지역사회 노인의 정신건강 기초조사를 위한 예비연구

• 영문명: Mental Health Evaluation for Elderly in Community, Pilot Study
• 발행기관: 대한노인정신의학회
• 저자명: 주현빈(Hyun Bin Ju) 정도운(Do-Un Jung) 김성진(Sung Jin Kim) 김현정(Hyun Jung Kim) 박재홍(Jae Hong Park) 서영수(Young Soo Seo) 문정준(Jung Joon Moon) 전동욱(Dong Wook Jeon) 김유나(You Na Kim)
• 간행물 정보: 『노인정신의학』노인정신의학 제21권 제2호, 59~66쪽, 전체 8쪽
• 주제분류: 의약학 > 정신과학
• 파일형태: PDF
• 발행일자: 2017.10.30

영문 초록

Objective：With the burgeoning elderly population, mental health among the elderly has surfaced as an important medical, social, and economic issue. This study was a pilot study testing the assessment module that was developed to survey mental health among the elderly living in the city of Busan. Methods：Basic demographic data and mental health problems were investigated using the General Health Questionnaire-12 (GHQ-12), suicide risk screening tool, subjective memory deterioration scale, sleep disorder and sleep pattern scale, health-related quality of life scale (EuroQoL-5 dimension), and alcohol abuse screening tool (Cut down, Annoyed, Guilty, Eye-opener Questionnaire). Results：Four-hundred adults aged 65 years or older living in either of two districts in the Busan metropolitan city participated in the study, of whom 219 (54.8%) were female. About 26.8% of the participants were obese, while 2.3% were underweight. One hundred and twenty-five (31.3%) participants were in need of attention to or improvement of nutrition management, and 19.1% perceived themselves to be in poor health. In the GHQ-12, 68.8% were in psychological distress (≥2). About 49.8% of the participants had insomnia, 61.8% had subjective memory disturbance, and 6% were at risk of suicide. The GHQ-12 score, proportion of participants with sleep disturbance, and subjective memory deterioration was significantly higher among women than in men, while health-related quality of life was higher in men. Conclusion：A considerable number of older adults living in the Busan region were suffering from psychological stress, were in need of nutrition management, had low quality of life, and had poor mental health, and women were particularly more vulnerable

키워드

Aged Mental health Memory Quality of life Sleep Suicide.