Loneliness in the elderlyassociation with health variables, pain, and cognitive performance. A population-based study

  1. Pedro Montejo-Carrasco
  2. David Prada-Crespo 1
  3. Christian Montejo-Rubio
  4. Mercedes Montenegro-Peña 1
  1. 1 Universidad Complutense de Madrid
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    Universidad Complutense de Madrid

    Madrid, España

    ROR 02p0gd045

Revista:
Clínica y salud: Investigación Empírica en Psicología

ISSN: 1130-5274

Año de publicación: 2022

Volumen: 33

Número: 2

Páginas: 51-58

Tipo: Artículo

DOI: 10.5093/CLYSA2021A14 DIALNET GOOGLE SCHOLAR lock_openAcceso abierto editor

Otras publicaciones en: Clínica y salud: Investigación Empírica en Psicología

Resumen

RESUMEN El objetivo de este estudio poblacional es analizar la asociación de la soledad no deseada (SND) con salud física, dolor, calidad de vida relacionada con la salud, salud mental, rendimiento cognitivo, morbilidad y uso de servicios de salud. Recurriendo al censo, se realizó un muestreo aleatorio estratificado en Madrid. Se llevó a cabo una entrevista telefónica a 2,060 mayores de 65 años utilizando el GHQ-12 y el COOP-Wonca. Encontramos asociación de la SND y la salud mental general (GHQ-12), OR = 1.43 (1.34, 1.52) y depresión, OR = 2.34 (1.54, 3.53). En rendimiento cognitivo, la variable de mayor efecto fue “los problemas de memoria alteran su vida cotidiana”, OR = 3.11 (1.25, 7.72); variables relacionadas con enfermedad: las de mayor efecto fueron “percepción del estado de salud”, OR = 1.37 (1.13, 1.67) y calidad de vida (COOP-Wonca), OR = 3.03 (2.32, 3.94); variables de dolor: dolor general, OR = 2.67 (1.87, 3.83) y artritis/artrosis, OR = 1.94 (1.38, 2.72); dificultades para ver, OR = 2.62 (1.84, 3.73) y oír, OR = 1.81 (1.21, 2.72). Se concluye que la SND es una situación compleja, lo que debe considerarse al programar soluciones que sean efectivas.

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