Association between sociodemographic characteristics and depressive symptoms in hospitalized elderly

Objective: to describe the sociodemographic characteristics associated with depressive symptoms in hospitalized elderly. Methods: cross-sectional study carried out in a public teaching hospital. The sample was composed of 96 individuals aged ≥60 years, hospitalized in a clinical and surgical unit. T...

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Main Authors: Isabela Maria Tavares do Nascimento, Paulo Filipe Mello, Alcimar Marcelo do Couto, Gilberto de Lima Guimarães, Isabel Yovana Quispe Mendoza
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Published: Universidade Federal do Ceará 2018-01-01
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Online Access:https://www.periodicos.ufc.br/rene/article/view/31083
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author Isabela Maria Tavares do Nascimento
Paulo Filipe Mello
Alcimar Marcelo do Couto
Gilberto de Lima Guimarães
Isabel Yovana Quispe Mendoza
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Paulo Filipe Mello
Alcimar Marcelo do Couto
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Isabel Yovana Quispe Mendoza
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description Objective: to describe the sociodemographic characteristics associated with depressive symptoms in hospitalized elderly. Methods: cross-sectional study carried out in a public teaching hospital. The sample was composed of 96 individuals aged ≥60 years, hospitalized in a clinical and surgical unit. The data collection was performed through a semi-structured interview with the instrument Geriatric Depression Scale. The variables were described through frequencies, percentages, means and standard deviations. The Fisher’s exact test was used to assess the association with depressive symptoms. Results: a total of 45.8% of the elderly presented mild to moderate depressive symptoms and 1.0% had severe symptoms. There was a predominance of women, between 60 and 79 years old, living with a partner, with low level of education (one to seven years of schooling), Catholics, retirees or pensioners, and with a family income of up to three minimum wages. Conclusion: the labor situation presented a statistically significant association with depressive symptoms in the hospitalized elderly.
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spelling doaj-art-35dd1e4b8c124a3f979df87f218eaf572025-08-24T12:48:35ZengUniversidade Federal do CearáRev Rene1517-38522175-67832018-01-01186Association between sociodemographic characteristics and depressive symptoms in hospitalized elderlyIsabela Maria Tavares do NascimentoPaulo Filipe MelloAlcimar Marcelo do CoutoGilberto de Lima GuimarãesIsabel Yovana Quispe MendozaObjective: to describe the sociodemographic characteristics associated with depressive symptoms in hospitalized elderly. Methods: cross-sectional study carried out in a public teaching hospital. The sample was composed of 96 individuals aged ≥60 years, hospitalized in a clinical and surgical unit. The data collection was performed through a semi-structured interview with the instrument Geriatric Depression Scale. The variables were described through frequencies, percentages, means and standard deviations. The Fisher’s exact test was used to assess the association with depressive symptoms. Results: a total of 45.8% of the elderly presented mild to moderate depressive symptoms and 1.0% had severe symptoms. There was a predominance of women, between 60 and 79 years old, living with a partner, with low level of education (one to seven years of schooling), Catholics, retirees or pensioners, and with a family income of up to three minimum wages. Conclusion: the labor situation presented a statistically significant association with depressive symptoms in the hospitalized elderly.https://www.periodicos.ufc.br/rene/article/view/31083DepressionAgedHospitalsGeneral.
spellingShingle Isabela Maria Tavares do Nascimento
Paulo Filipe Mello
Alcimar Marcelo do Couto
Gilberto de Lima Guimarães
Isabel Yovana Quispe Mendoza
Association between sociodemographic characteristics and depressive symptoms in hospitalized elderly
Rev Rene
Depression
Aged
Hospitals
General.
title Association between sociodemographic characteristics and depressive symptoms in hospitalized elderly
title_full Association between sociodemographic characteristics and depressive symptoms in hospitalized elderly
title_fullStr Association between sociodemographic characteristics and depressive symptoms in hospitalized elderly
title_full_unstemmed Association between sociodemographic characteristics and depressive symptoms in hospitalized elderly
title_short Association between sociodemographic characteristics and depressive symptoms in hospitalized elderly
title_sort association between sociodemographic characteristics and depressive symptoms in hospitalized elderly
topic Depression
Aged
Hospitals
General.
url https://www.periodicos.ufc.br/rene/article/view/31083
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