Depressive symptoms and associated factors in elderly people in the Primary Health Care

Objective: to analyze depressive symptoms and its associated factors, the use of antidepressants and the presence of a diagnosis of depression in the elderly. Methods: cross-sectional study with 248 elderly people attended in Basic Health Units using the Geriatric Depression Scale - Short Form. A ch...

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Main Authors: Rosmarie Hajjar, Giovanna Gaudenci Nardelli, Eliana Maria Gaudenci, Álvaro da Silva Santos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal do Ceará 2018-01-01
Series:Rev Rene
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Online Access:https://www.periodicos.ufc.br/rene/article/view/31077
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