Research in influence of group intervention on quality of life of community elderly population with depression tendency / 中国实用护理杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To explore a new type community nursing mode which can improve the life quality of community elderly population with depression tendency.Methods In the chosen community of Jilin City,we used Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS) to identify the elderly population with depression tendency.78 elderly people with depression tendency who met the conditions of study were assigned to the intervention group and the control group with 39 people in each group randomly.8-week group-intervention was given to the intervention group,and no intervention was given to the control group.For the intervention group,the total intervention time was 8 weeks,once a week for continuous 8 times together and intervention time was 90 minutes for each time.The Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS) and the world health organization quality of life (WHOQOL-BREF) were used to measure the quality of life of the two groups.Results After intervention,the total scores of the intervention group were significantly lower than those of the control group,the difference was statistically significant.Average scores of each dimension in the life quality of the intervention group were obviously higher than those of the control group.Conclusions Group intervention mode for the community elderly population with depression tendency was feasible,effective,and reasonable.It can be applied to mental health care of community elderly people,and can also provides basis for early discovery and early intervention of the community elderly people with depression.