Depression among the elderly in the elderly care homes
Kibitok, Wilson (2022)
Kibitok, Wilson
2022
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https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2022091320132
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2022091320132
Tiivistelmä
Depression is a common mental disorder presenting itself with signs of feeling of sadness or extremely sad,
interest loss in pleasurable activities, energy reduction, low self-worth with life, feeling of guilt all the time,
sleep disturbances, low appetite, lowered focus in doing daily activities, feeling of stress or distress, feeling
of emptiness or hopelessness. A situation where person feelings are impaired by the environment or the
personal changes in life. A lack of motivation to carry out activities of daily living, effects to performance of
mental activities.
The aim and purpose of the study was to find out the causes of depression among the elderly population
residing in elderly care homes. The purpose of the study was to understand causative factors of depression
among the elderly in the elderly care homes.
The method of study used in this research was literature review with the use of content analysis.
The study results established that depression in elderly in care homes is caused by combination of several
factors leading to depression among the elderly in care homes. The causative factors were: social life deprivation, change of location to care homes, combination of different illness, reduced or lowered or absence
of physical activities at all, marital statue i.e., divorce, personal life conflicts between the previous and the
current lifestyle. It was established that the nurses in care homes play positive roles in contribution to the
care of depressed elderly in care homes, hence a need to encourage presence among the nurses in the elderly care homes.
interest loss in pleasurable activities, energy reduction, low self-worth with life, feeling of guilt all the time,
sleep disturbances, low appetite, lowered focus in doing daily activities, feeling of stress or distress, feeling
of emptiness or hopelessness. A situation where person feelings are impaired by the environment or the
personal changes in life. A lack of motivation to carry out activities of daily living, effects to performance of
mental activities.
The aim and purpose of the study was to find out the causes of depression among the elderly population
residing in elderly care homes. The purpose of the study was to understand causative factors of depression
among the elderly in the elderly care homes.
The method of study used in this research was literature review with the use of content analysis.
The study results established that depression in elderly in care homes is caused by combination of several
factors leading to depression among the elderly in care homes. The causative factors were: social life deprivation, change of location to care homes, combination of different illness, reduced or lowered or absence
of physical activities at all, marital statue i.e., divorce, personal life conflicts between the previous and the
current lifestyle. It was established that the nurses in care homes play positive roles in contribution to the
care of depressed elderly in care homes, hence a need to encourage presence among the nurses in the elderly care homes.