Suhathai Tosangwarn
Predictors of depressive symptoms in older adults living in care homes in Thailand
Tosangwarn, Suhathai; Clissett, Philip; Blake, Holly
Authors
Philip Clissett
Professor HOLLY BLAKE holly.blake@nottingham.ac.uk
Professor of Behavioural Medicine
Abstract
Background: Most Thai people reject the idea of letting their ageing parents live in a care home due to the belief that a care home is a place for poor older adults who have no family. These beliefs could influence the perception of living in a care home among older residents and result in low self-esteem, isolation, self-harm and depression. Therefore, this study explored the factors associated with depressive symptoms and other variables among older adults residing in a care home in Thailand. Method/Design: 128 older residents were recruited from two care homes in the northeast of Thailand and data was collected using the 15-Item Thai Geriatric Depression Scale, Internalised Stigma of Living in a Care Home Scale, Thai Version of Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale, Thai Version of Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support and a Coping Strategies Inventory Short Form. Results: Depressive symptoms were found to be significantly correlated with internalised stigma, self-esteem and social support (r= 0.563, -0.574 and -0.333) (p< 0.001), respectively. Perceived internalised stigma of living in a care home is the strongest predictor of reporting experiencing some level of depressive symptoms, resulting in an odds ratio of 9.165. Discussion: Perceived internalised stigma is significantly positively correlated with depressive symptoms and is the strongest predictor of the risk of depressive symptoms. By understanding and improving the knowledge of internalised stigma of living in a care home could inform strategy, intervention and guidelines for appropriate care for older adults residing in a care home.
Citation
Tosangwarn, S., Clissett, P., & Blake, H. (2016, October). Predictors of depressive symptoms in older adults living in care homes in Thailand. Presented at 13th International Conference on Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing, London, UK
Presentation Conference Type | Conference Paper (published) |
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Conference Name | 13th International Conference on Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing |
Start Date | Oct 3, 2016 |
End Date | Oct 4, 2016 |
Acceptance Date | Aug 10, 2016 |
Publication Date | 2016 |
Deposit Date | Jun 19, 2017 |
Publicly Available Date | Jun 19, 2017 |
Volume | 2 |
Series ISSN | 2471-4372 |
Book Title | Mental Health Nursing 2016 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.4172/2471-4372.C1.003 |
Public URL | https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/825034 |
Publisher URL | https://www.scitechnol.com/proceedings/predictors-of-depressive-symptoms-in-older-adults-living-in-care-homes-in-thailand-744.html |
Related Public URLs | https://www.scitechnol.com/conference-abstracts-files/2471-4372.C1.003_001.pdf |
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