Η ψυχική υγεία των ηλικιωμένων στην Ελλάδα και την Ευρώπη και παράγοντες που την επηρεάζουν
Master Thesis
Date
2011-05-09View/
Abstract
The present study, aims to identify factors related to mental health among the elderly people in Greece and other European countries, by studying depression which is considered a mental illness which many of the elderly people suffer from. The data comes from the survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe (SHARE) which took place from October 2006 to July 2007 (wave 2). In order to explore the factors that affect the depression of the elderly, Logistic Regression method was applied to demographic and other variables. These variables are related both to the physical and mental health of the individuals. One of the major conclusions of the present study is that depressions that occurred in the past (depression ever) explain current depression of the elderly people in all countries of our sample. Moreover, the elderly habitants of the Southern European countries are more likely to suffer currently from depression compared to individuals that live in Northern Europe. More years of schooling are associated with reduced chances of poor mental health. It was also found that the residents of Southern Europe have a lower educational level. Furthermore, it was observed that women are more likely to suffer from depression than men, and that as the individuals age, the probability of depression grows. Finally, as stated in the literature, we found that poor physical health has a strong positive relationship with poor mental health.
Language
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Αναφορά Δημιουργού-Μη Εμπορική Χρήση-Όχι Παράγωγα Έργα 4.0 Διεθνές
Αναφορά Δημιουργού-Μη Εμπορική Χρήση-Όχι Παράγωγα Έργα 4.0 Διεθνές