Depresión en ancianos
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Sintomas depresivos, ancianos, adultos mayores (es)Downloads
Se ha observado una alta prevalencia de depresión y de síntomas depresivos en ancianos, mayor en aquellos que viven en ancianatos. Tomamos 2 grupos de ancianos, el primero conformado por las personas mayores de 60 años que asisten a una consulta médica ambulatoria y el segundo por sujetos que viven en un ancianato para personas indigentes. Cada grupo estuvo conformado por 36 viejos apareados al azar por edad y sexo. Encontramos que 5.6 % de los pacientes del grupo ambulatorio tenían síntomas depresivos mientras que 36.1 % de los institucionalizados los presentaban (p = 0.004). Sin embargo, la diferencia entre los dos grupos para la presencia de depresión mayor no fue significativa (un paciente entre los institucionalizados y dos pacientes en el grupo ambulatorio) (p = 0.5). Concluimos que los síntomas depresivos son frecuentes entre las personas de edad avanzada, especialmente entre aquellas institucionalizadas.
Old people shows a high prevalence of depression and depressive symptoms, especially when they are residents in shelters. We studied 2 groups of elderly patients (60 or more years old): Residents of a shelter and outpatients. There were 36 olds in each group randomly assigned by age and gender. We found a prevalence of depressive symptoms of 5.6 % in the ambulatory group and 36.1 % in the inpatients. (p = 0.004). The incidence of major depression in both groups was nearly the same. We conclude that depressive symptoms arc frequent in the elderly specially those institutionalized.
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