Factors associated with depressive symptoms measured by the 12-item General Health Questionnaire in Community-Dwelling Older Adults (The Bambuí Health Aging Study) Fatores associados aos sintomas depressivos avaliados pelo General Health Questionnaire (12 itens) em idosos residentes na comunidade (Projeto Bambuí)

Factors associated with depressive symptoms measured by the 12-item General Health Questionnaire in Community-Dwelling Older Adults (The Bambuí Health Aging Study) Fatores associados aos sintomas depressivos avaliados pelo General Health Questionnaire (12 itens) em idosos residentes na comunidade (Projeto Bambuí)

OBJECTIVE: To investigate factors associated with depressive symptoms in community-dwelling older adults. METHOD: This study evaluated 1,510 participants of the Bambuí Health Aging Study baseline. The dependent variable was the presence of depressive symptoms assessed by the 12-item General Health Q...

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Main Authors: Érico Castro-Costa, Maria Fernanda Lima-Costa, Sandra Carvalhais, Josélia O A Firmo, Elizabeth Uchoa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Psiquiatria (ABP) 2008-06-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Psychiatry
Subjects:
Depressão
Idosos
Fatores desencadeantes
Estudo comparativo
Medidas em epidemiologia
Depression
Aged
Precipitating factors
Comparative study
Epidemiologic mesurements
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