Table 3.
Prevalence (%) of health outcomes among the population assisted by Caritas Barcelona and comparison with Barcelona residents
| Men/Boys | Women/Girls | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caritas population | Barcelona residents | Caritas population | Barcelona residents | |||||
| Direct Assistance Services | Housing Mediation Service | Overall | Deprived social classes (IV and V) | Direct Assistance Services | Housing Mediation Service | Overall | Deprived social classes (IV and V) | |
| Adults | ||||||||
| Regular or poor self-reported health | 24.4 | 45.8 | 11.2 | 12.8 | 53.1 | 60.3 | 15.3 | 20.5 |
| Quality of life, below the median score in Cáritas | 35.6 | 51.4 | 5.6 | 4.4 | 47.7 | 58.9 | 8.3 | 13.1 |
| Poor mental health (Goldberg-12) | 62.2 | 75.0 | 11.5 | 12.1 | 66.9 | 72.6 | 15.2 | 17.4 |
| Self-reported depression or anxiety the previous year | 57.8 | 70.8 | 5.8 | 6.8 | 63.8 | 86.1 | 9.2 | 10.6 |
| Consumption of tranquilizers, antidepressants, or sleeping pills the previous 2 days | 6.7 | 18.1 | 6.7 | 8.3 | 15.4 | 30.1 | 15.7 | 13.8 |
| Self-reported migraine or frequent headaches during the previous year | 28.9 | 38.9 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 62.3 | 65.8 | 8.5 | 7.9 |
| Self-reported backache during the previous year | 37.8 | 63.4 | 12.0 | 15.8 | 73.9 | 83.6 | 19.2 | 18.9 |
| 6 or less daily mean hours of sleep (working days) | 45.5 | 56.9 | 22.1 | 22.1 | 53.1 | 61.1 | 24.9 | 30.6 |
| Children | ||||||||
| Regular or poor health status | 22.7 | 7.1 | 0.9 | NE | 22.9 | 22.0 | 1.7 | NE |
| Poor mental health (SDQ questionnaire) | 61.3 | 45.2 | 3.1 | NE | 37.5 | 25.0 | 5.1 | NE |
| Recurrent otitis during the previous year | 20.5 | 19.0 | 3.6 | NE | 31.9 | 19.5 | 1.6 | NE |
| Not having had breakfast everyday before leaving home | 15.9 | 26.2 | 6.4 | 15.4 | 20.8 | 22.0 | 8.4 | 14.5 |
NE Not estimated (due to small numbers)