PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL-BEING IN CHRONIC MEXICAN PATIENTS

• DOI: https://doi.org/10.22533/at.ed.558552526026

• Palavras-chave: Psychological well-being, chronic noncommunicable diseases.

• Keywords: Psychological well-being, chronic noncommunicable diseases.

• Abstract:

  Psychological well-being as a field of research became relevant in the 1970s when the concept of quality of life evolved and began to be conceived from a biopsychosocial dimension beyond the conditions necessary for a good life (food, housing and sufficient medical care, among others). Psychological well-being is thus related to a personal feeling of satisfaction or happiness. It is the personal perception of one's own situation in life based on one's own objectives, expectations, values and interests influenced by the cultural context of reference of each individual. Therefore, in the case of patients with a chronic non-communicable disease it is of utmost importance to evaluate the six dimensions of psychological well-being proposed by Ryff (1989), in order to detect any alteration in any of these dimensions and, if necessary, to strengthen them to improve the quality of life of these patients.