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Epidemiologia e Serviços de Saúde
Print version ISSN 1679-4974On-line version ISSN 2237-9622
Abstract
OLIVEIRA, Daniel Vicentini de et al. Factors influencing depression markers in elderly primary healthcare center patients in Maringá, Paraná, Brazil, 2017. Epidemiol. Serv. Saúde [online]. 2019, vol.28, n.3, e2018043. Epub Oct 22, 2019. ISSN 1679-4974. http://dx.doi.org/10.5123/s1679-49742019000300010.
Objective:
to analyze factors influencing depression markers in elderly patients at primary healthcare centers (PHC) in the city of Maringá, Paraná, Brazil, in 2017.
Methods:
this was a cross-sectional study carried out with elderly individuals at PHCs in Maringá city; we used a questionnaire comprising sociodemographic questions, the Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS) and the International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ); we analyzed associations and compared depression markers with sociodemographic variables and health conditions.
Results:
645 elderly people took part in the study; those with the highest depression markers had lower income, poor health perception, a history of falls and three or more comorbidities; the physically active elderly had lower depression markers.
Conclusion:
monthly income and health conditions are factors that influence depression markers; doing light physical activities is associated with lower tendency of depression in the elderly.
Keywords : Motor Activity; Depression; Cross-Sectional Studies; Geriatrics; Aging.