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The aging population is now-a-days a universal phenomenon and depression is a frequent health problem among the elderly. OBJECTIVES: To determine the prevalence of depression in elderly outpatients of a Geriatric ambulatory and establish associated factors. METHODOLOGY: We conducted a cross-sectional study through a questionnaire containing: clinical and epidemiological variables, Geriatric Depression Scale of Yesavage (GDS), WHOQOL-old and WHOQOL-bref in elderly participating of the Geriatrics Program of Action for Retirement January to April 2009, Sao Luis-MA. Data were analyzed using SPSS 14.0 for Windows with application of appropriate non-parametric tests, including Spearman correlation, considering differences significant when P < 0,05. RESULTS: We studied 102 elderly patients with age ranging from 60 to 91 years and the mean of 71.5 ± 6.7 years. Most were women (71.6%), married (64.8%) and retirees (87.3%); 38.2% were hypertensive; 11.8%, diabetics; 20.6% with hypertension and diabetes; 40.2% sought treatment for disease of the musculoskeletal system; 34.3% of the circulatory system and 14.7% for endocrine diseases. The EGD ranged from 0 to 13 with an average of 6.0 ± 3.9. The prevalence of depression was 50%, considered severe in 13.7%. There was a significant association of depression with age, sex, race and physical activity reflecting in the quality of life of the elderly. CONCLUSION: The prevalence of depression was high, affecting men, black and sedentary elderly, worsening as they grow older and worsening the quality of life.

Prevalência de depressão em idosos atendidos em ambulatório de geriatria da região nordeste do Brasil (São Luís-MA)