Key result
Healthcare assistance for elderly Brazilians is linked to up to ~65% prevalence of depressive symptoms.
Why the study?
The prevalence of depressive morbidity among elderly Brazilians assisted at healthcare facilities was not well established across different care settings.
Meta-Analysis (n=2,592)
There is a high prevalence of major depressive disorder and clinically significant depressive symptoms among elderly Brazilians in healthcare facilities.
High depressive morbidity in elderly Brazilians at care facilities warrants routine screening; extends prevalence data for hospitalized, outpatient, and LTCF settings.
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Castro-de-Araujo et al. (2013) conducted a meta-analysis in Depressive morbidity (n=2,592). Assistance at healthcare facilities was evaluated on Prevalence of depressive morbidity (major depressive disorder, dysthymia, and clinically significant depressive symptoms). Assistance at healthcare facilities among elderly Brazilians was associated with a high prevalence of clinically significant depressive symptoms (11-65%) and major depressive disorder (23-42%).
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