부산대학교 도서관

The purpose of this study was to examine the correlation between depression, social supports, and subjective health and so on. Subjects were 290 elderly person (men: 142, woman: 148, average age: 74.9±5.2 years old), who belonged to a seniors club. The face-to-face interviews were conducted by using the revised UCLA loneliness scale, Mini-Mental state Examination, Duke social support inventory, and the Geriatric Depression Scale. Age, residence situation, volunteer activities, and the leisure activity and subjective health and so on were also collected. The path analyses were conducted. The score of GDS was 2.4±2.3 (max: 15), and the woman was significantly higher than men (men: 2.1±2.1 vs. women: 2.8 ±2.5). The relation between the feeling of loss and the social support was admitted in man's model (chi square＝1.883, p＝0.966, RMR＝0.014, GFI＝0.997, and AGFI＝0.979). The relation among social participation, social supports, and subjective health was shown in woman's model (chi square＝2.697, p＝0.952, RMR＝0.019, GFI＝0.993, and AGFI＝ 0.949). Results showed that the social supports were significantly correlated to depression. It suggested that close helps from community was important for the quality of life on the elderly.