| Author | Carvalho, Beatriz Oliveira | |
| Author | Castro-Costa, Érico | |
| Author | Costa, Maria Fernanda Furtado Lima | |
| Author | Loyola Filho, Antônio Ignácio de | |
| Access date | 2024-12-04T15:48:58Z | |
| Available date | 2024-12-04T15:48:58Z | |
| Document date | 2024 | |
| Citation | CARVALHO, Beatriz Oliveira et al. Association between Depressive Symptoms and Social Support in a Nationally Representative Sample Of Older Adults (ELSI-Brazil). Braz J Psychiatry, 46, e20243543, 2024. doi.org/10.47626/1516-4446-2024-3543 . | en_US |
| ISSN | 1809-452X | en_US |
| URI | https://www.arca.fiocruz.br/handle/icict/67405 | |
| Language | eng | en_US |
| Publisher | Associação Brasileira de Psiquiatria | en_US |
| Rights | open access | en_US |
| Title | Association between Depressive Symptoms and Social Support in a Nationally Representative Sample Of Older Adults (ELSI-Brazil). | en_US |
| Type | Article | en_US |
| Abstract | Objective: To investigate the association between depressive symptoms and social support among a representative sample of the Brazilian population aged 50 years or older.
Methodology: Cross-sectional study, based on 8,074 participants of the second wave of the Brazilian Longitudinal Study on Aging - ELSI-Brasil. Depressive symptoms were screened based on the CES-D8 instrument, and social support was investigated in its structural and functional dimensions. Sociodemographic variables and health conditions were considered for adjustment in investigating the association between social support and depressive symptoms using the Poisson regression model.
Results: The prevalence of depressive symptoms was estimated at 19.1% (95% CI:16.7;21.7). In the analysis adjusted for possible confounding factors, depressive symptoms were independently associated with negative social support in the items "not married" (RP=1.24; 95% CI: 1.07-1.44), "not having someone to trust" (RP=1.31; 95% CI: 1.10-1.56) and "not having someone to borrow money or an object from, in case of need" (RP=1.46; 95% CI: 1.21-1.75).
Conclusion: The present results highlight the importance of social relations in determining the presence of depressive symptoms and reinforce the need to implement public policies aimed at strengthening social networks to minimize this public health problem. | en_US |
| Affilliation | Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto René Rachou. Programa de Pós-Graduação em Saúde Coletiva. Belo Horizonte, MG, Brasil | en_US |
| Affilliation | Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto René Rachou. Núcleo de Estudos em Saúde Pública e Envelhecimento. Belo Horizonte, MG, Brasil | en_US |
| Affilliation | Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto René Rachou. Núcleo de Estudos em Saúde Pública e Envelhecimento. Belo Horizonte, MG, Brasil | en_US |
| Affilliation | Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto René Rachou. Núcleo de Estudos em Saúde Pública e Envelhecimento. Belo Horizonte, MG, Brasil/ Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, MG, Brazil. Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais. Escola de Enfermagem. Departamento de Gestão de Serviços de Saúde. Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil. | en_US |
| Subject | Depressive symptoms | en_US |
| Subject | health of older adults | en_US |
| Subject | older adults | en_US |
| Subject | social support | en_US |
