Publications by authors named "Anna Carolyna Vieira Cavalcante"
Quality of Life in the Face of Depression Among Older People: A Cross-Sectional Study in Brazil and Portugal.
Anna Carolyna Vieira Cavalcante Adriana Catarina de Souza Oliveira Aline Gabriele Araújo de Oliveira Torres Elise Cristina Dos Santos Félix Bruno Araújo da Silva Dantas
Psychiatry Clin Psychopharmacol
March 2023
Article Synopsis
- This study examined the link between depression and quality of life among older adults in primary health care settings in Brazil and Portugal.
- Researchers used the SF-36 survey to measure quality of life and the Beck Depression Inventory to assess depression levels, categorizing participants into "absent/mild" and "moderate/severe" depression groups.
- Results indicated that participants with absent or mild depression in Portugal reported significantly better physical quality of life than those in Brazil, with a clear association between lower depression levels and higher quality of life in physical health and functionality.
We aimed to compare the association of depression with aspects of quality of life (QoL) among older people users of primary health care (PHC) living in Brazil and Portugal.We carried out an observational, cross-sectional and comparative study with a quantitative approach in the PHC scope in Brazil and Portugal, where we obtained a nonrandom sample of 150 participants aged 65 years or older (100 Brazilians and 50 Portuguese). We used the socioeconomic and health data questionnaire, the Medical Outcomes Short-Form Health Survey QoL (SF-36) questionnaire and the Beck Inventory.
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