DEPRESSION IN ELDERLY PEOPLE WITH CHRONIC WOUNDS TREATED AT THE SKIN COMMISSION

Authors

  • Analine Souza Bandeira Correia Universidade Federal da Paraiba
  • Camila Arruda de Queiroz Lombardi ufpb
  • Amanda Trindade Pereira
  • Nilza Maria Cunha
  • Selene Cordeiro Vasconcelos ufpb

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18471/rbe.v36.45878

Keywords:

Depression. Wounds. Elderly. Health of the Elderly. Mental Health.

Abstract

Objective: Verify the occurrence of depressive symptoms in the elderly with chronic wounds. Methodology: A descriptive, cross-sectional, quantitative study conducted with 40 elderly people at a University Hospital, using the Geriatric Depression Scale and a structured questionnaire with sociodemographic, clinical variables, lesion characteristics and a brief history of mental health. Results: There was a predominance of females (72.5%), brown (50.0%), Catholic (65.0%), married (50.0%), with incomplete primary education (55.0%), retired (92.5%), income between 1 and 2 minimum wages (62.5%), metabolic diseases (55.0%) and cardiac diseases (25.0%). The wounds were 55.0% venous ulcers, of which 85.0% are in the lower limb. Regarding the Scala scores, 40.0% presented symptoms suggestive of Depression. The elderly with venous wounds and located in the lower limb presented higher score of the depression median. Conclusion: Venous ulcers of the leg was a risk factor for the occurrence of Depression, which occurred in half of the elderly surveyed.
Descriptors: Depression. Wounds. Aged. Health of the Elderly. Mental Health.

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Published

2022-11-21

How to Cite

Bandeira Correia, A. S., Arruda de Queiroz Lombardi , C. ., Trindade Pereira, A. ., Maria Cunha, N. ., & Cordeiro Vasconcelos, S. . (2022). DEPRESSION IN ELDERLY PEOPLE WITH CHRONIC WOUNDS TREATED AT THE SKIN COMMISSION. Revista Baiana De Enfermagem, 36. https://doi.org/10.18471/rbe.v36.45878

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