Quality Of Life And Risk Of Depression In Institutionalized Elderly

Objective: to verify the prevalence of depressive symptoms and to evaluate the quality of life in institutionalized elderly. Methods: descriptive study carried out with elderly people from two long-term institutions in Parana. Data were collected between June and September 2018, through a structured interview, using The World Health Organization Quality of Life (WHOQOL - bref) and the Geriatric Depression Scale -GDS. The data were analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics in the R software. Results: most of the elderly (62%) had some degree of depressive symptoms - mildor severe. Quality of life was correlated with sociodemographic characteristics, health condition, life style and presence of depressives ymptoms. Conclusion: the prevalence of depressive symptoms in the sample studied was high, which indicates the need for greater attention to the mental healt hof elderly people living in long-term institutions