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This paper aims to examine the satisfaction and depressed mood experienced by nursing home workers during the COVID-19 pandemic and associated variables. Specifically, to analyse the factors that may contribute to nursing home workers developing adaptive behaviours that promote satisfaction or, on the contrary, show characteristics associated with a negative mood.
Nursing homes have faced unprecedented pressures to provide appropriately skills to meet the demands of the coronavirus outbreak.
A cross-sectional survey design using the STROBE checklist.
Professionals working in nursing homes (n = 165) completed an online survey measuring sociodemographic and professional characteristics, burnout, resilience, experiential avoidance, satisfaction with life and depression. Data were collected online from April to July 2021, the time in which Spain was experiencing its fifth wave of COVID-19. Two multiple linear regression models were performed to identify salient variables associated with depressive mood and satisfaction.
Resilience, personal accomplishment and satisfaction had a significant and negative relationship with depression and emotional exhaustion, depersonalisation and experiential avoidance had a positive relationship with depression. However, emotional exhaustion, depersonalisation and experiential avoidance had a negative and significant relationship with satisfaction and personal accomplishment, and resilience had a positive and significant relationship with satisfaction. In addition, it was found that accepting thoughts and emotions when they occur is beneficial for developing positive outcomes such as satisfaction.
Experiential avoidance was an important predictor of the effects that the COVID-19 pandemic can have on nursing home workers.
Interventions focusing on resources that represent personal strengths, such as acceptance, resilience and personal accomplishment, should be developed.
The complex and unpredictable circumstances of COVID's strict confinement in the nursing home prohibited access to the centres for external personnel and family members. Contact with the professionals involved could not be made in person but exclusively through online systems. However, professionals related to the work environment have subsequently valued this research positively as it analyses ‘How they felt during this complicated process’.
Rotator cuff calcific tendinopathy (RCCT) involves calcific deposits in the rotator cuff. Non-surgical interventions such as extracorporeal shockwave therapy (ESWT) and ultrasound-guided percutaneous irrigation of calcific tendinopathy (US-PICT) are recommended for its early management. Exercise therapy (ET) has shown to be an effective intervention for people with rotator cuff tendinopathy, but it has not been formally tested in RCCT. The main objective of this study is to compare the effectiveness of an ET programme with ESWT and US-PICT in people with RCCT. As a secondary aim, this study aims to describe the natural history of RCCT.
A randomised, single-blinded four-group clinical trial will be conducted. Adults from 30 to 75 years diagnosed with RCCT who accomplish eligibility criteria will be recruited. Participants (n=116) will be randomised into four groups: ET group will receive a 12-week rehabilitation programme; ESWT group will receive four sessions with 1 week rest between sessions during 1 month; US-PICT group will receive two sessions with 3 months of rest between sessions; and (actual) wait-and-see group will not receive any intervention during the 12-month follow-up. The primary outcome will be shoulder pain assessed with the Shoulder Pain and Disability Index at baseline, 2 weeks, 4 months, 6 months and 12 months from baseline. The primary analysis will be performed at 12 months from baseline. Secondary outcomes will include pain, range of motion, patient satisfaction and imaging-related variables. Moreover, the following psychosocial questionnaires with their corresponding outcome measure will be assessed: Central Sensitization Inventory (symptoms related to central sensitization); Pain Catastrophizing Scale (pain catastrophizing); Tampa Scale for Kinesiophobia 11 items (fear of movement); Fear Avoidance Belief Questionnaire (fear avoidance behaviour); Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (anxiety and depression); Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (sleep quality); and the EuroQol-5D (quality of life). An intention-to-treat analysis will be performed to reduce the risk of bias using a worst-case and best-case scenario analysis.
Ethics committee approval for this study has been obtained (reference number: 1718862). The results of the main trial will be submitted for publication in a peer-reviewed journal.
Health professionals witness pain and suffering when they care for sick people and their families. Compassion is a necessary quality in their work as it combines the will to help, alleviate suffering and promote the well-being of both the people they are attending and the professionals themselves. The aim of the study was to design and evaluate the psychometric properties of the Capacity for Compassion Scale (CCS).
A quantitative, descriptive and cross-sectional study was carried out to evaluate the psychometric properties of the scale (reliability, temporal stability, content validity, criterion validity and construct validity).
