Department of Puplic Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Inonu University, Malatya, Turkey.
Department of Puplic Health Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, Kahramanmaraş Sütçü İmam University, Kahramanmaraş, Turkey.
Soc Work Public Health. 2021 Feb 17;36(2):194-204. doi: 10.1080/19371918.2020.1868372. Epub 2021 Jan 7.
This study aims to determine the effect on depression of elderly people's anxiety levels in quarantine during the COVID-19 pandemic. This is a descriptive study, in which data were collected using the online survey method, an introductory information form, a semistructured data form for COVID-19, the Trait Anxiety Inventory, and the Geriatric Depression Scale. Data were collected during the period when a curfew was imposed for the elderly. Data were analyzed using a structural equation model. According to the structural equation model, anxiety was determined as a predictor of depression. The anxiety levels of the elderly who were 65-74 years old, female, single; had insufficient knowledge about the pandemic; and had not encountered a similar outbreak before considered that family relationships were affected negatively so they became lonely and reported that they became bored, exhausted, and distressed during the pandemic, which increased their depression levels. Anxiety affects depression in the elderly. Therefore, it is recommended to provide them with appropriate psychological support interventions and understandable information about the pandemic so that their anxiety and depression levels can be reduced during the pandemic.
这项研究旨在确定 COVID-19 大流行期间老年人在隔离期间的焦虑水平对抑郁的影响。这是一项描述性研究，通过在线调查方法、介绍性信息表、针对 COVID-19 的半结构化数据表格、特质焦虑量表和老年抑郁量表收集数据。数据是在对老年人实施宵禁期间收集的。使用结构方程模型进行数据分析。根据结构方程模型，焦虑被确定为抑郁的预测因子。65-74 岁、女性、单身、对大流行的知识不足、以前没有遇到过类似疫情的老年人认为家庭关系受到负面影响，因此感到孤独，并报告在疫情期间感到无聊、疲惫和苦恼，这增加了他们的抑郁水平。焦虑会影响老年人的抑郁。因此，建议为他们提供适当的心理支持干预和对大流行的易懂信息，以降低他们在大流行期间的焦虑和抑郁水平。
