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    Depression and quality of life in older adults hospitalized in the medical services of the Dos de Mayo National Hospital, 2022
    (Universidad Privada Norbert Wiener, 2022-11-13) Zuñiga Chavez, Katherine Melissa; Pretell Aguilar, Rosa Maria
    Elderly people worldwide are increasing, in the last decade statistics indicate that approximately 20% of adults over 60 years of age suffer from some degree of mental deterioration, the main problem being depression, which is a disease of mental health that is currently considered a problem of social impact, thus impacting the quality of life of older adults. It is estimated that worldwide, symptoms of depression affect 350 million people in different age groups. Objective: Determine the relationship between depression and quality of life in older adults hospitalized in the Medicine services of the Dos de Mayo National Hospital, 2022. Methods: The present study is applied, with a quantitative approach, its correlational methodological design. cross. The sample will be made up of 87 older adults. The data collection technique is the survey and the instruments used to measure the variables are the Beck Depression Scale and the WHOQOL-BREF questionnaire.