@article{ref1,
title="Clinical neuropsychological profile and quality of life in women who have suffered gender-based violence",
journal="Women's health reports (New Rochelle, N.Y.)",
year="2023",
author="Meneses Meneses, Alexandra Yakeline and Fernández-Gonzalo, Sol and Jodar Vicente, Mercè",
volume="4",
number="1",
pages="448-460",
abstract="BACKGROUND: 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. <br><br>METHODS: 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. <br><br>RESULTS: 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). <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: 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.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="2688-4844",
doi="10.1089/whr.2023.0019",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1089/whr.2023.0019"
}