Depression and associated factors in the Peruvian elderly population according to ENDES 2014-2015

Authors

  • Martha Martina Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Lima-Perú, Departamento Académico de Medicina Preventiva y Salud Pública, Facultad de Medicina.
  • Miguel Angel Ara Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Lima-Perú, Laboratorio de Bioquímica y Nutrición y Alimentación Animal, Facultad Medicina Veterinaria.
  • César Gutiérrez Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Lima-Perú, Departamento Académico de Medicina Preventiva y Salud Pública, Facultad de Medicina.
  • Violeta Nolberto Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Lima-Perú, Departamento Académico de Estadística, Facultad de Ciencias Matemáticas.
  • Julia Piscoya Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Lima-Perú, Departamento Académico de Medicina Preventiva y Salud Pública, Facultad de Medicina.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15381/anales.v78i4.14259

Keywords:

Depression, Elderly, Adjustment Disorders.

Abstract

Objectives: The study aims to estimate the prevalence and associated factors of depression in the peruvian older adults using the results of the Demographic and Family Health Survey 2014-2015 (ENDES). Design: The study was observational, transversal and analytic. Institution: UNMSM. Participants: Olders adults. Interventions: Probabilistic sample of 11411 older adults who participated in the ENDES 2014-2015. Main Outcomes: Prevalence estimates, means, standard deviations and OR with 95% confidence probability and p-values. Results: Depression prevalence was estimated as 14%. Identified risk factors for depression were being female [OR 1.92 (1.72 – 2.15)]; being ≥ 75 years old (OR 1.56 (1.40 – 1.74)]; lack of education (OR 2.63 (2.35 – 2.95)]; living without a couple [OR 1.32 (1.19 – 1.45)]; living in rural areas [OR 2.12 (1.90 – 2.36)]; being poor [OR 2.30 (2.06 – 2.56)] and having physical disabilities. Conclusions: Depression prevalence in peruvian older adults is substantial. Risk factors were being female, being older, lacking education, living without a couple, living in rural areas, poverty, and physical disabilities.

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Published

2018-03-23

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Vol. 78 No. 4 (2017)

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Martina M, Ara MA, Gutiérrez C, Nolberto V, Piscoya J. Depression and associated factors in the Peruvian elderly population according to ENDES 2014-2015. An Fac med [Internet]. 2018 Mar. 23 [cited 2024 Jul. 17];78(4):393-7. Available from: https://revistasinvestigacion.unmsm.edu.pe/index.php/anales/article/view/14259