Recursos psicosociales positivos y salud cardiovascular

Health is defined as a state of complete physical, mental and social wellbeing and not merely as the absence of disease. Thus, medical practice must not only deal with diagnosis and treatment of pathological conditions and solve physical ailments, but also promote a comprehensive wellbeing state -in...

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Autores principales: Nitsche,María Pía, Bitran,Marcela, Pedrals,Nuria, Echeverría,Guadalupe, Rigotti,Attilio
Lenguaje:Spanish / Castilian
Publicado: Sociedad Médica de Santiago 2014
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spelling oai:scielo:S0034-988720140010000122015-01-15Recursos psicosociales positivos y salud cardiovascularNitsche,María PíaBitran,MarcelaPedrals,NuriaEcheverría,GuadalupeRigotti,Attilio Cardiovascular diseases Psychology medical Psychosocial factors Health is defined as a state of complete physical, mental and social wellbeing and not merely as the absence of disease. Thus, medical practice must not only deal with diagnosis and treatment of pathological conditions and solve physical ailments, but also promote a comprehensive wellbeing state -including the psychological domain- to achieve positive health. Therefore, it is necessary to scientifically identify the psychological and social determinants that contribute more effectively to prevent disease and achieve optimal health. This article reviews the most recent evidence showing the importance of positive psychological and social resources on cardiovascular disease, the leading cause of morbidity and mortality as well as health care costs worldwide. Evidence is summarized regarding the role of positive psychosocial factors as health promoters and protectors against cardiovascular risk, the possible mechanisms that explain this association, and the practical implications and future research arising from this perspective. The development of interdisciplinary research in this field, incorporating the area of psychological wellbeing, should help to generate and test new strategies aimed at more effective cardiovascular disease prevention and treatment.info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessSociedad Médica de SantiagoRevista médica de Chile v.142 n.10 20142014-10-01text/htmlhttp://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-98872014001000012es10.4067/S0034-98872014001000012
institution Scielo Chile
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language Spanish / Castilian
topic Cardiovascular diseases
Psychology
medical
Psychosocial factors
spellingShingle Cardiovascular diseases
Psychology
medical
Psychosocial factors
Nitsche,María Pía
Bitran,Marcela
Pedrals,Nuria
Echeverría,Guadalupe
Rigotti,Attilio
Recursos psicosociales positivos y salud cardiovascular
description Health is defined as a state of complete physical, mental and social wellbeing and not merely as the absence of disease. Thus, medical practice must not only deal with diagnosis and treatment of pathological conditions and solve physical ailments, but also promote a comprehensive wellbeing state -including the psychological domain- to achieve positive health. Therefore, it is necessary to scientifically identify the psychological and social determinants that contribute more effectively to prevent disease and achieve optimal health. This article reviews the most recent evidence showing the importance of positive psychological and social resources on cardiovascular disease, the leading cause of morbidity and mortality as well as health care costs worldwide. Evidence is summarized regarding the role of positive psychosocial factors as health promoters and protectors against cardiovascular risk, the possible mechanisms that explain this association, and the practical implications and future research arising from this perspective. The development of interdisciplinary research in this field, incorporating the area of psychological wellbeing, should help to generate and test new strategies aimed at more effective cardiovascular disease prevention and treatment.
author Nitsche,María Pía
Bitran,Marcela
Pedrals,Nuria
Echeverría,Guadalupe
Rigotti,Attilio
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Bitran,Marcela
Pedrals,Nuria
Echeverría,Guadalupe
Rigotti,Attilio
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title Recursos psicosociales positivos y salud cardiovascular
title_short Recursos psicosociales positivos y salud cardiovascular
title_full Recursos psicosociales positivos y salud cardiovascular
title_fullStr Recursos psicosociales positivos y salud cardiovascular
title_full_unstemmed Recursos psicosociales positivos y salud cardiovascular
title_sort recursos psicosociales positivos y salud cardiovascular
publisher Sociedad Médica de Santiago
publishDate 2014
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