배우자 동거 여부가 노인들의 인지기능과 우울증상에 미치는 영향The Effect of Living with Spouse on Cognitive Decline and Depressive Symptom in Elderly People
- Authors
- 손지현; 한덕현; 기백석
- Issue Date
- 2013
- Publisher
- 대한노인정신의학회
- Keywords
- 배우자 동거 여부; 간이정신상태검사; 노인우울척도; 한국판 CERAD 신경심리평가집; Living with spouse; MMSE-K; GDS; CERAD-K
- Citation
- 노인정신의학, v.17, no.1, pp 14 - 19
- Pages
- 6
- Journal Title
- 노인정신의학
- Volume
- 17
- Number
- 1
- Start Page
- 14
- End Page
- 19
- URI
- https://scholarworks.bwise.kr/cau/handle/2019.sw.cau/25695
- ISSN
- 1226-6329
- Abstract
- Objective:The aim of this study was to determine whether living with spouse contributes to cognitive decline and depressive symptom among elderly people.
Methods:939 participants were recruited through Keum-Cheon center for dementia in Seoul. All subjects were assessed using the Korean version of Mini-Mental Status Examination (MMSE-K), Korean version of Consortium to Establish a Registry for Alzheimer’s disease (CERAD-K) and Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS). Furthermore, epidemiological factors (age, sex, education year, and characteristics of family) assessed to find correlation with cognitive decline.
Results:Controlling for gender, age, and education year, living with spouse was significantly associated with cognitive decline (B=-0.486, S.E=0.203, Wald=0.331, Exp (B)=1.107, p=0.01). Living with spouse group has lower depressive symptom, compared to living without spouse group (F=14.6, p<0.01).
Conclusion:Correctly, our results suggest that spouse absent state may accelerate cognitive decline and depression. Further, elderly people living alone should be closely monitored for both depression and cognitive impairment.
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