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調查影響社區老年人憂鬱與活躍老化之研究 64 究
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Investigation the Impact of Community Elderly Depression and

Activation of Aging Study

Chen, Zhao-Fong1 Chao,Ying-Hua1* Tang,Jiao-Yu2 Jhang,Yu-Jyuan2

Yi,Yi-Fang2 Li,Sin-Rong2 Ma,Ming-Huei2 Chen,Wan-Ting2

1Assistant Professor, Department of Nursing Yuanpei University

2Yuanpei University Nursing Student

Abstract

Background: There is high prevalence of depression in elderly Taiwanese, affecting their quality of life.

Purposes: To understand the degree of Taiwan's elderly depression, active aging and their influencing factors

Methods: This study used a cross - sectional study designed to survey Eastern community elderly in Hsinchu

City, Taiwan. Research questionnaires are used Taiwanese Depression Scale and Active Aging Scale, in
community care for the elderly station received a total of 240 cases, the use of SPSS Statistics 21.0 version, to

describe statistical methods, mean, standard deviation, t test, one-way analysis of variance.

Results: These results showed that the measuring degree of depression for elderly: gender, the living, marital
status, age, activity patterns and income level of depression had significant differences. Higher degree of

depression in women (women 1.84 ± .67> men 1.50 ± .57); solitary had higher degree of depression than

inmates with family or friends (solitary 4.67 ± .43> and relatives live 3.60 ±. 67); widowed, divorced or
unmarried, had higher the degree of depression than the married (emotional level: widowed 1.93 ± .75>

married 1.17 ± .24; body level: divorced unmarried 2.24 ± .85> married 2.00 ± .83); The most depression

was over the age of 81 (81 years of age 1.87 ± .53> 65-70 years of age 1.50 ± .58).There is no movement
of labor had highest level of depression(emotional level: there is no movement of labor 1.98 ±. 76> no

movement 1.73 ± .69; cognitive level: there is no movement of labor 2.15 ± .73> no movement 2.00 ± .69);

economic deprivation of elderly likely to have depression tendencies. In the results of active aging scale showed
that elderly who had movement, religious, have income will more active.

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Conclusions/Implications for Practice: The results of this study can be used as community health nurses in our
community health promotion for the elderly of reference in the future.
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Keywords: elderly, depression, movement, health promotion
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Accepted for publication: January 28 , 2015
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Corresponding author : Chao,Ying-Hua
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