Ki Wol Sung; Mi Han Kim

doi:10.4040/jkan.2008.38.4.593

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Self-Care Behaviors and Depressive Symptoms of Low-Income Elderly Women with Hypertension: Ki Wol Sung, Mi Han Kim; Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing 2008;38(4):593-602.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4040/jkan.2008.38.4.593
Published online: August 31, 2008

¹Associate Professor, Department of Nursing, Catholic University of Daegu, Korea.

²Assistant Professor, Department of Nursing, Daegu Health College, Daegu, Korea.

Address reprint requests to: Kim, Mi Han. Department of Nursing, Daegu Health College, San 7 Taejeon-dong, Buk-gu, Daegu 702-722, Korea. Tel: 82-53-320-1464, Fax: 82-53-320-1470, mhk@mail.dhc.ac.kr

• Received: May 6, 2008 • Accepted: July 26, 2008

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Abstract

Purpose
This study aimed to compare self-care behaviors and depressive symptoms between the young old (65-74 yr) and the old-old (75-84 yr) in low-income women with hypertension.
Methods
This study used a descriptive research design. The subjects of this study were 136 elderly women over 65 yr living in D city. Data was collected from September to December 2007 through personal interviews using a questionnaire. The collected data was analyzed using the SPSS WIN 12.0 Program.
Results
Self-care behaviors, functional status, and number of medications showed a significant difference between young elderly and middle elderly. There was a negative correlation between self-care behaviors and depressive symptoms. 52.2% of variance in self-care behaviors of young elderly and 76.8% of variance in self-care behaviors of middle elderly were explained by depressive symptoms, number of medications, and functional status.
Conclusion
It is necessary to manage depressive symptoms to improve the self-care behaviors of low-income elderly with hypertension. Depressive symptoms need to be considered in planning hypertension programs for low-income elderly women.
Keywords: Aged; Hypertension; Self-care; Depression

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Table 1

Comparison of Characteristics of Subjects between the Young-old and the Old-old

^*Multiple response.

Table 2

Comparison of Self-care Behavior, Depressive Symptoms and Health Status between the Young-old and the Old-old

Table 3

Correlations among Self-care Behavior, Depressive Symptoms and Health Status

Table 4

Influencing Factors on the Self-care Behavior

Cum.R²=cumulative R².

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Self-Care Behaviors and Depressive Symptoms of Low-Income Elderly Women with Hypertension

J Korean Acad Nurs. 2008;38(4):593-602. Published online August 31, 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.4040/jkan.2008.38.4.593

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Self-Care Behaviors and Depressive Symptoms of Low-Income Elderly Women with Hypertension

Table 1

Comparison of Characteristics of Subjects between the Young-old and the Old-old

^*Multiple response.

Table 2

Comparison of Self-care Behavior, Depressive Symptoms and Health Status between the Young-old and the Old-old

Table 3

Correlations among Self-care Behavior, Depressive Symptoms and Health Status

Table 4

Influencing Factors on the Self-care Behavior

Cum.R²=cumulative R².

Table 1 Comparison of Characteristics of Subjects between the Young-old and the Old-old

^*Multiple response.

Table 2 Comparison of Self-care Behavior, Depressive Symptoms and Health Status between the Young-old and the Old-old

Table 3 Correlations among Self-care Behavior, Depressive Symptoms and Health Status