Psychology: Research and Review
Table 4 Presence or absence of specific depressive symptoms on the GDS among the different frailty profiles (n = 2399). FIBRA Unicamp, Elderly, 2008–2009
From: Frailty and depressive symptoms in older adults: data from the FIBRA study - UNICAMP
GDS-15 | Frail | Pre-frail | Non-frail | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1 – Satisfied with life | ||||
Yes No | 137 (6.2) 30 (14.6) | 1089 (49.7) 114 (55.6) | 968 (44.1) 61 (29.8) | <0.001 |
2 – Dropped activities/interests | ||||
Yes No | 102 (10.7) 65 (4.5) | 508 (53.0) 695 (48.2) | 348 (36.3) 681 (47.3) | <0.001 |
3 – Feel life is empty | ||||
Yes No | 87 (11.9) 80 (4.8) | 390 (53.3) 813 (48.8) | 255 (34.8) 774 (46.4) | <0.001 |
4- Often get bored | ||||
Yes No | 80 (9.5) 87 (5.6) | 461 (54.7) 742 (47.7) | 302 (35.8) 727 (46.7) | <0.001 |
5 – Feel in good spirits | ||||
Yes No | 127 (6.1) 40 (12.7) | 1037 (49.8) 166 (52.5) | 919 (44.1) 110 (34.8) | <0.001 |
6- Afraid something bad is going to happen | ||||
Yes No | 81 (8.6) 86 (5.9) | 498 (53.2) 705 (48.2) | 358 (38.2) 671 (45.9) | <0.001 |
7 – Feel happy | ||||
Yes No | 136 (6.3) 31 (13.3) | 1060 (48.9) 143 (61.4) | 970 (44.8) 59 (25.3) | <0.001 |
8 – Feel helpless | ||||
Yes No | 45 (10.0) 122 (6.3) | 254 (56.7) 949 (48.6) | 149 (33.3) 880 (45.1) | <0.001 |
9 – Prefer to stay at home rather than going out | ||||
Yes No | 109 (7.7) 58 (5.9) | 751 (53.1) 452 (45.9) | 555 (39.2) 474 (48.2) | <0.001 |
10- Feel that have more memory problems | ||||
Yes No | 67 (11.8) 100 (5.5) | 295 (51.9) 908 (49.6) | 206 (36.3) 823 (44.9) | <0.001 |
11- Think it is wonderful to be alive | ||||
Yes No | 154 (6.6) 13 (21.3) | 1171 (50.1) 32 (52.5) | 1013 (43.3) 16 (26.2) | <0.001 |
12- Feel worthless now | ||||
Yes No | 48 (12.8) 119 (5.9) | 214 (56.9) 989 (48.9) | 114 (30.3) 915 (45.2) | <0.001 |
13 – Feel full of energy | ||||
Yes No | 106 (5.4) 61 (14.1) | 954 (48.5) 249 (57.5) | 906 (46.1) 123 (28.4) | <0.001 |
14- Feel situation is hopeless | ||||
Yes No | 40 (11.6) 127 (6.2) | 204 (59.1) 999 (48.6) | 101 (29.3) 928 (45.2) | <0.001 |
15 – Think people are better off than you | ||||
Yes No | 64 (11.1) 103 (5.6) | 325 (56.4) 878 (48.2) | 187 (32.5) 842 (46.2) | <0.001 |