Screening for depressive symptoms in older adults in the Family Health Strategy, Porto Alegre, Brazil

OBJECTIVE To analyze the prevalence of depression in older adults and associated factors. METHODS Cross-sectional study using a stratified random sample of 621 individuals aged ≥ 60 from 27 family health teams in Porto Alegre, RS, Southern Brazil, between 2010 and 2012. Community health agents m...

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Main Authors: Eduardo Lopes Nogueira, Leonardo Librelotto Rubin, Sara de Souza Giacobbo, Irenio Gomes, Alfredo Cataldo Neto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 2014-06-01
Series:Revista de Saúde Pública
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Online Access:http://www.scielosp.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-89102014000300368&lng=en&tlng=en

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