Factores psicosociales asociados a los trastornos depresivos en pacientes ingresados en un hospital especializado de la ciudad de Guayaquil.

Abstract

Depression is considered the main cause of health problems and disability worldwide. It is a complex disease where genetic and environmental factors are involved, which include psychosocial factors that can vary between populations according to cultural and social circumstances. A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted to identify the psychosocial factors associated with depressive disorders in patients admitted to a specialized hospital in the city of Guayaquil from May to September 2017. The study revealed that women are mostly affected by this pathology with the 56.6 %, as well as being of urban origin and being without a stable relationship. Thesocial and psychological risk factors agreed with the report in the literature for stress factors, such as unemployment, problems of coexistence, divorce, loss of family members and history of abuse in childhood with a 53.8 % in men and 63, 3% in women. The 86.6 % suffered from mayor depression disorder. Theresults of this study contribute to the understanding of the depression'sproblem in the country and can be considered when it comes to prevention strategies and health education in families and vulnerable groups in our population.