The study was carried out in two phases: pilot study and final validation. The data were collected between April and May 2022. The sample was selected by convenience sampling and was made up of a total of 264 participants, 59 in the pilot phase and 205 in the final validation.
The Capacity for Compassion Scale has been shown to have good psychometric properties in relation to reliability, temporal stability, and content, criterion, and construct validity. Factor analysis showed that there were four subdimensions of the scale: motivation/commitment, presence, shared humanity and self-compassion. The results also indicate that compassionate ability is significantly correlated with age and work experience.
The Capacity for Compassion Scale shows adequate psychometric properties. This instrument measures the compassion capacity of health professionals, which is a valuable discovery for new lines of research in this field.
Through this scale, low levels of capacity for compassion can be detected that negatively influence the quality of care provided by health professionals. The Capacity for Compassion Scale can therefore contribute to the identification of needs and promote training around compassion for health professionals.
No patient or public contribution.
Compassion in health professionals has positive effects on improving the quality of care, the satisfaction of professionals and the work environment. There are compassion cultivation programmes whose validity has been proven for the development of the dimensions of compassion. There is no specific instrument that measures capacity for compassion in healthcare professionals.
A scale is designed to measure capacity for compassion in health professionals. This is the only such scale available up until now. The scale measures four dimensions of compassion: motivation/commitment, presence, shared humanity and self-compassion.
The development of specific programmes that can increase the compassion of health professionals with all the benefits that this can bring to health care is encouraged. It will be possible to analyse the effects of training programmes on the cultivation of compassion.
Objetivo principal: la retirada del esmalte de uñas para la medición de los valores de saturación de oxígeno es habitual en la práctica clínica. Sin embargo, su eliminación repercute en el tiempo invertido, el uso de recursos y potenciales conflictos con el paciente. El objetivo es evaluar la influencia del esmalte de uñas en los valores de saturación de oxígeno en pacientes sometidos a pulsioximetría. Metodología: este trabajo sigue el formato estandarizado para la elaboración de un comentario crítico, donde a partir de diez elementos se estructura y se da contenido al trabajo. Resultados principales: Las variaciones debidas a la presencia de esmalte de uñas durante la medición de la saturación de oxígeno no son clínicamente relevantes. Conclusión principal: Se recomienda evitar la eliminación del esmalte de uñas para la medición de la saturación de oxígeno.
Objetivo principal: El tratamiento con insulina basal-bolo es el tratamiento de elección para la hiperglucemia en pacientes hospitalizados con diabetes mellitus tipo 2. La evaluación de glucosa antes de las comidas y a la hora de acostarse mediante la prueba de glucosa capilar a pie de cama es el método estándar de monitorización de glucosa de estos pacientes. Sin embargo, no ofrece las ventajas de la monitorización continua de glucosa, mediante dispositivos como el FreeStyle Libre Pro Flash. Medir la glucosa intersticial cada 5-15 minutos y obtener un perfil glucémico completo de 24 horas de los pacientes hospitalizados son algunas de las virtudes de este dispositivo. Metodología: Este trabajo sigue el formato estandarizado para la elaboración de un comentario crítico, donde a partir de diez elementos se estructura y se da contenido al trabajo. Resultados principales: La prueba de glucosa capilar a pie de cama detecta una proporción menor de episodios de hipoglucemias que la monitorización continua de glucosa. Conclusión principal: Se recomienda la utilización de la monitorización continua de glucosa como método para la vigilancia y control de la glucemia en pacientes con diabetes tipo 2 hospitalizados.
Finding out whether there are differences in the levels of stress and burnout between workers providing care to dependent adults and those caring for independent older adults would provide comparative information about two different models of care. During the COVID-19 pandemic, workers caring for older adults were subjected to maladaptive situations that produced stress and burnout.
A cross-sectional survey design using the STROBE checklist.
A total of 900 nursing home and égidas workers were assessed for stress and burnout. Data were collected online from October 2020 to February 2021, when Puerto Rico was experiencing the peak of the third wave of COVID-19. MANOVAs were performed to study the interactions between the workplace and having had COVID, the workplace and the size of institution and the workplace and position held.
October 2020 to February 2021.
All interactions were significant. Nursing homes showed higher levels of stress and burnout when workers had undergone COVID, when the size of the institution was larger and for technical staff other services; in égidas, having undergone COVID did not influence stress or burnout, which increased when the institution was smaller and for executive staff.
This study showed that the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic affected nursing home workers more significantly than those working in other types of residential models with independent older adults.
