Sistematización de experiencias: Identificación de los principales factores de riesgo en sujetos con cuadros de ansiedad del “Centro de Salud Atarazana”, de Guayaquil, periodo mayo – septiembre 2023

Abstract

The purpose of the following study was to identify, through an cognitive behavioral approach, the main risk factors for people with anxiety; to achieve this, the circumstances that cause states of anxiety were analyzed through field research. Participated for this study 12 of 20 patients with anxiety level of moderate and severe, who were treated in a Health Center of the city of Guayaquil, for the period between may and september of 2023. The methodology used was qualitative, implementing an explanatory-descriptive research. To identify the main risk factors of subjects with anxiety, the Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI) and a questionnaire comprising 18 closed questions and 2 open questions were applied.