Abstract
Objective: To apply the geriatric depression scale in active and sedentary elderly people of the HIPERDIA program. Methods: This is a cross-sectional, descriptive, quantitative study, approved by the Research Ethics Committee, with the application of a sociodemographic questionnaire and an Abbreviated Geriatric Depression Scale (AGDS) for elderly people aged 60 or over, with hypertension and / or diabetes of the HIPERDIA program of a Family Health Strategy. The data were analyzed using the Chi-square test of Person and Denver II with a significance level of p <0.05 using IBM SPSS Statistic software version 24.0. Results: the significant majority of the elderly are female (32; 54.2%), married (27; 45.8%), have children (56; 94.9%), hypertension (31; 52.5%), are not active (34; 57.6%) and had an AGDS score between 1 and 5 (41; 69.5%), indicating absence of depression. Elderly people who exercise regularly are 32 times more likely to have no depression; those who have children or live with a partner are 3 times more likely to have no depression. Conclusion: In the population studied, practicing physical exercise, living with a partner and having children seems to positively impact coping with stressful situations.