Lac Alice, Austin Nicole, Lemke Renata, Poojary Suma, Hunter Peter
Department of Geriatric Medicine, Peninsula Health, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
Clinical Innovation and Interdisciplinary Projects, Caulfield Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
Australas J Ageing. 2017 Jun;36(2):E31-E34. doi: 10.1111/ajag.12384. Epub 2017 Mar 20.
To identify the association between religious practice and risk of depression in older people admitted to a subacute hospital.
A cross-sectional survey was conducted with 100 patients aged ≥65 years with Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) scores ≥24 consecutively admitted to a subacute hospital. Religious practice was measured using the Duke University Religion Index and risk of depression using the 15-item Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS).
Geriatric Depression Scale was significantly correlated with intrinsic religiosity (r = -0.21, P = 0.04) and cognition (r = -0.22, P = 0.03).
This cross-sectional study of older people in a subacute setting found depression scores were negatively and independently associated with both intrinsic religiosity and cognition. In conjunction with cognitive assessment, health professionals working with older people may consider taking a spiritual history as part of holistic care.
确定入住亚急性医院的老年人宗教活动与抑郁风险之间的关联。
对连续入住一家亚急性医院的100名年龄≥65岁且简易精神状态检查表（MMSE）评分≥24的患者进行了横断面调查。使用杜克大学宗教指数衡量宗教活动，使用15项老年抑郁量表（GDS）衡量抑郁风险。
老年抑郁量表与内在宗教信仰（r = -0.21，P = 0.04）和认知（r = -0.22，P = 0.03）显著相关。
这项针对亚急性环境中老年人的横断面研究发现，抑郁评分与内在宗教信仰和认知均呈负相关且独立相关。在进行认知评估的同时，照顾老年人的健康专业人员可能会考虑将精神病史作为整体护理的一部分。
