[Depression in older adults with extreme poverty belonging to Social Program in City Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico].
OBJECTIVE
To identify depression in older adults living in extreme poverty beneficiaries of social program in City Juarez, Chihuahua.


METHODS
Analytical study in 941 adults > 60 years, studied variables: age, sex, marital status, education and work, extreme poverty, place of residence, asylum. Yesavage Geriatric scale was used.


METHODS
X², IC < 95%, p < 0.05. The analysis was performed with SPSS 20.0.


RESULTS
Prevalence of depression 45.48%, in women 46.75%. Older adults who do not work, incomplete education, living in asylum, have hypertension and pulmonary diseases increase depression risk (p < 0.05).


CONCLUSIONS
Older Adults program beneficiaries living in extreme poverty depression is greater than that reported in the literature. The support granted by the Mexican Government to social programs that benefit older adults should be planned strategically with aims on improving the long-term health.
UIESS, IMSS, Ciudad Juárez, Chih., México.|Universidad Autónoma de Ciudad Juárez, Ciudad Juárez, Chih., México.
Luis
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Flores-Padilla
Universidad Autónoma de Ciudad Juárez, Ciudad Juárez, Chih., México.
Flor Rocío
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Ramírez-Martínez
UIESS, IMSS, Ciudad Juárez, Chih., México.|Universidad Autónoma de Ciudad Juárez, Ciudad Juárez, Chih., México.
Rocío
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Trueba-Gómez
D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003863:Depression / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008800:Mexico / Q000453:epidemiology; D008875:Middle Aged; D011203:Poverty; D015995:Prevalence; D012307:Risk Factors