The objective of this work was to analyze the factors associated with anxiety symptoms in
elderly people at the Universidade da Maturidade do Polo de Tocantinopólis-TO. This is a
cross-sectional, descriptive and analytical study. In data collection, a questionnaire with
sociodemographic questions, the mini mental state examination, Beck anxiety and depression
inventory were applied. Data analysis was carried out using the Statistical Package for The
Social (SPSS) software and demonstrated through descriptive and inferential statistics. A
significance level of p ≤0.05 and a 95% confidence interval were adopted in all tests. 100
elderly people were evaluated, 60% female and 40% male. The prevalence of anxiety was
21% and the variables that showed an association were: age group (p=0.02), self-perceived
health (p = 0.04) and depression (p < 0.001). A high prevalence of anxiety was observed in
the researched sample, making it necessary to propose non-pharmacological measures through
the practice of physical activity/physical exercise regularly and monitoring of this age group
in order to improve the quality and maintenance of physical, mental and emotional health.
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