VALIDATION OF THE EPIDEMIOLOGICAL QUESTIONNAIRE -CESIM- IN MENTAL SYMPTOMATOLOGY IN ARGENTINIAN POPULATION.
The strategic planning of the health system is based on epidemiological information. Data are mainly obtained from evaluations on consultations the health system has, and allow an estimation of the affected population. Techniques used mainly belong to international organisms and do not have ecolo...
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| Lenguaje: | Español |
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Escuela de Salud Pública y Ambiente. Fac. Cs. Médicas UNC
2019
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| Acceso en línea: | https://revistas.unc.edu.ar/index.php/RSD/article/view/21421 |
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| Sumario: | The strategic planning of the health system is based on epidemiological information. Data are mainly obtained from evaluations on consultations the health system has, and allow an estimation of the affected population. Techniques used mainly belong to international organisms and do not have ecological consistency and are not validated in the country. The objectives of this study were to analyze the short version of the Epidemiological Questionnaire on Mental Symptomatology (CESIM, for its Spanish acronym) and provide regulatory data for the adult population. Research presented an instrumental design. There were 1216 adults from 18 to 90 years old, with a proportional distribution in three Argentinian locations: Gran Mendoza, La Plata and Avellaneda. From the factorial analysis of CESIM, a simple and clear structure of the questionnaire was obtained, made up of 37 items grouped in 8 interpretable factors which explained 46% of the instrument total variance. CESIM total score presented excellent internal consistency. The descriptive study of mental symptomatology in the participants showed, in accordance with previous research, that women and people with low educational level presented higher levels of mental symptomatology. Mendoza residents presented the highest levels of mental symptomatology. We conclude that CESIM is an effective instrument to assess mental symptomatology in Argentinian adults since it presents appropriate psychometric properties and ecological validity. |
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