Women's Prison of Chorrillos. Lima. Peru.
Rev Esp Sanid Penit. 2023 May-Aug;25(2):57-61. doi: 10.18176/resp.00068.
A descriptive study was carried out to establish the levels of psychological distress amongst female inmates at a high-security prison in Lima in November 2020, after the first wave of COVID-19.
The Brief Symptoms Inventory-18 (BSI-18) was applied to a representative sample of 314 female inmates who agreed to participate in the study.
Results showed that 34.6% of the inmates could be considered as cases of psychological distress. Moreover, the depression subscale had the highest score, followed by the anxiety and the somatisation subscales. The most prevalent symptom was "feeling blue".
The prevalence of distress symptoms was analyzed, taking into account the effects of the first wave of COVID-19, the suspension of family visits, the restriction of treatment and leisure activities, etc. Gender aspects were also taken into consideration.
本研究为描述性研究，于 2020 年 11 月在利马一所高度戒备监狱内对第一波 COVID-19 疫情过后的女性囚犯进行了心理困扰水平调查。
采用Brief Symptoms Inventory-18（BSI-18）量表对 314 名自愿参与研究的女性囚犯进行了调查。
结果显示，34.6%的囚犯可被视为存在心理困扰。此外，抑郁分量表得分最高，其次是焦虑和躯体化分量表。最常见的症状是“忧郁”。
本研究分析了心理困扰症状的流行程度，考虑了第一波 COVID-19 疫情的影响、家庭探访暂停、治疗和休闲活动受限等因素，还考虑了性别方面的因素。
