This study aimed to evaluate social and economic predictors, as well social behavior and its influence on the quality of life of elders who use the primary health care network of Uberaba, Minas Gerais. Methods: Descriptive, exploratory, cross-sectional and quantitative study, conducted with 248 60 year old or older subjects, from November 2016 to May 2017. A structured questionnaire was applied to evaluate soci...
Objetivo: analisar sintomas depressivos e fatores associados, a utilização de antidepressivo e a presença de diagnóstico de depressão em idosos. Métodos: estudo transversal, com 248 idosos atendidos em Unidades Básicas de Saúde, utilizando a Escala Geriátrica de Depressão abreviada. Para análise dos dados, foi realizado o teste do Qui-quadrado, a razão de chances e a regressão logística binária. Resultados: os ...
Objective: to analyze depressive symptoms and its associated factors, the use of antidepressants and the presence of a diagnosis of depression in the elderly. Methods: cross-sectional study with 248 elderly people attended in Basic Health Units using the Geriatric Depression Scale - Short Form. A chi-square test, the odds ratio and a binary logistic regression were used to analyze the data. Results: depressive ...
This study aimed at highlighting socioeconomic and demographic conditions, clinical characteristics, disease trajectory and disability level among people with Hansen's disease. Observational, transversal and quantitative study. Developed in the city of Uberaba (MG) during september and octuber of 2014. The population of this study was composed by all patients diagnosed with Hansen's disease who have been being ...
To evaluate the perception of quality of life (QoL) and its relationship to socioeconomic variables and depressive symptoms in elders that use Primary Care. Methods: this is an analytical, descriptive, quantitative and cross-sectional study conducted in 2016 and 2017 with 248 senior citizens registered in the Primary Health Care Units of the city of Uberaba, MG. A sociodemographic questionnaire was used, togeth...
The objective of this study was to analyze the knowledge of elders regarding HIV/AIDS and the sexual quotient of both genders in a Social Center in a town in the countryside of Minas Gerais, Brazil. This is a descriptive, transversal and quantitative study, involving 457 elders who belong to social groups offered by the Facility for the Care of the Elderly (UAI, in the Portuguese acronym), in the town of Uberab...
Objective: to analyze depressive symptoms and its associated factors, the use of antidepressants and the presence of a diagnosis of depression in the elderly. Methods: cross-sectional study with 248 elderly people attended in Basic Health Units using the Geriatric Depression Scale - Short Form. A chi-square test, the odds ratio and a binary logistic regression were used to analyze the data. Results: depressive ...
Objetivo: Análise do conhecimento de idosos acerca da síndrome e do vírus da imunodeficiência humana.Métodos: Estudo descritivo, transversal e quantitativo envolvendo 457 idosos da Unidade de Atenção ao Idoso de Uberaba, Minas Gerais, durante 3 meses. Foram aplicados os instrumentos Mini Exame do Estado Mental e o questionário sobre o vírus da imunodeficiência humana para terceira idade e, para a análise, foram...