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The Frequency of the Depression Among Elderly Population and to Explore Possible Associations Between Depression Severity and Daily Accomplishments in Minia Geriatric Club

机译：老年人群中抑郁症的发生频率，并探讨抑郁程度与每日成就之间的可能关联

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The aging process affects human bodies as well as human behaviors. In general, the extra years can be marked by declining health, reduced mobility that may lead to accidents, isolation, and loneliness. Some late-life problems can result in depression and anxiety include less of coping with physical health problems, caring for a spouse with dementia, and grieving the death of loved ones. The aim of the present study was to assess the frequency of the depression among elderly population and to explore possible associations between depression severity and daily accomplishments in Minia Geriatric Club. The study was conducted on 70 elderly persons (the elderly client attends the geriatric club and who agree to share in the study). The study tools are questionnaire sheet and geriatric depression scale. The questionnaires sheet the social and personal characteristics of the study sample. (Age, sex, marital status, level of education, presence of physical health problems, sensory changes, history of exposure to accident, and hobbies. While the Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS) is consisted of 30 statements, each statement is scored by one point and the total scores for are categorized into three levels as: normal 0-9; mild depression 10-19; severe depression 20-30. The study results denoted that: more than half of the study sample (55.7%) were had mild depression and 37.1% were had sever depression. 71.4% and 65.7% of the study sample were had physical health problems and cognitive problems respectively. In addition to 47.1% of them were previously exposed to accident. There are no statistically significance differences in level of depression as regard to sex, level of dependency and level of education. But there are statistically significant differences were noted regarding level of depression and (presence of physical health problems, and sensory changes P= 0.05). The study concludes that depression among elderly is often associated with presence of chronic health problems with mental or social stress. Recommendation; coordination between the health team members is needed to provide holistic and optimal care for elderly clients. All forms of cognitive and supportive psychotherapy are recommended for improving depression in elders.
机译：衰老过程影响人体以及人类行为。通常，额外的几年的特征是健康状况下降，行动不便，这可能导致事故，孤立和孤独。一些晚年生活中的问题可能导致抑郁和焦虑，包括更少地应对身体健康问题，照顾患有痴呆症的配偶以及使亲人的死亡感到悲伤。本研究的目的是评估老年人口中抑郁症的发生频率，并探讨Minia Geriatric Club中抑郁症严重程度与日常成就之间的可能关联。这项研究是针对70名老年人（老年服务对象参加老年俱乐部并同意参加研究）进行的。研究工具是问卷表和老年抑郁量表。问卷覆盖了研究样本的社会和个人特征。 （年龄，性别，婚姻状况，受教育程度，身体健康问题的存在，感觉变化，接触意外的历史和嗜好。虽然老年抑郁量表（GDS）由30个陈述组成，但每个陈述的得分为1得分和总得分分为三个级别：正常0-9;轻度抑郁10-19;重度抑郁20-30;研究结果表明：超过一半的研究样本（55.7％）轻度抑郁和重度抑郁的占37.1％，研究样本中分别有71.4％和65.7％的人患有身体健康问题和认知问题，另外47.1％的人曾经历过意外事故，其水平的差异无统计学意义。关于性别，依赖性水平和受教育程度的抑郁，但是在抑郁水平和（存在身体健康问题，以及感觉改变P = 0.05）上，存在统计学上的显着差异。研究得出的结论是，老年人的抑郁症通常与患有精神或社会压力的慢性健康问题有关。建议;需要医疗团队成员之间的协调，以为老年患者提供全面和最佳的护理。建议采取各种形式的认知和支持性心理疗法来改善老年人的抑郁症。

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