Evaluation of depression and lifestyle of hypertensive elderly patients

Authors

  • Amanda Miranda Silva Universidade José do Rosário Vellano image/svg+xml
  • Débora da Silva Faria Universidade José do Rosário Vellano image/svg+xml
  • Gema Galgani de Mesquita Duarte Universidade José do Rosário Vellano image/svg+xml
  • Eugênia Velludo Veiga Universidade Estadual de São Paulo
  • Patrícia Costa dos Santos da Silva Universidade José do Rosário Vellano image/svg+xml

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5216/ree.v15i2.17034

Keywords:

Hypertension, Depression, Life Style, Aged

Abstract

doi: 10.5216/ree.v15i2.17034 - http://dx.doi.org/10.5216/ree.v15i2.17034.

 

ABSTRACT

The objective of this study was to verify the association between depression and the lifestyle of hypertensive elderly patients seen at a Family Health Strategy Unit in Southern Minas Gerais. This quantitative, analytical study was performed with 102 hypertensive elderly patients who were interviewed to identify their profile and issues related to their health, depression, physical activity, alcoholism and smoking in the months of June and July of 2011. The Exact Fisher’s Test was used to perform the statistical analysis. It was found that 73 (71.5%) subjects were women; 28 (27.45%) were aged between 60-65 years; 44 (43.1%) showed depression symptoms; six (5.9%) were classified as sedentary; 25 (24.5%) consume alcohol and 14 (13.7%) smoke. In conclusion, depression symptoms are more frequent among hypertensive elderly individuals compared to the general population; however, no statistically significant difference was found for the association between life style variables and depression.

Descriptors: Hypertension; Depression; Life Style; Aged.

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Author Biographies

  • Amanda Miranda Silva, Universidade José do Rosário Vellano
    Acadêmica do curso de graduação em Enfermagem da Universidade José do Rosário Vellano (UNIFENAS). Alfenas, MG, Brasil. E-mail: amanda-enfermagem1@hotmail.com.
  • Débora da Silva Faria, Universidade José do Rosário Vellano
    Acadêmica do curso de graduação em Enfermagem da UNIFENAS. Alfenas, MG, Brasil. E-mail: deborasfaria@hotmail.com.
  • Gema Galgani de Mesquita Duarte, Universidade José do Rosário Vellano
    Psicóloga, Doutora em Saúde da Criança e do Adolescente. Professora da UNIFENAS. Alfenas, MG, Brasil. E-mail: gemagalgani1@gmail.com.
  • Eugênia Velludo Veiga, Universidade Estadual de São Paulo
    Enfermeira, Doutorado em Enfermagem. Professora Associada da Escola de Enfermagem de Ribeirão Preto da Universidade de São Paulo (EERP/USP). Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brasil. E-mail: evveiga@eerp.usp.br.
  • Patrícia Costa dos Santos da Silva, Universidade José do Rosário Vellano

    Enfermeira, Mestre em Saúde. Discente do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Enfermagem Fundamental, nível Doutorado, da EERP/USP. Professora da UNIFENAS. Alfenas, MG, Brasil. E-mail: patriciacostaunifenas@hotmail.com.

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Published

2013-06-30

Issue

Vol. 15 No. 2 (2013)

Section

Original Article