Key result
Depressive symptoms, medications, and functional status explained 52.2% of variance in self-care behaviors of young-old (65-74 yr) and 76.8% of old-old (75-84 yr) women with hypertension.
Population
136 low-income elderly women over 65 years of age with hypertension living in D city.
Design
Cross-sectional
Authors
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Depression screening may aid self-care support in elderly hypertensive women; leaves open causality and intervention effects.
Cross-Sectional (n=136)
Depressive symptoms are negatively correlated with self-care behaviors in low-income elderly women with hypertension, highlighting the need for depression management in hypertension programs.
Sung et al. (2008) conducted a cross-sectional in Hypertension (n=136). Old-old age (75-84 years) vs. Young-old age (65-74 years) was evaluated on Self-care behaviors. Depressive symptoms, medications, and functional status explained 52.2% of variance in self-care behaviors of young-old (65-74 yr) and 76.8% of old-old (75-84 yr) women with hypertension.