Estado de Salud Mental de los pacientes de un Consultorio Médico del Policlínico Universitario Luis Augusto Turcios Lima

Osiris Oscar Terrado Almarales; Yanara González Baños; Gleddys Gallardo Pons; Marcos Alejandro Cabrera Gallardo; Eduardo Enrique Cecilia Paredes

doi:10.56294/sctconf2023623

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Published: 2023-10-30

DOI: https://doi.org/10.56294/sctconf2023623

Mental Health Status of the patients of a Medical Office of the Policlínico Universitario Luis Augusto Turcios Lima

Abstract

Introduction: since man is a bio-psycho-social being, the study of mental health is of great value.
Objective: to determine the state of mental health in patients of the Medical Clinic 59 of the Luis Augusto Turcios Lima University Polyclinic.
Method: observational, descriptive, longitudinal and retrospective study. The study population consisted of 282 families, with a sample of 181 families (445 patients).
Results: 54,31 % of the patients were female, 17,27 % were between 50 and 59 years of age and 33,25 % of them had completed high school. Eighty-two patients were retired or certified, 67 were students, 30 were housewives and 11 reported that they did not work. Of the patients, 12,81% were self-employed. The predominant somatic diseases were arterial hypertension (34,16 %) and diabetes mellitus (12,58 %). Epilepsy (0,90 %), depression (0.67 %) and schizophrenia or psychosis (0,67 %) were observed in 0,90 % of the patients. Smoking was present in 5,84 % of the population and alcoholism in 0,90 %.
Conclusions: there is an aging population, with a high level of schooling. Unemployment rates were mainly conditioned by retirements and the presence of a high number of students. Arterial hypertension and diabetes mellitus are risk factors for the development of dementia. Epilepsy and depression were present in the study population.

Keywords:

Mental Health,

Health Status,

Addictions,

Hypertension,

Depression,

How to Cite

Terrado Almarales OO, González Baños Y, Gallardo Pons G, Cabrera Gallardo MA, Cecilia Paredes EE. Mental Health Status of the patients of a Medical Office of the Policlínico Universitario Luis Augusto Turcios Lima. Salud, Ciencia y Tecnología - Serie de Conferencias [Internet]. 2023 Oct. 30 [cited 2024 Jul. 1];2:623. Available from: https://conferencias.saludcyt.ar/index.php/sctconf/article/view/623

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