Non-communicable chronic diseases in elderly and its association with clinical and psychiatric morbidities

Objective: To know the scientific production about the association between noncommunicable chronic diseases and clinical and psychiatric morbidities in the elderly. Method: Integrative literature review from the Latin American and Caribbean Health Sciences Literature (LILACS), Nursing Database (BDENF), Medical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System Online (PubMed / MEDLINE) and Scientific Electronic Library Online (SCIELO). The descriptors Chronic Diseases and Depression were used. We selected the articles in Portuguese available in full, from 2009 to 2019 that addressed the theme, totaling 10 articles for analysis. Results: Women, older people with lower education had lower functional capacity, which directly compromise the independence in the basic and instrumental activities of daily living of these elderly people that, together with clinical and psychiatric multimorbidities, as chronic noncommunicable diseases potentiate the risks for depressive signs and symptoms, high stress levels and negative self-perception of health. Conclusion: Therefore, there is a direct association between chronic diseases and the development of depression, making it necessary to carry out care according to the new model of attention to chronic conditions with emphasis on health promotion and quality of life actions of this population group, by the use of light and light-hard technologies.