Castellanos Segado Julia, Campoy Lacasa Cristina, Carracedo Sanchidrián Diego, Martí Esquitino Jesús
Servicio de Psiquiatría, Psicología Clínica y Salud Mental, Instituto de Investigación Hospital Universitario La Paz, Hospital Universitario la Paz (Madrid), 28046 Madrid, España.
Dirección General de Salud Mental. Servicio Murciano de Salud, 30100 Murcia, España.
Rev Neurol. 2024 Dec 18;79(11):36419. doi: 10.31083/RN36419.
Neuropsychology is an area of psychology that studies, through different methodologies, the relationship between the nervous system and behavior. This study aims to describe the profile of the patient who most frequently received a neuropsychological assessment at HULP between 2018 and 2023.
This is a retrospective observational study of 394 clinical records of subjects aged 18 years or older who were attended in the neuropsychology consultation of HULP between 2018 and 2023. The data was recorded and anonymized in a database properly guarded. Frequency tables were extracted and χ tests were made. SPSS 26 was the programme used to make data analysis.
A total of 232 women (mean age of 46,47 years) and 162 men (mean age 43,31 years) were evaluated. The most frequent reason for consultation in both groups was suspicion of dementia (112 consultations for this reason in the female group; 76 in the male group). Regardless of the reason for consultation, there were more cases of patients who had studied up to the age of 18 years. Binomial analysis reveals a statistically significant relationship between being assessed in the neuropsychology consultation at HULP and having completed studies before the age of 18.
The profile of the patient who is most frequently attended at the neuropsychology consultation of HULP is a middle-aged woman with education up to 18 years of age, referred by the Mental Health Service for suspected dementia. The information obtained from this analysis will help to guide future planning of assessment strategies for patients with neuropsychological problems.
神经心理学是心理学的一个领域，它通过不同的方法研究神经系统与行为之间的关系。本研究旨在描述2018年至2023年期间在HULP最常接受神经心理学评估的患者概况。
这是一项回顾性观察研究，对2018年至2023年期间在HULP神经心理学咨询门诊就诊的394例18岁及以上受试者的临床记录进行分析。数据记录在一个妥善保护的数据库中，并进行了匿名处理。提取了频率表并进行了χ检验。使用SPSS 26软件进行数据分析。
共评估了232名女性（平均年龄46.47岁）和162名男性（平均年龄43.31岁）。两组中最常见的咨询原因是怀疑患有痴呆症（女性组因该原因进行了112次咨询；男性组为76次）。无论咨询原因如何，接受过18岁教育的患者病例更多。二项式分析显示，在HULP接受神经心理学咨询评估与18岁之前完成学业之间存在统计学上的显著关系。
HULP神经心理学咨询门诊最常接待的患者概况是一名接受过18年教育的中年女性，由心理健康服务机构转介，怀疑患有痴呆症。从该分析中获得的信息将有助于指导未来针对神经心理学问题患者的评估策略规划。
