Comparison of Health-Promoting Lifestyle in Elderly with Depression and Healthy Elderly in Isfahan City, Iran, in Year 2018
Background: Given the high prevalence of depression in the elderly, as well as the importance of health-related lifestyle in the prevention of aging, this study was designed to compare the health-promoting lifestyle in elderly with depression and healthy elderly. Methods: This was a cross-sectional...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | fas |
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Isfahan University of Medical Sciences
2019-12-01
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| Series: | مجله دانشکده پزشکی اصفهان |
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| Online Access: | http://jims.mui.ac.ir/index.php/jims/article/view/11805 |
| Summary: | Background: Given the high prevalence of depression in the elderly, as well as the importance of health-related lifestyle in the prevention of aging, this study was designed to compare the health-promoting lifestyle in elderly with depression and healthy elderly.
Methods: This was a cross-sectional study on 200 elderly over 60 years of age referred to health care centers in Isfahan City, Iran, during the year 2018. Demographic information, health-promoting lifestyle (Walker and Hill-Polerecky questionnaire), and depression [Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS) short form] were recorded and analyzed.
Findings: The prevalence of depression among 200 elderly was 59.1%, and the initial analysis showed a significant relationship between marital status, education, and all aspects of health-promotion lifestyle (nutrition, exercise, responsibility for health, stress management, interpersonal support, and self-healing) and depression. However, after adjusting for all factors in multivariate regression analysis, there was significant independent and inverse relationship between the dimensions of stress management [odds ratio (OR) = 0.76; confidence interval (CI): 0.99-0.58) and responsibility (OR = 0.75; CI: 0.90-0.62) and depression in the elderly.
Conclusion: Onwards of health-promoting lifestyle, stress management, and health responsibility in elderly with depression is poorer than healthy ones. |
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| ISSN: | 1027-7595 1735-854X |