[Factors underlying psycho-social problems]. / Factores que intervienen en la producción de los problemas psicosociales.
Aten Primaria
; 39(6): 305-11, 2007 Jun.
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| ID: mdl-17555662
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
To investigate personal and family variables involved in the appearance of psychosocial problems (PSP) and the role of stressful life events (SLE) and Social Network and Support in its genesis; and to construct a profile of a PSP patient.DESIGN:
Transversal, descriptive study.SETTING:
Almanjayar Health Centre, Granada, Spain.PARTICIPANTS:
Three hundred fourteen patients over 18 selected by systematic sampling in on-demand consultation. MAIN MEASUREMENTS Every patient had an interview, filling in the GHQ-28 (with scores>or=8 considered indicative of PSP), the family Apgar test (Family Function study), the Holmes-Rahe Social Readjustment Scale (SLE in the last year), the DUKE-UNC questionnaire (Social Support), and Social Network (number of people). The Structure and Stage of the Family Life Cycle, social-economic and cultural level, work and income were also determined. A descriptive analysis of each variable and its association with the GHQ-28 through the chi2 test were also conducted. To find what categories were associated independently with high scores on the GHQ, a multivariate analysis was carried out.RESULTS:
Categories of age (between 30 and 59 years old), gender (being a woman) and social-economic level (unskilled workers) entail greatest risk of PSP. Similarly, single-parent families, perception of family dysfunction, high levels of stress (OR=3.02; 95% CI, 1.76-5.18), and low social support affect PSP.CONCLUSIONS:
The profile of a PSP patient in our setting is of a middle-aged woman forming part of a single-parent and/or dysfunctional family, who has suffered major SLEs and has insufficient social support.
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Assunto principal:
Apoio Social
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Família
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Acontecimentos que Mudam a Vida
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Transtornos Mentais
Tipo de estudo:
Clinical_trials
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Diagnostic_studies
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Etiology_studies
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Evaluation_studies
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Qualitative_research
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
País/Região como assunto:
Europa
Idioma:
Es
Revista:
Aten Primaria
Ano de publicação:
2007
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Espanha