Prevalence of self-reported lifetime medical diagnosis of depression in Brazil: analysis of data from the 2019 Brazilian National Health Survey.

Rita MattielloCamila Ospina AyalaFlaviana Freitas PedronIsabel Cristina Schutz FerreiraLaura Lessa Gaudie LeyLuciana Medeiros PaungartnerMaiara da Silva MartinsMaria Amélia BagatiniNaycka Onofre Witt BatistaPriscila Oliveira Machado CecagnoSara Kvitko de MouraSergio López TórrezTiago N MunhozIná da Silva Dos Santos

Published in: BMJ open (2022)

This nationwide population-based study of self-reported lifetime medical diagnosis of depression in Brazil showed that the prevalence was almost 10%. Considering the current Brazilian population, this prevalence corresponds to more than 2 million people who have been diagnosed with depression at some point in their lives.

Keyphrases

risk factors
depressive symptoms
healthcare
sleep quality
cross sectional
big data
physical activity
data analysis