Factors Influencing Depression in Elderly People Living at Home

PURPOSE: This study was done to identify the factors which influence depression for elderly people who live at home. METHODS: The participants were 134 elderly people living at home in M city. Data were collected from April 2 to 30, 2009 and analyzed using SPSS/WIN 12.0 and AMOS 5.0 program. I assumed path coefficients by doing path analysis to understand synthetically causal relationship which influences on depression. RESULTS: Social support, sleep pattern and self esteem had significant direct effects on life satisfaction and accounted for 50% of the total variance in life satisfaction. Physical symptoms, sleep pattern and life satisfaction also had significant direct effects on depression and accounted for 59% of the variance in depression. But social support, self assertiveness and self esteem were not significant for depression. CONCLUSION: These results provide guidance for designing useful strategies to reduce depression in elderly people living at home.

Frequency and Importance of Nursing Practice between Novice Nurses and Student Nurses / 기본간호학회지

PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to compare frequency and importance of nursing practice in novice nurses and student nurses. METHOD: A descriptive design was used with convenience sampling of 292 novice nurses in 2 hospitals with 500 beds and 214 student nurses from 4 universities. Data were collected using a structured questionnaire. RESULTS: 1) The total score for frequency of nursing practice was 2.58+/-0.41 and for the importance of nursing practice was 3.03+/-0.36 in novice nurses and in student nurses the frequency score was 2.66+/-0.69 and the total score for importance was 3.24+/-0.35. 2) The total score for frequency was not different between novice and student nurses, but 9 of the top 10 categories in order of frequency were significantly different. 3) The score for importance between novice nurses and student nurses was significantly different with the student nurses having higher scores than the novice nurses. 4) Frequency scores were not different for students in universities compared to students in community colleges. CONCLUSION: Novice nurses perform skills associated with medication, but student nurses do not and therefore do not recognize the importance of these skills. Education in nursing needs to identify strategies to strengthen practice in this vulnerable area.

Correlational Study of IADL, Self-Esteem, Empowerment of Elderly People Living at Home / 기본간호학회지

PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was investigate the relationship between IADL, self-esteem and empowerment of elderly home residents. METHOD: The data were collected from Aug. 1st to September 30, 2004. The participants were 274 elderly people who lived at home. Data were collected using structured questionnaire and analysed using the SPSS program. RESULT: Mean scores for IADL, self-esteem and empowerment were 3.74, 3.22, 3.36 respectively. IADL and self-esteem showed a significantly positive correlation to empowerment. CONCLUSION: This results indicate that the elderly people need more self-esteem and empowerment. Therefor it is important to develop effective strategies to enhance empowerment in elderly people.

An Analysis of Research Reported in Korea on the Empowerment / 재활간호학회지

This study was for understanding about the current situation of internal nursing research related to empowerment and for suggesting the direction the research on empowerment should improve, 17 nursing research articles between 1991 and 2001 were analyzed and their analysis results showed that the research on empowerment tends increasing in number. Looking at study methods, survery and research had a majority of researchs and the target of research was mainly nurses. Empowerment concept is a process that it helps to be able to assert the control about factors which influence on human life. This process suggested the precondition and result on empowerment in view of nursing that it includes broader systematic, structural and social responsibility in making individual taking responsibility on his health in management. Empowerment is to enhance the power and its basic starts from his own empowerment. The contents of his own empowerment is to improve his own abilityOncluding spiritual. physical. and social ability), to connote also his own confidence enhancement which looks at himself as positive and strong, and to run after the his internal repletion through strengthening of his positive aspect. Based on above his own empowerment, the empowerment that builds the capability of group or organization is eventually to strengthen the spirit of individual and organization. Finally, this concept means that it can have an usefulness about nursing practice, education, administration and research. With the foundation of this research analysis, although the research on empowerment is largely limited to nurse, in future this should be applied to various nursing targets. In addition, the research on diverse applying methods including program develoment which bases on this concept should be made.

The Phenomenon of Elderly Women's Vitality : A Grounded Theory Approach / 기본간호학회지

PURPOSE: This study provides useful basic information about caring for elderly women. It also promotes understanding by confirming what can vitalize the women and improve quality of life in elderly women as they continue to become important in the society which is moving towards being an "aged society". METHOD: Grounded theory a qualitative research method, was use to develop new thesis regarding life's vitality in elderly women. Thirteen women participated in the research. They were women without any problems in perception or communication and who agreed to participate in the research. RESULT: The results, using analysis process of Strauss and Corbin (1990), showed that life's vitality in elderly women is to bring well-being through vitalization against weakness. CONCLUSION: Based on such these results, this study will be helpful to nursing mediation and policy development which will improve the quality of life of elderly women through better understanding and promotion of life's vitality.

A study on the Instrumental Activities of Daily Living and Quality of Life of Elderly Home Residents / 재활간호학회지

This study was done to investigate of instrumental activities of daily livingOADL) and quality of life and their relationships between the elderly. Data were collected from 150 elderly home residents. The data were collected from December 1st to December 20th, 2000. Structured questionnaires developed by Lawton & Brody and by Ro were adopted to measure IADL and Quality of life. Data were analyzed for percentage, means, t-test, ANOVA and Parson correlation coefficients using the SPSS program. The results were as follows: 1. The average score of the level of IADL was 20.68+/-2.98(M+/-SD) with a range of 7-26. 2. The average score of the level of Quality of life was 2.96+/-0.25(M+/-SD). In the average score of each lower area, highest score was 3.22 for neighbor relationship and family relationship and then 3.00 for self-esteem, 2.95 for economic status, 2.86 for emotional status, and 2.85, lowest score, for physical condition and function. 3. Comparing IADL and Quality of life with general characteristics, IADL showed that there were significant difference in age (t=2.927, p=0.036) and separated children contact frequency (t= 2.482, p=0.046), while Quality of life showed that there were significant difference in spouse existence (t=2.334, p=0.021), religion(t=4.089, p=0.008), family style(t=3.285, p=0.040), children number living together(t=5.332, p=0.006), communication with separated children frequency(t=4.129, p=0.003), and separated children contact frequency(t=3.908, p=0.005). 4. There was also significant positive correlation between IADL and Quality of life. The above results show that neighbor relationship and family relationship which have greatly an influence on IADL and Quality of life are very important. The elderly should be helped to satisfy their basic desire and show their potential living together with the younger generation interdependently without being isolated from family and society. Therefore, the nursing strategy that enhance IADL and Quality of life are needed and the nursing strategy that can improve IADL and Quality of life of Elderly Home Residents should be developed.

The Relationships among Quality of Life, ADL, Depression and Self-Efficacy in people with Chronic Arthritis / 성인간호학회지

This study was conducted to identify the relationships among quality of life, ADL, depression and self-efficacy in people with chronic arthritis. Firth two patients with chronic arthritis participated in this study. The data were collected from 5th Jan. To 15th Oct., 1997. SPSS program was utilized for data with mean, standard deviation, pearson's correlation coefficient. The results of this study were as follows ; 1. The mean score of quality of life was 5.47, representing moderate degree of quality of life. The mean scores were 2.54 for ADL, 2.06 for depression and 61.69 for self-efficacy. 2. Significant correlations between quality of life and ADL, self-efficacy, and depression were found. quality of life was positively related to ADL and self-efficacy, while negative correlation was shown between quality of life and depression. 3. When correlated with demographic characteristics, quality of life was significantly negatively related to duration of illness. The study results suggested that nursing intervention such as, self-help education improving self-efficacy would be useful for patients who are depressed and have limited ADL.