Symptomatic depression in elderly medical outpatients. I. Prevalence, demography, and health service utilization.
J Am Geriatr Soc
; 34(5): 341-7, 1986 May.
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| ID: mdl-3958408
ABSTRACT
The authors assessed the prevalence and demography of depressive symptoms, their association with specific chronic diseases, and their influence on health service use in a large sample of elderly men seen in a primary care setting. Twenty-four percent of respondents reported clinically significant depressive symptoms; the prevalence of major depressive disorders was estimated at 10%, but only 1% reported receiving mental health treatment by a specialist. Self-reported marital separation or divorce and physical disability affecting employment were strongly associated with high depression scores, whereas the normative stresses of aging (widowhood, retirement, social isolation) were not. Only chronic lung disease was differentially associated with high depression scores, and this effect was weak. The authors discuss the implications of these findings for the design of comprehensive health services for the elderly with chronic disease.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Pacientes Ambulatoriais
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Pacientes
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Depressão
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Serviços de Saúde
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Aged
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
País/Região como assunto:
America do norte
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
1986
Tipo de documento:
Article