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Prevalence and correlates of generalized anxiety disorder among elderly people in primary health care
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Caroline Menta,Luísa Weber Bisol,Eduardo Lopes Nogueira,Paula Engroff,Alfredo Cataldo Neto
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ABSTRACT Objective To examine the prevalence of generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) and its associations with sociodemographic and health factors. Methods A cross-sectional study with a population-based sample of 578 individuals aged 60 years or older from the Family Health Strategy (FHS) program of Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil. Home visit screening and general data collection were made by trained Community Health Workers (CHWs). Diagnoses of psychiatric disorders were made by board-certified psychiatrists using the Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview plus (MINIplus) in the Hospital São Lucas of the Pontifical University of Rio Grande do Sul (PUCRS). Results GAD was found in 9% of the sample (n = 52
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PSYCHIATRY,aged,anxiety disorders,epidemiology,generalized anxiety disorder,primary health care,public health