Abstract
Introducción: las personas que experimentan sÃntomas depresivos generalmente informan problemas emocionales y fÃsicos que complican su estado de salud. Los esfuerzos de prevención son necesarios para un tratamiento temprano y resulta relevante identificar qué sÃntomas son más importantes para las estrategias de prevención e intervención en población general.
Highlights
People who experience depressive symptoms, generally inform emotional and physical problems that complicate their state health
It was evidenced that all nodes of the network structure were positively associated, where thoughts of death were associated with psychomotor problems, feelings of worthlessness and changes in appetite
The study findings suggest that thoughts of death and concentration difficulties perform an important role in the network structure in the Peruvian general adult population
Summary
To analyze the interrelation and central depressive symptoms in the general population of Peruvian adults by means of a network analysis. Methodology: Two hundred seventy-five Peruvian adults participated and were evaluated with the Patient Health Questionnaire-9. A regularized partial correlation cross-sectional network structure was estimated. The force centrality index, predictability, stability and tests of differences of the edge weights and force were analyzed. This study respected ethical aspects, such as confidentiality of information, anonymity and informed consent
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