The Effects of Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain and Depression on Health-related Quality of Life by Gender in Community-dwelling Older Adults

Seung-Hee Lee; Soon-Ok Yang

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The Effects of Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain and Depression on Health-related Quality of Life by Gender in Community-dwelling Older Adults: Seung-Hee Lee, Soon-Ok Yang; Journal of Korean Academy of Community Health Nursing 2010;21(1):21-30.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.12799/jkachn.2010.21.1.21
Published online: April 4, 2014

¹Full-time Lecutrer, Department of Nursing, Catholic Sangji College, Korea.

²Professor, Department of Nursing, Hallym University, Korea.

• Received: September 2, 2009 • Revised: March 8, 2010 • Accepted: March 10, 2010

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Abstract

Purpose
The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of chronic musculoskeletal pain and depression on health-related quality of life (HRQoL) according to gender in community-dwelling older adults.
Methods
The subjects of this study were 209 elderly individuals who were receiving visiting nursing services from a public health center located in Gangwon-do. Data were collected using a structured questionnaire from March to April, 2008. SPSS/WIN 13.0 was used for data analysis.
Results
Depression and HRQoL showed a significant difference between male and female subjects. There was a negative correlation between chronic musculoskeletal pain, depression, and HRQoL. In the male elderly, depression was the most significant predictor of HRQoL, while in the female elderly, chronic musculoskeletal pain was the most significant predictor of HRQoL.
Conclusion
The study showed that chronic musculoskeletal pain was the variable with the highest explanatory power for HRQoL in the female elderly. Therefore, chronic musculoskeletal pain needs to be assessed and managed first in nursing interventions to improve HRQoL of the female elderly.
Key Words: Aged; Pain; Depression; Quality of life

Table 1

General Characteristics of Subjects (N=209)

Table 2

Comparison of Pain, Depression and Health-related Quality of Life between the Male and the Female (N=209)

Table 3

Pain, Depression and Health-related Quality of Life by General Characteristics between the Male and the Female (N=209)

^†Scheffe's test.

Table 4

Correlations among Pain, Depression and Health-related Quality of Life (N=209)

Table 5

Influencing Factors on Health-related Quality of Life (N=209)

Cum. R²=cumulative R².

This work was supported by the Korea Research Foundation Grant funded by the Korean Government (MOEHRD) (KRF-2007-357-E00027)

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Table 1 General Characteristics of Subjects (N=209)

Table 2 Comparison of Pain, Depression and Health-related Quality of Life between the Male and the Female (N=209)

Table 3 Pain, Depression and Health-related Quality of Life by General Characteristics between the Male and the Female (N=209)

^†Scheffe's test.

Table 4 Correlations among Pain, Depression and Health-related Quality of Life (N=209)