离退休老年人抑郁症状及相关因素分析

Depression symptom and related factors analysis for retired aged people

目的对离退休老年人抑郁症状及相关因素的调查分析。方法采用分层随机抽样方法 ,采用老年抑郁量表 (GDS量表 )及个人一般情况问卷 ,在约 8万名离退休老年人中 ,抽取 10 0 0名进行调查。结果离退休老年人轻度抑郁占 17 2 % ,中、重度抑郁占 5 % ,其中女性患病率高于男性 ,离退休后缺少娱乐活动 ,缺少家人关心支持者患病率偏高。结论离退休老年人的抑郁情绪应引起高度重视。

Objective To study depression symptom and related factors for retired aged people, and to improve their mental health. Method 1000 aged people were randomly selected as sample out of 80000 retired aged people in Tangshan city. Gerialric Depressive Scale (GDS) and questionnaire on general personal information were used for investigation. Results Mild depression among aged retire people was accounted for 17.2%, medium and severe depression was accounted for 5%. The occurrence rate for women is higher than that of men. The occurrence rate for those who haven’t enough entertainment or family care and support after retirement is higher. Conclusion Great attention must be paid to emotional depression of the retired people.