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Objectives: The aim of this study is to determine the effect of depression and social support on quality of life in elderly. Methods: This is a cross-sectional study conducted from November 2012 to January 2013. The population of the study was composed of 917 elderly people over 65 who lived at their homes in Kayseri. We used the Geriatric Depression Scale, the Multidimensional Perceived Social Support Scale, and the WHOQOL-OLD module in addition to a personal information form consisting of the demographical and sociocultural characteristics of the elderly as data collection tools. During the analysis, the correlation coefficient was examined and uni- and multivariate logistic regression analyses were applied. Results: It was found that depression and social support were significantly correlated for the total and all dimensions of the WHOQOL-OLD scale. According to the multivariate logistic regression analysis which was created from the significant variables found through univariate analysis, it was found that the higher scores from the geriatric depression scale have significant effects on the total and all other quality of life dimensions except for death and dying in a negative way; in contrast, they have a significant protective effect in the death and dying dimensions. Social support displayed a significant protective correlation in sensory abilities, autonomy, past, present and future abilities, intimacy and total scores. Conclusions: Quality of life in the elderly is affected negatively by the presence of depression while social support affects it positively. (C) 2015 Elsevier Masson SAS and European Union Geriatric Medicine Society. All rights reserved.

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