Depressive symtoms in older adults with suicidal ideation
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| Authors: | , , , , , |
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| Format: | artículo original |
| Status: | Versión publicada |
| Publication Date: | 2019 |
| Description: | Introduction: Depression is a mood disorder of higher incidence in older adults, it has been diagnosed that this population is more likely to present suicidal ideation. A detailed detection of depressive symptoms will allow the establishment of appropriate preventive actions and understanding of this disorder associated with suicidal ideation. Methods: We evaluated 93 adults over 60 years old, using the Yesavage geriatric depression scale, Beck suicidal ideation scale and a checklist of depressive symptomatology. Results: The prevalence of older adults with suicidal ideation was 40.9% (n = 38), and in relation to depression 57.0% (n = 53), the association of depression with suicidal ideation was 76.3% (n = 29), depressive symptoms with a greater impact of p <0.001 in older adults with suicidal ideation were: same emotional state during the day and changes between days, concentration, depression as punishment and feeling of suicide. Conclusions: The timely detection of depressive symptomatology in normal aging will allow to identify the predictors of suicide, to implement strategies to prevent fatal outcomes. |
| Country: | Portal de Revistas UCR |
| Institution: | Universidad de Costa Rica |
| Repositorio: | Portal de Revistas UCR |
| Language: | Español |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:portal.ucr.ac.cr:article/39950 |
| Online Access: | https://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/gerontologia/article/view/39950 |
| Keyword: | suicidal ideation depressive symptoms older adult ideación suicida síntomas drepresivos persona adulta mayor |