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Social support network, mental health and quality of life: a cross-sectional st...
Portugal,Flávia Batista; Campos,Mônica Rodrigues; Correia,Celina Ragoni; Gonçalves,Daniel Almeida; Ballester,Dinarte; Tófoli,Luis FernandoThe objective of this study was to identify the association between emotional distress and social support networks with quality of life in primary care patients. This was a cross-sectional study involving 1,466 patients in the cities of São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in 2009/2010. The General Health Questionnaire, the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale and the brief version of the World Health Organiz...
Brazilian multicentre study of common mental disorders in primary care: rates a...
Gonçalves,Daniel Almeida; Mari,Jair de Jesus; Bower,Peter; Gask,Linda; Dowrick,Christopher; Tófoli,Luis Fernando; Campos,Monica; Portugal,Flávia BatistaMental health problems are common in primary health care, particularly anxiety and depression. This study aims to estimate the prevalence of common mental disorders and their associations with socio-demographic characteristics in primary care in Brazil (Family Health Strategy). It involved a multicenter cross-sectional study with patients from Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo, Fortaleza (Ceará State) and Porto Alegre ...
Psychiatric morbidity and quality of life of primary care attenders in two citi...
Portugal,Flávia Batista; Campos,Mônica Rodrigues; Gonçalves,Daniel Almeida; Mari,Jair de Jesus; Gask,Linda; Bower,Peter; Dowrick,ChristopherObjective: To identify the associations among quality of life (QoL), social determinants and psychological distress in primary care in two cities in Brazil. Methods: A cross-sectional study with 1,466 patients from 2009 to 2010. The statistical analysis used the t-test to compare the variables of interest to the study. Results: The prevalence of Common Mental Disorders (CMD3), severe forms of Common Mental Diso...