[Maternal anxiety, family dysfunction, morbidity and attendance at pediatric consultations].
OBJECTIVE
To know the use of the pediatric offices and their connection with the family dysfunction, the maternal anxiety and children's morbidity.


METHODS
Observational prospective study the children that attended during a period, of one year.


METHODS
EAP Virgen de la Fuensanta.


METHODS
Children aged 0-12 years old, since 1st. October 1994 to 31st. September 1995, 649 children, except children that suffered chronic disease.


METHODS
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.
Soriano Faura
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Centro de Salud Virgen de la Fuensanta, Valencia.
Lázaro Armengol
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Roig Orts
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D000367:Age Factors; D001007:Anxiety; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005190:Family; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D008423:Maternal Age; D009017:Morbidity; D009035:Mothers; D010372:Pediatrics; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012044:Regression Analysis; D013030:Spain