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El Pacífico colombiano puede llegar a ser una potencia nacional e internacional en materia ambiental, social y político-económica. Esta región hace parte del "Chocó Biogeográfico" y de la Macrocuenca del Pacífico conformada por 9 biomas diferentes, lo cual presenta una oportunidad propositiva para su gestión y aprovechamiento sostenible. No obstante, históricamente en este territorio se ha llevado a cabo una gestión insostenible por diversas prácticas legales e ilegales que impiden preservar su diversidad biológica. Además, esta región cuenta con una enorme diversidad étnica y cultural, en donde un 90% de la población es afrocolombiana y un 6% está conformada por pueblos indígenas, comunidades que han luchado históricamente por el reconocimiento efectivo de sus derechos territoriales y culturales. Por otro lado, el Pacífico colombiano cuenta tanto con la costa como el puerto más grande del país, esta zona se configura como un corredor comercial estratégico con relevancia política nacional e internacional con acuerdos internacionales como la Alianza del Pacífico. A pesar de contar con las anteriores ventajas, el diagnóstico de la región Pacífico en los Planes de Desarrollo Nacional (PND) es enfático en la presencia constante del conflicto armado, la pobreza y la deficiencia en la cobertura de servicios públicos. El objetivo de este documento académico es presentar un panorama de los contextos histórico, político, social, jurídico, tecnológico, económico y ambiental para el Pacífico colombiano del 2012 al 2019. Lo anterior con el fin de establecer una línea base para analizar el avance de los Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible ODS estipulados en la Agenda 2030 para esta región. ; The Colombian Pacific can emerge as a national and international role model in environmental, social, political and economic matters. This region is part of the Chocó Biogeográfico and the Macrocuenca del Pacífico which has 9 biomes that represents a propositional opportunity for its management and sustainable use. However, unsustainable management has been carried out in this territory by various legal and illegal practices that deteriorates its biological diversity. Furthermore, this region has a vast ethnic and cultural diversity, in which 90% of the region population is afro-descendant and 6% corresponds to indigenous people, both communities that have historically struggled for the effective recognition of their territorial and cultural rights. Despite its advantages, the Pacific region diagnosis explained in the Plan Nacional de Desarrollo (PND), it emphasizes the constant armed conflict, its high poverty areas, and the deficiency to supply public services. On the other hand, the Colombian Pacific has both the coast and the largest port in the country, it becomes a strategic commercial corridor with national and international political relevance as corroborated by the Alianza del Pacífico agreement. The purpose of this paper is to present an overview of the historical, political, social, legal, technological, economic and environmental contexts for the Colombian Pacific from 2012 to 2019. The above in order to establish a baseline to analyze the progress of the SDG Sustainable Development Goals stipulated in the 2030 Agenda for this region. ; Resumen -- Introducción -- Contexto Histórico -- Contexto Político -- Contexto Social -- Contexto Normativo -- Contexto Tecnológico -- Contexto Económico -- Contexto Ambiental -- Referencias

Purpose
This paper aims to identify psychosocial, demographic and health risk factors associated with depression in older people.


Design/methodology/approach
A correlational study with 281 independent and autonomous persons of the community over 60 years old from Bogotá was conducted. The three instruments used to measure the variables included in the data analyses were Demographic and Health Data Questionnaire, Short version of 15 items of Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS) and Montreal Cognitive Assessment Test (MoCA).


Findings
Fifteen percent of the participants presented depression. Depression was associated with different demographic, low social support and health factors in this population group and was particularly high in women. Being a woman with poor social support networks and a previous history of depressive episodes should be considered as determining factors within a clinical risk profile for depression in older adulthood. It is essential to design prevention strategies focused on women and on the development of better social support in old age.


Originality/value
Depression is a prevalent and highly disabling disease, when it is suffered by an older person it is associated with higher mortality, functional dependence, poor physical health, worse quality of life indicators and psychological well-being. In the elderly, the clinical diagnosis of depression is difficult, as it has a high comorbidity and is often confused with other health conditions prevalent during older adulthood.