| Summary: | 碩士 === 弘光科技大學 === 護理研究所 === 100 === This study aimed to explore the relationships among depression, morale, and mastery of the community elderly. A cross-sectional survey design was employed. Subjects were above 65 years old and selected from the community of Southern District of Taichung City, also subject to the Mini–Mental State Examination (MMSE) identification.In order to rule out cognitive impairment, we divided into two groups in terms of attending to community care section(community participation group) and living at home (home group), with an equal number (N=110) as the effective samples in each group. The instrument was structured questionnaires, including demographic data, Geriatric Depression Scale Short Form, the Philadelphia Geriatric Center Morale, and the Mastery Scales. The collected data were analyzed with respects to descriptive statistics and inferential statistics by using SPSS 12.0 program. The results show that (1) The depression tendency of the elderly in the community participation group is lower than that of the home group, and the morale and mastery are higher than that of the home group. (2) The depression tendency of the community elderly with religious beliefs in both groups is significantly lower than whom without religious beliefs. (3) The degree of depression and morale score of the community elderly in both groups is significantly positively correlated, but the degree of depression and mastery shows significantly negative correlation. The findings of this study can help community nurses to implement the role and function of community preventive care, to early screen of communities for the elderly with high-risk groups on depression, to increase the availability and accessibility of community care section, to strengthen senior citizens’ mastery strategy for enhancing the morale of life, and to promote the spiritual well-being of the community elderly.
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