학술논문
Prevalence of depressive symptoms among elderly in the city of Tremembé, Brazil: Preliminary findings of an epidemiological study
Document Type
article
Author
Karolina G. César; Leonel T. Takada; Sonia M.D. Brucki; Ricardo Nitrini; Luiz Fernando C. Nascimento; Maira O. Oliveira; Camila M.S. Gomes; Milena C.S. Almeida; Fábio H. Porto; Mirna L.H. Senaha; Valéria S. Bahia; Mônica S. Yassuda; Thaís B.L. Silva; Jéssica N. Ianof; Lívia Spíndola; Magali T. Schmidt; Mário S. Jorge; Patrícia H.F. Vale; Mário A. Cecchini; Luciana Cassimiro; Roger T. Soares; Márcia Rúbia Gonçalves; Ana Caroline S. Martins; Elisângela Rocha; Patrícia Daré
Source
Dementia & Neuropsychologia, Vol 7, Iss 3, Pp 252-257
Subject
Language
English
ISSN
1980-5764
Abstract
ABSTRACT Depression is a heterogeneous mental disease classified as a set of disorders, which manifest with a certain duration, frequency and intensity. The prevalence of depression in the elderly ranges from 0.5 to 16%. Objective To establish, in an epidemiological study, the prevalence of significant depressive symptoms in the population aged 60 years or older. Methods: Results of a cross-sectional epidemiological study, involving home visits, being carried out in the city of Tremembé, Brazil, were reported. The sample was randomly selected by drawing 20% of the population over 60 years from each of the city's census sectors. In this single-phase study, the assessment included clinical history, physical and neurological examination, cognitive evaluation, the Cornell scale and the Patient Health Questionnaire for psychiatric symptoms. Scores greater than or equal to 8 on the Cornell scale were taken to indicate the presence of depressive symptoms. Results: A total of 455 elders were assessed, and of these 169 (37.1%) had clinically significant depressive symptoms (CSDS). Depression prevalence was higher among women (p