Silva Alexandre Emidio Ribeiro, Kunrath Isabelle, Danigno Julia Freire, Cascaes Andreia Morales, Castilhos Eduardo Dickie de, Langlois Caroline de Oliveira, Demarco Flavio Fernando
Faculdade de Odontologia, Universidade Federal de Pelotas. R. Gonçalves Chaves, Centro. 96015-560 Pelotas RS Brasil.
Cien Saude Colet. 2019 Jan;24(1):181-188. doi: 10.1590/1413-81232018241.12662017.
The scope of this study was to describe the prevalence of depressive symptoms measured by the Geriatric Depression Scale-EDG - 15 and test the association of oral health variables and depressive symptoms in a population of the elderly linked to eleven Family Health Units in the south of Brazil. It involved a cross-sectional study with 439 elderly individuals. A standardized questionnaire was used to obtain socio-economic and oral health variables of the study. The clinical variables of oral health were obtained by a qualified dentist. The symptoms of depression, which was the scope of the study, were obtained by the Geriatric Depression Scale-EDG -15. The prevalence of depressive symptoms was 18.3% (CI95% 14.6-21.8). Analyzing the exposure variables and depressive symptoms through adjusted Poisson regression analysis, individuals with 1 to 9 teeth (PR = 1.68; CI95% 1.06-2.64, p = 0.012), with a perception of dry mouth (PR = 2.23; CI95% 1.52-3.28, p < 0.001) and perception of pain in the mouth (PR = 2.11; CI95% 1.10-4.07, p = 0.036) have a higher prevalence of depressive symptoms. The study identified a significant prevalence of depressive symptoms and that oral health variables are associated with the presence of depressive symptoms in the elderly population.
本研究的范围是描述用老年抑郁量表-EDG-15测量的抑郁症状患病率，并测试巴西南部与11个家庭健康单位相关的老年人群中口腔健康变量与抑郁症状之间的关联。这是一项对439名老年人进行的横断面研究。使用标准化问卷获取研究对象的社会经济和口腔健康变量。口腔健康的临床变量由一名合格的牙医获取。作为研究范围的抑郁症状通过老年抑郁量表-EDG-15获取。抑郁症状的患病率为18.3%（95%置信区间14.6-21.8）。通过调整后的泊松回归分析来分析暴露变量和抑郁症状，牙齿数量为1至9颗的个体（PR = 1.68；95%置信区间1.06-2.64，p = 0.012）、有口干感觉的个体（PR = 2.23；95%置信区间1.52-3.28，p < 0.001）以及有口腔疼痛感觉的个体（PR = 2.11；95%置信区间1.10-4.07，p = 0.036）抑郁症状的患病率更高。该研究确定了抑郁症状的显著患病率，并且口腔健康变量与老年人群中抑郁症状的存在有关。
