素为老年抑郁症状发生的影响因素。结论养老机构老年人抑郁发生率较高,且与老年人自我评价密切相关,护理人员应针对影响因素实施预防性干预,以减少老年人抑郁症状的发生。

Objective To explore the influence of the elderly＇s self-evaluation on depression incidence in gerocomium in Xi＇an.Methods A survey was conducted among 464 senile persons of 20 pension agencies through GDS and self-designed questionnaires in way of random cluster sample.Results Depression incidence rate was higher among the elderly with poor self-evaluation than that among those with good self-evaluation,with significant difference （P0.05）.Economy,social status,life status and living environment were indicated as influencing factors for depression.Conclusion Depression incidence is higher among the elderly in gerocomiums and it is related to self-evaluation.Preventive interventions should be conducted based on the influencing factors for lower depression incidence.