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KARS'TA YAŞLI BİREYLERDE DEPRESYON VE BİLİŞSEL FONKSİYONLARIN ARAŞTIRILMASI

INVESTIGATION OF DEPRESSION AND COGNITIVE FUNCTIONS IN THE ELDERLY IN KARS

Nihal BOSTANCI DAFİTAN
Yeliz AKKUFİ
Pages
113–121
Publication Date
2022-11-05
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There has been found a positive relation between theirages and their depression (r=.059; p

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Objective & Hypothesis:Introduction: This study was conducted for screening of depressive symptoms and cognitive functions to the elderly registered family health centres in Kars.
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Key Findings & Data:In the study; a questionnaire form, the Geriatric Depression Scale and Standardized Mini-Mental Test (for illiterate or literate) were used.
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Conclusion & Impact:There has been found a positive relation between theirages and their depression (r=.059; p
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Introduction: This study was conducted for screening of depressive symptoms and cognitive functions to the elderly registered family health centres in Kars. Materials and Method: This was a cross-sectional type study conducted in Kars to the elderly recorded by six family health centres. In the study; a questionnaire form, the Geriatric Depression Scale and Standardized Mini-Mental Test (for illiterate or literate) were used. Research data were evaluated using Mann-Whitney U test, Kruskal-Wallis test and Spearman Correlationanalysis. Results: According to the average points of the elderly people; they are between72.06±6.65 years old, their depression points 13.43±6.86 and their SMMT/E-SMMT points are20.48±8.05. 50.4 % of them were found risky in terms of depression and 57.7% of them werefound risky in terms of cognitive status. There has been found a positive relation between theirages and their depression (r=.059; p

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Girifl: Bu çalıflmada Kars ilinde halk sağlığı merkezlerine kayıtlı yafllı bireylerde depresyon vebiliflsel fonksiyonların taranması amaçlanmaktadır. Gereç ve Yöntem: Kesitsel tipteki bu çalıflma, Kars'ta altı aile sağlığı merkezine kayıtlı yafllılarla yapılmıfltır. Bu çalıflmada anket formu, Geriatrik Depresyon Ölçeği ve Standardize Mini Mental Test (eğitimsizler veya eğitimliler için) kullanılmıfltır. Arafltırma verileri Mann-Whitney U testi,Kruskal-Wallis testi ve Spearman Korelasyon analizi ile değerlendirilmifltir.Bulgular: Yafllıların ortalama puanlarına bakıldığında; 72,06±6,65 yafllarında, depresyon puanının 13,43±6,86, mini mental test puanının 20,48±8,05 olduğu görülmektedir. Yafllıların%50,4'ü depresyon, %57,7'si biliflsel durum açısından riskli bulunmufltur. Yafllıların yafllarıyla depresyon düzeyleri (r=0,059; p

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DAFİTAN, N. B., AKKUFİ, Y. (2022). KARS'TA YAŞLI BİREYLERDE DEPRESYON VE BİLİŞSEL FONKSİYONLARIN ARAŞTIRILMASI. Türk Geriatri Dergisi, Cilt: 19 - Sayı: 2, 113–121. https://ajindex.com/articles/623783

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