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Prevalence and behaviour of depression in the elderly adult

Author:

Betty SarabiaAlcocer, Luz Virginia Pacheco Quijano, Betty Mónica VelázquezSarabia, FajimeCúQuijano, María Eugenia López Caamal, Ana R. Can Valle, Sarid Selene Queb Briones, Celicia AlejandraMelken Lara, Carlos Alfonso Calan Cob and Sofia Didier Uc Murphy.

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Health Sciences

Abstract:

Depression in the third age obeys the etiopathogenic factors that condition the disorders Objective: To identify the prevalence of depression in the Elderly, a prospective, transversal, descriptive study was performed, participating 76 People over 60 years old Material and methods: Se Applied the DSM-IV survey to determine the depression in the Elderly people of the town of Candelaria, Campeche during the period of April to October of 2016. Results: they presented depression, 79.3% had a primary school education or less, 17.2% were illiterate, 3.4% had a higher secondary schooling, had depression 27.5% were unable to work formally because they had a disability, while 62% worked in the household and 9.4% worked in a formal way. Conclusion: This study revealed a prevalence of 38%, higher than the national average

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