Depressive symptoms in institutionalized older adults

OBJECTIVE To estimate the prevalence of depressive symptoms among institutionalized elderly individuals and to analyze factors associated with this condition. METHODS This was a cross-sectional study involving 462 individuals aged 60 or older, residents in long stay institutions in four Brazilian...

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Main Authors: Lívia Maria Santiago, Inês Echenique Mattos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 2014-04-01
Series:Revista de Saúde Pública
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Online Access:http://www.scielosp.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-89102014000200216&lng=en&tlng=en