Spirituality and Religious Practices and Its Association with Geriatric Syndromes in Older Adults Attending to a Geriatric's Clinic in a University Hospital.

Demographic aging has led to an increase in the prevalence of different diseases, including the so-called geriatric syndromes (GS), like depression, disability and frailty phenotype (FP). Spirituality and religious practices (RP) have been associated with positive health outcomes and could be a protective factor against the development of some GS. Study aims was to determine the frequency of spirituality and RP, and their associations between some GS in adults 60 years of age or older, who attended a geriatric clinic in a university hospital in Mexico.

Correlates of depressive symptoms among older adults living with HIV.

Objective: To establish the correlates of depressive symptoms among Mexican community-dwelling older people living with HIV (PLWHIV).

Methods: Cross-sectional, 2-center study of 328 participants aged 50 or older being followed in the outpatient HIV clinics of 2 tertiary care hospitals in Mexico. Data were obtained through a comprehensive geriatric assessment.