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Clinical and sociodemographic factors in a sample of older subjects experiencing depressive symptoms
- Authors:
- BARCELOS-FERREIRA Ricardo, et al
- Journal article citation:
- International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 27(9), September 2012, pp.923-930.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
Clinically significant depressive symptoms (CSDS) decrease quality of life and are associated with excess morbidity and mortality in older adults. The aim of this study was to determine the frequency of CSDS in a community sample of older Brazilians and to examine their relationship with sociodemographic factors, cognitive and functional impairment (CFI), and medical illness. The participants were 1145 individuals aged 60 years or older living in the City of Ribeirao Preto, Brazil. The participants completed the following instruments: a 10-item scale for screening of depressive symptoms in older people, the mini mental state examination, the Fuld Object Memory Evaluation, the Informant Questionnaire on Cognitive Decline in the Elderly, the Bayer Activities of Daily Living Scale, and a sociodemographic and clinical questionnaire. The findings showed that the prevalence of CSDS in this community-based sample was 15.7%. Logistic regression analysis indicated that being previously depressed, having CFI, having lower level of education, using psychotropics, and not engaging in physical exercise were related to CSDS. On the other hand, being a woman, older, medically ill, employed, or married was not associated with CSDS.