Clinical Neuropsychological Profile and Quality of Life in Women Who Have Suffered Gender-Based Violence
Meneses Meneses, Alexandra Yakeline (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Psicologia Clínica i de la Salut)
Fernandez-Gonzalo, Sol (Parc Taulí Hospital Universitari. Institut d'Investigació i Innovació Parc Taulí (I3PT))
Jódar Vicente, Mercè (Parc Taulí Hospital Universitari. Institut d'Investigació i Innovació Parc Taulí (I3PT))

Date:	2023
Abstract:	This research characterizes the clinical and neuropsychological profiles and the quality of life in a group of Ecuadorian women who suffered physical violence, psychological violence, or sexual violence, exploring their relationships with sociodemographic factors. A battery of tests were used to explore the clinical and neuropsychological functions and quality of life in 120 participants who were selected from a population affected by violence. Sixty percent of the participants showed clinical anxiety, 26. 7% clinical depression, 40% post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms, 15% moderate personality disorder, and 51. 7% a low quality-of-life index. Their Z-scores in the neuropsychological domains evaluated were verbal memory (Rey Auditory Verbal Learning Test = −1. 35), working memory (Digits = −1. 67), attention (D2 = −1. 24), processing speed (Coding = −1. 33; Trail Making Test A = 1. 81), and executive function (Trail Making Test B = −1. 15; Stroop = −0. 20; verbal-semantic fluency test = 0. 05; verbal fluency test = −1. 23). The majority of women who suffered gender-based violence presented clinical levels of anxiety, depression, and post-traumatic symptoms. The cognitive functions with lower scores (Z < −1. 5) were working memory and processing speed, mediated by education factor.
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Language:	Anglès
Document:	Article ; recerca ; Versió publicada
Subject:	Battered women ; Gender-based violence ; Violence against women
Published in:	Women's Health Reports, Vol. 4 (august 2023) , p. 448-460, ISSN 2688-4844

DOI: 10.1089/whr.2023.0019
PMID: 37645587

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