Factors relating to depressive symptoms among elderly people with chronic vestibular dysfunction

Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria

Juliana Maria Gazzola¹  Mayra Cristina Aratani¹  Flávia Doná¹  Camila Macedo¹  Márcia Maiumi Fukujima¹  Maurício Malavasi Ganança¹  Fernando Freitas Ganança¹ 

[1] ,Federal University of São Paulo

关键词: risk factors;    depression;    elderly people;    vestibular disease;    fatores de risco;    depressão;    idoso;    doença vestibular;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0004-282X2009000300009

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

OBJECTIVE: To identify factors relating to depressive symptoms among elderly people with chronic vestibular dysfunction. METHOD: This was a cross-sectional study in which 120 elderly people with chronic vestibular dysfunction answered the Geriatric Depression Scale questionnaire. Multivariate linear regression analysis was performed (p<0.05 and 95% CI). RESULTS: The patients presented a mean score of 12.86 ± 6.39 points on the Geriatric Depression Scale, and 67 of them (55.8%) scored above the cutoff of 11 points. The predictive model for worsening of depressive symptoms was composed of female gender, memory and concentration disorders, insomnia, hearing disorders, poor sight, nonuse of walking aids and greater emotional impact of dizziness. CONCLUSION: Greater numbers of depressive symptoms among elderly people with chronic vestibular disease were related to the presence of memory and concentration disorders, insomnia, hearing disorders, very poor sight, greater emotional impact of dizziness, female gender and nonuse of walking aids.

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