Psychological Distress and Related Variables in Older Adults from Northeast Brazil.

Josevânia da Silva, Barbara Tejo Bezerra Araújo de Souza, Karla Santos Mateus, Emerson Do Bú, Deusivania Vieira da Silva Falcão

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Josevânia da SilvaDepartment of Psychology, State University of Paraíba, Campina Grande 58429-500, PB, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0003-3344-3791

Barbara Tejo Bezerra Araújo de SouzaDepartment of Psychology, Federal University of Paraíba, João Pessoa 58051-900, PB, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0002-0838-3590

Karla Santos MateusDepartment of Psychology, State University of Paraíba, Campina Grande 58429-500, PB, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0001-5398-9578

Emerson Do BúInstitute of Social Sciences, University of Lisbon, 1649-004 Lisbon, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0003-3864-3872

Deusivania Vieira da Silva FalcãoEscola de Artes, Ciências e Humanidades, University of São Paulo, São Paulo 03828-000, SP, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0001-6839-4606

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Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico 402562/2023-2Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia 2023.14666.TENURE.021/CP00017/CT00018

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Abstract

Population aging is reshaping public health priorities across Latin America, yet most evidence on late-life psychological distress comes from high-income societies. Brazil's Northeast combines rapid aging with persistent structural deprivation. The aim of this study was to estimate the prevalence of psychological distress among older adults in this region and to examine its association with food insecurity, sociodemographic position, and health-related behaviors. A convenience sample of 355 adults aged 60 to 94 years was recruited in Paraíba, Piauí, and Bahia. Participants completed a sociodemographic and health questionnaire, the short-form Brazilian Food Insecurity Scale, and the Kessler Psychological Distress Scale (K10). Distress exceeded the validated screening cutoff in 64.5% of the sample, and 40.8% reported food insecurity. Older adults with food insecurity scored higher on the K10 than their food-secure peers (

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agingfood insecurityhealth inequitiespsychological distress

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PMID42651472

DOI10.3390/bs16081295

PMCPMC13510181

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