Abstract
Objetivo
El objetivo es conocer la relación entre la vivencia de la dinámica familiar y la depresión en el anciano.
Diseño
El diseño del estudio es descriptivo, transversal.
Emplazamiento
Zona Básica de Salud de Carranque y Zona Básica de Salud de Campanillas, ambas de Málaga.
Pacientes
La población diana es la población mayor de 65 años. La muestra está constituida por 97 sujetos atendidos en 2 centros de salud, uno rural y otro urbano.
Mediciones y resultados principales
La principal variable de estudio es el resultado de la Escala de Depresión Geriátrica (GDS) de Yesavage, cuyos resultados se correlacionan mediante regresión lineal múltiple con las variables edad, sexo, estado civil, tabaquismo, número de convivientes, presencia de hijos en el domicilio (y concretamente, de hijas), ingresos familiares, titularidad de propiedad sobre el domicilio, red de apoyo social y Apgar Familiar II. Los resultados obtenidos muestran que el GDS se correlaciona únicamente con los resultados del Apgar Familiar II (p = 0,00003).
Conclusiones
En el abordaje de la depresión del anciano en atención primaria resulta de gran importancia considerar el ámbito familiar por ser éste un factor fuertemente asociado a aquélla.
Palabras clave: Anciano, Depresión, Familia
Abstract
Objective
The objective was to find the relationship between the lived experience within the family and depression in the elderly.
Design
The study had a crossover and descriptive design.
Setting
Carranque and Campanillas Health Districts, Málaga.
Patients
The target population was the over 65's. The sample consisted of 97 people attended at 2 health centres, one rural and one urban.
Measurements and main results
The main study variable was the results on the Yesavage Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS), which were contrasted through multiple linear regression with the variables of age, sex, marital status, tobacco dependency, number of people living together, presence of the children in the home (concretely, daughters), family income, ownership of the home, social support network, and Apgar Family II. The results showed that the GDS correlated only with the results of the Apgar Family II (p = 0.00003).
Conclusions
When tackling the depression of elderly people in primary care, it is absolutely vital to look at the family context, as this is a factor strongly linked to the depression.
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