Depression (depressed humor) among the elderly residents in the community.
Mª. Gorete Reis, Cláudia Mª. Gonçalves Silva, Toni Longino Fernandes.

SUMMARY

Old people are submit to risk factors that increase from life disengagement; loneliness, decrease in income and in resources and also from diseases, among others. Today depression is considered a mental disturb in a growing process which affects life style and health. That´s why we questioned old people living in community, about depressed humor. The aim of this study is to evaluate depression´s level and associate factors. It´s a descriptive, correlate study.

Conclusions: There are a great number of people with depressed humor and, be woman, have diseases and disabilities are factors relate to depression.

KEY WORDS

   Old people, depression factors, depression, community, geriatric depression scale.

Vol. 20 nº3-2009