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Item CONDUCTAS DE AUTOCUIDADO Y EL ESTRÉS ACADÉMICO EN ESTUDIANTES DE ENFERMERÍA(2025-06-17) Tubón Lagua Mary Carmen; Guadalupe Nuñez Veronica Guadalupe; Universidad Técnica de Ambato / Facultad de Ciencias de Salud / Carrera de EnfermeríaIntroduction: Self-care behaviors and academic stress are crucial aspects in the training of nursing students. Self-care, defined as deliberate actions to maintain health and well-being, is essential for future health professionals. Academic stress can significantly affect students' performance and well-being. Objective: To analyze the relationship between self-care behaviors and academic stress in nursing students from the Technical University of Ambato, Ecuador. Methods: A quantitative, descriptive and correlational study was conducted, with a non-experimental cross-sectional design. The Scale to EstimateSelf-Care Capabilities (EECAC) and the SISCO SV Academic Stress Inventory were used in a sample of 71 seventh semester students. Results: 67.6% of the students presented a medium self-care capacity and32.4% a high capacity. Regarding academic stress, 84.6% showed moderate levels and 11.3% high levels, with notable differences between genders. A complex relationship between self-care and stress was observed, where even students with high self-care capacity can experience elevated levels of stress. Conclusion: Although self-care practices are important, they are not sufficient on their own to prevent highacademic stress in nursing students. The need to implement multifactorial and gender-sensitive interventions to address academic stress and promote self-care in this population is underlined.Item EVALUACIÓN ANTROPOMÉTRICA Y ALTERACIONES EMOCIONALES EN ADOLESCENTES(Universidad Técnica de Ambato/ Facultad de Ciencias de Salud /Carrera de Enfermería, 2024-10-04) Pushug Pérez, Angellisa; Fernández Soto, Gerardo FernandoIntroduction: Adolescence is a period characterized by physiological, psychological and behavioral changes, which can cause malnutrition with repercussions on the emotional state. Objective: Describe the anthropometric evaluation and emotional alterations in adolescents. Methods: research with a quantitative approach, non-experimental design and cross-sectional. It was carried out in Ecuador, Ambato, during September 2023-February 2024. The population consisted of 49 students from the Intercultural Bilingual Educational Unit of the Province of Chimborazo, aged between 12-14. Anthropometric evaluation and application of structured and validated psychological questionnaires were carried out. Results: There was a predominance in the following variables: in low weight anthropometry: 11 men aged 13.2±1.0, weight 42.5±7.9 kg, height 1.54±0.08 m, BMI 17.6±1.5 kg/m2, waist circumference 69.5±3.7 cm, hip circumference 82.1±5.9 cm and WHR 0.85±0.05. 12 women (24.49%) aged 12 showed partially inadequate and inadequate eating habits. 12 women (24.49%) aged 12 had a regular and low level of physical activity. In internalizing problems: abnormal emotional symptoms (12.24%) in women aged 13 and in men aged 14. Social withdrawal: borderline level (12.24%) in women aged 12 and in men aged 13. In externalizing: abnormal behavior problems (16.32%) in women aged 12 and 14, normal hyperactivity (16.32%) in women aged 12. On the abnormal prosocial scale (18.36%) in women aged 12 and 14. In the level of depression: 14.29% at 14 years of age in men was mild. In normal weight, adolescents with internalizing problems represented 24.49% in women aged 14 and externalizing problems in underweight adolescents was 20.41% in men aged 14 as well. Conclusions: The highest frequency was evident in adolescents with low weight, abnormal emotional symptoms, borderline social withdrawal, abnormal prosocial scale, normal weight adolescents at 14 years of age, women with internalizing problems, and low weight in men aged 14 with externalizing problems.Item PERCEPCIÓN DE LAS EMBARAZADAS SOBRE ANSIEDAD Y EL USO DE TERAPIAS ALTERNATIVAS COMO APOYO EMOCIONAL(Universidad Técnica de Ambato/ Facultad de Ciencias de Salud /Carrera de Enfermería, 2024-10-03) Ati Andino, Alison Mirley; Analuisa Jiménez, Eulalia IsabelAccording to PAHO, anxiety and depression during pregnancy turn out to be disorders of mood and emotions that the mother presents during this stage, these being a mental health condition that can affect significantly in some cases and in others mildly. During the pregnancy stage, physical and psychological changes occur caused by sentimental problems, hormonal changes, unplanned or unwanted pregnancies. The objective of the study focuses on describing the perception of pregnant women aboutanxiety and depression disorders and the use of alternative therapies. Methods: The research has a qualitative design, a narrative phenomenological, and an in-depth semi-structured interview of 10 questions, carried out in Ambato-Tungurahua with 10 pregnant university women. The autor presented the results showing that the participants know the symptoms of anxiety and have sometimes suffered from them without it considerably affecting their life, they manage the use of alternative therapy on their own andmention that it has been very helpful. help to relax, they also stated that at the level of the Ministry of Health they are not educated on this issue. The results of this study have managed to meet the objectives established at the beginning of the research, with the potential to contribute significantly to the well-being of future mothers and children.Item Estado de salud mental en madres de recién nacidos ingresados en el servicio de neonatología(Universidad Técnica de Ambato/Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud/Carrera de Enfermería, 2022-10-13) Padilla Sailema, Alejandra Elizabeth; Fernández Soto, Gerardo FernandoIntroduction: alterations in mental health