Prevalence of depression among people aged 65 and over in Penagrande community: Relationship with sociodemographic, health, support and social network factors

Abstract

Depression has a great impact on the disease burden of older people around the world. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to evaluate the prevalence of depression in Spanish people aged 65 and over (N = 762) and to study its related factors. Logistic regression analysis showed that depression was the relevant covariate, and sociodemographic, health, social network and social support factors are independent covariates. The prevalence of depression is 29.7%. As a woman, low income and/or education, having at least one older child, low health and/or disability rates, and access to external help are all independently and strongly associated with depression.