Salud mental y calidad de vida en adultos mayores: revisión sistémica
Marcela Gálvez Olivares, Cristopher Aravena Monsalvez, Hernan Aranda Pincheira, Carolina Ávalos Fredes, Fanny López-Alegría
Abstract
Currently the number of people over 60 years of age is the fastest growing age segment worldwide, which represents a great challenge for public health. Objective: Identify through scientific evidence, the existence of a relationship between mental health disorders and the quality of life of older adults. Method: The research was carried out through a systematic review, in January 2020, in the bibliographic databases MEDLINE, LILACS, CINAHL and ScIELO, using the descriptors "aged", "elderly", "aged, 80 and over", "mental health "," Dementia "," depression "," alzheimer disease "," quality of life "," WHOQOL-BREE "," WHOQOL-BREF "," WHOQOL-OLD "," SF-12 "," SF-36 " , "NdF", "geriatric depression scale" and "mental health scales". Results: Of the 1,231 articles located, 15 were included in the analysis. A statistical association between the risk of depression and impaired quality of life was demonstrated in 4 studies. However, a study showed that the population of older adults had a quality of life defined as medium or high, despite 31.1% of this population having mental disorders such as stress, depression or anxiety. Conclusions: To assess the quality of life and mental health, an increase in publications in the last 3 years is evident. The instruments used were various scales or questionnaires. Several factors that positively or negatively affect the relationship between mental health and quality of life of older adults were identified.