Torres, Gilson de VasconcelosBarbosa, Lívia Batista da Silva Fernandes2025-01-242025-01-242024-12-20BARBOSA, Lívia Batista da Silva Fernandes. Fatores de risco associados à depressão em pessoas idosas. Orientador: Gilson de Vasconcelos Torres. 2024. 15f. Trabalho de Conclusão de Curso (Graduação em enfermagem)- Departamento de Enfermagem, Centro de Ciências da Saúde, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, 2024.https://repositorio.ufrn.br/handle/123456789/61970Population aging in Brazil is increasing rapidly, leading to a greater risk of non-communicable diseases. Among the diseases that can affect the elderly is depression, which stands out as a frequent clinical condition, characterized by a variety of physiological, cognitive and behavioral, which can cause morbidity, dependence and mortality in the elderly. Thus, the objective of the study is to describe the risk factors associated with the presence of depression in elderly people. This is a cross-sectional study with a quantitative approach, being a part of the longitudinal and multicenter project of the International Research Network on vulnerability, health, safety and quality of life of the elderly: Brazil, Portugal, Spain, France, Chile, Mexico, United States United States of America and Argentina. The results revealed that the majority of elderly people with depressive symptoms were female, over 80 years of age and illiterate. It was also observed that frail elderly people, on polypharmacy and with at least one self-reported illness, are at greater risk of being affected by depression. Finally, the data showed that elderly people with risk factors, such as worse quality of life, frailty, self-reported diseases and polypharmacy, were associated with depression. These results highlight the importance of interventions to improve the prognosis of depression in older adultsAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Brazilhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/br/Depressão; Fragilidade; Pessoas idosasbachelorThesisCNPQ::CIENCIAS DA SAUDE::ENFERMAGEM