Previous studies found a relationship between geriatric depression and social deprivation. However, most studies did not include environmental factors in the statistical models, introducing a bias to estimate geriatric depression risk because the urban environment was found to have significant associations with mental health. We developed a cross-sectional study with a binomial logistic regress...

The aim of this study is to understand how religion and spirituality influence the experience of older people in institutional context. It is intended to assess the level of religiosity, spirituality and assess the prevalence of depression among the elderly. In this study participants answered the following instruments: Sociodemographic Questionnaire, Scale of Attitudes to Christianity; Spiritu...

objectives: the aim of this study was to investigate the effect of music therapy on depression and loneliness of elderly. methods & materials: research instruments consisted of the geriatric depression scale, loneliness scale and music therapy package, all administered on 20 men and 18 women through a pretest-posttest with control group. results: results indicated that music therapy decreases d...

BACKGROUND/AIM In order to determine elderly people's capabilities in daily activities, we evaluated the factors that may affect their daily instrumental activities. MATERIALS AND METHODS We performed an observational, analytical, and cross-sectional study on 101 patients above 60 years of age in 2008 and 2009. We applied the Lawton Instrumental Activity of Daily Living (IADL) scale, the Stan...

OBJECTIVE A community survey was performed to investigate the factors and perspectives associated with happiness among the elderly in Korea (≥60 years). METHODS Eight hundred volunteers selected from participants in the Ansan Geriatric study (AGE study) were enrolled, and 706 completed the survey. The Happiness Questionnaire (HQ), which asks four questions about happiness, was administered. T...

Health care in the ageing population is becoming a crucial issue, due to the quality of life. Physical activity, is of primary importance for older adults. This report compared the physical activity in two active older adults population with functionality, quality of life, and depression symptoms. A cross-sectional study was developed with 64 older adults. Physical activity was assessed through...