[Depression in the elderly and the role of family dynamics].
OBJECTIVE
The objective was to find the relationship between the lived experience within the family and depression in the elderly.


METHODS
The study had a crossover and descriptive design.


METHODS
Carranque and Campanillas Health Districts, Málaga.


METHODS
The target population was the over 65's. The sample consisted of 97 people attended at 2 health centres, one rural and one urban.


RESULTS
The main study variable was the results on the Yesavage Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS), which were contrasted through multiple linear regression with the variables of age, sex, marital status, tobacco dependency, number of people living together, presence of the children in the home (concretely, daughters), family income, ownership of the home, social support network, and Apgar Family II. The results showed that the GDS correlated only with the results of the Apgar Family II (p = 0.00003).


CONCLUSIONS
When tackling the depression of elderly people in primary care, it is absolutely vital to look at the family context, as this is a factor strongly linked to the depression.
García Lozano
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Unidad Docente de Medicina Familiar y Comunitaria de Málaga. med019934@nacom.es
Mérida Quiñones
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Mestre Reoyo
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Gallego Parrilla
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Duarte Romero
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Mesa Ramos
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Rodríguez Escalera
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D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D018592:Cross-Over Studies; D003863:Depression / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D005190:Family; D005260:Female; D015577:Geriatric Assessment; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011320:Primary Health Care; D012424:Rural Population; D012737:Sex Factors; D013030:Spain; D014505:Urban Population