during the postpartum period have high morbidity in mothers of hospitalized newborns, constituting an important public health problem. Objective: To evaluate the state of mental health in mothers of newborns admitted to the Neonatology Service. Methodology: A quantitative, descriptive, nonexperimental, cross-sectional research was carried out, with a census sample of 50 mothers of newborns hospitalized at the Neonatology Service of Hospital General Docente Ambato; the Edinburgh postpartum depression questionnaire, the Goldberg scale to identify anxiety, and the Beck hopelessness scale to identify the negative expectations that a person has about their future and well-being, were applied. Results: In newborns´ mothers’ sociodemographic data predominated: 26-30 years, single, secondary academic level, housewives, primiparous; in the state of mental health: 66% of mothers suffer anxiety, 50% have no risk of postpartum depression, while 36% indicate suspicion of postpartum depression and 54% show a low risk of hopelessness. Conclusion: mothers' mental health status is affected in the postpartum period because of their child’s hospitalization, with the onset of mental disorders such as postpartum depression, anxiety, and suicidal ideation.Item Afrontamiento del covid-19 en el personal auxiliar de enfermería(Universidad Técnica de Ambato/Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud/Carrera de Enfermería, 2022-10-12) Ramírez Maiquiza, Doménica Yadira; López Pérez, Grace PamelaIntroduction: The global crisis due to COVID-19, has produced changes in health institutions, affecting the mental health of health personnel, so it has been necessary to implement coping strategies to adapt to the situation. Objective: To identify COVID-19 coping in auxiliary nursing staff. Methodology: This is quantitative research of non experimental design, cross-sectional, with a descriptive scope. The study population was 100 nursing assistants of the Hospital General Docente Ambato. The information was collected through a survey with 21 closed questions, divided into 3 dimensions: adaptation or assimilation, adequate management of emotions and social limitations. Results: The coping strategies used were problem solving with 55%, worry solving with 47.5% and resistance to difficulties with 56%; the nursing assistants presented a medium level of coping with a percentage of 41%. Conclusions: COVID-19 coping has been progressively improving, healthcare professionals have changed their way of thinking and acting in the face of illness, allowing their work development, for such reason, it is essential that coping strategies continue to be applied and encouraged among workers, in order to maintain their health both physically and psychologicallyItem Efectos psicológicos producidos por la pandemia de covid-19 en los niños de 8 a 9 años de la escuela particular bilingüe Pelileo(Universdidad Técnica de Ambato/Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud/Carrera de Enfermería, 2021-09-01) Llamuca Sarabia, Virginia Katherine; Cusme Torres, Nadihezka Amanda Lic. Mg.La presente investigación tuvo como objetivo identificar los efectos psicológicos producidos por la pandemia de COVID-19 en los niños de 8 a 9 años de la Escuela Particular Bilingüe Pelileo. Para lo cual se desarrolló un estudio cuantitativo, basado en una investigación de campo de corte transversal, con un nivel descriptivo, considerando a la población objeto de estudio fueron infantes de 8 a 9 años de edad, de la institución educativa en mención, la muestra fue determinada por criterios de inclusión como rango de edad, alumnado de la institución y quienes deseen participar en la investigación, excluyendo aquellos que no cumplieron con estos ítems de selección, por lo cual se obtuvo una muestra de 28 estudiantes. Se aplicó como instrumento de recolección de datos una encuesta basada en el Cuestionario de Ansiedad Infantil (CAS) y el Cuestionario de Depresión Infantil (CDI), que tras haber sido aplicados y procesados dieron como resultado la presencia del síndrome de ansiedad en el 78.57% de la población infantil, quienes presentaron signos asociados, evasión de responsabilidades, incremento de ira, nerviosismo, sentimiento de dependencia y retraimiento. De igual forma se identificó la presencia del síndrome depresión en el 100% de los niños. El cual se divide en un nivel leve en el 64.29% de los casos y una condición grave en el 35.71%. Estableciendo recomendaciones que mejoren la salud mental de los niños como la promoción del dialogo con los padres, y la creación de rutinas que incluyan actividades físicas como rumba terapia.Item Bienestar psicosocial del adulto mayor durante la pandemia covid-19 en la comunidad de Patutan provincia de Cotopaxi”(Universdidad Técnica de Ambato/Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud/Carrera de Enfermería, 2021-09-01) Velasco Tipanquiza, Jessica Abigail; López Pérez, Grace Pamela Lic. Mg..Introduction: The COVID-19 disease, in addition to its health effects, has presented a series of unprecedented social and economic effects throughout the world. Mental health is a space that has been negatively disrupted by this pandemic, and in which older adults have been a group affected by it. Objective: The objective of this study is to identify the conditions of psychosocial well-being in older adults during the COVID-19 pandemic in the community of Patutan, Cotopaxi Province. Method: For this study, was used scale BIEPS-A by Casullo, to determine the level of psychosocial well-being of the population, composed of 13 items in five dimensions Self-acceptance, Control of situations, Autonomy, Psychosocial ties and Projects, to a constitutive sample of 58 older adults in the community. Results: The results showed incidence rates beyond normal regarding the psychosocial well-being of the respondents, 13.79% were located at a high level of psychosocial