Depression and support in old age
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Resumo: | There is a high incidence of depression in old age, being its prevalence higher in institutionalized elderly, which is sometimes related to the threat or actual rupture of affective bonds and support. This research aims at assessing depressive symptoms and satisfaction with social support, and their association, in institutionalized elderly. A cross-sectional and descriptive design was developed. A socio-demographic questionnaire, the Geriatric Depression Scale and the Satisfaction with Social Support Scale were applied to 117 institutionalized Portuguese elderly, older than 65 years. The results indicated a high incidence of depression in the institutionalized elderly (73.5%). The level of depression tends to be higher in the elderly over 75 years old (t(115)=-2.115, p=.037, M=17.88, SD=8.17) and who did not enter the nursing home by their own initiative (t(115)=-2.586, p=.011, M=19.05, SD=7.64). The average satisfaction with social support was high (M=58.59, SD=6.93), the older female participants presented the highest satisfaction rate with social support (t(115)=-2.456, p=.016, M=59.49, SD=6.01). The results obtained also report a significant negative correlation (r=-.36, p<.01) between the levels of depressive symptoms and the levels of satisfaction with social support. The results suggest that social support can mitigate depressive symptoms in the elderly. |
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Depression and support in old ageAgingDepressionSocial SupportInstitutionalizationThere is a high incidence of depression in old age, being its prevalence higher in institutionalized elderly, which is sometimes related to the threat or actual rupture of affective bonds and support. This research aims at assessing depressive symptoms and satisfaction with social support, and their association, in institutionalized elderly. A cross-sectional and descriptive design was developed. A socio-demographic questionnaire, the Geriatric Depression Scale and the Satisfaction with Social Support Scale were applied to 117 institutionalized Portuguese elderly, older than 65 years. The results indicated a high incidence of depression in the institutionalized elderly (73.5%). The level of depression tends to be higher in the elderly over 75 years old (t(115)=-2.115, p=.037, M=17.88, SD=8.17) and who did not enter the nursing home by their own initiative (t(115)=-2.586, p=.011, M=19.05, SD=7.64). The average satisfaction with social support was high (M=58.59, SD=6.93), the older female participants presented the highest satisfaction rate with social support (t(115)=-2.456, p=.016, M=59.49, SD=6.01). The results obtained also report a significant negative correlation (r=-.36, p<.01) between the levels of depressive symptoms and the levels of satisfaction with social support. The results suggest that social support can mitigate depressive symptoms in the elderly.Sociedade Portuguesa de Psicologia da Saúde2012-01-01info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/articletext/htmlhttp://scielo.pt/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1645-00862012000200013Psicologia, Saúde & Doenças v.13 n.2 2012reponame:Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)instname:Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãoinstacron:RCAAPenghttp://scielo.pt/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1645-00862012000200013Pimentel,Ana FilipaAfonso,Rosa MarinaPereira,Henriqueinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess2024-02-06T17:15:35Zoai:scielo:S1645-00862012000200013Portal AgregadorONGhttps://www.rcaap.pt/oai/openaireopendoar:71602024-03-20T02:24:53.625626Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos) - Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãofalse |
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Depression and support in old age |
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Depression and support in old age |
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Depression and support in old age Pimentel,Ana Filipa Aging Depression Social Support Institutionalization |
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Depression and support in old age |
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Depression and support in old age |
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Depression and support in old age |
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Depression and support in old age |
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Depression and support in old age |
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Pimentel,Ana Filipa |
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Pimentel,Ana Filipa Afonso,Rosa Marina Pereira,Henrique |
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Afonso,Rosa Marina Pereira,Henrique |
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Pimentel,Ana Filipa Afonso,Rosa Marina Pereira,Henrique |
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Aging Depression Social Support Institutionalization |
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Aging Depression Social Support Institutionalization |
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There is a high incidence of depression in old age, being its prevalence higher in institutionalized elderly, which is sometimes related to the threat or actual rupture of affective bonds and support. This research aims at assessing depressive symptoms and satisfaction with social support, and their association, in institutionalized elderly. A cross-sectional and descriptive design was developed. A socio-demographic questionnaire, the Geriatric Depression Scale and the Satisfaction with Social Support Scale were applied to 117 institutionalized Portuguese elderly, older than 65 years. The results indicated a high incidence of depression in the institutionalized elderly (73.5%). The level of depression tends to be higher in the elderly over 75 years old (t(115)=-2.115, p=.037, M=17.88, SD=8.17) and who did not enter the nursing home by their own initiative (t(115)=-2.586, p=.011, M=19.05, SD=7.64). The average satisfaction with social support was high (M=58.59, SD=6.93), the older female participants presented the highest satisfaction rate with social support (t(115)=-2.456, p=.016, M=59.49, SD=6.01). The results obtained also report a significant negative correlation (r=-.36, p<.01) between the levels of depressive symptoms and the levels of satisfaction with social support. The results suggest that social support can mitigate depressive symptoms in the elderly. |
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