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Comunidad
On-line version ISSN 2339-7896
Abstract
DIAZ-CRESPO, Elena et al. Prevalence of loneliness in secondary school adolescents from two primary care health centres in Madrid. Comunidad [online]. 2023, vol.25, n.1, pp.9-17. Epub Dec 11, 2023. ISSN 2339-7896. https://dx.doi.org/10.55783/comunidad.250102.
Objective.
To evaluate the prevalence of unwanted loneliness in adolescents from educational centres belonging to two “basic health areas”. Moreover, to report their profile according to the variables analyzed.
Design.
Cross-sectional descriptive study.
Location.
Educational centres belonging to two “basic health areas” of Madrid.
Participants.
Adolescents who were studying third and fourth year of secondary school during the 2021-2022 school year.
Variables.
Degree of loneliness as measured by the DJGLS scale (0-11 points) as well as sociodemographic and leisure variables.
Results.
A total of 47.1%, 6.51% and 11.3% of participants reported moderate, extreme and severe loneliness, respectively. Only 34.9% of participants did not suffer from loneliness.
Conclusions.
Our study highlights that unwanted loneliness is an adolescents’ issue as well as the importance of developing health policies in this regard. Interventions need to be tailored to this developmental stage.
Keywords : Adolescents; Loneliness; Mental Health; Primary Care; Social Determinants of Health.
