Breve estudo sobre depressão e cognição em idosos institucionalizados e domiciliados

Abstract

Summary

The aim of this study, which has a descriptive-qualitative nature, is propitiate the observation regarding the depression and cognition`s aspects in elderlies who live in ILP and at home in Santa fé do Sul and consequently their characteristics. We may analyse, through a different sort of specialized material and articles, that the elderlies institutionalization is a source that cause psicopatologies. This way, the reason of this paper is, mainly, point out the true situation related to these elderlies, confirming who of them, actually has tendency to depression. 08 (eight) elderlies that had been suffering from depression for more than one year, with a medical diagnostic, took place in this survey. The data`s collection was divided into several stages, using questions, scales and indexes ( Hamilton`s scale, MEEM, Katz ) in order to characterize and disclose the elderlies`routine. The study`s results have shown that the surroundings and social interaction are factors that may interfere in people`s mood and cognition, endangering in a larger proportion, who lives at residences, and this is totally different from the results that were reached in other papers. However, this subject hasn`t been studied in a satisfactory way yet, so, it needs a deeper study in order to get a better knowledge about it, with a bigger pawning of qualified professionals.