The Factors Influencing Bipolar Spectrum Disorders among Elderly in a Small and Medium-Sized City: A Preliminary Study / 대한정신약물학회지

ABSTRACT

OBJECTIVE: This study was aimed to investigate the prevalence of bipolar spectrum disorder and to analyze the factors influencing on bipolar spectrum disorders. METHODS: Data of this study was collected from over 65 years old who were located in Ik-san, Jeollabuk-do province. 320 data sheets were collected among them 300 were used in analysis. All of subjects were evaluated for the bipolar spectrum disorder, self-esteem, social support, stress with Korean version of Mood Disorder Questionnaire (K-MDQ), Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale, Scale of Social Support (SSS), Brief Encounter Psychosocial Instrument Korean Version (BEPSI-K). We compared bipolar spectrum disorder among multiple factors and analyzed multiple regression with bipolar spectrum disorder as criterion variables and demographic characteristics. RESULTS: The prevalence of bipolar spectrum disorder in elderly was 3.3%. There were significant differences in result of the test about the bipolar spectrum disorder figuring out from sex (chi2=-2.058, p<0.01), sleep (t=-1.125, p<0.05). There were significant relation among bipolar spectrum disorder with stress (r=0.242, p<0.01), social support (r=-0.127, p<0.05), sleep (r=-0.136, p<0.05) and self esteem (r=-0.052, p<0.05). These factors accounted for 9.2% of bipolar spectrum disorder. CONCLUSION: These results showed that the most important variable that influencing on bipolar spectrum disorders was stress.