Periodicidad semestral: flujo continuo.
ISSN - Electrónico: 2661-6947 / DOI: 10.36015 • LILACS BIREME (19784); LATINDEX (20666)
ABSTRACT
INTRODUCTION. Depression is one of the most frequent neuropsychiatric disorders in the elderly and should not be considered as part of normal aging. The prevalence varies according to the population studied, is more frequent in less developed countries and is associated with several risk factors, many of them modifiable. OBJECTIVE. Estimate the prevalence of depression and identify associated factors in people over 65 in the outpatient clinic of a public hospital,2018. MATERIALS AND METHODS. Observational, descriptive, cross-sectional study. The sample was 365 elderly patients and the non-probabilistic, sequential sampling. Patients with significant cognitive impairment, morbidity index of 3 or more and people who refused to participate were excluded. A survey was carried out, which included demographic data, Katz Index, Gijón socio-family scale and the MINI (International Neuropsychiatric Interview) interview was used to make the diagnosis. Depression ratio was calculated and association was established with chi2 homogeneity and Odds prevalence ratio. RESULTS The prevalence of current depression in the sample studied was 25.8% with a 14.8% mild depressive episode. 27.2% of depressed people had recurrent episode. There was a significant association of depression with dependence on OR of 3,107 (1,250-7,722), social risk situation with OR of 2,853 (1,746-4,659) and poor social relations with OR of 1,748 (1,064-2,872). CONCLUSION. The prevalence of depression in the population studied is high and dependent and socially risky older adults are more likely to become depressed.
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