Impact of Frailty, Depression, and Loneliness on Ego-Integrity in Community-Dwelling Elderly

Abstract

Background: This study examined how frailty, depression, and loneliness impact ego-integrity among the community-dwelling elderlyMethods: The study participants comprised 187 elderly people in J-province. Data collected in October 2018 via structured self-report questionnaires were used to assess the participants’ general characteristics, frailty, depression, loneliness, and ego-integrity. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, independent t-test, one-way ANOVA, Pearson’s correlation coefficients, and multiple regression.Results: Significantly positive correlations were found among frailty, depression, and loneliness. Ego-integrity showed significantly negative correlations with frailty, depression, and loneliness. Finally, loneliness was a significant factor, explaining about 28.7% of the variance on ego-identity.Conclusions: The study’s findings suggest that an intervention focused on reducing loneliness would improve ego-integrity among the elderly.