Applying preventive interventions aimed at reducing stress and burnout would facilitate the adaptation of workers caring for older adults and help to improve the quality of care.
This study analysed the impact of COVID-19 on the stress and burnout of workers providing services to older adults. Nursing home workers who have had COVID-19 have higher stress and burnout. The size of the institution has a different effect depending on whether older adults are dependent or independent. Workers in institutions dedicated to the care of the older adults.
This study has adhered to the relevant EQUATOR guidelines: STROBE.
During the different waves of the COVID-19 pandemic, it was difficult to establish direct contact with workers providing care to older adults; this reason made it necessary to apply online systems to obtain information. The workers appreciated the fact that the implications for stress and burnout of the situation experienced during this difficult process were investigated.
Objetivo principal: El desarrollo de flebitis es una complicación frecuente y dolorosa que se produce en la aplicación de catéteres venosos periféricos. Se trata de un comentario crítico que identifica la tasa de desarrollo de flebitis en la aplicación catéter venoso periférico y los factores que afectan al desarrollo de la flebitis. Metodología: El comentario crítico sigue el formato estandarizado para la elaboración de un comentario crítico a partir de los diez elementos estructurados que dan estructura y contenido al trabajo. Resultados principales: Los resultados más importantes son que los factores que afectan al desarrollo de flebitis es la duración del cateterismo, la presencia de una enfermedad crónica y el tipo de líquido utilizado. Conclusión principal: El nivel de evidencia de los resultados según la clasificación GRADE es baja. No obstante, hay significación estadística en los resultados, por lo que se podría recomendar la aplicación de estos hallazgos.
Objetivo: Estimar la relación entre la autorregulación del peso con la actividad física y hábitos de alimentación en adolescentes. Material y métodos: Estudio descriptivo, correlacional y trasversal. Muestra de 470 participantes. Muestreo no probabilístico por conveniencia. Se empleó la cédula de datos sociodemográficos y clínicos; Inventario de Autorregulación del peso y cuestionario Health Behaviour in School-aged Children-HBSC. Se utilizó el Statistical Package for the Social Sciences para el análisis de resultados, estadística descriptiva e inferencial con el coeficiente de correlación Rho de Spearman. Resultados: La autorregulación del peso en la actividad física y en los hábitos alimentarios fue baja Ⱦ = 22.90 y Ⱦ = 20.41, respectivamente. El 74.3% de los adolescentes obtuvo un nivel bajo de actividad física y el 54.6% hábitos de alimentación regular. La autorregulación del peso en los hábitos alimentarios mostró correlación positiva con la actividad física (rs = .35, p < .01) y hábitos de alimentación (rs = .22, p < .01). Discusión: La autorregulación del peso en los hábitos alimentarios se relacionó positivamente con la actividad física global y los hábitos de alimentación. Aunque, el adolescente tenga autorregulación del peso, pueden presentarse barreras que impiden el cumplimiento en la frecuencia e intensidad de la actividad física, como, falta de tiempo, ausencia de práctica de algún deporte, ambiente e instalaciones inapropiadas para realizar la actividad física.
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Objective: Estimate the relationship between self-regulation of weight with physical activity and eating habits in adolescents with normal weight and overweight. Methodology: Descriptive, correlational and cross-sectional study. Sample of 470 participants. Non-probabilistic sampling for convenience. The sociodemographic and clinical data card was used; Weight Self-Regulation Inventory and Health Behavior in School-aged Children-HBSC questionnaire. The Statistical Package for the Social Sciences was used for the analysis of results, descriptive and inferential statistics with Spearman's correlation coefficient. Results: Weight self-regulation in physical activity and eating habits was low Ⱦ = 22.90 and Ⱦ = 20.41, respectively. 74.3% of adolescents obtained a low level of physical activity and 54.6% regular eating habits. Weight self-regulation in eating habits showed a positive correlation with physical activity (rs = .35, p < .01) and eating habits (rs = .22, p < .01). Discussion: Weight self-regulation in eating habits was positively related to global physical activity and eating habits. Although the adolescent has self-regulation of weight, there may be barriers that prevent compliance in the frequency and intensity of physical activity, such as lack of time, absence of practice of any sport, environment and inappropriate facilities to perform physical activity.
