Characteristics and influencing factors of depression in elderly patients with hypertension

Objective: To investigate the traits and influencing elements of depression in senior hypertension individuals. Methods: Depressive symptoms were measured using the Self-Rating Depression Scale (SDS) in a sample of 300 elderly hypertensive patients at our hospital; Single and multiple factor logisti...

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Published in:Revista de psiquiatria clínica 2023-11, Vol.50 (6), p.221
Main Authors: Jin, Dongxia, Hu, Yuecheng, Zhang, Yingyi, Cong, Hongliang, Li, Ximing
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Complications and side effects
Depression in old age
Hypertension
Risk factors
Statistics
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Summary:Objective: To investigate the traits and influencing elements of depression in senior hypertension individuals. Methods: Depressive symptoms were measured using the Self-Rating Depression Scale (SDS) in a sample of 300 elderly hypertensive patients at our hospital; Single and multiple factor logistic regression were used to examine the patients' general information. Results: Among the 300 elderly patients with hypertension, 131 (43.67%) had depression, including 86 (28.67%) with mild depression, 36 (12.00%) with moderate depression, and 9 (3.00%) with severe depression; The elderly patients with hypertension tended to have depression in women, with BMI
ISSN:0101-6083
DOI:10.15761/0101-60830000000732