Prevalence, healthcare service utilization, and factors associated with depression among older adults in Brazil
Matteus Pio Gianotti Pereira Cruz Silva,
Paula Yhasmym de Oliveira Feitosa,
Júlia Emmily Gomes dos Santos Silva
et al.
Abstract:Objectives To estimate the prevalence of depression among older adults in Brazil and the associated factors, and to describe the characteristics of health service utilization and treatments provided to older adults with depression. Method A cross-sectional, analytical study involving 22,728 older adults who participated in the National Health Survey (PNS), randomly selected across Brazil from August 2019 to March 2020. The outcome was self-reported depression, and the exposures were sociodemographic variabl… Show more
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