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Salud Pública de México
Print version ISSN 0036-3634
Abstract
ANGELES-LLERENAS, Angélica et al. Open communication between mental health professionals and parents of patients with intellectual disabilities. Salud pública Méx [online]. 2020, vol.62, n.5, pp.494-503. Epub June 06, 2022. ISSN 0036-3634. https://doi.org/10.21149/11062.
Objective:
To estimate the factors associated with open communication between mental health professionals and parents of patients with intellectual disabilities and other neurodevelopmental disorders.
Materials and methods:
Cross-sectional survey in 759 mental health professionals. The association between the pattern of open communication and the attributes of communication was estimated through a logistic, ordinal, multivariate model.
Results:
The prevalence of the pattern of open communication in mental health professionals was 30.6% (95%CI 27.4-34.0). The associated factors were younger age (RM=2.42, 95% CI 1.57-3.75), specialty (RM= 1.56, 95%CI 1.09-2.23), high value to the truth (RM= 4.95, 95% CI 3.21-7.65), low paternalism (RM= 10.93, 95%CI 7.22-16.52) and courses in bioethics (RM= 1.45, 95%CI 1.01-2.09), adjusted for confusing variables.
Conclusion:
Mental health professionals reported low levels of open communication with parents of people with neurovelopmental disorders, so prioritizing the value to the truth, promoting less paternalism, and respecting the autonomy of patients, can contribute to changing these patterns of communication in clinical practice in Mexico.
Keywords : health communication; paternalism; value to the truth; intellectual disability; mental health; neurodevelopmental disorders.