TY  - JOUR
T1  - Mediating Effect of Social Relationship on the Effects of Activities of
Daily Living on the Depression in Elderly Women with Chronic Diseases
AU - Lee, Jee-Young 
JO  - Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences
VL  - 14
IS  - 23
SP  - 8862
EP  - 8868
PY  - 2019
DA  - 2001/08/19
SN  - 1816-949x
DO  - jeasci.2019.8862.8868
UR  - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=jeasci.2019.8862.8868
KW  - Activities of daily living
KW  -depression
KW  -social relationship
KW  -elderly
KW  -competence
KW  -protective
AB  - The present study aimed to determine the mediating effect of social relationship on the effects of
Basic and Instrumental Activities of Daily Living (BADL and IADL) on the depression of elderly women with
chronic diseases. Of the raw data of the 2014 National Survey of the Living Conditions and Welfare Needs of
Older Koreans which was conducted on a national sample, the data of 5,633 elderly women aged 65 years or
older with one or more chronic diseases diagnosed by a doctor were analyzed. Data were analyzed using t-test,
ANOVA, Pearson correlation, Hierarchical regression analysis and Sobel’s test. The results showed that BADL
and IADL were positively correlated with depression and negatively correlated with social relationship whereas
depression was negatively correlated with social relationship. The findings also showed a partial mediating
effect of social relationship on the effect of BADL and IADL on depression. These results indicate that social
relationship can act as a protective factor that contribute to reducing the depression of elderly women with
chronic diseases that may be caused by their decreased daily life competence.
ER  -