TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2010//
TI  - Predictors of Depression of Widowed Elders
JO  - Journal of the Korean Academy of Fundamentals of Nursing
A1  - Lee, Kyu-Eun
A1  - Yom, Young-Hee
SP  - 382
EP  - 390
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N2  - PURPOSE: This study was done to identify the relationship of perceived health, coping strategies, dependency, suicidal ideation and depression widowed elders, and to identify predictors of depression in this population. <br><br>METHOD: The research design for this study was a descriptive survey design using a convenience sampling. Data collection was done using self-questionnaire with 162 elders from welfare centers for senior citizens located in 3 cities, Seoul, Gangneung and Seosan. Pearson correlation coefficients and stepwise multiple regression with the SPSS Win 12.0 Program were used to analyze the data. <br><br>RESULTS: Depression had significant negative correlations with perceived health (r=-.525, p<.001), and coping strategies (r=-.253, p=.005) and positive correlations with dependency (r=.430, p<.001), and suicidal ideation (r=.473, p<.001). The explained variance for depression was 47.5%. Of the variables, perceived health (beta=-.237, p=.003), suicidal ideation (beta=.398, p<.001) and dependency (beta=.341, p<.001) significantly predicted the degree of depression. <br><br>CONCLUSION: Findings from this study provide a comprehensive understanding of depression and related factors for widowed elders in Korea. However, further study with a larger random sample and more a detailed research design is necessary.<p /> <p>Language: ko</p>
LA  - ko
SN  - 1225-9012
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
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