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| Quality of life in Chinese elderly people with depression | | Author(s) | Sally W C Chan, Helen F K Chiu, Wai-tong Chien |
| Journal title | International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, vol 21, no 4, April 2006 |
| Pages | pp 312-318 |
| Source | http://www.interscience.wiley.com |
| Keywords | Chinese people ; Quality of life ; Depression ; Evaluation ; Cross sectional surveys ; Hong Kong. |
| Annotation | A cross-sectional descriptive survey was conducted in psychiatric outpatient clinics. A sample of 80 Chinese older people with a diagnosis of depression disorder was recruited. Perception of quality of life (QoL) was measured by the Hong Kong Chinese World Health Organization Quality of Life Scale - Brief Version (HK-WHOQOL-BREF). The 61 female participants were least satisfied with "meaningfulness of life", "life enjoyment", "concentration and thinking", "energy" and "work capacity". Functional abilities had a positive association with participants' perceived quality of life, while level of depression and number of physical health conditions had a negative association. Participants had low level ratings of quality of life when compared with healthy people and people with chronic physical problems. Findings are discussed in light of the socio-cultural environment in Hong Kong. Comprehensive treatment and better control of depression, including different modes of medical and psycho-social intervention, could help to improve participants' perception of quality of life. A longitudinal study with a larger sample with various levels of depression and socio-demographic characteristics is recommended. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-060609202 A |
| Classmark | TKL: F:59: ENR: 4C: 3KB: 7DR |
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