Perspectives and assessment of psychosocial risk in latin America: A systemic review of the literature

Abstract

The purpose of this systematic review was to analyze the perspectives and evaluations of psychosocial risk in Latin America. The reviews of the articles were carried out independently complying with the inclusion and exclusion criteria, 15 were the articles that met the inclusion, criteria analyzed by the 8 dimensions, and in these studies, it was observed that the qualitative approach predominated, with non-experimental and cross-sectional design with descriptive scope, these searches were carried out through the Web of Science (WOS), Scopus and ProQuest databases. The results showed that psychosocial risk factors are related to social class and can be used as tools to propose interventions to reduce inequalities in health, socioeconomic status, and gender. The importance of research associated with the development of strategies for the prevention and promotion of psychosocial risk factors is discussed.