Objetivo principal: Conocer los conocimientos y percepciones de los profesionales sanitarios sobre el método madre canguro (MMC) en las unidades neonatales españolas. Metodología: Estudio transversal, observacional y descriptivo, mediante encuesta online. Resultados principales: 331 profesionales respondieron la encuesta. 83,7% estaban formados en MMC. Respecto a las percepciones y barreras, no hubo diferencias significativas entre profesionales según su formación en MMC. La limitación con mayor porcentaje fue la inestabilidad hemodinámica con un 82,8%. Un 55,3% afirmó haber puesto limitaciones al MMC debido a la pandemia por SARS-CoV-2 y un 96,4% estableció que sería útil disponer de una guía de consenso sobre MMC a nivel nacional. Conclusión principal: Los profesionales sanitarios de las unidades neonatales españolas están formados en el cuidado MMC, conociendo bien cuáles son sus beneficios, pero todavía afloran algunas percepciones que pueden interferir en la implantación eficaz del MMC.
Objetivo: analizar los factores de riesgo cardiovascular del personal sanitario mediante la tabla REGICOR, en función edad, sexo, categoría profesional y turno de trabajo, así como el estrés laboral que experimenta nuestro equipo. Método: estudio descriptivo transversal cuya población fueron profesionales quirúrgicos Área V, Murcia, entre Enero y julio de 2020. Búsqueda bibliográfica y el instrumento un cuestionario con variables sociodemográficas y los factores de riesgo. Se explicó todo el proceso y firmaron Consentimiento Informado. Se calculó el RCV mediante REGICOR. El estrés con test de Hock y Escala General de Satisfacción. Resultados: muestra final n= 55, 18,2% (n =10) hombres y 81,8% (n= 45) mujeres, edades 35 y 64 y X= 49,4 años (DT = 8,7). Según la categoría profesional: 60% enferme-ros/as y 45,5% turno rodado. FRCV recogidos: IMC X=24,6 Kg/m2 presentando sobrepeso 32,1%, colesterol 30,9%, 22,6% hipertensos y 7,3% diabéticos. Edad y el riesgo coronario se relacionan de forma directa y significativa (r=0,550, p<0,001). Estrés< 42 puntos. Escala de satisfacción laboral 61,1 (DT=1,06). Conclusiones: los resultados obtenidos muestran elevadas prevalencias de factores de riesgo modificables especialmente obesidad, dislipemia y tabaquismo. Según la tabla Regicor elevada prevalencia de riesgo alto o muy alto. Sexo y edad fuertemente asociados al riesgo coronario. Mientras que el turno de trabajo y categoría profesional no existe asociación. El estrés no está relacionado en la población del Hospital Virgen del Castillo.
Objetivo principal: Evaluar el manejo del inhalador presurizado de dosis media en el paciente pediátrico. Metodología: Estudio exploratorio transversal y evaluativo a través de un cuestionario con preguntas cerradas. Se creó un índice (Ic; escala de 0 a 1) para valorar el uso correcto de los inhaladores. Resultados principales: La puntuación media obtenida del uso correcto fue de Ic=0,64 (d.e. +/- 0,176). Aun-que este índice es superior en los casos en los que se declara haber recibido una explicación (Ic=0,65) con relación a los que indican que no (Ic=0,53), no se encontró significación estadística entre dicha diferencia (p=0,331). Asimismo, se apreció que cuando es el personal de enfermería es quién realiza la explicación el índice es mayor comparado con otros profesionales (Ic=0,7; p=0,23). Conclusión principal: No se encontró ningún niño que no cometiera al menos un error. Observamos un índice de uso correcto más elevado cuando la explicación parte de enfermería.
Objetivo principal: Actualizar el conocimiento actual existente sobre contaminantes en alimentos y productos elaborados específicamente para la población infantil. Metodología: Se realizó una revisión bibliográfica de los artículos disponibles publicados hasta marzo de 2019, en las siguientes bases de datos bibliográficas: PubMed, Scopus y Web of Science. Resultados principales: Son múltiples los contaminantes en los alimentos de consumo infantil, destacando entre ellos los metales pesados, micotoxinas, ftalatos, bisfenol A (BPA), contaminantes orgánicos persistentes (PCBs), contaminantes microbiológicos y metilmercurio, entre otros. Conclusión principal: Se necesitan datos adicionales que analicen la exposición y efec-tos del consumo de dichos contaminantes para la evaluación de riesgos y la distribución de las principales fuentes de contaminación.
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