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Prevalence of depression and associated factors in non-institutionalized older adults with a previous history of falling
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Author(s)
Pellicer, B
Anton Solanas, I
Moreno González, S
Castro Sanchez, EM
Juarez-Vela, R
Type
Journal Article
Abstract
The purpose of this paper was to estimate the prevalence of depression and associated factors in people aged 65 or older with a history of falling in the last 12 months. A cross-sectional descriptive study was performed involving a random sample of 213 participants from two social centers for older adults in the city of Zaragoza (Spain). The mean age of the participants was 77.3 years (SD ± 7.0). Our findings reveal a prevalence of depression of 28.2% in the study sample, with older adults who were at a high risk of falling being more susceptible to developing depression. In conclusion, one in three elderly people who were at risk of suffering a fall in the 12 months prior to data collection had symptoms of depression. This is in agreement with the results from previous studies, which confirm that there is a high prevalence of depression in elderly patients with a previous history of falls.
Date Issued
2017-06-05
Date Acceptance
2017-06-04
Citation
Archives of Psychiatric Nursing, 2017, 31 (5), pp.493-498
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/10044/1/49031
DOI
https://www.dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.apnu.2017.06.006
ISSN
1532-8228
Publisher
Elsevier
Start Page
493
End Page
498
Journal / Book Title
Archives of Psychiatric Nursing
Volume
31
Issue
5
Copyright Statement
© 2017 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. This manuscript is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
Subjects
11 Medical And Health Sciences
17 Psychology And Cognitive Sciences
Nursing
Publication Status
Published
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