Modelo Explicativo de Síntomas Depresivos en Personas Mayores de la Región del Biobío.
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2023
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Universidad de Concepción
Abstract
El presente estudio tiene como objetivo general explicar el efecto de mediación de la soledad percibida en la relación entre el apoyo social percibido y síntomas depresivos en personas mayores de la Región del Biobío. Un estudio con dos fases, la primera de tipo instrumental y la segunda fase un diseño explicativo de corte transversal, donde se buscó evaluar el efecto de mediación de la soledad percibida en la relación entre el apoyo social percibido y los síntomas depresivos. Se analizaron las respuestas de un conjunto de instrumentos que incluyó la Escala multidimensional de apoyo social percibido (MSPSS), la UCLA Loneliness Scale Version 3 (ULS3) y el Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9), aplicadas en forma de entrevista personal a una muestra de 582 personas mayores de 65 años, utilizando un muestreo no probabilístico por conveniencia. Como resultados se comprobaron parcialmente todas las hipótesis, aun controlando el efecto de variables demográficas; se encontró un efecto total estadísticamente significativo entre el apoyo social de otros significativos y familia sobre los síntomas depresivos; una relación negativa y directa del apoyo social percibido de otros significativos y familia con la soledad íntima y social, así como entre el apoyo social de amigos y la soledad social; una relación positiva y directa entre la soledad íntima y los síntomas depresivos; un efecto indirecto de mediación de la soledad íntima en la relación entre el apoyo social de otros significativos y familia y los síntomas depresivos en personas mayores. Los hallazgos destacan la importancia de la soledad íntima como variable a considerar para la promoción de salud y prevención de enfermedades en este grupo etario.
The general objective of this study was to explain the mediation effect of perceived loneliness on the relationship between perceived social support and depressive symptoms in older adults in the Biobío region A two-phase study, the first was instrumental and the second phase was a cross-sectional explanatory design, which sought to evaluate the mediation effect of perceived loneliness on the relationship between perceived social support and depressive symptoms. The responses of a set of instruments that included the multidimensional scale of perceived social support (MSPSS), the UCLA loneliness scale version 3 (ULS3) and the Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9), will be applied in the form of personal interview to a sample of 582 people over 65 years of age, using convenience non-probabilistic sampling. As results, all hypotheses were partially verified, even controlling for the effect of demographic variables; a statistically significant total effect was found between the social support of significant others and family on depressive symptoms; a negative and direct association of perceived social support from significant others and family with intimate and social loneliness, as well as between social support from friends and social loneliness; a positive and direct relationship between intimate loneliness and depressive symptoms; an indirect mediation effect of intimate loneliness on the relationship between social support from significant others and family and depressive symptoms in older adults. The findings highlight the importance of intimate loneliness as a variable to be considered for health promotion and disease prevention in this age group.
The general objective of this study was to explain the mediation effect of perceived loneliness on the relationship between perceived social support and depressive symptoms in older adults in the Biobío region A two-phase study, the first was instrumental and the second phase was a cross-sectional explanatory design, which sought to evaluate the mediation effect of perceived loneliness on the relationship between perceived social support and depressive symptoms. The responses of a set of instruments that included the multidimensional scale of perceived social support (MSPSS), the UCLA loneliness scale version 3 (ULS3) and the Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9), will be applied in the form of personal interview to a sample of 582 people over 65 years of age, using convenience non-probabilistic sampling. As results, all hypotheses were partially verified, even controlling for the effect of demographic variables; a statistically significant total effect was found between the social support of significant others and family on depressive symptoms; a negative and direct association of perceived social support from significant others and family with intimate and social loneliness, as well as between social support from friends and social loneliness; a positive and direct relationship between intimate loneliness and depressive symptoms; an indirect mediation effect of intimate loneliness on the relationship between social support from significant others and family and depressive symptoms in older adults. The findings highlight the importance of intimate loneliness as a variable to be considered for health promotion and disease prevention in this age group.
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Tesis para optar al grado académico de Doctor en Psicología
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Síntomas depresivos, Depresión en ancianidad, Adultos mayores