Başcıllar Mehmet, Karakaya Cihangir
Necmettin Erbakan University, Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Social Work, Konya, Turkey.
Zonguldak Bulent Ecevit University, Vocational School of Health Services, Department of Health Care Services, Zonguldak, Turkey.
Psychogeriatrics. 2025 Jan;25(1):e13230. doi: 10.1111/psyg.13230.
Given the growing number of older adults, it is crucial to understand geriatric depression and to determine the impact of depression on well-being and health. The aim of this study was to examine the predictive effect of geriatric depression on subjective health complaints and life satisfaction in older adults.
This cross-sectional study was carried out in two family health centres in a city centre in the northwest of Türkiye. The sample consisted of 257 older adults. Structural equation modelling path analysis was utilised to examine the extent to which geriatric depression predicted subjective health complaints and life satisfaction among older adults.
The study found that geriatric depression was a predictor of both subjective health complaints and life satisfaction. Results showed that as geriatric depression scale score increased, subjective health complaints also increased (Std. β = 0.470, P < 0.001), while life satisfaction decreased (Std. β = -0.573, P < 0.001).
Geriatric depression is a complex health issue that biopsychosocially affects older adults. The findings of this study highlight the importance of identifying, diagnosing, and treating depression in older adults.
鉴于老年人数量不断增加，了解老年抑郁症并确定抑郁症对幸福感和健康的影响至关重要。本研究的目的是探讨老年抑郁症对老年人主观健康问题和生活满意度的预测作用。
这项横断面研究在土耳其西北部市中心的两个家庭健康中心进行。样本包括257名老年人。采用结构方程模型路径分析来检验老年抑郁症在多大程度上预测了老年人的主观健康问题和生活满意度。
研究发现老年抑郁症是主观健康问题和生活满意度的预测因素。结果表明，随着老年抑郁量表得分的增加，主观健康问题也增加（标准化β = 0.470，P < 0.001），而生活满意度下降（标准化β = -0.573，P < 0.001）。
老年抑郁症是一个复杂的健康问题，对老年人有生物心理社会方面的影响。本研究结果凸显了识别、诊断和治疗老年人抑郁症的重要性。
