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Background: The measurement of psychosocial risk among workers is becoming increasingly important. Aim: To adapt, validate and standardize a questionnaire to measure psychosocial risks in the workplace. Material and Methods: The Spanish version of the Copenhagen Psychosocial Questionnaire was adapted and evaluated. Its contents were first validated with a panel of experts. Afterwards a semantic adaptation of the questionnaires was carried out applying it to a pilot sample. Finally, it was applied to 1,557workers (65% men). Results: A preliminary questionnaire containing 97 questions was constructed. A good item-test correlation was found, the factorial structure was similar to the original questionnaire and it had a good internal consistency, convergent validity with the Goldberg Health Questionnaire and test-retest correlation. Ranges for the different dimensions and sub-dimensions of psychosocial risk were calculated by tertiles. Conclusions: The resulting questionnaire is useful for measuring psychosocial risk factors at work, with good psychometric properties.
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Adolescent , Adult , Aged , Aged, 80 and over , Female , Humans , Male , Middle Aged , Young Adult , Occupational Health , Surveys and Questionnaires , Workplace/psychology , Chile , Psychometrics , Risk Assessment , TranslatingABSTRACT
Introducción: El trastorno orgánico de personalidad (TOP) post traumatismo encefalocraneano (TEC) suele desestimarse por ausencia evidenciable de lesiones cerebrales y alteración en psicometría habitual (WAIS). Objetivo: Estudio exploratorio de 9 casos de TOP post TEC. Pacientes y métodos: Se analizan 9 casos de TOP post TEC no diagnosticados previamente. Resultados: Los pacientes no presentaron alteraciones de neuroimágenes (TAC), aunque sí algunas pruebas psicométricas alteradas, y un cambio consistente y dramático en sus cogniciones, conductas y afectos, pero no recibieron diagnóstico de TOP. Discusión: los equipos médicos parecen considerar más la indemnidad de las neuroimágenes que la clínica o las pruebas neuropsicológicas, y tienden a desestimar el diagnóstico de TOP. Conclusión: El diagnóstico de TOP debe considerarse en casos de TEC leve cuando lo sugiera la clínica.
Introduction: Organic Personality Disorder (OPD) post traumatic brain injury (TBI) is often dismissed due to lack of clear brain damage and alteration in usual psychometrics (WAIS). Objective: An exploratory study of 9 cases of post TBI OPD. Patients and methods: We analyzed 9 previously undiagnosed cases of post TBI OPD. Results: The patients had no neuroimaging abnormalities (TAC), but some altered psychometric tests, and consistent and dramatic changes in their cognitions, behaviors and emotions, but were not diagnosed with OPD. Discussion: medical teams seem to consider more the indemnity of neuroimaging than clinical evidence or neuropsychological testing, and tend to dismiss the diagnosis of TOP. Conclusion: The diagnosis of TOP should be considered in cases of mild TBI when they suggest the clinic.
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Humans , Male , Adult , Middle Aged , Personality Disorders/diagnosis , Personality Disorders/etiology , Brain Injuries, Traumatic/complications , Accidents, Occupational , Interviews as Topic , Neuroimaging , PsychometricsABSTRACT
Background: The study of the effects of bariatric surgery on quality of life in patients of different socioeconomic levels (SEL) is worthwhile. Aim: To study quality of life (QoL), eating behavior, depressive symptoms and sexuality in patients subjected to a gastric bypass (GBP) more than 1 year before. Material and methods: The sample was composed of 33 GPB patients (19 high SEL and 14 low SEL), and 27 non-operated women (18 high SEL and 9 low SEL) of similar weight and age, as controls. Assessment included medical history anthropometry radiological densitometry. Eating behavior was assessed using the three factor eating questionnaire, quality of life using SF-36 and the Bariatric Analysis of Reporting Outcome System (BAROS) depressive symptoms were assessed using the Beck scale version II and sexual behavior using the female sexual function index (FSFI). Results: QoL was lower in operated patients from low SEL, especially when compared to high SEL control women. Operated patients had a predominantly restrictive pattern of eating behavior. Eating behavior disorders were detected in 5 of 33 operated patients versus 4 of 27 controls (p =ns). Sexual function was absent or dysfunctional in 22 operated versus 8 controls (p =0,02). No significant differences were observed for depressive symptoms, between operated patients and controls. Conclusions: In the long term, QoL of bariatric patients, especially those from low SEL, is inferior to control women and Chilean general population. Operated patients have restrictive eating patterns and lower sexual satisfaction indexes. Frequency of depressive symptoms was high both in bariatric and control women.