VARGAS MARTÍNEZ , Ana Magdalena

Background: Alcohol abuse has been recognized as a global public health concern with high prevalence among adolescents, which has numerous health, social, and economic repercussions. In light of the need for prioritization and allocation of resources for public health interventions, the aim of this thesis is to assess the efficiency of Alerta...

Esta comunicación presenta la puesta en marcha en el contexto de la docencia universitaria de un Ciclo de Mejora Docente en la titulación del Grado en Enfermería, concretamente en la asignatura de Enfermería Familiar y Comunitaria, a través de la aplicación de la simulación clínica a escenarios clínicos elaborados por los propios alumnos y...

The new infection by coronavirus has supposed a challenge to all health systems worldwide, affecting our psychosocial health. Education as we knew it has changed, which is why university students, attending Health Sciences courses in this case, have been affected by the pandemic. This study aimed to analyze the impact of the preventative...

Background: Gender-based violence has no geographical, personal, or social boundaries. It constitutes a serious public health problem that affects the entire society. This research aims to identify and compare the level of ambivalent sexism in Spanish and Colombian university students and its relationship with sociodemographic factors....

Background: The cultural differences between health professionals and patients, together with the ethnocentric opinions that some health professionals sometimes hold, generate prejudice and negatively influence the ex periences of these groups, for example, the Gypsy population. Methods: We set up a quasi-experimental study to test the...

Ecuador assumed the commitment of including Palliative Care (PC) in its health policies. In 2014, the Ministry of Public Health (Ministerio de Salud Pública, MSP) approved the Clinical Practice Guide for Palliative Care (Guía de Práctica Clínica sobre Cuidados Paliativos, GPCCP), with application at the national level, as a mandatory internal...

Objective: This study aimed at exploring the compassion attitudes and needs for awareness and training related to a compassionate approach for Medicine, Nursing, and Psychology students, as well as for the academic and administration personnel from the Universidad Técnica Particular de Loja (UTPL, Ecuador) Health Sciences area. Methods: A...

Advanced Chronic Kidney Disease (ACKD) supposes a public health problem in Ecuador that requires a comprehensive approach. In view of the scarcity of studies on the subject in this country, the objective of this research was to determine the signs and symptoms associated with the patients' physical, social and psychological spheres that allow...