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ression of the chronically ill elderly and their functioning posterji | poster presentations
in domestic environment concerning self-service
Stanisława Talaga1, Sara Stanczak1, Dominika Żądło2
1 Faculty of Health Sciences, State College of Applied Sciences, ul. Staszica 1,
33-300 Nowy Sącz, Poland
2 Akademia IGNATIANUM w Krakowie, ul. Kopernika 26,31-501 Kraków, Poland
Introduction. The incidence of depression increases after the age of 65 years.
It is estimated to occur in 15 % of the elderly. Unfortunately, the forecast is not
favourable for Poland: it is expected that in 2030 there will be an increase in
the number of sick elderly people from 4.8 million to even 8.5 million. The ag-
ing of the society and the increase in life expectancy will have an impact on the
increase of mental diseases, including depression. The co-existence of chron-
ic diseases significantly worsens the functioning of the body and can be one of
the main causes of depression. The aim of the study was to find out the rela-
tionship between the occurrence of depression and the functioning of chroni-
cally ill elderly patients in the home environment.
Material and methods. The study included 99 elderly people living in the home
environment who had a chronic disease. The study was conducted in 2019. The
research was carried out by means of a diagnostic survey using a questionnaire
technique and the following questionnaires: Scale for Assessing Basic Daily Ac-
tivities (ADL), Scale for Assessing Complex Daily Activities (IADL) and Beck
Depression Scale. The differences between the variables were verified using
the χ2 independence test, Student’s t-test, and the Pearson’s linear correlation.
A significance level of p less than or equal to 0.05 was assumed. The calcula-
tions were carried out with the IBM SPSS Statistica 13PL program.
Results. The severity of depression depended statistically significantly (p=0.031)
on the underlying diseases of the subjects. More than half of the patients with
mild to moderate depression suffered from rheumatic diseases (53.33%). Pa-
tients with hypertension and diabetes accounted for a high percentage of pa-
tients with severe depression.
The age of the examined patients had a significant (p <0.001) impact on their
efficiency in performing everyday activities (ADL), the functionality of complex
activities (IADL) and depression (Beck’s Scale).
The number of co-morbidities in the examined patients had a significant (p
<0.001) effect on their functional complexity (IADL). However, it did not cor-
relate with the efficiency of everyday activities (ADL) and the functionality of
complex activities (IADL).
Conclusions. In the study group, people with low efficiency in performing eve�-
ryday activities (ADL) and people with low functionality of complex activities
(IADL) had a high level of depression.
Key words: depression, chronically ill, the elderly
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in domestic environment concerning self-service
Stanisława Talaga1, Sara Stanczak1, Dominika Żądło2
1 Faculty of Health Sciences, State College of Applied Sciences, ul. Staszica 1,
33-300 Nowy Sącz, Poland
2 Akademia IGNATIANUM w Krakowie, ul. Kopernika 26,31-501 Kraków, Poland
Introduction. The incidence of depression increases after the age of 65 years.
It is estimated to occur in 15 % of the elderly. Unfortunately, the forecast is not
favourable for Poland: it is expected that in 2030 there will be an increase in
the number of sick elderly people from 4.8 million to even 8.5 million. The ag-
ing of the society and the increase in life expectancy will have an impact on the
increase of mental diseases, including depression. The co-existence of chron-
ic diseases significantly worsens the functioning of the body and can be one of
the main causes of depression. The aim of the study was to find out the rela-
tionship between the occurrence of depression and the functioning of chroni-
cally ill elderly patients in the home environment.
Material and methods. The study included 99 elderly people living in the home
environment who had a chronic disease. The study was conducted in 2019. The
research was carried out by means of a diagnostic survey using a questionnaire
technique and the following questionnaires: Scale for Assessing Basic Daily Ac-
tivities (ADL), Scale for Assessing Complex Daily Activities (IADL) and Beck
Depression Scale. The differences between the variables were verified using
the χ2 independence test, Student’s t-test, and the Pearson’s linear correlation.
A significance level of p less than or equal to 0.05 was assumed. The calcula-
tions were carried out with the IBM SPSS Statistica 13PL program.
Results. The severity of depression depended statistically significantly (p=0.031)
on the underlying diseases of the subjects. More than half of the patients with
mild to moderate depression suffered from rheumatic diseases (53.33%). Pa-
tients with hypertension and diabetes accounted for a high percentage of pa-
tients with severe depression.
The age of the examined patients had a significant (p <0.001) impact on their
efficiency in performing everyday activities (ADL), the functionality of complex
activities (IADL) and depression (Beck’s Scale).
The number of co-morbidities in the examined patients had a significant (p
<0.001) effect on their functional complexity (IADL). However, it did not cor-
relate with the efficiency of everyday activities (ADL) and the functionality of
complex activities (IADL).
Conclusions. In the study group, people with low efficiency in performing eve�-
ryday activities (ADL) and people with low functionality of complex activities
(IADL) had a high level of depression.
Key words: depression, chronically ill, the elderly
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