Aims To investigate the relationship between depression and self-care behaviours in older individuals with multimorbidity.Design Cross-sectional study. Data were collected between April 2017 - June 2019.Methods Patients were enrolled from community and outpatient settings and included if they were >= 65 years, affected by heart failure, diabetes mellitus or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and at least another chronic condition. They were excluded if they had dementia and/or cancer. Patient Health Questionnaire-9 was used to measure depression and Self-Care of Chronic Illness Inventory was used to measure self-care maintenance, monitoring, and management. The relationship between depression and self-care was evaluated by performing two sets of univariate analyses, followed by multivariate and step-down analyses. The second set was performed to control for the number of chronic conditions, age, and cognitive function.Results The sample (N = 366) was mostly female (54.2%), with a mean age of 76.4 years. Most participants (65.6%) had mild to very severe depressive symptoms. Preliminary analysis indicated a significant negative association between depression and self-care maintenance and monitoring and a significant negative association between depression and multivariate self-care. Step-down analysis showed that self-care maintenance was the only dimension negatively associated with depression, even after controlling for the number of chronic conditions, age, and cognitive function.Conclusion In multimorbid populations, depression is more likely to be associated with self-care maintenance than the other self-care dimensions. Therefore, self-care maintenance behaviours (e.g., physical activity and medication adherence) should be prioritized in assessment and focused on when developing interventions targeting depressed older adults with multimorbidity.Impact The results of this study may help guide clinical practice. In patients with depressive symptoms, self-care maintenance behaviours should be assessed first, as a potential first indicator of poor self-care.

Iovino, P., De Maria, M., Matarese, M., Vellone, E., Ausili, D., Riegel, B. (2020). Depression and self-care in older adults with multiple chronic conditions: A multivariate analysis. JOURNAL OF ADVANCED NURSING, 76(7), 1668-1678 [10.1111/jan.14385].

Depression and self-care in older adults with multiple chronic conditions: A multivariate analysis

De Maria, Maddalena;Matarese, Maria;Vellone, Ercole;
2020-04-13

Abstract

Aims To investigate the relationship between depression and self-care behaviours in older individuals with multimorbidity.Design Cross-sectional study. Data were collected between April 2017 - June 2019.Methods Patients were enrolled from community and outpatient settings and included if they were >= 65 years, affected by heart failure, diabetes mellitus or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and at least another chronic condition. They were excluded if they had dementia and/or cancer. Patient Health Questionnaire-9 was used to measure depression and Self-Care of Chronic Illness Inventory was used to measure self-care maintenance, monitoring, and management. The relationship between depression and self-care was evaluated by performing two sets of univariate analyses, followed by multivariate and step-down analyses. The second set was performed to control for the number of chronic conditions, age, and cognitive function.Results The sample (N = 366) was mostly female (54.2%), with a mean age of 76.4 years. Most participants (65.6%) had mild to very severe depressive symptoms. Preliminary analysis indicated a significant negative association between depression and self-care maintenance and monitoring and a significant negative association between depression and multivariate self-care. Step-down analysis showed that self-care maintenance was the only dimension negatively associated with depression, even after controlling for the number of chronic conditions, age, and cognitive function.Conclusion In multimorbid populations, depression is more likely to be associated with self-care maintenance than the other self-care dimensions. Therefore, self-care maintenance behaviours (e.g., physical activity and medication adherence) should be prioritized in assessment and focused on when developing interventions targeting depressed older adults with multimorbidity.Impact The results of this study may help guide clinical practice. In patients with depressive symptoms, self-care maintenance behaviours should be assessed first, as a potential first indicator of poor self-care.
13-apr-2020
Pubblicato
Rilevanza internazionale
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Esperti anonimi
Settore MED/45 - SCIENZE INFERMIERISTICHE GENERALI, CLINICHE E PEDIATRICHE
English
age
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
cognition
depression
diabetes mellitus
heart failure
multimorbidity
multiple chronic conditions
self-care
Iovino, P., De Maria, M., Matarese, M., Vellone, E., Ausili, D., Riegel, B. (2020). Depression and self-care in older adults with multiple chronic conditions: A multivariate analysis. JOURNAL OF ADVANCED NURSING, 76(7), 1668-1678 [10.1111/jan.14385].
Iovino, P; De Maria, M; Matarese, M; Vellone, E; Ausili, D; Riegel, B
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