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[Depression in the elderly and the role of family dynamics]
L García Lozano1, F Mérida Quiñones, I Mestre Reoyo
1Unidad Docente de Medicina Familiar y Comunitaria de Málaga. med019934@nacom.es
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.