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1761/2011 - SYMPTOMS OF DEPRESSION SELF REFERRED BY ELDERLY PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN A COMMUNITY
SINTOMATOLOGIA DE DEPRESSÃO AUTO REFERIDA POR IDOSOS QUE VIVEM EM COMUNIDADE

Author:

• MARCOS FRANCISCO DE OLIVEIRA - Oliveira, M. F. - CAMPINA GRANDE, PB - UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DA PARAÍBA - <marcosfcco@gmail.com>

Co-author(s):

• Valéria Peixoto Bezerra - Bezerra, V. P. - UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DA PARAÍBA - <valeriapbez@gmail.com>
• Antônia Oliveira Silva - Silva, A. O. - UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DA PARAÍBA - <alfaleda@hotmail.com>
• Maria do Socorro Costa Feitosa Alves - Alves, M.S.C.F. - UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DO RIO GRANDE DO NORTE - <alfa@ufrnet.br>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8079-1700
• Maria Adelaide Silva Paredes Moreira - Moreira, M. A. S. P. - UNIVERSIDADE ESTADUAL DO SUDOESTE DA BAHIA - <jpadelaide@hotmail.com>
• CÉLIA PEREIRA CALDAS - Caldas, C.P. - UNIVERSIDADE DO ESTADO DO RIO DE JANEIRO - <celpcaldas@hotmail.com>

Thematic Area:

Saúde do Idoso

Abstract:

This exploratory study quantitative aimed to evaluate the symptoms of depression self referred by the elderly, whereas sociodemographic variables. The data collected by means of semi-structured interview, and of the Geriatric Depression Scale Abbreviated involving 240 elderly residents in João Pessoa-PB, in the period from October to December 2010, were analyzed by software Excel and SPSS software. It was found that 75.8 % had no degree of symptomatology of depression, and 24.2 % expressed depression mild or severe. According to these variables, these elderly patients with grade depressive it was found that: in relation to age, the elderly with grade depressive mild and severe stand out most frequently between 71 to 76 years, 31.0 %; In relation to gender, the female stands out with 86.0 %; on the civil state, married couples with 41.3 % and the widowers with 34.5 %; whereas the family income, from 01 up to 03 minimum wages, 50 %, showed mild; with views to the schooling, elderly people who did not find any degree of depression, 84.6 %, can read and write. Therefore, it can be said that the symptoms of depression in the elderly is related to the socio-economic and cultural conditions, and strengthening the need for public health policies that ensure a comprehensive care and quality, whereas these variables.

Keywords:

AGED DEPRESSION HEALTH DISEASE

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Oliveira, M. F., Bezerra, V. P., Silva, A. O., Alves, M.S.C.F., Moreira, M. A. S. P., Caldas, C.P.. SYMPTOMS OF DEPRESSION SELF REFERRED BY ELDERLY PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN A COMMUNITY. Cien Saude Colet [periódico na internet] (2012/Jan). [Citado em 27/09/2024]. Está disponível em: http://cienciaesaudecoletiva.com.br/en/articles/symptoms-of-depression-self-referred-by-elderly-people-who-live-in-a-community/9316



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