PURPOSE:This study aimed to screen for Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD) in older adults who visited the outpatient clinic of a general hospital in Lima, Peru. METHODS:We conducted a cross-sectional study between January and March 2014 in the outpatient services of the Cayetano Heredia Hospital (HCH). Adults aged ³60 years and who provided written informed consent were included. Patients with communication difficulties and cognitive impairment were excluded. We screened for GAD with a Spanish version of the Penn State Worry Questionnaire (PSWQ). In addition, other variables such as depressive symptoms, independence in performing daily activities and social support were explored. RESULTS:Five hundred twenty-six older adults participated, 84.6% were between 60-79 years and 15.4% were ≥80 years. A positive screening for GAD was present in 23.2%, moderate-severe depressive symptoms in 11.7% and mild depressive symptoms in 33.8%. Older adults with moderate-severe depressive symptoms had 31.42 times the prevalence of a positive screen for GAD compared to those without depressive symptoms. In addition, older adults with social problem had 3.77 times the prevalence of a positive screen for GAD compared to those with adequate social support. CONCLUSION: The screening for GAD was positive in almost one-quarter of older adults who visited the outpatient clinic of a general hospital. Depressive symptoms were present in approximately half of the study population.
Objetivos: Describir el estado y las características de la investigación en Geriatría y Gerontología realizada en el Perú y su evolución en la última década. Material y métodos: Estudio descriptivo, bibliométrico de tesis y publicaciones en Geriatría y Gerontología realizadas a nivel nacional desde el 2002 al 2013. Se utilizó una metodología de búsqueda mediante el uso de palabras clave en base de datos de universidades, en REPEBIS, LILACS, SciELO y PubMed incluyendo las investigaciones que cumplían el rigor de un estudio científico. Resultados: Se identificaron 399 investigaciones, 104 (26%) de Gerontología y 295 (74%) de Geriatría. El 71% de los trabajos se realizó en la ciudad de Lima seguido por Arequipa (7%) y Trujillo (5%). La mayoría fueron descriptivos (88%), de corte transversal (77,2%) y realizados en escenarios hospitalarios (57,1%). El área social (15%) fue el tema gerontológico más estudiado y el de servicios geriátricos (7,5%) lo fue en el área geriátrica. El 28,6% de las investigaciones se publicaron en revistas biomédicas, de las cuales 82,5% fueron relativos al área de geriatría y 17,5% del área degerontología (p=0,01) y fueron desarrollados en ámbitos de servicios de salud en 71,9% vs 28,1% en comunidad (p=0,006). Conclusiones: Las investigaciones en Geriatría y Gerontología en el Perú son en su mayoría descriptivas de corte transversal y del área de geriatría. En la última década hay un incremento en la publicación en revistas biomédicas..
scite is a Brooklyn-based organization that helps researchers better discover and understand research articles through Smart Citations–citations that display the context of the citation and describe whether the article provides supporting or contrasting evidence. scite is used by students and researchers from around the world and is funded in part by the National Science Foundation and the National Institute on Drug Abuse of the National Institutes of Health.
hi@scite.ai
10624 S. Eastern Ave., Ste. A-614
Henderson, NV 89052, USA
Copyright © 2024 scite LLC. All rights reserved.
Made with 💙 for researchers
Part of the Research Solutions Family.