Medidas de sintomas depressivos em idosos: relações com variáveis sociodemográficas
Background: Considering the prevalence of depression in older people, it is important to know more about the manifestations of depressive symptoms in this phase of life. Objective: This study aimed to evaluate possible relationships between measures of depressive symptoms, taking into account gender...
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| author | Adriana Munhoz Carneiro Makilim Nunes Baptista Acacia Aparecida Angeli Dos Santos |
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| description | Background: Considering the prevalence of depression in older people, it is important to know more about the manifestations of depressive symptoms in this phase of life. Objective: This study aimed to evaluate possible relationships between measures of depressive symptoms, taking into account gender and age in the elderly. Methods: In this study 183 elderly persons participated, which were divided into two groups, G1 - nursing homes, and
G2-not nursing home and physically active individuals. After excluding participants with suspected dementia according to the Mini-Mental State Exam-MMSE and other criteria for inclusion in the sample, remaining, 69 participants remained, the Geriatric Depressio Scale-GDS was applied as well as the Baptista Depression Scale for the Elderly - EBADEP -I. Results: Results demonstrated an excellent correlation between the two measures and little variation when controlling for sex and age. In the sample men had higher scores on both measures, as well as the institutionalized elderly and those above 75 years. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-345e46f0678d45c9b6bac799c88f42e42022-12-21T19:08:16ZengUniversidad del RosarioAvances en Psicología Latinoamericana1794-47242145-45152013-12-01313483492Medidas de sintomas depressivos em idosos: relações com variáveis sociodemográficasAdriana Munhoz Carneiro0Makilim Nunes Baptista1Acacia Aparecida Angeli Dos Santos2Universidade São FranciscoUniversidade São FranciscoUniversidade São FranciscoBackground: Considering the prevalence of depression in older people, it is important to know more about the manifestations of depressive symptoms in this phase of life. Objective: This study aimed to evaluate possible relationships between measures of depressive symptoms, taking into account gender and age in the elderly. Methods: In this study 183 elderly persons participated, which were divided into two groups, G1 - nursing homes, and G2-not nursing home and physically active individuals. After excluding participants with suspected dementia according to the Mini-Mental State Exam-MMSE and other criteria for inclusion in the sample, remaining, 69 participants remained, the Geriatric Depressio Scale-GDS was applied as well as the Baptista Depression Scale for the Elderly - EBADEP -I. Results: Results demonstrated an excellent correlation between the two measures and little variation when controlling for sex and age. In the sample men had higher scores on both measures, as well as the institutionalized elderly and those above 75 years.http://revistas.urosario.edu.co/index.php/apl/article/view/2229/2224depressionelderlysexage |
| spellingShingle | Adriana Munhoz Carneiro Makilim Nunes Baptista Acacia Aparecida Angeli Dos Santos Medidas de sintomas depressivos em idosos: relações com variáveis sociodemográficas Avances en Psicología Latinoamericana depression elderly sex age |
| title | Medidas de sintomas depressivos em idosos: relações com variáveis sociodemográficas |
| title_full | Medidas de sintomas depressivos em idosos: relações com variáveis sociodemográficas |
| title_fullStr | Medidas de sintomas depressivos em idosos: relações com variáveis sociodemográficas |
| title_full_unstemmed | Medidas de sintomas depressivos em idosos: relações com variáveis sociodemográficas |
| title_short | Medidas de sintomas depressivos em idosos: relações com variáveis sociodemográficas |
| title_sort | medidas de sintomas depressivos em idosos relacoes com variaveis sociodemograficas |
| topic | depression elderly sex age |
| url | http://revistas.urosario.edu.co/index.php/apl/article/view/2229/2224 |
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