Functional mobility, depressive symptoms, level of independence, and quality of life of the elderly living at home and in the nursing home
Author
Karakaya, M. G.
Bilgin, S. C.
Ekici, G.
Köse, N.
Otman, A. S.
Date
2009Source Title
American Medical Directors Association. Journal: long-term care: management, applied research and clinical issues
Print ISSN
1525-8610
Publisher
Elsevier Inc.
Volume
10
Issue
9
Pages
662 - 666
Language
English
Type
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Abstract
Objectives: To compare functional mobility, depressive symptoms, level of independence, and quality of life of the elderly living at home and in the nursing home. Design: A prospectively designed, comparative study. Setting: A nursing home and a university hospital department. Participants: In this study, 33 elderly living in a nursing home and 25 elderly living at home, who fulfilled the inclusion criteria and volunteered to participate, were included. Measurements: Sociodemographic characteristics were recorded. Functional mobility (Timed Up & Go Test), depressive symptoms (Geriatric Depression Scale), level of independence (Kahoku Aging Longitudinal Study Scale), and quality of life (Visual Analogue Scale) scores were compared between the groups. Results: Functional mobility and independence level of the nursing home residents were higher than the home-dwelling elderly (95% CI: -4.88, -0.29 and 0.41, 6.30, respectively), but they had more depressive symptoms (95% CI: 0.30, 5.45), and their level of QoL was lower (95% CI: -15.55, -2.93). Conclusion: These findings are thought to be important and of benefit for health care professionals and caregivers as indicating the areas that need to be supported for the elderly living at home (functional mobility and independence) and in the nursing home (depressive symptoms and quality of life). © 2009 American Medical Directors Association.
Keywords
Geriatric assessmentNursing home residents
Comparative study
Controlled study
Demography
Depression
Geriatric depression scale
Major clinical study
Nursing home
Patient mobility
Prospective study
Quality of life
Scoring system
Symptom
University hospital
Activities of daily living
Confidence intervals
Depression
Female
Geriatric assessment
Homes for the aged
Independent living
Mobility limitation
Nursing homes
Probability
Prospective studies
Risk assessment
Socioeconomic factors
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