ArticleRevista brasileira de psiquiatria (Sao Paulo, Brazil : 1999)2020
Impact of multidimensional interventions on quality of life and depression among older adults in a primary care setting in Brazil: a quasi-experimental study.
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- Effects of multidomain interventions on health outcomes in older adults: A systematic review and meta-analysis.The journal of nutrition, health & aging · 2026Pooled it
- Integrating Depression and Alcohol Use Care Into Primary Care in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Meta-Analysis.Psychiatric services (Washington, D.C.) · 2023Pooled it
- Promoting social capital, self-management and health literacy in older adults through a group-based intervention delivered in low-income urban areas: results of the randomized trial AEQUALIS.BMC public health · 2021Trial
- Oral Structural and Functional Impairment in Relation to Depressive Outcomes in Older Adults: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Observational Studies.Diseases (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Frailty domains and quality of life associated with geriatric depression in Brazilian primary health care: a cross-sectional study.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- The delta/alpha ratio in sleep EEG increases with the severity of depression in patients over 50 years old.BMC psychiatry · 2025Article
- Frailty, Nutrition, and Quality of Life in Urban-Dwelling Older Adults Facing Vulnerability: Observational Study in Primary Heath Care Settings in Underpopulated Areas.Nursing & health sciences · 2025Observational
- Use of phthalocyanine-derived mouthwash as a protective factor for COVID-19: a community trial.GMS hygiene and infection control · 2024Article
- Quality of Life in the Face of Depression Among Older People: A Cross-Sectional Study in Brazil and Portugal.Psychiatry and clinical psychopharmacology · 2023Article
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- Quality of Life in Community-Dwelling Older People with Functional and Nutritional Impairment and Depressive Symptoms: A Comparative Cross-Sectional Study in Brazil and Portugal.Geriatrics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- Playing remotely in times of crisis: A program to overcome social isolation.International journal of geriatric psychiatry · 2022Article
- Nutritional, Cognitive, and Functional Deficits, Frailty, and Quality of Life Associated With Fall Risk in Community-Dwelling Older Adults: A Cross-Sectional Study Conducted in Brazil.Journal of primary care & community healthArticle
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Abstract
objectiveTo evaluate the impact of multidimensional interventions on quality of life (QoL) and depressive symptoms in Brazilian older adults living in the community.
methodsLongitudinal, quasi-experimental study of older adults receiving conventional primary health care (PHC). The interventions were designed in response to a first round of data collection and validated through pilot testing in groups of older adults from another community. The validated interventions were then applied to an intervention group (IG). To measure their effect, we used the Medical Outcomes Short-Form Health Survey (SF-36) quality of life scale and the Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS-30).
resultsThe sample comprised 118 participants. IG participants exhibited significant improvement in several QoL domains (SF-36): mental health (p = 0.010), general health perceptions (p = 0.016), and physical functioning (p = 0.045). No such improvement occurred in controls (p > 0.050). The prevalence of depression (GDS-30) fell from 36.7 to 23.3% in the IG, despite no significant difference (p = 0.272). Controls also reported a reduction in depressive symptoms, but only from 44.8 to 41.4% (p = 0.112).
conclusionsThis multidimensional intervention was associated with significant improvement in mental health, general health perceptions, and physical functioning in a sample of Brazilian older adults. CLINICAL
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