Abstract

OLAYA RUA, Leidy Carolina; SANCHEZ, Verónica Córdoba; VELILLA JIMENEZ, Lina Marcela  and  HERNANDEZ CALLE, Jonathan Andrés. Depression symptoms and health-related quality of life in older people: a review. Psicol. caribe [online]. 2022, vol.39, n.3, pp.158-194.  Epub Mar 26, 2023. ISSN 0123-417X.  https://doi.org/10.14482/psdc.39.3.616.125.

This study aimed to synthesize the scientific evidence on health-related quality of life in older people with symptoms of depression. This systematic review included studies published between 2015 and 2020. We used Pubmed, Scielo, and Scopus search engines. We included a total of 35 articles that addressed the relationship between health-related quality of life and symptoms of depression. Furthermore, those studies selected included the analysis of variables such as physical psychosocial and socioeconomic conditions, and comorbidities such as chronic diseases, persistent pain, decreased independence, high body fat percentage, sedentary lifestyle, living alone, belonging to the female gender, and lacking empathetic caregivers. Our findings show that older people with depressive symptoms generally report lower HRQoL. This study contributes to understanding the relationship between HRQL and depression in older persons in different contexts, in addition, the study can provide important evidence for clinical interventions focused on the emotional aspects of patients with different pathologies.

Keywords : Depression; health-related quality of life; elderly; aging; old age.

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