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Dilemas contemporáneos: educación, política y valores
On-line version ISSN 2007-7890
Abstract
JESUS, Yanet Miranda de et al. Factors that trigger depression in elderly people from Santiaguito Maxda community, State of Mexico. Dilemas contemp. educ. política valores [online]. 2020, vol.8, n.spe5, 00003. Epub Jan 28, 2021. ISSN 2007-7890. https://doi.org/10.46377/dilemas.v8i.2478.
Depression in old age has a negative impact on the elderly quality of life, causing anxiety and variations in mood, which can become a major problem worldwide if not treated in time. The purpose of this study was to identify the factors that cause depression in the elderly in a community in the State of Mexico. A cross-sectional experimental quantitative research was carried out with a sample of 192 older adults, to whom a depression assessment scale (Yesavage Test), Katz Index, Lawton Index was applied, showing that 89% of the older adult population of the community, has some degree of depression.
Keywords : depression; elderly population; old age.