노인의 우울 • 불안 및 인지기능에 미치는 인자들의 영향에 관한 연구

A Study of the Influences on the Anxiety, Depression and Cognition o f the Aged

This study was to investigate the influences which several sociocultural factors and physical states had on the anxiety, depression and cognition of the aged. The relationship among the anxiety, depression and cognition was also evaluated. The subjects were 509 aged who were 60 years old or more and lived in JeonJu-Iri areas. The authors employed Spielberger’ s State-Trait Anxiety Inventory for anxiety. Beck Depression Inventory for depression and Folstein’ s Mini-Mental State Examination for cognition. The duration of this study was from March 5 to April 25, 1989. The results were as follows * 1) The group of institutional residence showed lower scores state anxiety trait anxiety(p <C.05) and cognition(p<C.00l) than the group of familial residence. Both groups showed no difference on depression. 2) The group with physical illness showed higher score of state anxiety, trait anxiety and depression and lower scores of cognition than the groups without physical illness(p<C. 001). 3) Female group showed higher score of depression and lower score of cognition than male group(p〈.001). There was no difference on state anxiety and trait anxiety. 4) Education level showed negative correlation with state anxiety(p〈.05), depression(p < .00l) and positive correlation with cognition(p<.00l) and no significant correlation with trait anxiety. 5) In the group of institutional residence, the duration of institutional residence showed negative correlation with cognition(p〈.05) and no significant correlation with state anxiety, trait anxiety and depression. 6) The amount of personal expenses per month showed negative correlation with state anxiety, trait anxiety and depression and positive correlation with cognition(p〈.001). 7) State anxiety, trait anxiety and depression showed positive correlation one another and cognition showed negative correlation with anyone of the above three each other(p<C 001)