Depressive Symptoms Versus Depression in Older Adults in a Rural Community

Cordero Sánchez, Clemente; García Madrid, Guillermina; Flores Merlo, Marcela; Báez Hernández, Francisco Javier; Torres Reyes, Alejandro; Zenteno López, Miguel Ángel

doi:10.3390/ejihpe4030030

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Depressive Symptoms Versus Depression in Older Adults in a Rural Community

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Clemente Cordero Sánchez

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Guillermina García Madrid

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Marcela Flores Merlo

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Francisco Javier Báez Hernández

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Alejandro Torres Reyes

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Miguel Ángel Zenteno López

Hospital Psiquiátrico Dr. Rafael Serrano SSEP. C/ Francisco Sarabia 811. Col. Adolfo López Mateos. Puebla (México)

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Eur. J. Investig. Health Psychol. Educ. 2014, 4(3), 321-327; https://doi.org/10.3390/ejihpe4030030

Submission received: 1 May 2014 / Revised: 26 May 2014 / Accepted: 6 August 2014 / Published: 6 August 2014

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Abstract

Depression is a mood disorder characterized by loss of interest or pleasure in activities of daily living. Frequent and disabling geriatric syndrome that often goes unnoticed, which generates physical and functional. The objective was to know the depressive symptoms in older adults in a rural community in the state of Puebla, Mexico. Study was descriptive, correlational, cross, made of 155 seniors was an applied to Scale Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression CES-D and the Scale of Yesavage. The age range of older adults was 60 to 90 years, with a predominance of female gender in 65.2%, the CES-D reported 18.7% were found no clinical y significant symptoms, 70.3% in symptoms of sub- threshold depression, 9% in possible major depressive episode, 1.9% in probable major depressive episode. Similar results to those of Scale of Yesavage 43.2% found no evidence of depression, 32.9% with mild depression, 17.4% with moderate depression and 6.5% with severe depression. Noticing a difference by gender (Women=8482.00, Male=3608.00, p=.023). Knowing depressive symptoms in older adults can implement care interventions based on scientific evidence.

Keywords: Depressive symptomatology; depression; elderly

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Cordero Sánchez, C.; García Madrid, G.; Flores Merlo, M.; Báez Hernández, F.J.; Torres Reyes, A.; Zenteno López, M.Á. Depressive Symptoms Versus Depression in Older Adults in a Rural Community. Eur. J. Investig. Health Psychol. Educ. 2014, 4, 321-327. https://doi.org/10.3390/ejihpe4030030

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Cordero Sánchez C, García Madrid G, Flores Merlo M, Báez Hernández FJ, Torres Reyes A, Zenteno López MÁ. Depressive Symptoms Versus Depression in Older Adults in a Rural Community. European Journal of Investigation in Health, Psychology and Education. 2014; 4(3):321-327. https://doi.org/10.3390/ejihpe4030030

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Cordero Sánchez, Clemente, Guillermina García Madrid, Marcela Flores Merlo, Francisco Javier Báez Hernández, Alejandro Torres Reyes, and Miguel Ángel Zenteno López. 2014. "Depressive Symptoms Versus Depression in Older Adults in a Rural Community" European Journal of Investigation in Health, Psychology and Education 4, no. 3: 321-327. https://doi.org/10.3390/ejihpe4030030

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Cordero Sánchez, C., García Madrid, G., Flores Merlo, M., Báez Hernández, F. J., Torres Reyes, A., & Zenteno López, M. Á. (2014). Depressive Symptoms Versus Depression in Older Adults in a Rural Community. European Journal of Investigation in Health, Psychology and Education, 4(3), 321-327. https://doi.org/10.3390/ejihpe4030030

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