The prevalence of common mental disorders and associated factors among the elderly in a Brazilian city/Prevalencia de transtornos mentais comuns e fatores associados entre idosos de um municipio do Brasil
With advancing age, the presence of psychic morbidities is more frequent and jeopardizes the quality of life of the population. The scope of this study was to estimate the prevalence and factors associated with Common Mental Disorders (CMD) in the elderly population resident in a municipality. It in...
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Published in | Ciência & saude coletiva Vol. 23; no. 2; p. 639 |
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Main Authors | , , , , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | Portuguese |
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Associacao Brasileira de Pos-Graduacao em Saude Coletiva - ABRASCO
01.02.2018
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Summary: | With advancing age, the presence of psychic morbidities is more frequent and jeopardizes the quality of life of the population. The scope of this study was to estimate the prevalence and factors associated with Common Mental Disorders (CMD) in the elderly population resident in a municipality. It involved a cross-sectional study with 310 elderly people residing in Ibicui in the State of Bahia. A questionnaire assessing sociodemographic characteristics, lifestyle, health status and screening for CMD (Self-Reporting Questionnaire--SRQ-20) was used. For statistical analysis, Poisson regression was used, with calculation of prevalence ratios, confidence intervals (95%) and p < [less than or equal to] 0.05 significance level. The general prevalence of CMD was 55.8%. The female individuals who reported rheumatism presented higher prevalence of CMD. It is recommended that prevention and control of these morbidities among the elderly population of the municipality should be implemented. Key words Elderly, Health of the elderly, Mental disorders Com o avancar da idade, a presenca de morbidades psiquicas sao mais frequentes e comprometem a qualidade de vida das pessoas. O objetivo do presente estudo foi estimar a prevalencia e os fatores associados a Transtornos Mentais Comuns (TMC) na populacao idosa residente em um municipio brasileiro. Estudo transversal com 310 idosos, em Ibicui-BA. Foi utilizado formulario com caracteristicas sociodemograficas, habitos de vida, estado de saude e triagem para TMC (Self-Reporting Questionnaire--SRQ-20). Para analise estatistica, foi utilizada a regressao de Poisson, com calculo das razoes de prevalencia, intervalo de confianca (95%) e nivel de significancia p [menor que o igual a] 0,05. A prevalencia geral de TMC foi de 55,8%. Os individuos do sexo feminino e que referiram reumatismo apresentaram maior prevalencia de TMC. Recomenda-se a realizacao de acoes de prevencao e controle dessas morbidades entre a populacao idosa do municipio. Palavras-chave Idoso, Saude do idoso, Transtornos mentais |
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ISSN: | 1413-8123 1678-4561 |
DOI: | 10.1590/1413-81232018232.12852016 |