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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF GERIATRIC PSYCHIATRY
Volume 27, Issue 8, Pages 828-835Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1002/gps.2791
Keywords
anxiety; depression; geriatric; quality of life; home care
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- Merck
- Endo Pharmaceuticals
- Eli Lilly and Company
- National Institute of Mental Health [R03 MH071575]
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Objective The aim of this study was to determine the independent contributions of depressive and anxiety symptoms to quality of life among older adults who were receiving services through a home care program. Methods The study sample consisted of 66 community-dwelling older adults (ages 65?years and older), who were experiencing chronic medical illness and concomitant functional disability necessitating home care. Participants completed self-report measures of depression, anxiety, and health-related quality of life. Additional data on cognitive, health, and functional status were collected to be used as covariates. Results The associations of depressive symptoms with quality of life impairments in home care were substantial and pervasive. Depressive symptoms were significantly associated with quality of life impairments in nearly all domains. After controlling for depressive symptoms, anxiety symptoms accounted for additional and statistically significant variance in impaired life quality in the domains of mental health, role emotional functioning, and bodily pain. Conclusions These results indicate that depressive and anxiety symptoms demonstrate negative associations with life quality among older adults in home care and highlight the importance of developing community-based programs to assess and treat depressive and anxiety symptoms among home care clients. Copyright (C) 2011 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
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