title: [Mental health in older adults of a public hospital network of Medellin, Colombia].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To determine the prevalence of poor mental health and associated factors in older adults of the Social Enterprise of the State (ESE) Metrosalud.
  
  
  METHODS
  Cross-sectional study using two-stage sampling in hospital units and health centers in the network of the ESE Metrosalud of Medellin. Participants included 342 adults aged 65 and over (57.8% women).
  
  
  METHODS
  poor mental health (measured with the GHQ12), social support (Duke-11); sociodemographic: age, sex, socioeconomic status, educational level, place of residence, marital status and occupation. Study variables were described, the overall prevalence was calculated according to sociodemographic variables. The association of poor mental health with selected variables was estimated by calculating odds ratios with 95% confidence intervals adjusted for possible confounding variables using logistic regression.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The senior population without education in both sexes (ORa = 7.61; 95% CI: 2.49 to 23.34), widows (ORa 2.78; 95% CI: 1.21 to 6.40) and men and women with low social support (ORa 3.05; 95% CI: 1.65- 5.66), reported increased risk of poor mental health, compared to their counterparts of reference.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  We found a high prevalence of poor mental health in the population studied, with differences according to socio-demographic factors, suggesting that the social vulnerability in this group impacts their health status. Health and social policies and strategies that contribute to the welfare of this population group are required.
authors.affiliation: Facultad de Odontología, Universidad de Antioquia, Medellín, Colombia.
authors.forename: Andrés A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Agudelo-Suárez
authors.affiliation: Facultad de Odontología, Universidad de Antioquia, Medellín, Colombia.
authors.forename: Adriana
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Posada-López
authors.affiliation: Facultad de Odontología, Fundación Universitaria Autónoma de las Américas, Medellín, Colombia.
authors.forename: Edwin J
authors.initials: EJ
authors.lastname: Meneses-Gómez
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003105:Colombia / Q000453:epidemiology; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006779:Hospitals, Public; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology*; D008603:Mental Health; D015995:Prevalence; D012944:Social Support; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors