Biopsychosocial factors and depression in older adults in a long-term residential care center in Lima 2022

Abstract

The purpose of the study was to determine how biopsychosocial factors are related to depression in older adults in a long-stay residential care center in Lima 2023. Likewise, it had the following methodological characteristics: it was applied, with a quantitative approach, correlational, crosssectional design, as well as non-experimental, with a sample of 184 older adults to whom the survey technique was applied. In addition, the results indicated that the biological factor age was significantly related to depression, where the p value reached was 0.023, likewise, with a p value of 0.015 the social factor poverty condition showed a significant relationship with depression. Similarly, the psychological factors referred to participation in recreational activities, participation in family activities, coexistence, communication with other people, frequency of contact and support were significantly related to depression, with a p value of less than 0.050. Concluding that, the biopsychosocial factors showed a significant relationship with depression in older adults, because a p-value of less than 0.050 was reached. Likewise, descriptive statistics were presented, where frequency tables and percentage values were available, for the association between biopsychosocial factors with depression, the Pearson chisquare test was used.

El estudio tuvo como finalidad Determinar cómo los factores biopsicosociales se relacionan con la depresión en adultos mayores en un centro de atención residencial de larga estancia en Lima 2023. Tuvo las siguientes características metodológicas: fue aplicada, con enfoque cuantitativo, diseño correlacional, transversal y no experimental, con una muestra de 184 adultos mayores a los que se les aplicó la técnica encuesta. Además, los resultados indicaron que el factor biológico edad se relacionó significativamente con la depresión