Depression, Self-Esteem and Daily Living Activities among Geriatric Home Residence People

Document Type : Original Article

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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.

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Egyptian Journal of Health Care
Volume 10, Issue 3
September 2019
Pages 535-543

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