Economic crises, behavioral changes and hospitalization due to affective disorders in Brazil between 2003 and 2017

a nationwide cross-sectional study

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Economic recession, Depression, Exercise

Abstract

Our aim was to analyze hospitalization due to affective disorders in Brazil from 2003 to 2017 and the possible association with economic indicators during crises. We used data on hospitalizations due to affective disorders within the Brazilian National Health System, obtained from DATASUS; data on health-related behavior (television-viewing and physical activity) from the VIGITEL database; and economic data from the World Bank database. We found that the numbers of hospitalizations increased one year after the 2009 crisis and one year after the 2016 crisis. Negative changes in health-related behavior also followed changes in the numbers of hospitalizations due to affective disorders.

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Author Biographies

André Oliveira Werneck, Department of Physical Education, Universidade Estadual Paulista

MSc. Researcher, Grupo de Investigações Científicas Relacionados à Atividade Física (GICRAF), Laboratório de Investigação em Exercício (LIVE), Department of Physical Education, Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP), Presidente Prudente (SP), Brazil.

Rômulo Araújo Fernandes, Department of Physical Education, Universidade Estadual Paulista

PhD. Associate Professor, Grupo de Investigações Científicas Relacionados à Atividade Física (GICRAF), Laboratório de Investigação em Exercício (LIVE), Department of Physical Education, Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP), Presidente Prudente (SP), Brazil.

Danilo Rodrigues Silva, Department of Physical Education, Universidade Estadual Paulista

PhD. Associate Professor, Department of Physical Education, Universidade Federal de Sergipe (UFS), São Cristóvão (SE), Brazil.

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2020-03-02

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Werneck AO, Fernandes RA, Silva DR. Economic crises, behavioral changes and hospitalization due to affective disorders in Brazil between 2003 and 2017: a nationwide cross-sectional study. Sao Paulo Med J [Internet]. 2020 Mar. 2 [cited 2025 Mar. 9];138(2):167-70. Available from: https://periodicosapm.emnuvens.com.br/spmj/article/view/594

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Vol. 138 No. 2 (2020)

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Short Communication

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