Korean Journal of Psychosomatic Medicine (정신신체의학)

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Risk Factors of Socio-Demographic Variables to Depressive Symptoms and Suicidality in Elderly Who Live Alone at One Urban Region

일 도시지역의 독거노인에 있어서 우울증상 및 자살경향성에 영향을 미치는 인구학적 변인에 대한 고찰

  • 박훈섭 (을지병원 정신건강의학과) ;
  • 오희진 (서울특별시 도봉구 정신건강증진센터) ;
  • 권민영 (서울특별시 도봉구 정신건강증진센터) ;
  • 강민정 (서울특별시 도봉구 정신건강증진센터) ;
  • 은태경 (을지병원 정신건강의학과) ;
  • 서민철 (을지병원 정신건강의학과) ;
  • 오종길 (을지병원 정신건강의학과) ;
  • 김의중 (을지병원 정신건강의학과) ;
  • 주은정 (을지병원 정신건강의학과) ;
  • 방수영 (을지병원 정신건강의학과) ;
  • 이규영 (을지병원 정신건강의학과)
  • Received : 2015.04.29
  • Accepted : 2015.06.11
  • Published : 2015.06.30
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Abstract

Objectives: To understand the risk factors of demographic data in geriatric depression scale, and suicidality among in elderly who live alone at one urban region. Methods:In 2009, 589 elderly who live alone(age${\geq}$65) were carried out a survey about several socio-demographic data, Korean version of the Geriatric Depression Scale(SGDS-K) and Suicidal Ideation Questionnaire (SIQ). Statistical analysis was performed for the collected data. Results: Mean age of elderly who live alone is 75.69(SD 6.17). 40.1% of participants uneducated, 31.4% graduate from elementary school, 12.9% graduate from high school, 11.7% graduate from middle school, 3.2% graduate from university. Religionless, having past history of depression or physical diseases, low subjective satisfaction of family situation, and not having any social group activity have significance to depressive symptoms of elderly who live alone. Having past history of depression, religionless, low subjective satisfaction of family situation have significance to suicidality. Especially, low subjective satisfaction of family situation and having past history of depression are powerful demographic factor both depressive symptoms and suicidality of elderly who live alone. Conclusions: When we take care elderly who live alone, we should consider many things, but especially the social support network such as family satisfaction and past history of depression for reducing or preventing their depression and suicide both elderly depression and suicide who live alone.

연구목적 일 도시지역의 독거 노인을 대상으로 노인 우울증상 및 자살 경향성 정도를 파악하고 이에 영향을 끼치는 인구사회적 변인들을 파악하고자 하였다. 방 법 2009년 서울시 도봉구에 거주하는 589명의 65세 이상의 독거노인을 대상으로한국형 축약형 노인 우울증 척도, 자살 경향성 척도, 인구사회학적 변인들을 조사하였다. 수집된 정보들을 바탕으로 통계적 분석을 시행하였다. 결 과 독거노인의 평균연령은 75.69세(표준편차 6.17), 학력은 무학 40.1%, 초등학교 졸업 31.4%, 고등학교 졸업 12.9%, 중학교 졸업 11.7%, 대학교 졸업이상 3.2% 순이었다. 우울증상의 위험성을 높이는 변인들에는 종교 없음, 우울증 과거력 있음, 신체질환 병력 있음, 활동단체 없음, 가족에 대한 만족도가 낮음의 경우가 있었다. 자살 경향성에서는 종교 없음, 우울증 과거력 있음, 가족에 대한 만족도가 낮음이 영향을 줄 수 있는 변수였다. 특히 낮은 가족에 대한 만족도 및 우울증 과거력이 있음의 경우는 독거노인의 우울증상 및 자살 경향성을 크게 높일 수 있는 변인들로 나타났다. 결 론 독거 노인의 우울증 병력, 가족 만족도, 사회적 지지체계 등과 같은 위험 변인들에 대한 평가 및 개입이 노인 우울증 및 자살 예방에 도움이 될 것으로 보인다.

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