Citation

Rodríguez-Gómez JR, Martínez-Taboas A, Cruz A. Bol. Asoc. Med. P. R. 2009; 101(2): 5-11.

Vernacular Title

Caracteristicas psico-sociales de una muestra inicial de centenarios

Affiliation

Universidad de Puerto Rico, Recinto de Río Piedras, Facultad de Ciencias Sociales, Departamento Multidisciplinario de Ciencias Sociales, San Juan, PR 00931-3345. jose.rodriguezgomez@vmail.uprrp.edu

Copyright

(Copyright © 2009, Asociacion Medica de Puerto Rico)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

19954093

Abstract

This is the first research done in Puerto Rico presenting a basic socio-demographic profile of a sample of Puerto Rican centenary elderly that also includes psychological characteristics. The sample consist of eleven subjects, divided in five women and six men (mean age sample = 102.4 years) evaluated with a battery of psychological instrument that include the Symptom Checklist 90-R (SCL-90-R); the Beck Depressive Inventory (BDI-II); the Beck Suicide Scale (BSS); the Beck Hopelessness Scale (BHS); the Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI) and the Folstein Mini-Mental. Main findings demonstrate that, with the exception of anxiety and hopelessness symptomatology, this particular sample is with a good psychological health. It is recommended to continue this type of research with a bigger sample and include other psychological and psychiatric screening instruments.

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