The impact of depression on the quality of life in elderly people
Introduction and objective Depression is among the most common diseases in the elderly. It affects ca. 15–20% of people aged over 65 years. The symptomatology of depression is manifested mainly by decreased mood, intellectual skills, concentration and self-esteem, anhedonia, change i...
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| author | Izabella Wróblewska Mariusz Bartyzel Bartłomiej Chmielowiec Marta Puścion Jarosław Piotr Chmielewski |
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| description | Introduction and objective
Depression is among the most common diseases in the elderly. It affects ca. 15–20% of people aged over 65 years. The symptomatology of depression is manifested mainly by decreased mood, intellectual skills, concentration and self-esteem, anhedonia, change in appetite, sleep disorders, and the feeling of fatigue and loss of energy. The aim of the article is to assess the impact of depression on the quality of life in elderly people.
Material and methods
The anonymous study involved 140 (100%) hospitalized patients of a geriatric ward, most of whom (73.57%) were women. The respondents were 65–88 years old, with the largest group (54.29%) in the age range 76–85 years
Results
Mild depression was found in 37.86%, and severe depression in 12.14% of the respondents. Most seniors (42.14%) assessed their quality of life as good. More than half of the subjects (55.71%) declared self-assurance, 45.00% rarely experienced low spirits, despair, fear, or decreased mood, 40.00% were not satisfied with their health, 37.14% were not satisfied with their sleep quality, in 22.14% pain significantly influenced their everyday life. Patients with depression indicated worse assessments of their quality of life in the somatic, psychological, social, and environmental domains (p < 0.001). Statistically significant relationships were observed between quality of life assessment in the somatic domain and the seniors’ health status (p < 0.05), as well as between quality of life assessment in the environmental domain and the number of diseases (p = 0.034
Conclusions
Patients with depression scored their quality of life worse in all domains. In elderly people, quality of life depends on their health status and the number of diagnosed diseases. Seniors living with families indicated better assessments of their quality of life. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-8c880842f7a2491cb0b8ec5d1a833c7e2023-03-15T11:28:37ZengInstitute of Rural HealthMedycyna Ogólna i Nauki o Zdrowiu2083-45432084-49052021-05-0127219920410.26444/monz/136243136243The impact of depression on the quality of life in elderly peopleIzabella Wróblewska0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1307-5701Mariusz Bartyzel1https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3682-8024Bartłomiej Chmielowiec2https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7625-0602Marta Puścion3https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7699-3051Jarosław Piotr Chmielewski4https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2606-1656Department of Gerontology, Department of Public Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, Medical University, Wrocław, PolandMental Health Centre, LUX MED / PROFEMED Group, Warsaw, PolandOmbudsman for Patients’ Rights, Warsaw, PolandChair of Civil Law, University of Warsaw, PolandHigher School of Rehabilitation, Warsaw, PolandIntroduction and objective Depression is among the most common diseases in the elderly. It affects ca. 15–20% of people aged over 65 years. The symptomatology of depression is manifested mainly by decreased mood, intellectual skills, concentration and self-esteem, anhedonia, change in appetite, sleep disorders, and the feeling of fatigue and loss of energy. The aim of the article is to assess the impact of depression on the quality of life in elderly people. Material and methods The anonymous study involved 140 (100%) hospitalized patients of a geriatric ward, most of whom (73.57%) were women. The respondents were 65–88 years old, with the largest group (54.29%) in the age range 76–85 years Results Mild depression was found in 37.86%, and severe depression in 12.14% of the respondents. Most seniors (42.14%) assessed their quality of life as good. More than half of the subjects (55.71%) declared self-assurance, 45.00% rarely experienced low spirits, despair, fear, or decreased mood, 40.00% were not satisfied with their health, 37.14% were not satisfied with their sleep quality, in 22.14% pain significantly influenced their everyday life. Patients with depression indicated worse assessments of their quality of life in the somatic, psychological, social, and environmental domains (p < 0.001). Statistically significant relationships were observed between quality of life assessment in the somatic domain and the seniors’ health status (p < 0.05), as well as between quality of life assessment in the environmental domain and the number of diseases (p = 0.034 Conclusions Patients with depression scored their quality of life worse in all domains. In elderly people, quality of life depends on their health status and the number of diagnosed diseases. Seniors living with families indicated better assessments of their quality of life.https://www.monz.pl/The-impact-of-depression-on-the-quality-of-life-in-elderly-people,136243,0,2.htmlquality of lifedepressionelderly people |
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| title | The impact of depression on the quality of life in elderly people |
| title_full | The impact of depression on the quality of life in elderly people |
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| title_short | The impact of depression on the quality of life in elderly people |
| title_sort | impact of depression on the quality of life in elderly people |
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