Prevalência e fatores associados à depressão em idosos na cidade de Pelotas, RS: estudo de base populacional

Abstract

Was conducted a cross-sectional population-based study in Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, in 2014 with the aim of measuring the prevalence and factors associated with depression in the elderly. Sampling was carried out by clusters in two stages. All the elderly people (≥60 years) living in the selected households were invited to participate. The occurrence of depression was measured using GDS-10 (Geriatric Depression Scale) with cutoff ≥5. Information of 1,451 elderly was obtained. The prevalence of depression was 15.2% (95% CI 13.2 to 17.2). After multivariate analysis, the occurrence of depression was higher among women, the elderly worse off, those who did not work, the physically inactive, those with worse self-reported health and those with functional disability. Greater attention should be given to the identification of depression in the elderly and their associated factors to inform policy and planning interventions for treatment and management of this disease at the collective level.