Calidad de vida en policías: avances y propuestas

• Autores: Claudia Cristina Morales Manrique, Juan Carlos Valderrama Zurián
• Localización: Papeles del psicólogo, ISSN-e 1886-1415, ISSN 0214-7823, Vol. 33, Nº. 1, 2012 (Ejemplar dedicado a: La depresión en atención primaria), págs. 60-67
• Idioma: español
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  • español

    Estudios sobre la Calidad de Vida (CV) en policías y los factores que son determinantes para su mejora, son relevantes para ampliar la actuación de la psicología policial. El siguiente trabajo explora los avances en el conocimiento de CV en policías; sobre las variables asociadas o pronósticas de la CV, los instrumentos de medición utilizados, y sobre propuestas realizadas para mejorar la CV. Se realiza una revisión no sistemática de estudios publicados en las bases de datos PubMed, ISI Web of Knowledge, e ISOC de Ciencias Sociales y Humanidades. Se muestra que los estudios de CV en policías a nivel internacional son escasos, y en el ámbito español inexistentes. Entre las variables pronósticas o asociadas a la CV están los estresores organizacionales y operacionales del trabajo, la exposición a desastres, la percepción de lo traumático del desastre, los rasgos de personalidad, estilos de afrontamiento del estrés, la depresión, y padecer una enfermedad física. Es necesario considerar el constructo de CV subjetiva; la mayoría de los estudios se enfocan en CV relacionada con la salud. Las propuestas enfatizan el diagnosticar y aminorar los estresores organizacionales, además de considerar intervenciones individuales. Se sugieren algunos estudios relevantes a realizar.

  • English

    Studies on Quality of Life (QoL) in police officers and the factors that are determinant for its improvement are relevant for expanding the scope of action of police psychology. The following paper explores the advances in police officers´ knowledge of QoL; the QoL associated or predictor variables, the measuring instruments used, and the proposals published for QoL improvement. A non-systematic review was conducted on studies published in PubMed, ISI Web of Knowledge, and ISOC Social Sciences and Humanities data bases. The review concludes that QoL studies in police officers worldwide are scarce, and in Spain are non-existent. Variables that are found to be predictive and/or associated with the QoL in police officers are: organizational and operational stressors, exposure to disasters, the degree to which a disaster is perceived as traumatic, personality traits, stress coping styles, depression, and having a physical illness. It is necessary to consider the construct of subjective QoL; most studies have focused on health related QoL. The proposals published emphasize the diagnosis and reduction of organizational stressors in order to improve QoL in police officers, in addition to considering individual interventions. Suggestions for future studies are made.

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