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Research on Impacts of Depression Among the Aged in the Long-Term Care

  • Journal of The Korea Society of Computer and Information
  • Abbr : JKSCI
  • 2012, 17(11), pp.179-188
  • Publisher : The Korean Society Of Computer And Information
  • Research Area : Engineering > Computer Science

Kyungwoo Kim 1 KunSik choi 2

1을지대학교
2서울사회복지대학원대학교

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ABSTRACT

This research study was to examine the relationships of social supports and depression among long-termcare center residents. Depression of long-termcare center residents is the most commonmental health problem confronting older adults. It is estimated that 13 percent of people aged 65 years and over have a major depressive disorder in Korean Society ofWelfare for the Aged. Social support is a key ingredient in dealing with emotional distress and a critical in helping people to cope with all kinds of extreme circumstance. As the result of this research, Perceived social support was found to be related to depression. However, network size was not a predictor of depression, and high health status is accounted for a lower portion of the variance in depression.the poor health status was one of themost powerful predictors of depression, Fromresults of this research study,for social workers who are employed institutional-based agencies,

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