@article{ศรีเพชร_ประเสริฐชัย_แสนทวีสุข_พิมพ์พิศคนึง_ไทยพิสุทธิกุล_2019, title={Factors Associated Quality of life in Elderly with Major Depressive Disorder at Psychiatric Outpatient Unit, Ramathibodi Hospital}, volume={64}, url={https://he01.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/JPAT/article/view/180532}, abstractNote={<p>Objectives : To study the quality of life among elderly depressive patients, and<br>association between demographic data, severity of depression and quality of life.<br>Method : A cross-sectional study was conducted in elderly patients with major<br>depressive disorder who were attended outpatient clinic at Department of Psychiatry,<br>Ramathibodi hospital, between September 2017 and September 2018. Participants<br>were assessed by Mini-Cog test, demographic data form, HAM-D (Hamilton rating scale<br>for depression) and WHOQOL-BREF-THAI (World Health Organization quality of life-Thai<br>version). Data were analyzed using chi-square, Spearman’s rho and multiple linear<br>regression analysis<br>Results : There were 180 patients in this study, female 76.1% and male 23.9. Most of<br>them are 60-70 year old (67.8 %). Sixty-nine point four percent of patients had no<br>depressive symptoms (HAM-D<7). Quality of life assessed by WHOQOL-BREF-THAI<br>78.3 % of patients had fair quality of life. Educational level, perceived treatment outcome<br>and severity of depression associated with quality of life. Conclusion : Education level,<br>perceived treatment outcome, and severity of depression associated with quality of life<br>in elderly depressive patients. Furthermore, increasing of depression score on HAM-D<br>had negative influence on quality of life in elderly depressive patients.</p>}, number={1}, journal={Journal of the Psychiatric Association of Thailand}, author={ศรีเพชร สานิตย ์ and ประเสริฐชัย รุ่งทิพย์ and แสนทวีสุข กมลชนก and พิมพ์พิศคนึง เกวลิน and ไทยพิสุทธิกุล ภาพันธ์}, year={2019}, month={Mar.}, pages={89–98} }