Psychosocial characteristics of an initial sample of Puerto Rican centenarians
Rodríguez-Gómez, J.é R.; Martínez-Taboas, A.; Cruz, A.
Boletin de la Asociacion Medica de Puerto Rico 101(2): 5-11
2009
ISSN/ISBN: 0004-4849 PMID: 19954093 Document Number: 702568
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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