Sintomatología depresiva en usuarios de cabinas públicas de Internet en un distrito de Lima, Perú

Ian Cotlear; Jorge Osada; Miguel Ceccarelli; Paulo Ruiz-Grosso; Johan Vega-Dienstmaier

doi:10.17843/rpmesp.2009.264.1408

Authors

Ian Cotlear Mental Health Working Group in Peru, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia. Lima, Perú. Médico, candidato a magíster en epidemiología clínica.
Jorge Osada Mental Health Working Group in Peru, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia. Lima, Perú. Médico, candidato a magíster en epidemiología clínica.
Miguel Ceccarelli Mental Health Working Group in Peru, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia. Lima, Perú. Sociedad Científica de Estudiantes de Medicina Cayetano Heredia. Lima, Perú. Estudiante de medicina
Paulo Ruiz-Grosso Mental Health Working Group in Peru, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia. Lima, Perú. Médico, candidato a magíster en epidemiología clínica.
Johan Vega-Dienstmaier Mental Health Working Group in Peru, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia. Lima, Perú. Departamento de Psiquiatría y Salud Mental, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia. Lima, Perú. Médico psiquiatra.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.17843/rpmesp.2009.264.1408

Keywords:

Depression, Depressive symptoms, Internet, Pornography, Peru

Abstract

We carry out a cross sectional study pretends to determine the prevalence of depressive symptoms and their relation with the quantity of Internet use in hours in Public Internet Cabins (PIC). A total of 96 users of PIC completed a survey that included data of quantity, frequency and type of use of Internet and the self-administered Zung Depression Scale (ZDS). The prevalence of depressive symptoms (DS) was 8.33% (CI 3.92 – 16.23). No statistical relationship was found between the number of hours-usage per week and the score in the ZDS (p=0.05). Those that reported that their main usage was watching pornography had 13.47 higher points in the ZDS compared to the other uses being this statistical relationship significative (p = 0.03). No evidence was found that suggested that the prevalence of DS in PIC were higher that the general population.