Revisión sistemática sobre depresión en el personal sanitario

Abstract

Abstract: The purpose of this research was to conduct a systematic review to analyze prevalence indicators, assessment instruments and models of depression in health personnel. The study sample was focused on health personnel in Latin American countries. The research design is quantitative and descriptive. The systematic search for information was carried out in the Scopus, ISI Web of Knowledge, Splinger and ProQuest databases. As for the results, a total of 184 full-text articles were examined and evaluated, 33 reviewed studies met the inclusion criteria for systematic analysis; finding that the prevalence of depression ranges from 13% to 82.7%; regarding psychometric instruments, the patient health questionnaire (PHQ-9) is the most used to assess depression; regarding models, autonomous learning and structural equations are effective in identifying predictor variables of depression. Finally, given the high prevalence of depression and the very limited evidence of predictive models, it represents important targets for future research.