0286/2016 - Religiousness, social support and the use of antidepressants among the elderly: A population-based study. Religiosidade, suporte social e uso de antidepressivos entre idosos residentes em comunidade: Um estudo de base populacional.
• Érico Castro-Costa - Castro-Costa, Érico - Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ MG), Núcleo de Estudos em Saúde Pública e Envelhecimento (NESPE) - <ericocastrocosta@gmail.com>
• Adriano Roberto Tarifa Vicente - Vicente, Adriano Roberto Tarifa - Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Centro de Pesquisas René Rachou - <adriano_geriatria@yahoo.com.br>
Área Temática:
Assistência Farmacêutica
Resumo:
O propósito do estudo foi investigar se a religiosidade e o suporte social estariam associados ao uso de antidepressivos entre idosos residentes em comunidade. A investigação envolveu 1.606 integrantes da coorte idosa do Projeto Bambuí, um estudo longitudinal sobre envelhecimento e saúde. A variável dependente foi o uso de antidepressivos nos últimos 90 dias, e as exposições de interesse foram suporte social e religiosidade. As hipóteses de associação foram testadas por meio de regressão logística multivariada, que incluiu características sociodemográficas, condições de saúde e uso de serviços de saúde como potenciais fatores de confusão. As chances de utilização de antidepressivos foram significativamente menores entre os idosos com nível mais elevado de religiosidade (OR=0,45; IC95%: 0,29-0,7), mas nenhum dos descritores de suporte social mostrou-se associado ao evento. É possível que nessa população idosa, a religiosidade ocupe um lugar de destaque no arsenal de estratégias de enfrentamento de problemas de saúde, especialmente os mentais. Profissionais de saúde que atendem este segmento específico da população (idosos com transtornos depressivos) devem considerar a religiosidade dos pacientes quando das orientações e tratamento propostos no enfrentamento do seu sofrimento mental.
Palavras-chave:
religiosidadeantidepressivossuporte socialidososuso de medicamentos
Abstract:
The purpose of the study was to investigate whether religiosity and social support were associated with the use of antidepressants among community-dwelling elders. The research involved 1,606 older adults who make up the cohort of Bambuí Project, a study on ageing and health. The dependent variable was the use of antidepressants in the last 90 days, and the exposures of interest were social support and religiosity. Logistic regression was used to test the associations and to estimate crude and adjusted odds and their 95% confidence intervals. The chances of use of antidepressants were significantly lower among older people with higher level of religiosity (OR = 0.45; 95% CI: 0.29 to 0.70), but none of the descriptors social support was associated with the event. In this elderly population, it is possible that religion occupies a prominent role in the arsenal of health problems coping strategies, especially mental. Health professionals attending this particular segment of the population (elderly people with depressive disorders) should consider religiosity of patients when the proposed guidelines and treatment in coping with their mental suffering.
Keywords:
religiousnessantidepressants social support elderlymedication use
Religiosidade, suporte social e uso de antidepressivos entre idosos residentes em comunidade: Um estudo de base populacional.
Resumo (abstract):
The purpose of the study was to investigate whether religiosity and social support were associated with the use of antidepressants among community-dwelling elders. The research involved 1,606 older adults who make up the cohort of Bambuí Project, a study on ageing and health. The dependent variable was the use of antidepressants in the last 90 days, and the exposures of interest were social support and religiosity. Logistic regression was used to test the associations and to estimate crude and adjusted odds and their 95% confidence intervals. The chances of use of antidepressants were significantly lower among older people with higher level of religiosity (OR = 0.45; 95% CI: 0.29 to 0.70), but none of the descriptors social support was associated with the event. In this elderly population, it is possible that religion occupies a prominent role in the arsenal of health problems coping strategies, especially mental. Health professionals attending this particular segment of the population (elderly people with depressive disorders) should consider religiosity of patients when the proposed guidelines and treatment in coping with their mental suffering.
Palavras-chave (keywords):
religiousnessantidepressants social support elderlymedication use
Loyola Filho, A.I.L, Lima-Costa, Maria Fernanda, Josélia Oliveira Araújo Firmo, Castro-Costa, Érico, Vicente, Adriano Roberto Tarifa. Religiousness, social support and the use of antidepressants among the elderly: A population-based study.. Cien Saude Colet [periódico na internet] (2016/jun). [Citado em 22/12/2024].
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