Study on relationship between activity of daily living and quality of life of the elderly with depression
Abstract：Objective:To probe into the relationship between activity of daily living and quality of life of the elderly with depression.Methods:The cluster sampling method was used to select a community in Bengbu City,Anhui Province randomly.The community elderly aged 60 and above received the questionnaire survey by using the general questionnaire,WHOQOL-BREF,activities of daily living(ADL) scale and geriatric depression scale Brief Version(GDS-15).Results:In 746 elderly people,the prevalence of depression among the elderly was 15.7%.The activities of daily living and quality of life of the elderly in depression group were lower than those in non depression group(P<0.05).The score of daily life activity ability and all dimensions scores were negatively correlated with the total score of quality of life and the scores of all dimensions(r value was-0.673~0.241,P<0.05).Conclusion:Activity of daily living was closely related to the quality of life of the elderly with depression;their activity of daily living should be improved and their quality of life should be improved.
Keywords：the elderlydepressionquality of lifeactivity of daily livingcorrelation
Publication Date：2017-01-01
Online Publishing Date：2025-08-15(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：3( 1714-1716 )