well-being, 57% at a medium level and 27% were located at a low level. Conclusions: COVID-19 has affected mental health and psychosocial well-being in the elderly population, reflecting problems of stress, lack of family ties, sense of isolation, and loss of life purposeItem Estrés laboral en los docentes de la carrera de enfermeria en la modalidad virtual(Universdidad Técnica de Ambato/Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud/Carrera de Enfermería, 2021-09-01) Gavilánez López, Laura Katherine; Costales Coronel, Blanca Georgina Lic.Work stress is a specific form of stress that results from a negative emotional experience caused by the imbalance between work needs and the worker's ability to respond, it is the way to respond when they have work demands and pressures that do not match their knowledge and skills. The present work aims to analyze work stress in nursing career teachers in the virtual modality. Methodologically, a descriptive, quantitative cross-sectional study was carried out. The population consisted of 120 teachers of the Nursing Career between men and women. For the collection of information, the Maslach Burnout Inventory Questionnaire was used with 95% reliability. Resulting in high scores in the subscale of emotional exhaustion, personal fulfillment and in the subscale of depersonalization a medium level. When relating the variables, it was found that there are signs of Burnout syndrome in teachers, it has increased with the new virtual modality to teach classes that has implied an increase in working hours to the detriment of rest hours, affecting the quality of work of teachers.Item Efectos en la salud mental por aislamiento social en los habitantes del barrio san Sebastiàn del Canton Latacunga(Universdidad Técnica de Ambato/Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud/Carrera de Enfermería, 2021-03-01) Jiménez Jaramillo, Diana Stefania; Moyano Calero, Willian Eudrilir Lic. Mg.Introduction: Metal health is the direct or indirect activities that consist of physical, metal and social well-being. Diseases related to mental disorders, both mild and severe, cause restlessness or disturb a person's ability to move and social relationships. The psychological alterations go from isolated symptoms to serious and complex disorders marking a deterioration in their functionality such as insomnia, depression, anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorder, major depressive disorder and anxiety disorders, which arise from the alteration of the environment in which the individual develops. Social isolation can be created when an individual moves away from his environment either voluntarily or involuntarily since at present social isolation has been given by fear of suffering the contagion of a pathogenic agent that affects health. Objective: To analyze the effects on mental health due to social isolation in the inhabitants of the San Sebastian neighborhood in the canton of Latacunga. Methods: The present investigation employs a quantitative cross-sectional approach, which sampled 314 inhabitants of Barrio San Sebastian in Latacunga County through simple random sampling. For the collection of data, it was used the questionnaire DASS21 which allowed measuring parameters of stress, anxiety and depression, besides it was included 5 sociodemographic items and a question focused on measuring the percentage of fulfillment of social isolation. The collected data were analyzed through the statistical program SPSS. Results: The present investigation has determined that within the population of the San Sebastian neighbourhood, depression has manifested itself in 4.14%, in a minimum level of 1 and maximum of 4, related to social isolation in 12.9%, as far as anxiety is concerned, it has manifested itself in 1.91% with a minimum level of 1 and maximum of 4, correlated to social isolation in 7.7% while stress has manifested itself in 5.73% with a minimum level of 1 and maximum of 4, related to social xiv isolation in 9.1%. Thus, social isolation has affected the mental health of 10.1% of the inhabitants. Conclusions: Social isolation has affected the mental health of 10.1% of the inhabitants of the San Sebastian neighbourhood in the canton of Latacunga, the main effect being stress. However, those who do not comply with the social isolation have also presented, stress, anxiety and depression therefore it is evident that there are other factors that cause damage to the psychological and emotional state of people and may already be by the conditions of the current pandemic and the new normal or other personal factors.Item Síndrome de burnout en estudiantes de la carrera de enfermería de la Universidad Técnica de Ambato durante la pandemia de covid-19(Universdidad Técnica de Ambato/Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud/Carrera de Enfermería, 2021-03-01) Quispe Cocha, Ana Carolina; López Herrera, José Luis Lic. Mg.The COVID-19 pandemic was a wave that swept through several sectors where the aftermath of the virus felt carbonated; the educational sector whose objective is to promote an academic and comprehensive training for students within its academic training models seeks to safeguard the lives of students. Objective: To detect the presence of Burnout syndrome in nursing students at the Technical University of Ambato during the COVID-19 pandemic. Methodology: descriptive, quantitative, cross-sectional design, a Maslach Burnout Inventory questionnaire was applied to a population consisting of 1060 students legally enrolled in the period September 2020-February 2021, from which a sample of 170 students was obtained. Results: A level of exhaustion is established with the "level" level prevailing and the Emotional indicator predominant. In the analysis of the association of the syndrome with the sociodemographic and academic variables, a significant relationship was not observed