Self-Care Behaviors and Depressive Symptoms of Low-Income Elderly Women with Hypertension / 간호학회지
Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing
;
: 593-602, 2008.
Article
in Korean
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-215613
ABSTRACT
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.
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Index:
WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Self Care
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Social Support
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Socioeconomic Factors
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Health Behavior
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Interviews as Topic
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Surveys and Questionnaires
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Data Interpretation, Statistical
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Depression
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Hypertension
Type of study:
Qualitative research
Limits:
Aged
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Aged80
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Female
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Humans
Language:
Korean
Journal:
Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing
Year:
2008
Type:
Article
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