OBJECTIVE: To find the value of the Stressful Vital Events (SVE) scale for detecting patients with psycho-social problems and how these affect family function. DESIGN: A descriptive, crossover study with systematic sampling. SETTING: Almanjayar Health Centre. PATIENTS AND OTHER PARTICIPANTS: 202 patients (138 women and 64 men) who attended for on-demand consultations at two clinics during October and November 1994. They were selected systematically, 1 from every 5, with under-18s eliminated. INTERVENTIONS: The GHQ, SVE and Family APGAR tests were self-administered. The GHQ test was used to detect psycho-social problems, SVE to measure stressful vital events and the APGAR family to find family function. MEASUREMENTS AND MAIN RESULTS: 46% (94) had psycho-social problems; 53% (107), positive scoring in the SVE test; and 21% (42), family dysfunction. The relationship between SVE and GHQ was significant (p < 0.0001), but relationships with the APGAR weren't. CONCLUSIONS: We consider that exploration of SVEs is a good way of detecting psycho-social problems.
OBJECTIVE: To find the value of the Stressful Vital Events (SVE) scale for detecting patients with psycho-social problems and how these affect family function. DESIGN: A descriptive, crossover study with systematic sampling. SETTING: Almanjayar Health Centre. PATIENTS AND OTHER PARTICIPANTS: 202 patients (138 women and 64 men) who attended for on-demand consultations at two clinics during October and November 1994. They were selected systematically, 1 from every 5, with under-18s eliminated. INTERVENTIONS: The GHQ, SVE and Family APGAR tests were self-administered. The GHQ test was used to detect psycho-social problems, SVE to measure stressful vital events and the APGAR family to find family function. MEASUREMENTS AND MAIN RESULTS: 46% (94) had psycho-social problems; 53% (107), positive scoring in the SVE test; and 21% (42), family dysfunction. The relationship between SVE and GHQ was significant (p < 0.0001), but relationships with the APGAR weren't. CONCLUSIONS: We consider that exploration of SVEs is a good way of detecting psycho-social problems.
Authors: M Fernández del Palacio; J C García Domínguez; I López Fernández; I Etxebarría Foronda; M Díaz de Alda Aizpurúa; A López Díaz Journal: Aten Primaria Date: 2000 Jul-Aug Impact factor: 1.137