[Psychosocial characteristics of an initial sample of Puerto Rican centenarians].
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.
Rodríguez-Gómez
José R
JR
Universidad de Puerto Rico, Recinto de Río Piedras, Facultad de Ciencias Sociales, Departamento Multidisciplinario de Ciencias Sociales, San Juan, PR 00931-3345. jose.rodriguezgomez@vmail.uprrp.edu
Martínez-Taboas
Alfonso
A
Cruz
Abdiel
A
D000369:Aged, 80 and over / Q000523:psychology*; D001007:Anxiety / Q000453:epidemiology; D003863:Depression / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008603:Mental Health / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D010555:Personality Inventory; D010865:Pilot Projects; D011157:Population Dynamics; D011581:Psychological Tests; D011584:Psychology; D011647:Puerto Rico / Q000453:epidemiology; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D013405:Suicide