THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN DEPRESSIVE SYMPTOMS EXPERIENCED BY ELDERLY PEOPLE
AND THEIR SOCIODEMOGRAPHIC DATA,
FUNCTIONAL CAPACITY, SELF-REPORTED
HEALTH STATUS, PHYSICAL FITNESS
AND HISTORY OF FALLS

Magdalena Sylwia Kamińska; Aleksandra Szylińska; Jacek Brodowski; Beata Karakiewicz

doi:10.19251/ pwod/2019.3(2)

Abstract

3/2019 vol. 4

THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN DEPRESSIVE SYMPTOMS EXPERIENCED BY ELDERLY PEOPLE AND THEIR SOCIODEMOGRAPHIC DATA, FUNCTIONAL CAPACITY, SELF-REPORTED HEALTH STATUS, PHYSICAL FITNESS AND HISTORY OF FALLS

Magdalena Sylwia Kamińska ¹

,

Aleksandra Szylińska ²

,

Jacek Brodowski ³

,

Beata Karakiewicz ⁴

Subdepartment of Long Term Care, Department of Social Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, Pomeranian Medical University in Szczecin, Żołnierska Str. 48, 71-210 Szczecin, Poland; email: magdalena.kaminska@pum.edu.pl
Department of Medical Rehabilitation and Clinical Physiotherapy, Faculty of Health Sciences, Pomeranian Medical University in Szczecin, Żołnierska Str. 54, 71-210 Szczecin, Poland; email: aleksandra.szylinska@pum.edu.pl
Department of Primary Health Care, Faculty of Health Sciences, Pomeranian Medical University in Szczecin, Żołnierska Str. 48, 71-210 Szczecin, Poland; email: jacek.brodowski@pum.edu.pl
Subdepartment of Social Medicine and Public Health, Department of Social Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, Pomeranian Medical University in Szczecin, Żołnierska Str. 48, 71 – 210 Szczecin, Poland; email: karabea@pum.edu.pl

DOI: https://doi.org/10.19251/ pwod/2019.3(2)

Online publish date: 2020/01/05

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AMA

Kamińska M, Szylińska A, Brodowski J, Karakiewicz B. THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN DEPRESSIVE SYMPTOMS EXPERIENCED BY ELDERLY PEOPLE AND THEIR SOCIODEMOGRAPHIC DATA, FUNCTIONAL CAPACITY, SELF-REPORTED HEALTH STATUS, PHYSICAL FITNESS AND HISTORY OF FALLS. Pielęgniarstwo w Opiece Długoterminowej / Long-Term Care Nursing. 2019;4(3):16-24. doi:10.19251/ pwod/2019.3(2).

APA

Kamińska, M., Szylińska, A., Brodowski, J., & Karakiewicz, B. (2019). THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN DEPRESSIVE SYMPTOMS EXPERIENCED BY ELDERLY PEOPLE AND THEIR SOCIODEMOGRAPHIC DATA, FUNCTIONAL CAPACITY, SELF-REPORTED HEALTH STATUS, PHYSICAL FITNESS AND HISTORY OF FALLS. Pielęgniarstwo w Opiece Długoterminowej / Long-Term Care Nursing, 4(3), 16-24. https://doi.org/10.19251/ pwod/2019.3(2)

Chicago

Kamińska, Magdalena Sylwia, Aleksandra Szylińska, Jacek Brodowski, and Beata Karakiewicz. 2019. "THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN DEPRESSIVE SYMPTOMS EXPERIENCED BY ELDERLY PEOPLE AND THEIR SOCIODEMOGRAPHIC DATA, FUNCTIONAL CAPACITY, SELF-REPORTED HEALTH STATUS, PHYSICAL FITNESS AND HISTORY OF FALLS". Pielęgniarstwo w Opiece Długoterminowej / Long-Term Care Nursing 4 (3): 16-24. doi:10.19251/ pwod/2019.3(2).

Harvard

Kamińska, M., Szylińska, A., Brodowski, J., and Karakiewicz, B. (2019). THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN DEPRESSIVE SYMPTOMS EXPERIENCED BY ELDERLY PEOPLE AND THEIR SOCIODEMOGRAPHIC DATA, FUNCTIONAL CAPACITY, SELF-REPORTED HEALTH STATUS, PHYSICAL FITNESS AND HISTORY OF FALLS. Pielęgniarstwo w Opiece Długoterminowej / Long-Term Care Nursing, 4(3), pp.16-24. https://doi.org/10.19251/ pwod/2019.3(2)

MLA

Kamińska, Magdalena Sylwia et al. "THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN DEPRESSIVE SYMPTOMS EXPERIENCED BY ELDERLY PEOPLE AND THEIR SOCIODEMOGRAPHIC DATA, FUNCTIONAL CAPACITY, SELF-REPORTED HEALTH STATUS, PHYSICAL FITNESS AND HISTORY OF FALLS." Pielęgniarstwo w Opiece Długoterminowej / Long-Term Care Nursing, vol. 4, no. 3, 2019, pp. 16-24. doi:10.19251/ pwod/2019.3(2).

Vancouver

Kamińska M, Szylińska A, Brodowski J, Karakiewicz B. THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN DEPRESSIVE SYMPTOMS EXPERIENCED BY ELDERLY PEOPLE AND THEIR SOCIODEMOGRAPHIC DATA, FUNCTIONAL CAPACITY, SELF-REPORTED HEALTH STATUS, PHYSICAL FITNESS AND HISTORY OF FALLS. Pielęgniarstwo w Opiece Długoterminowej / Long-Term Care Nursing. 2019;4(3):16-24. doi:10.19251/ pwod/2019.3(2).

Backgorund

Decreased affective efficiency, preceded by emotional problems, is a common advanced-age disorder which can lead to depression.

Aim

The aim of this study was to assess the relationship between depressive symptoms experienced by elderly people and their sociodemographic data, self-reported health status, physical fitness, functional capacity, and history of falls.

Material and methods

The study involved 304 individuals aged 65-100 years. The research instruments were the Geriatric Depression Scale-Short Form, the Barthel Scale, and the Background Survey Geriatric Questionnaire.

Results

Depression was more common among the elders who had a lower education level, lived alone, were in a worse financial position, and among those whose families were unprepared to provide them with informal care (p < 0.05).

Conclusions

Depressive symptoms observed in the respondents were significantly related to their sociodemographic data, reduced ability to perform daily activities, low self-reported health status and physical fitness, and recurrent falls.

Keywords

depression, falls, elderly people