Depression: An experience of the Hospital for the Elderly, Quito, Ecuador, 2018

Abstract:

The National Institute of Mental Health has revealed that approximately 15% of older adults have had at least one episode of depression in their transition to old age. The objective of this work was to establish the prevalence of depression and the possible factors associated with it, in the elderly population of the Comprehensive Care Hospital for the Elderly, during the period from March to May 2018. An observational study of prevalence. The Yesavage test was applied, and the Gijón socio-family scale was used. Proportions were compared using Chi-square distributed statistics, Student's t-tests were used to compare means. Risk factors associated with the development of depression were analyzed using bivariate and multivariate logistic regression. Odds ratios and their 95% confidence intervals were calculated. The prevalence of depression in older adults was 55.0%, with a predominance of males representing 59.2%, in divorced and widowed subjects with 72.7% and 72.1% respectively, with a secondary education level, corresponding to 67.0%, in residents of rural areas with 60.0%, in older adults diagnosed with Parkinson's disease, which reached 77.3%, in hospitalized with 68.2%. Regarding social risk, it was observed that the higher the social risk, the higher the percentage of depression. There is a high prevalence of depression in the elderly population, with pbkp_redisposing factors, which may be modifiable, if the care of the elderly is carried out by a multidisciplinary team, if preventive measures are taken, before their development, with emotional support.

Año de publicación:

2020

Keywords:

• Gijón test
• Older adult
• Yesavage test
• Depression

Fuente:

scopus