Bibliographic Details
| Title: |
Evaluación de cambios en el nivel de depresión de usuarios de un programa de bienestar. |
| Alternate Title: |
Evaluating changes in a welfare programme users' levels of depression. |
| Authors: |
Valencia-Cárdenas, Marisol1 marisol.valencia@correo.upb.edu.co, Salazar, Juan C.1 jczalaza@unal.edu.co, Correa-Morales, Juan C.1 jccorrea@unal.edu.co |
| Source: |
Revista de Salud Pública. jul/ago2011, Vol. 13 Issue 4, p663-671. 9p. 4 Charts. |
| Subjects: |
MENTAL depression, PUBLIC health, QUANTITATIVE research, REGRESSION analysis, MENTAL health, LINEAR statistical models |
| Abstract (English): |
Objective Statistical techniques such as linear regression models are sometimes used for evaluating a community programme's impact, especially when the goal is to quantify its effects on social aspects or a particular community's overall welfare. Statistical techniques taking intra-subject correlation into account, thereby allowing social or psychological variables to be modelled, are not normally used. Such modelling strategy takes more information into account and must thus yield more accurate results than those based solely on linear regression models. Methods This paper evaluates (by means of a linear mixed model) the impact of an Institute of Sport and Recreation (Instituto de Deportes y Recreación - INDER) programme run in 2005 in Medellin on a participating population's levels of depression. Results Important variables such us intervention time and age were identified as important predictors which led to reducing depression. Conclusions Participating in INDER's welfare programme contributed towards reducing levels of depression. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
| Abstract (Spanish): |
Objetivo La evaluación de impacto de un programa comunitario algunas veces se basa en técnicas estadísticas como modelos de regresión lineal, y tiene como objetivo cuantificar su efecto sobre aspectos sociales o el bienestar general de la comunidad. No es frecuente utilizar técnicas estadísticas con estructura de correlación entre los sujetos evaluados que permitan modelar variables de tipo social, o sicológica. Esta estrategia de análisis incorpora más información y por Io tanto debe producir resultados más precisos. Métodos En este trabajo se muestra una evaluación de impacto de los efectos producidos sobre el nivel de depresión de una poblacibn participante de un grupo de acciones del INDER Medellfn en el año 2005, usando modelos lineales mixtos. Resultadoe Se identificaron variables importantes que reflejan resultados de impacto positivos, como el tiempo de intervención y la edad. Conclusiones Participar en las actividades de bienestar del INDER contribuye a disminuir los niveles de depresión. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| Database: |
MedicLatina |
