Association of self-perceived depressive feelings and cognitive performance with prevalence of depression among quilombola elderly people

Abstract Objective To analyze the association of self-perceived depressive feelings and cognitive performance with prevalence symptoms among quilombola elderly people. Methods Cross-sectional study conducted people from 11 communities in Bequimão-MA. Socioeconomic health conditions, self-perception feelings, by Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS-30) were investigated. Crude adjusted ratios calculated a confidence interval 95% Poisson regression robust variance. Results A total 59.5% females, 50.6% up to 69 years old 83.7% classified socioeconomic status E. Moreover, 45.7% reported feeling “down” or “without perspective”; 12.1% had altered 46.4% screened as depressed GDS-30. Based on GDS-30, 65.0% perception associated depression, well 70% them showed performance. In analysis, depression evaluated GDS-30 was (PR= 2.02; CI: 1.26-3.26), but not MMSE 1.64; 0.90-3.01). Conclusion There high identified The between these variables points importance monitoring mental