%0 Journal Article %T PREVALENCIA DE MALESTAR PSICOL車GICO EN ESTUDIANTESDE ENFERMER赤A RELACIONADA CON FACTORESSOCIODEMOGR芍FICOS, ACAD谷MICOS Y FAMILIARES PREVALENCE OF PSYCHOLOGICAL DISTRESS IN NURSING STUDENTS ASSOCIATED WITH SOCIODEMOGRAPHIC, ACADEMIC AND FAMILY FACTORES %A Luz Mar赤a Herrera L %A Mar赤a Soledad Rivera M %J Ciencia y Enfermer赤a : Revista Iberoamericana de Investigac赤on %D 2011 %I Universidad de Concepci車n %X Estudio descriptivo correlacional realizado con el objetivo de medir la prevalencia y nivel de s赤ntomas de malestar psicol車gico y su relaci車n con variables sociodemogr芍ficas, familiares y acad谷micas, en estudiantes de pregrado de la carrera de Enfermer赤a. Se aplic車 el Cuestionario de Salud General de Goldberg de 12 赤temes a 228 estudiantes, previo consentimiento informado. Entre los resultados, se obtuvo una prevalencia de 36% de malestar psicol車gico; los s赤ntomas m芍s frecuentes fueron: agobio y tensi車n, falta de concentraci車n, menor capacidad para disfrutar de la vida diaria, sentirse deprimido, p谷rdida de sue o e incapacidad para enfrentar problemas. El malestar psicol車gico se asoci車 significativamente con: menor tiempo destinado a recreaci車n, preocupaci車n econ車mica, m芍s de diez horas diarias de estudio personal, procedencia de provincia, percepci車n de bajo nivel socioecon車mico, percepci車n de pobre apoyo familiar, promedio de notas inferior a cinco y mediana satisfacci車n con la carrera. Se concluye que existe una alta prevalencia de malestar psicol車gico entre los estudiantes de enfermer赤a, relacionado con caracter赤sticas propias del estudiante de orden personal, acad谷mico y familiar. Descriptive correlational study conducted with the aim to measure the prevalence and level of psychological distress symptoms and its relationship with sociodemographic, family and academic variables, in undergraduate Nursing students. The Goldberg General health Questionnaire of 12 items was applied to 228 students, previous informed consent, fnding a 36% prevalence of psychological distress. The most frequent symptoms were: overwhelmed and tension, lack of concentration, reduced ability to enjoy daily life, feeling depressed, loss of sleep and incapacity to cope with problems. The psychological discomfort was significantly associated with: less time for recreation, economic concern, more than ten hours of personal study, mostly coming from province, low socioeconomic level perception, poor family support perception, average grade below fve and medium satisfaction with the career. It was concluded that there is a high prevalence of psychological distress among students of nursing related to student*s personal, academic and family characteristics. %K Salud mental %K trastornos de ansiedad %K depresi車n %K trastornos del humor %K estudiantes de enfermer赤a %K Mental health %K anxiety disorders %K depression %K mood disorders %K students %K nursing %U http://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0717-95532011000200007