Depression and anxiety in primary caregivers at Instituto Nacional de Salud del Niño

Authors

  • Franklin Aranda-Paniora Maestría en Nutrición, Maestría de Docencia e Investigación en Salud, Diplomado Internacional de Pediatría Tropical del Instituto Carlos III de Madrid; Médico Pediatra Asistente del Servicio de Medicina “D”, Instituto Nacional de Salud del Niño, Lima, Perú; Docente de Pediatría, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Lima, Perú

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15381/anales.v78i3.13758

Keywords:

Depression, Anxiety, Primary Caregivers.

Abstract

Objective: Depression and anxiety in primary caregivers of pediatric inpatients. Design: Clinical, cross-sectional, descriptive study. Location: Instituto Nacional de Salud del Niño, Lima, Peru. Participants: Primary caregivers of pediatric inpatients. Interventions: Goldberg test for depression, anxiety and comorbidity was applied to 240 primary caregivers of pediatric inpatients in 2014-2016. Results: 87.5% of primary caregivers presented some type of disorder: comorbidity 57%, anxiety 13.5%, and depression 17%; 12.5% did not present any disorder. Conclusions: The frequency of anxiety and depression in primary caregivers of pediatric patients is greater than in the general population.

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Published

2017-11-30

Issue

Vol. 78 No. 3 (2017)

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Artículo Original

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Aranda-Paniora F. Depression and anxiety in primary caregivers at Instituto Nacional de Salud del Niño. An Fac med [Internet]. 2017 Nov. 30 [cited 2025 May 22];78(3):277-80. Available from: https://revistasinvestigacion.unmsm.edu.pe/index.php/anales/article/view/13758