Depression, Loneliness and Quality of Life in Institutionalised and Non-Institutionalised Older Adults in Portugal: A Cross-Sectional Study
The prevalence of depressive symptoms is high in older adults, which means that it has not decreased after the increase seen due to the COVID-19 pandemic. A lower perception of quality of life and the presence of negative feelings of loneliness are associated with the presence of depressive symptoms. These conclusions suggest that plans should be developed to intervene in the dimensions of depressive symptoms, perceived quality of life and negative feelings of loneliness.
Authors
- Elisabete Alves (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7738-0887)
- Cesar Joao Vicente da Fonseca (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6975-612X)
- Rogério Ferreira (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5180-2036)
- Bruno Morgado (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9931-3677)
- Celso Silva (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4258-8629)
Institutions
- University of Évora (PT)
- Universidade Politécnica de Beja (PT)
- Universitat Rovira i Virgili (ES)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Nursing Reports
- Published
- 2024-09-10
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3390/nursrep14030174
- Primary Topic
- Health disparities and outcomes
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00