Active aging is associated with low prevalence of depressive symptoms among Brazilian older adults
ABSTRACT: Introduction: Active aging is the process of optimizing opportunities for health, participation and security, aiming to improve quality of life as people age. A series of studies had demonstrated that a lower prevalence of depression is found among more active elderly. Objective: To eva...
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| author | Rosangela Galli Emílio Hideyuki Moriguchi Neide Maria Bruscato Rogerio Lessa Horta Marcos Pascoal Pattussi |
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| description | ABSTRACT: Introduction: Active aging is the process of optimizing opportunities for health, participation and security, aiming to improve quality of life as people age. A series of studies had demonstrated that a lower prevalence of depression is found among more active elderly. Objective: To evaluate the association between indicators of active aging and depressive symptoms among the elderly (aged 60 years or more). Method: A population-based cross-sectional study was conducted with 1,006 elderly people (aged 60 years or over) from a small-sized Brazilian municipality. Depressive symptoms were assessed using the Geriatric Depression Scale - 15, with cutoff point ≥ 6 symptoms. Active aging was evaluated using indicators such as: active occupational situation, manual work, reading and physical activities. Data analyses used modified Poisson regression to obtain crude and adjusted prevalence ratios (PR). Results: Most of the elderly people were: white, women and aged between 60 and 74 years. All the indicators of active aging were associated with the outcome. After controlling for socioeconomic, demographic and health variables, elderly people who worked, participated in groups, did manual work and maintained interests such as reading and talking to friends had lower prevalence of depressive symptoms compared to those not doing these activities. Conclusions: Active aging approaches may serve as a valuable mental health promotion strategy aimed at the elderly. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-f498955dd8534cd4aa6197d7aa1248422022-12-21T22:48:15ZengAssociação Brasileira de Pós-Graduação em Saúde ColetivaRevista Brasileira de Epidemiologia1980-549719230731610.1590/1980-5497201600020008S1415-790X2016000200307Active aging is associated with low prevalence of depressive symptoms among Brazilian older adultsRosangela GalliEmílio Hideyuki MoriguchiNeide Maria BruscatoRogerio Lessa HortaMarcos Pascoal PattussiABSTRACT: Introduction: Active aging is the process of optimizing opportunities for health, participation and security, aiming to improve quality of life as people age. A series of studies had demonstrated that a lower prevalence of depression is found among more active elderly. Objective: To evaluate the association between indicators of active aging and depressive symptoms among the elderly (aged 60 years or more). Method: A population-based cross-sectional study was conducted with 1,006 elderly people (aged 60 years or over) from a small-sized Brazilian municipality. Depressive symptoms were assessed using the Geriatric Depression Scale - 15, with cutoff point ≥ 6 symptoms. Active aging was evaluated using indicators such as: active occupational situation, manual work, reading and physical activities. Data analyses used modified Poisson regression to obtain crude and adjusted prevalence ratios (PR). Results: Most of the elderly people were: white, women and aged between 60 and 74 years. All the indicators of active aging were associated with the outcome. After controlling for socioeconomic, demographic and health variables, elderly people who worked, participated in groups, did manual work and maintained interests such as reading and talking to friends had lower prevalence of depressive symptoms compared to those not doing these activities. Conclusions: Active aging approaches may serve as a valuable mental health promotion strategy aimed at the elderly.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1415-790X2016000200307&lng=en&tlng=enDepressionAgedAgingDepressive symptomsPhysical activityCross-sectional studies |
| spellingShingle | Rosangela Galli Emílio Hideyuki Moriguchi Neide Maria Bruscato Rogerio Lessa Horta Marcos Pascoal Pattussi Active aging is associated with low prevalence of depressive symptoms among Brazilian older adults Revista Brasileira de Epidemiologia Depression Aged Aging Depressive symptoms Physical activity Cross-sectional studies |
| title | Active aging is associated with low prevalence of depressive symptoms among Brazilian older adults |
| title_full | Active aging is associated with low prevalence of depressive symptoms among Brazilian older adults |
| title_fullStr | Active aging is associated with low prevalence of depressive symptoms among Brazilian older adults |
| title_full_unstemmed | Active aging is associated with low prevalence of depressive symptoms among Brazilian older adults |
| title_short | Active aging is associated with low prevalence of depressive symptoms among Brazilian older adults |
| title_sort | active aging is associated with low prevalence of depressive symptoms among brazilian older adults |
| topic | Depression Aged Aging Depressive symptoms Physical activity Cross-sectional studies |
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