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| Interpersonal dependency in older adults and the risks of developing mood and mobility problems when receiving care at home | | Author(s) | D K Gardner, E Helmes |
| Journal title | Aging & Mental Health, vol 10, no 1, January 2006 |
| Pages | pp 63-68 |
| Source | http://www.tandfonline.com |
| Keywords | Depression ; Anxiety ; Self care capacity ; Mobility ; Domiciliary services ; Usage [services] ; Correlation ; Australia. |
| Annotation | Despite a broad interest in various types of dependence as they relate to older people (structured dependency, learned dependency, learned helplessness, and interdependency), research of dependency in older people has not included an individual difference measure of interpersonal dependency. Studies that have examined the correlates of interpersonal dependency in general populations have found links with mental health conditions such as depression and anxiety, also physical illness. If these findings could generalise to older populations, then there would be important intervention and financial implications for providers of health services to older people. This research examined the correlates of interpersonal dependency in older people using a new measure, the Interpersonal Dependency Scale for Older Adults (IDS-OA). 105 new clients aged 65-90 recruited through an Australian private home care agency responded to a postal survey. Interpersonal dependency was found to correlate significantly with both depression and mobility. In addition, a hierarchical regression analysis found that both higher interpersonal dependency and depression were significant positive predictors of poor mobility in older people. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-060202255 A |
| Classmark | ENR: ENP: CA: C4: N: QLD: 49: 7YA |
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