Publicación: ROLE OF SOCIAL INTEGRATION IN THE PROTECTION AGAINST DEPRESSION IN THE CHILEAN ELDERLY POPULATION
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2020
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EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH
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CHILE HAS IMPROVED SURVIVAL HOWEVER THIS PROCESS OCCURS UNDER A FRAMEWORK OF SOCIOECONOMIC AND GENDER INEQUALITIES, WHICH RESULTS IN AN IMPACT OF MENTAL HEALTH, ESPECIALLY IN VULNERABLE GROUPS. THE OBJECTIVE WAS TO DETERMINE THE ASSOCIATION BETWEEN DEPRESSION AND SOCIAL INTEGRATION IN CHILEAN OLDER ADULTS.
CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY FROM THE NATIONAL STUDY OF DEPENDENCE IN OLD PERSON 2010. THE RISK OF DEPRESSION WAS AMOUNT WITH GERIATRIC DEPRESSION SCALE (>5). THE SOCIAL INTEGRATION WERE QUANTITY AS FREQUENCY OF MEETING WITH CLOSE RELATIVES (CHILD, PARTNER, DAUGHTER/ SON-IN-LAW, GRANDCHILDREN); WITH OTHER RELATIVES (BROTHER, BROTHERS-IN-LAW, NEPHEWS OR OTHER RELATIVES) AND WITH FRIENDS AND NEIGHBORS IN THE LAST 12 MONTHS IN 5 CATEGORIES (NEVER VISIT; LESS FREQUENTLY; 1-2 TIMES A MONTH; 1-2 TIMES A WEEK; EVERY DAY OR ALMOST). LOGISTIC REGRESSION MODELS CONSIDERED THE SAMPLING DESIGN OF THE SURVEY TO IDENTIFY ASSOCIATION WITH ODD RATIO (OR) (NEVER AS REFERENCE CATEGORY), ADJUSTMENT FOR SEX, AGE, ETHNICITY, HOUSEHOLD INCOME, EDUCATION, HOUSING ARRANGEMENT AND CHRONIC DISEASES (P???0,5).
