Abstract:
Resilience is crucial for elderly adults living with depression to recover from coping
with depression. Purpose of this study was to determine factors influencing resilience among
elderly adults with depression. Participants were 85 elderly adults living in Bangnampriao
district, Chachoengsao province and meeting study inclusion criteria. They were selected by
multi-stage random sampling. Data were collected in May, 2019 by interview questionnaires
related to demographics, optimism, perceived health status, life satisfaction, social support, and
resilience. Cronbachs alphas ranged from .60 to .89. Data were analyzed by descriptive statistics
and stepwise multiple regression analysis.
Study resulted that participants had resilience at a moderate level (M = 56.94,
SD = 6.40). Predictors of resilience from most to least included perceived health status (β = 0.34,
p < .001), optimism (β = 0.34, p = .001), and social support (β = 0.23, p < .05). These three
factors accounted for 39.6% (R2
= .396, F3,84 = 17.73, p < .001) of the variance in resilience of
elderly adults with depression.
Findings recommend that mental health and psychiatric nurses would encourage
elderly adults with depression to perceive healthily, to be optimistic, and to receive social support.
This might let elderly adults gain their resilience for coping with their depression.