Prevalencia de los problemas de atención en niños, niñas, adolescentes de 8 a 12 años de edad en el servicio de pediatría del Hospital José Carrasco Arteaga y su relación con factores asociados. Cuenca, 2014-2015

Abstract

Attention problems create controversy because of its persistence throughout life. Pediatricians find it difficult to examine it because of limitations in their training on mental health. This study focused on determining the prevalence of attention problems in children aged 8-12 at the Department of Pediatrics of José Carrasco Arteaga Hospital and its relation to associated factors, 2013-2014. It was a descriptive study featuring a sample of 344 patients from EPI-INFO; the previously validated d2 Test of Attention was applied and the reliability was over 90%. The INEC socioeconomic level stratification and the family Apgar survey were applied in order to assess associated factors. The information was processed in SPSS to obtain frequency, percentage, the mean, and standard deviation. The results showed that Eight-to-twelve-year-old patients with attention problems represent 30.8%, from which 32.5% are male; the clinical profile of attention is adequate in 62.1%; the rate of attention is adequate in 77.4%; the quality of attention is adequate in 69%; and the concentration is adequate in 58.3%. The most common age group comprised young teenagers (59.2%); the most common socioeconomic status is typical mid-level; child development centers attendance was 59.2%. Mothers are the most frequent caregiver (75.8%) and families are highly functional (96.6%). It was concluded that the prevalence of attention problems reflects the literature, important for the pediatrician in their clinical assessment worldwide