Depression, Self-Esteem and Daily Living Activities among Geriatric Home Residence People | ||||
| Egyptian Journal of Health Care | ||||
| Article 38, Volume 10, Issue 3, September 2019, Page 535-543 PDF (240.87 K) | ||||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/ejhc.2019.259466 | ||||
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| Authors | ||||
| Mona H. Mostfa; Nareman A. Mohamed | ||||
| Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| Aim: To investigate the relationship between depression, self-esteem and activity of daily livings (ADLs) among geriatric home residence people. Setting: Dar Maana and Hedia Barakat geriatric home. Design: A descriptive correlation research design was used in this study. Sample: A purposive sample of (50) geriatric home residence people. Tools: personal and medical data sheet, geriatric depression scale, Rosenberg self-esteem scale and daily living activities questionnaire. Results: 62% of the studied sample had high level of depression, 68% of them had low self-esteem and 84% of them had low function of daily living activities. The study also revealed a statistically significant negative correlation between levels of depression and levels of self-esteem. There was a statistically significant negative correlation between level of depression and level of daily living activities. Conclusion: The majority of geriatric home residence people suffer from high level of depression and low function level in daily living activities. Recommendation: The current study recommended that, design a cognitive stimulating treatment program to improve depression, self- esteem and daily living activities among geriatric home residence people. | ||||
| Keywords | ||||
| Depression; Self-esteem; Daily living activities and Geriatric people and Home Residence | ||||
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