[Maternal anxiety, family dysfunction, morbidity and attendance at pediatric consultations]. / Ansiedad materna, disfunción familiar, morbilidad y frecuentación a las consultas de pediatría.

OBJECTIVE: To know the use of the pediatric offices and their connection with the family dysfunction, the maternal anxiety and children's morbidity. DESIGN: Observational prospective study the children that attended during a period, of one year. SETTING: EAP Virgen de la Fuensanta. PATIENTS: Children aged 0-12 years old, since 1st. October 1994 to 31st. September 1995, 649 children, except children that suffered chronic disease. MEASURES: Consultation and its diagnoses were registered in the health history, according WONCA classification, completing socioeconomical questionnaire, family APGAR test, and anxiety scale stai/trait (STAI). Groups were compared according attendees, consulting/year average plus one standard deviation, or no attendees. We used statistics techniques squared-Chi, simple regression and logistic regression. RESULTS: To be attendee was significantly associated with minor age of child and morbidity. Significant differences were not found with family dysfunction, neither with maternal anxiety state or trait, nor with socioeconomical variables. CONCLUSIONS: The high use of pediatric consulting may be not, seeing that hyperusers in account of their age and morbidity have bigger hardships.