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Volume 08 Journal of Novel Physiotherapies Rehabilitation Medicine 2018
May 18-19, 2018
May 18-19, 2018 Osaka, Japan
7th World Congress on
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
The relationship between apathy and depression in care recipients in healthcare facilities for the
elderly
Hiroaki Morita1, Tomoko Kakizaki2, Rumi Ichinohe3, Humio Watanabe3 and Junichi Hashimoto1
1Aomori University of Health and Welfare, Japan
Background & Aim: Apathy and depression are psychological characteristics that prevent effective rehabilitation of care
recipients of healthcare facilities for the elderly. The relationship between the two psychological factors remains to be elucidated.
This study aimed to identify the relationship of apathy with a depressed mood, low energy and lack of positive emotions, which
are the symptoms of depression, in care recipients of healthcare facilities for the elderly.
Method: This study involves 105 care recipients of healthcare facilities for the elderly (mean-age: 77.1±8.5 years; 40 males and
65 females), a personal interview was conducted using questionnaires and we measured scores on the Apathy Scale developed
by Morita, et al. for care recipients of healthcare facilities for the elderly and those on geriatric depression scale 15 (GDS). The
partial correlation coefficient with age and sex as an adjustment factor was used for analysis on the relation between depressed
mood, low energy, lack of positive emotions which are 3 GDS sub-scales and apathy scale score. This study was conducted with
the approval of the Research Ethics Committee of the Aomori University of Health and Welfare.
Result: The partial correlation coefficient between the Apathy Scale and depressed mood/low energy/lack of positive emotions
was 0.40, 0.39 and 0.37, respectively, at the 0.01 significance level.
Conclusion & Implication: Apathy can be modified by providing appropriate rehabilitation interventions. The results showed
that in care recipients, improving apathy by providing interventions may contribute to improving a depressed mood and low
energy levels and increasing positive emotions.
Biography
Hiroaki Morita has completed his graduation in Health Sciences from Kobe University, Japan. He is a Physical Therapist and an Assistant Professor at Department
of Physical Therapy, Aomori University of Health and Welfare, Japan.
Hiroaki Morita, J Nov Physiother 2018, Volume 8
DOI: 10.4172/2165-7025-C2-027