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    Diálisis en momentos de covid 19: afrontamiento de la enfermedad en cuarentena
    (Universidad Técnica de Ambato/Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud/Carrera de Enfermería, 2022-10-13) Valls Rodríguez, Joel John; Cusme Torres, Nadihezka Amanda
    Patients with chronic kidney disease are part of a vulnerable group because their immune system is compromised, so this type of patient can more easily develop an associated disease. The aim of this study was to evaluate the coping of patients receiving dialysis during quarantine for COVID 19. Materials and methods: The research presents a quantitative, descriptive, cross- sectional and field approach. The study population consisted of 25 patients belonging to the dialysis ward of the Hospital General Ambato IESS, and was evaluated using the SF-36, EE-D and COPE-28 instruments. Results: Regarding the quality of life of these patients and their future health, 44% of the patients stated that their disease makes them prone to get sick easily, and in a pandemic they feared for their health, and 40% could not say whether they believed their health would improve or worsen because they felt it depended on the supply of medicines, their emotional state or the support of their relatives. Conclusions: it was found that the patient presented an emotional and psychological burden due to their illness added to a pandemic that made their treatment difficult, which presented a fear due to the lack of knowledge of being a new disease and the high contagiousness that it showed
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    Resiliencia de las madres de neonatos hospitalizados
    (Universidad Técnica de Ambato/Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud/Carrera de Enfermería, 2022-03-01) Yansapanta Cuzco, Grace Anabel; Herrera López, José Luis Lic. Mg.
    Introduction: Children hospitalization causes negative alterations in mothers, affecting their mental and physical health. The bond between mother, son and family relationship, when demands are excessive in relation to personal resources and the environment where they develop, is affected. Objective: To determine the level of resilience of mothers with hospitalized newborns, through the application of the SV-RES resilience scale. Method: This study is a simple descriptive design with a transversal quantitative approach. The information was obtained through the application of a recollection data instrument at Ambato’s Regional Teaching Hospital, in the period between August to November 2021. Results: From the sample of mothers surveyed, it is evidenced that the percentage of general data is 56%, which indicates a medium resilience level. Likewise, the resilience level per each factor of the SV-RES scale. In terms of the “I am” level, it represents a low resilience level and a percentage equal to 54%, followed by the “I have” factor, a medium resilience level is observed with a percentage equal to 88%. Finally, in terms of the factor “I can”, it shows a low resilience level with a percentage equal to 69%. Conclusion: It is determined that the general resilience level is medium since the majority of the participant mothers whose children were hospitalized in basic areas, an area which is less critical, and they received a positive daily medical diagnostic