Evaluation of Some Indicators of the Program of Attention to Suicidal Behavior in Adolescents

Authors

  • Anais Marta Valladares Gonzalez Facultad de Ciencias Médicas Raúl Dorticos Torrado. UCMCienfuegos
  • Laura Magda López Angulo Facultad de Ciencias Médicas Raúl Dorticos Torrado. UCMCienfuegos
  • Maydell Pérez Ineraity Universidad Central de Las Villas “Marta Abreu”
  • Rachel Costa Surì Centro Provincial de Higiene y Epidemiología.
  • Yarianna Piñeiro Naranjo Hospital Universitario Gustavo Aldereguia Lima, Cienfuegos
  • Ivelisse González Calderón Policlínico Universitario Área V, Cienfuegos.

Keywords:

suicide attempt, national program for the prevention and control of suicidal behavior, primary health care.

Abstract

Introduction: Suicide is among the first three causes of death in the group of adolescents and young adults; its incidence has not decreased in the present century.

Objective: To assess some relevant indicators of the adolescent suicidal behavior care program.

Methods: Research in health system and services with descriptive observational study design in health areas V, VII and VIII of Cienfuegos municipality from January to September 2019. The universe was 46 professionals of the Mental Health Teams and Basic Health Team. Two surveys were used as instruments, designed and validated by expert criteria. Six indicators were selected in the structure and process dimensions and four in outcome. A weighted average was used to process the data.

Results: The indicators rated as fair were: in the structure: training of human resources and technical aptitude of personnel; in the process: preparation of clinical histories, dissemination of the program in health units and its verification and therapeutic modalities; and in the outcome: participation of the mental health team in research related to suicidal behavior.

Conclusions: There is a group of deficiencies that leads to the fact that compliance with the program of attention to suicidal behavior in adolescents is valued as regular in the three health areas of the Cienfuegos municipality studied.

 

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Author Biographies

Anais Marta Valladares Gonzalez, Facultad de Ciencias Médicas Raúl Dorticos Torrado. UCMCienfuegos

Lic. en Psicología. Master en Psicología de la Salud.

Laura Magda López Angulo, Facultad de Ciencias Médicas Raúl Dorticos Torrado. UCMCienfuegos

Licenciada en Psicología, Máster en Psicología de la Salud,  Doctora en Ciencias de  la Salud,  Profesor Titular.

Maydell Pérez Ineraity, Universidad Central de Las Villas “Marta Abreu”

Licenciada en Psicología, Doctora en Ciencias de la Educación,  Profesor Titular.

Rachel Costa Surì, Centro Provincial de Higiene y Epidemiología.

Especialista en 1er Grado en Medicina General Integral.

Yarianna Piñeiro Naranjo, Hospital Universitario Gustavo Aldereguia Lima, Cienfuegos

Especialista  de Higiene y Epidemiologia.

Ivelisse González Calderón, Policlínico Universitario Área V, Cienfuegos.

Especialista en Higiene y Epidemiologia

Published

2023-07-11

How to Cite

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Valladares Gonzalez AM, López Angulo LM, Pérez Ineraity M, Costa Surì R, Piñeiro Naranjo Y, González Calderón I. Evaluation of Some Indicators of the Program of Attention to Suicidal Behavior in Adolescents. Rev cuba med gen integr [Internet]. 2023 Jul. 11 [cited 2025 Jul. 1];39(2). Available from: https://revmgi.sld.cu/index.php/mgi/article/view/2716

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ARTÍCULOS ORIGINALES