Author/Authors :
Park، نويسنده , , Joon-Hyuk and Kim، نويسنده , , Ki Woong and Kim، نويسنده , , Myoung-Hee and Kim، نويسنده , , Moon Doo and Kim، نويسنده , , Bong-Jo and Kim، نويسنده , , Shin-Kyum and Kim، نويسنده , , Jeong Lan and Moon، نويسنده , , Seok Woo and Bae، نويسنده , , Jae Nam and Woo، نويسنده , , Jong Inn and Ryu، نويسنده , , Seung-Ho and Yoon، نويسنده , , Jong Chul and Lee، نويسنده , , Nam-Jin and Lee، نويسنده , , Dong Young and Lee، نويسنده , , Dong-Woo and Lee، نويسنده , , Seok Bum and Lee، نويسنده , , Jung Jae and Lee، نويسنده , , Jun-Young and Lee، نويسنده , , Chang-Uk and Chang، نويسنده , , Sung Man and Jhoo، نويسنده , , Jin Hyeong and Cho، نويسنده , , Maeng Je، نويسنده ,
Abstract :
Objective
tudy aimed to estimate prevalence rates and risk factors of LLD among a large nationwide sample of Korean elders in South Korea.
9 randomly sampled Koreans aged 65 years or more, 6018 participated (response rate = 73.4%). Using the Korean version of the short form Geriatric Depression Scale (SGDS-K), we classified individual scoring 8 or 9 as having possible depression and those scoring ≥ 10 as having probable depression.
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e-, gender-, education-, and urbanicity-standardized prevalences were 10.1% (95% CI = 9.3–10.8) for possible depression, 17.8% (95% CI = 16.8–8.7) for probable depression, and 27.8% (95% CI = 26.7–29.0) for overall depression. Poverty, living alone, low education, illiteracy, smoking, history of head trauma, and low Mini Mental Status Examination score were associated with greater risk of depression, while mild alcohol use and moderate to heavy exercise were associated with lower risk of depression. However gender difference in the risk of depression was not found.
sion
decidedly common in South Korea. It was associated with various sociodemographic and clinical factors, some of which are amendable through policy actions. This study was limited by use of the SGDS-K rather than a standardized clinical interview.
