Journal of agricultural medicine and community health (농촌의학ㆍ지역보건)

Korean Society for Rural Medicine and Community Health (한국농촌의학지역보건학회)
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Comparison of Depression and Cognitive Function between Elderly Welfare Recipients and Non-Elderly Welfare Recipients in a Public Health Center

한 보건기관에 내원한 기초생활수급노인과 비 수급노인의 우울 및 인지기능 상태 비교

  • Park, Jung-Ah (Graduate School pf Public Health, Chungnam National University) ;
  • Cho, Young-Chae (Department of Preventive Medicine and public Health College of Medicine. Chungnam National University)
  • 박정아 (충남대학교 보건대학원) ;
  • 조영채 (충남대학교 의과대학 예방의학교실)
  • Published : 2007.06.30
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Abstract

Objectives: This study was performed to provide the fundamental data available in the field of the elderly health of the low-income bracket by researching and comparing related factors for the assessment of the degree of depression and cognitive function between elderly welfare recipients and non-elderly welfare recipients. Methods: The study subjects, 402 elderly person over 65-year-old in Daejeon were interviewed, during the two-month from May to June 2006, about their general characteristics, depression and cognitive function. Results: elderly welfare recipients was higher than non-elderly welfare recipients in degree of depression on the other hand, in cognitive function is lower. Also, the depression and cognitive function were related with not only socio-demographic characteristics like the age, the degree of education, the presence of spouse or not and the health status but also health behavior characteristics like the sleeping time, the drinking and the exercise. Conclusions: The project of health promotion and programs that can improve the related factors to the depression and cognitive function for elderly welfare recipients should be developed and practiced.

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