Evaluation of older people’s knowledge, motivation and perceptions about falls and falls prevention in residential aged care homes across continents: “A tale of two cities”.

Francis-Coad, Jacqueline, Watts, Tessa ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1201-5192, Etherton-Beer, Christopher, Panes, Gerwyn, Griffiths, Howard, Anderson, Michelle, Williams, Tracy, Griffiths, Beth, Nobre, Debbie and Hill, Anne-Marie 2017. Evaluation of older people’s knowledge, motivation and perceptions about falls and falls prevention in residential aged care homes across continents: “A tale of two cities”. Presented at: British Society of Gerontology Conference, Swansea University, Swansea, United Kingdom, 5-7 July 2017.

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Objectives: Depressive symptoms commonly go neglected and unattended among elders with mild cognitive impairment (MCI). A better understanding of its extent and factors relating to this problem would provide insights on how to enhance the psychological care for this population. This study was to compare the prevalence of depressive symptoms among people with MCI and the cognitively healthy controls, and then to examine the correlates of depressive symptoms among MCI population. Methods: Participants were recruited consecutively from June to September 2016 in a community healthcare center, Hangzhou, China. Montreal Cognitive Assessment and Geriatric Depression Scale were used to screen for MCI and depressive symptoms respectively. Participants’ characteristics including social-demographic factors, lifestyle factors and health-related factors were also collected. Chi Square test was used to compare the prevalence of depression between those with or without MCI. Correlates of depressive symptoms in MCI patients were explored using multiple linear regression. Results: A total of 355 elders (mean age =73.7, SD =7.1 ) met the inclusion criteria, among which 154 were identified as MCI. The prevalence of depressive symptoms among MCI patients (31.8%) was significantly highly than that in cognitively healthy controls (4.9%) (p <0.01). Among MCI participants, social network (beta = -0.243, p = 0.035) and functional status (beta= 1.664, p<0.001) was significantly correlated with depressive symptoms. Conclusion: The increased risk of depression among people with MCI warrants a prompt attention in managing this disease. Particular attention has to direct to those with impaired daily function and limited social network.

Item Type:	Conference or Workshop Item - unpublished
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Schools > Healthcare Sciences
Subjects:	R Medicine > RT Nursing
Last Modified:	08 Oct 2026 13:39
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/120843

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