Prevalence of depressive symptoms and associated factors among older adults treated at a referral center / Prevalência de sintomas depressivos e seus fatores associados em idosos atendidos por um centro de referência
Silva, Patrícia Oliveira; Aguiar, Bruna Menezes; Vieira, Maria Aparecida; Costa, Fernanda Marques da; Carneiro, Jair Almeida.
Rev. bras. geriatr. gerontol. (Online)
; 22(5): e190088, 2019. tab
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en Inglés, Portugués
| LILACS | ID: biblio-1057864
Abstract The present study aimed to estimate the prevalence of depressive symptoms and associated factors among older adults treated at a referral center. A cross-sectional study was carried out with a sample of 360 older adults treated at a Referral Center for the Health of Older Adults in the north of Minas Gerais, Brazil. The following data were collected in 2017 demographic, socioeconomic, morbidity, hospital admission in the last year, frailty (Edmonton Frail Scale), functional capacity (Katz Index, Lawton and Brody Scale) and presence of depressive symptoms (Geriatric Depression Scale - GDS-15). Multiple analysis was performed through logistic regression. A prevalence of depressive symptoms was observed in 37.2% of the sample. The variables associated with depressive symptoms were negative perception about one's own health (OR=1.9, 95% CI 1.34-2.70); frailty (OR=1.94, 95% CI 1.41-2.66); having suffered falls (OR=1.24, 95% CI 1.01-1.61); having been hospitalized in the last year (OR=1.56, 95% CI, 1.11-2.27); (OR=2.56, 95% CI 1.38-4.77) and residing alone (OR=1.66, 95% CI 1.09-2.53). Thus, a high prevalence of depressive symptoms was identified among the older adults, evidencing the need for an effective and immediate approach by health professionals.
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