Symptoms of anxiety and depression in climacteric women and associated factorsmental health and health conditions

This study aimed to estimate prevalence of anxiety and depression symptoms and associated factors in climacteric women assisted in Primary Health Care. Epidemiological study, analytical, performed with climacteric women assisted in Primary Health Care of Montes Claros and the coverage period was selected from August 2014 to August 2015. Sociodemo graphicquestionnairies, lifestyle, health conditions, obstetric characteristics and climatic profile were used. Anxiety was investigated by Beck Anxiety Inventory as well as depression by Beck Depression Inventory. A hierachical Poisson regression model was used. Partcipated in the study 867 women aged 51,03 (±7,19) years. Prevalence of anxiety symptoms 57,3% and 39,1% depression symptoms. The variables associated with anxiety were having attended middle school (PR= 1,271) e elementary school (PR= 1,307), practicing activity irregulary (PR= 0,808) and being sedentary (PR= 0,841), being a smoker (PR= 1,298), having sleep disorders (PR= 1,640), having heart problems (PR=1,279) and back problems (PR= 1,292), symptoms of moderate climacteric (PR= 1,714) and symptoms of intense climacteric (PR=1,882). With regared to depression remained associated having attended middle school (PR=1,350) and elementary school (PR=1,708), being a smoker (PR= 1,530), having sleep disorders (PR= 2,645) and anxiety (PR= 2,766), symptoms of moderate climacteric (PR= 1,715) and symptoms of intense climacteric (PR= 2,285). Sociodemographic factors, lifestyle and climate profile were associated with depression and anxiety. Anxiety symptoms were associated with depression.