Depression, Loneliness, Social Support, Activities of Daily Living, and Life Satisfaction in Older Adults at High-Risk of Dementia

Sunghee Kim, Kwisoon Choe and Kyoungsook Lee
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Sunghee Kim: Department of Nursing, Chung-Ang University, Dongjak-gu, Seoul 06974, Korea
Kwisoon Choe: Department of Nursing, Chung-Ang University, Dongjak-gu, Seoul 06974, Korea
Kyoungsook Lee: Department of Nursing, Chung-Ang University, Dongjak-gu, Seoul 06974, Korea

IJERPH, 2020, vol. 17, issue 24, 1-10

Abstract: As the number of older adults with dementia increases, early diagnosis and intervention are crucially important. The purpose of this study was to conduct dementia screening on older adults to determine whether there are differences in depression, loneliness, social support, daily activities of living, and life satisfaction between older adults at high-risk for dementia compared with low-risk older adults. We hypothesized a negative relationship between high-risk older adults and these factors. This study also hypothesized a moderating effect for social support on the relationship between daily living activities and life satisfaction. This study used a cross-sectional design with survey data. Participants were recruited at 15 public community health centers in South Korea. A total of 609 older adults (male 208, female 401) living in the community were screened for early dementia, and 113 participants (18.9%) were assigned to the high-risk group. As hypothesized, participants in the high-risk group showed significantly more negative results in terms of activities of daily living, depression, loneliness, social support, and life satisfaction compared with participants in the low-risk group. The findings of this study provide a theoretical basis for the importance of early screening for dementia and policies for effective dementia prevention.

Keywords: dementia; depression; loneliness; activities of daily living; social support; life satisfaction (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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