Assistência em Saúde ao Idoso com quadro Drepressivo.

With the increase of the elderly population, and because it is a fragile stage of life and according to the onset of diseases, with the closure of the professional trajectory, family loss, change of habits, all this comes with the feeling of frustration, it is common for the elderly at this stage get depressed. Thus, qualified and humanized monitoring by health professionals is very important. Therefore, it is up to these professionals to provide adequate assistance. The aim of this study is to analyze and describe the importance of health care for patients with depression in the elderly. Methodology: this is an integrative literature review, which was carried out through bibliographical research with the following descriptors: Third age, depression, nursing care and elderly health. With the studies of the selected articles, the results were divided into three categories thematic: Contributing factors for depression in old age; Nursing actions to prevent and alleviate depression in old age; The importance of qualified nursing professional assistance for the elderly with depression. It was noted how important an adequate and humanized nursing care for the elderly with depression is, thus developing actions that will help the elderly in preventing the alleviation of symptoms of depression. I hope this study will help with future research related to this topic, strengthening nurses' interest in the health of the elderly. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]