Acta clinica Croatica, Vol. 58. No. 3., 2019.
Professional paper
https://doi.org/10.20471/acc.2019.58.03.16
Determination of the Effects of Daily Life Activities and Self-Care Capacity on Depression of the Elderly in Northern Turkey
Zeliha Koç
orcid.org/0000-0002-8702-5360
; Ondokuz Mayis University Health Science Faculty, Kurupelit, Samsun, Turkey
Zeynep Sağlam
; Ondokuz Mayis University Health Science Faculty, Kurupelit, Samsun, Turkey
Abstract
This study aimed to determine the effects of daily living activities and self-care capacity on depression of the elderly in northern Turkey. The study was conducted with participation of 451 voluntary elderly indi-viduals. Data were collected via a questionnaire, Geriatric Depression Scale, Exercise of Self-care Agency Scale, Daily Activities Index, and Instrumental Activities of Daily Living Index. The mean Exercise of Self-care Agency Scale score and Geriatric Depression Scale score was 91.44±16.32 and 11.87±5.01, re-spectively. Negative and highly statistically significant correlations (p=0.000) were found between depres-sion scores and self-care capacity scores (r=-0.470), daily activities scores (r=-0.351), and Instrumental Activity of Daily Life scores (r=-0.270). Study results showed that depression scores of the elderly in-creased as their daily life activities and self-care capacity scores decreased.
Keywords
Activities of daily living; Depression; Aged; Nursing; Self care; Turkey
Hrčak ID:
230260
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Publication date:
1.9.2019.
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