Abstract:Depressive symptomatology has been identified as one of the most common psychiatric disorders in the elderly, and there is very little investigation in Cape Verde about this topic. The aim of this study was to assess depressive symptoms in the elderly in São Vicente -Cape Verde, aged 65 years and over. It is a cross-sectional descriptive study with a convenience sample. The instruments used were the Geriatric Depression Scale, the Katz index and a socio-demographic questionnaire. A sample of 204 elderly indivi… Show more
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