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Depression in older adults
— exploring the relationship between goal setting and physical health | | Author(s) | Helen Street, Moira O'Connor, Hayley Robinson |
| Journal title | International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, vol 22, no 11, November 2007 |
| Pages | pp 1115-1119 |
| Source | http://www.interscience.wiley.com |
| Keywords | Cognitive processes ; Performance ; Health [elderly] ; Depression ; Evaluation ; Correlation ; Australia. |
| Annotation | Depression in older adults is associated with a decreased quality of life, increased physical and emotional suffering, and an increased risk of death. It is often associated with declining physical health. Older people with physical illness have higher rates of depression, and studies have also noted the particularly high rate of co-morbidity between depressive disorder and general medical conditions. However, other studies have shown those suffering from poor physical health do not necessarily become depressed and, in particular, the goal setting style of the individual affects the relationship between poor physical health and depression. This study argues that those who are conditional goal setters and suffer from poorer physical health will be more prone to depression as their perceived ability to achieve their goals is negatively affected. The 187 participants in Perth, Western Australia recruited completed the Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression Inventory (CES-D) and the physical health subscale of the SF-12 Health Survey. They were asked to rank their three most important goals and to give the main reason for setting each of their top three goals. Correlations revealed significant negative associations between physical health and depression, physical health and progress towards goals, and progress toward goal and depression. A partial correlation between physical health and depression scores controlling for progress demonstrated that the relationship between physical health and depression is mediated through perceived progress. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-071206221 A |
| Classmark | DA: 5H: CC: ENR: 4C: 49: 7YA |
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