Prevalence of common mental disorders in primary health care/Prevalência de transtorno mental comum na atenção primária

This study aims to assess the prevalence of common mental disorder and its related factors in primary health care. Cross-sectional study with 607 individuals in a primary health care service. The instrument of the study was the Self Reporting Questionnaire 20. Out of the interviewed subjects, 31.47%...

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Published in:Acta paulista de enfermagem 2014-05, Vol.27 (3), p.200
Main Authors: Lucchese, Roselma, de Sousa, Kamilla, Bonfin, Sarah do Prado, Vera, Ivânia, Santana, Fabiana Ribeiro
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Language:English
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Summary:This study aims to assess the prevalence of common mental disorder and its related factors in primary health care. Cross-sectional study with 607 individuals in a primary health care service. The instrument of the study was the Self Reporting Questionnaire 20. Out of the interviewed subjects, 31.47% showed greater probability of occurrence of a common mental disorder. The following predictive variables were associated with a lower probability of occurrence of common mental disorder: sex, being single, being a student or a worker with signed labor, having higher education levels and income over four times the minimum wage. The variables associated with a higher probability of occurrence of a common mental disorder were being self-employed, housewife, with children, having lower education level and low income.
ISSN:0103-2100
1982-0194