[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.

MATERIAL AND

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.

STATISTICAL TESTS: 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).

CONCLUSION

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.