养老机构老年人社会支持与抑郁状况的调查

目的 了解养老机构老年人的社会支持与抑郁现状,探讨社会支持与抑郁的相关性.方法 采用社会支持评定量表、老年抑郁量表以及一般资料调查表,对天津市某养老院的164名老年人进行问卷调查.结果 养老院老年人抑郁得分为(17.00±7.00)分,社会支持总分为(28.42±7.26)分,三个维度得分分别为:客观支持(6.00±3.00)分、主观支持(16.82±3.70)分、对支持的利用度(8.00±5.00)分.养老机构老人社会支持总分显著低于国内常模的(34.56±3.73)分. 抑郁得分与社会支持总分呈负相关(P<0.05).结论 抑郁是养老机构老年人常见的心理问题,养老机构工作人员应重视老年人的心理健康,提高养老机构老年人的社会支持,降低老年抑郁的发生.

Study on the social support and depression of the elderly in nursing institutions

Objective To discuss the status quo of social support and depression of the elderly in nursing institutions, and to explore the correlation between social support and depression.Methods A total of 164 old people at a nursing home in Tianjin were investigated by Social Rate Scale, Geriatric Depression Scale,and General Information Questionnaire.Results The score of depression of the elderly in nursing institutions was (17.00±7.00),the total score of social support was(28.42±7.26).The score of the three dimensions were respectively:the objective support (6.00±3.00)points,the subjective support(16.82±3.70)points,and the utilization degree of support(8.00±5.00) points.The score of social support of the elderly pension institutions was significantly lower than that of the domestic norm's (34.56±3.73) points.Score of depression was negatively correlated with the total score of Social Support Rate Scale(P<0.05).Conclusion Depression was a common psychological problem for the elderly in nursing institutions.Staff in the nursing institution should pay attention to the psychological health of the elderly,and improve the social support for the elderly and reduce the incidence of depression of the elderly.