State of the art of Brazilian scientific production on elderly mental health: A Systematic Review of Literature
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https://doi.org/10.23925/2176-901X.2017v20i4p263-277Keywords:
Elderly, Mental health, Mental ilnesess.Abstract
The objective of the present study was to carry out an analysis of the state of the art of the Brazilian scientific publications directed to the mental health of the elderly. It is a systematic review that followed the guidelines of the PRISMA method. The descriptors used in the search were "mental health, elderly, Brazil" with their correspondents in English in the databases: LILACS; MEDLINE; PubMed. We included studies published between the years 2005 to 2015, carried out in Brazil, whose main theme was mental health of the elderly. Initial screening resulted in 775 studies, after application of the inclusion criteria 32 studies were analyzed in their entirety. Of this total, 86% are quantitative studies; 36% published in English; 36% were performed in the state of São Paulo. Regarding the main themes addressed, 43% focused on the depression of the elderly; 21% in mental disorder and 21% in cognition related issues. We conclude that there is a relative paucity of studies in this area in the context of the current context of aging in Brazil, suggesting the need for research on the mental health of the elderly.Downloads
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2017-12-30
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Hissamura, I. S., Hissamura, P. S., Bernuci, M. P., & Massuda, E. M. (2017). State of the art of Brazilian scientific production on elderly mental health: A Systematic Review of Literature. Revista Kairós-Gerontologia, 20(4), 263–277. https://doi.org/10.23925/2176-901X.2017v20i4p263-277
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