Active aging is associated with low prevalence of depressive symptoms among Brazilian older adults
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Resumo: | ABSTRACT: Introduction: Active aging is the process of optimizing opportunities for health, participation and security, aiming to improve quality of life as people age. A series of studies had demonstrated that a lower prevalence of depression is found among more active elderly. Objective: To evaluate the association between indicators of active aging and depressive symptoms among the elderly (aged 60 years or more). Method: A population-based cross-sectional study was conducted with 1,006 elderly people (aged 60 years or over) from a small-sized Brazilian municipality. Depressive symptoms were assessed using the Geriatric Depression Scale - 15, with cutoff point ≥ 6 symptoms. Active aging was evaluated using indicators such as: active occupational situation, manual work, reading and physical activities. Data analyses used modified Poisson regression to obtain crude and adjusted prevalence ratios (PR). Results: Most of the elderly people were: white, women and aged between 60 and 74 years. All the indicators of active aging were associated with the outcome. After controlling for socioeconomic, demographic and health variables, elderly people who worked, participated in groups, did manual work and maintained interests such as reading and talking to friends had lower prevalence of depressive symptoms compared to those not doing these activities. Conclusions: Active aging approaches may serve as a valuable mental health promotion strategy aimed at the elderly. |
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Active aging is associated with low prevalence of depressive symptoms among Brazilian older adultsDepressionAgedAgingDepressive symptomsPhysical activityCross-sectional studiesABSTRACT: Introduction: Active aging is the process of optimizing opportunities for health, participation and security, aiming to improve quality of life as people age. A series of studies had demonstrated that a lower prevalence of depression is found among more active elderly. Objective: To evaluate the association between indicators of active aging and depressive symptoms among the elderly (aged 60 years or more). Method: A population-based cross-sectional study was conducted with 1,006 elderly people (aged 60 years or over) from a small-sized Brazilian municipality. Depressive symptoms were assessed using the Geriatric Depression Scale - 15, with cutoff point ≥ 6 symptoms. Active aging was evaluated using indicators such as: active occupational situation, manual work, reading and physical activities. Data analyses used modified Poisson regression to obtain crude and adjusted prevalence ratios (PR). Results: Most of the elderly people were: white, women and aged between 60 and 74 years. All the indicators of active aging were associated with the outcome. After controlling for socioeconomic, demographic and health variables, elderly people who worked, participated in groups, did manual work and maintained interests such as reading and talking to friends had lower prevalence of depressive symptoms compared to those not doing these activities. Conclusions: Active aging approaches may serve as a valuable mental health promotion strategy aimed at the elderly.Associação Brasileira de Saúde Coletiva2016-06-01info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersiontext/htmlhttp://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1415-790X2016000200307Revista Brasileira de Epidemiologia v.19 n.2 2016reponame:Revista brasileira de epidemiologia (Online)instname:Associação Brasileira de Saúde Coletiva (ABRASCO)instacron:ABRASCO10.1590/1980-5497201600020008info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessGalli,RosangelaMoriguchi,Emílio HideyukiBruscato,Neide MariaHorta,Rogerio LessaPattussi,Marcos Pascoaleng2016-08-05T00:00:00Zoai:scielo:S1415-790X2016000200307Revistahttp://www.scielo.br/rbepidhttps://old.scielo.br/oai/scielo-oai.php||revbrepi@usp.br1980-54971415-790Xopendoar:2016-08-05T00:00Revista brasileira de epidemiologia (Online) - Associação Brasileira de Saúde Coletiva (ABRASCO)false |
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Active aging is associated with low prevalence of depressive symptoms among Brazilian older adults |
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Active aging is associated with low prevalence of depressive symptoms among Brazilian older adults |
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Active aging is associated with low prevalence of depressive symptoms among Brazilian older adults Galli,Rosangela Depression Aged Aging Depressive symptoms Physical activity Cross-sectional studies |
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Active aging is associated with low prevalence of depressive symptoms among Brazilian older adults |
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Active aging is associated with low prevalence of depressive symptoms among Brazilian older adults |
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Active aging is associated with low prevalence of depressive symptoms among Brazilian older adults |
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Active aging is associated with low prevalence of depressive symptoms among Brazilian older adults |
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Active aging is associated with low prevalence of depressive symptoms among Brazilian older adults |
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Galli,Rosangela |
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Galli,Rosangela Moriguchi,Emílio Hideyuki Bruscato,Neide Maria Horta,Rogerio Lessa Pattussi,Marcos Pascoal |
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Moriguchi,Emílio Hideyuki Bruscato,Neide Maria Horta,Rogerio Lessa Pattussi,Marcos Pascoal |
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Galli,Rosangela Moriguchi,Emílio Hideyuki Bruscato,Neide Maria Horta,Rogerio Lessa Pattussi,Marcos Pascoal |
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Depression Aged Aging Depressive symptoms Physical activity Cross-sectional studies |
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Depression Aged Aging Depressive symptoms Physical activity Cross-sectional studies |
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ABSTRACT: Introduction: Active aging is the process of optimizing opportunities for health, participation and security, aiming to improve quality of life as people age. A series of studies had demonstrated that a lower prevalence of depression is found among more active elderly. Objective: To evaluate the association between indicators of active aging and depressive symptoms among the elderly (aged 60 years or more). Method: A population-based cross-sectional study was conducted with 1,006 elderly people (aged 60 years or over) from a small-sized Brazilian municipality. Depressive symptoms were assessed using the Geriatric Depression Scale - 15, with cutoff point ≥ 6 symptoms. Active aging was evaluated using indicators such as: active occupational situation, manual work, reading and physical activities. Data analyses used modified Poisson regression to obtain crude and adjusted prevalence ratios (PR). Results: Most of the elderly people were: white, women and aged between 60 and 74 years. All the indicators of active aging were associated with the outcome. After controlling for socioeconomic, demographic and health variables, elderly people who worked, participated in groups, did manual work and maintained interests such as reading and talking to friends had lower prevalence of depressive symptoms compared to those not doing these activities. Conclusions: Active aging approaches may serve as a valuable mental health promotion strategy aimed at the elderly. |
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