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Relationship between Quality of Life, Depression, and Participation in Elderly Integrated Health Service Post among Older Adults

Background: Older adults are susceptible to worsened quality of life (QOL) and depression due to aging. Elderly integrated health service post (EIHSP) is community-based health care that aims to improve older adults’ health; however, not all older adults participate in this health service.
Purpose: This study was conducted to assess the relationship between the QOL, depression level, and older adults’ participation in EIHSP.
Methods: A cross-sectional study was carried out among 102 older adults in a community-dwelling area in Semarang, Indonesia. Respondents were recruited using a total sampling technique. QOL was assessed by the WHOQOL-BREF questionnaire, while the level of depression was assessed by Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS) questionnaires. Descriptive statistics, Spearman, and Sommers’ d tests were used to analyze the data.
Results: Higher participation in EIHSP significantly affected QOL on every domain (general quality of life, physical, psychological, social relationship, and environmental domains) with p

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Series Title
Nurse Media Journal of Nursing, Vol. 11 No. 2 August 2021
Call Number
(05) 610.5 DEP n
Publisher
Semarang : Department of Nursing, Faculty of Medicine Diponegoro University.,
Collation
Hlm. 144-153
Language
English
ISBN/ISSN
2087-7811
Classification
(05) 610.5 DEP n
Content Type
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Media Type
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Carrier Type
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Edition
Vol. 11 No. 2 August 2021
Subject(s)
Depression
Quality of life
older adults
elderly integrated health service post
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