DEPRESSION AND OLDER PERSON

V diplomskem delu smo predtavili depresijo pri starostniku.Opisali smo vzroke in simptome depresije.Prepoznavanje depresivnih motenj,vrste depresije ter zdravljenje.Prav tako je predstavljena depresija glede na specifična življenjska obdobja.Posebno pozornost smo namenili vlogi medicinske sestre pri obravnavi depresivnega pacienta.V empiričnem delu diplomskega dela smo predstavili rezultate raziskave,v katero so bili vključeni člani Društva upokojencev občine Poljčane.Raziskava je bila izvedena maja 2010.Kot instrument raziskave smo uporabili anketni vprašalnik,ki je vseboval 12 vprašanj zaprtega tipa.Pri 12 vprašanju smo uporabili Zungovo samoocenjevalno lestvico depresivnosti.Z raziskavo smo ugotavljali prisotnost depresivnosti med anketiranimi,občutek osamljenosti in ali obsataja razlika med pojavljanjem depresije pri moških in ženskah.Rezultati raziskave so pokazali,da se pri 30% anketiranih pojavljajo znaki depresije,vendar pogosteje pri ženskah kot pri moških.Skoraj polovica anketiranih se pogosto ali občasno počuti osamljeno,vendar v družbo ne zahaja kar ena tretjina anketiranih.In this study I present depression and the elderly.First of all,the theoretical part presents what is depression,causes and symptoms of depression,identification of depressive disorders,types of depression,treatment.It also presents a depression in relation to specific life-cycle of human life.Particular attention was paid to the role of nurse dealing with depressive patients.The empirical part presents the results of research,which included the elderly from the association of pensioners in the eponymous municipality Poljčane and was performed in may 2010.The study included 20 men and 20 women,among whom I made a comparison of the results.As a research instrument,I used a questionnaire,which contained 12 closed-ended questions.In 12th question I used Zung’s self-assessment scale of depression.The survey was used to determine the presence of depression among the respondents,the feeling of loneliness and whether there is a difference between the incidence of depression in men and women.The results showed that 30% of respondents found signs depression,but more often in women than in men.Almost half of respondents feel lonely often or sometimes,and one-third of respondents prefer not to go among the society