I INTEGRATION, STRUCTURE AND SCOPE OF THE PSYCHOSOCIAL RESEARCH QUESTIONNAIRE “LIVING CONDITIONS AND MENTAL HEALTH IN OLDER ADULTS” (COVYSMAM-LJ): RESULTS OF TWO STUDIES IN MEXICO CITY

• DOI: https://doi.org/10.22533/at.ed.159412402014

• Palavras-chave: Cuestionario COVYSMAM-LJ, Integración, estructura y alcances, Condiciones de vida, Salud física y mental, Adultos mayores, Ciudad de México

• Keywords: COVYSMAM-LJ Questionnaire, Integration, structure and scope, Living Conditions, Physical and Mental Health, Older Adults, Mexico City.

• Abstract: The process and form of integration of the questionnaire “Living Conditions and Mental Health in Older Adults” (COVYSMAM-LJ), its structure, use and scope are described. The instrument in questionnaire format was applied by researchers previously trained in the management of the methodology, procedures and application through a face-to-face interview. The questionnaire as a data collection tool was used to cover the objectives proposed in two research protocols, which included the institutionalized (home) and general (health center) population of people aged 60 years and over in Mexico City. Considerations derived from their application in both contexts that acquire particular characteristics due to their living and health conditions are presented, and the need to adapt methods and procedures to the context of study and the applicability of reagents and sections to the field of study is emphasized.