Psychological Distress, Family Relationship and Reasons for Consultation of Women from Arequipa, Peru
Objective: to analyze the association between psychological distress, family relationships and reasons for consultation of women who attended a health center in the city of Arequipa, Peru. Method: cross-sectional study, 134 women from different socioeconomic strata participated. The Kessler Psycholo...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2020 |
| País: | México |
| Institución: | UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO |
| Repositorio: | Atención Familiar |
| Idioma: | inglés |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/75680 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://www.revistas.unam.mx/index.php/atencion_familiar/article/view/75680 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | malestar psicológico mujeres salud mental familia Psychological Distress Women Mental Health Family |
| Sumario: | Objective: to analyze the association between psychological distress, family relationships and reasons for consultation of women who attended a health center in the city of Arequipa, Peru. Method: cross-sectional study, 134 women from different socioeconomic strata participated. The Kessler Psychological Distress Scale and a sociodemographic data sheet were applied. Results: It was determined that 30.6% of the sample suffered from psychological distress, which was associated with educational level, socioeconomic level, perception of family relationships and headaches. Conclusions: psychological distress may be conditioned by psychosocial variables such as family, education and socioeconomic status; this has an impact on the physical health of affected people. |
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