An evaluation of cognitive function, depression, and quality of life of elderly people living in a nursing home

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Objectives: To evaluate the cognitive function level, depression, and quality of life of elderly people living in a nursinghome.Methods: This cross-sectional, descriptive study was conducted at the Nursing and Rehabilitation Center for theElderly in Adana, Turkey between May 1 and August 1, 2016. The participants included 118 elderly people chosen usinga simple random sampling method. The data were collected using the Personal Information Form, Standardized MiniMental State Exam, Geriatric Depression Scale, and World Health Organization Quality of Life-OLD module. The datawere analyzed using IBM SPSS Statistics 22 (IBM, SPSS, Turkey).Results: Of all the participants, 36.4% (n=43) were female, 63.6% (n=75) were male, and average age was 74.08±8.23years. The participants’ Standardized Mini Mental State Exam mean score was 20.37±7.08, Geriatric Depression Scalemean score was 14.92±4.29, and World Health Organization Quality of Life-OLD module mean score was 69.76±11.54.There was a negative, significant relationship between the Standardized Mini Mental State Exam and Geriatric Depression Scale scores. A positive relationship was found between the World Health Organization Quality of Life-OLDmodule total scores and the autonomy, past-resent-future activities, social participation, and intimacy subscores. Anegative relationship was found between the Geriatric Depression Scale scores and World Health Organization Qualityof Life-OLD module total scores.Conclusion: More than half of the elderly people living in the nursing home experienced cognitive deterioration anddepression. In addition, cognitive state, depression, and quality of life significantly correlated with each other