Psicoeducación en pacientes con trastorno por estrés postraumático pertenecientes al Centro de Salud N°1

Abstract

Abstract: Post-traumatic stress disorder is a psychiatric disorder in response to a traumatic event. The objective of the study was to evaluate the effectiveness of a psychoeducation strategy in patients with this disorder in the Health Center No. 1. It was developed in two stages, the first was descriptive-analytical and the second quasi-experimental. 70 patients with symptoms of this disorder were selected, between 19 and 64 years old, the Davidson trauma scale was applied. The intervention was carried out through 9 sessions of psychoeducational therapy. A post-test was applied with the initial scale, obtaining an average age of involvement of 33.61 years, and it is more frequent in females (52.9%), with a medium level of 44.3%; the most frequent traumatic event was unexpected illness 30%. 78.6% presented mild symptoms, 17.1% moderate and 4.3% severe; at the end there was a prevalence of the disorder of 12.9%. The overall improvement was 87.1%. Therefore, psychoeducation is a useful strategy in dealing with this disorder.