Use of WhatsApp by older adults screened for depression in socioeconomically deprived areas of Guarulhos, São Paulo State, Brazil: challenges and possibilities for telehealth

• Main Authors: Felipe Azevedo Moretti (Author), Márcia Scazufca (Author), Carina Akemi Nakamura (Author), Caio Hudson Queiroz de Souza (Author), Nadine Seward (Author), Ricardo Araya (Author), Darío Moreno-Agostino (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, 2023-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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This study aimed to investigate the relationship between sociodemographic characteristics, depressive symptomatology, mobile phone ownership, and different uses of WhatsApp among older adults enrolled in primary care clinics in Guarulhos, São Paulo State, Brazil. This is a secondary data analysis,...