住院老年病人抑郁状态的调查

为探讨住院老年病人抑郁状态的程度，了解引起抑郁的主要诱因，随机抽取100例住院老年病人，采用老年抑郁量表（GDS）与SCL－90症状自评量表，进行抑郁方面的问卷调查。结果：50％的老年病人存在不同程度的抑郁状态，自评健康状况差或自理能力低的病人，抑郁发生率显著高于自评健康状况较好或自理能力较高者，提示抑郁状态主要来自病人对自身健康状况的估价过低。

A Survey of Depression Status in Senile Inpatients

To probe into the depression status in senile inpatients, to know the main causes of depression, 100 cases aged inpatients were selected.The Geriatric Depression Scals(GDS) and SCL-90 questionnaires were used to investigate on their depression status. Results showed that 50% of senile inpatients were in some degree of depression. Patients with poor self-evaluated health status or with lower ability of self-care-taking had higher incidence of depression than those with better self-evaluated health status or with the ability of self-care-taking. Suggested that depression in senile inpatients mainly came from their underestimation of their own health status and lower ability of self-care-taking.