Satisfaction of clinical nurses with the formation of a university tutorial program

Degree in nursing from the Universitat Jaume I (UJI) maintains the continuity of learning with an integrated learning methodology (theory, simulated practice and clinical practice). The objective of this methodology is to achieve consistency between the knowledge, abilities and skills acquired in the classroom, laboratory and clinic to ensure skills related. Reference Nurse is a key figure in this process, you receive accredited training on Educational Methods, assessment of competence, and Evidence-Based Practice that plays the role of evaluating in conjunction with the subjects. It does not perceive economic remuneration. The main objective of this study is to determine the level of satisfaction of clinical nurses on the Nurses Training Program Reference in UJI (Castellon- Spain). A cross sectional study was performed and conducted on 150 nurses. 112 questionnaires were completed, collected and analysed at the end of training. The survey consists of 12 items measured with the Likert scale with 5 levels of response and two open questions regarding the positive and negative aspects of the course and to add in this formation. The training is always performed by the same faculty and it's used four sessions of 2012. We perform a quantitative analysis of the variables under study using measures of central tendency. The completion rate of the survey is 95.53% (n=107). Anonymity rate of 54,14% The overall satisfaction level of training was 3.65 (SD = 0.89) on 5 points. 54.2% (n = 58) of the reference nurses made a contribution in the open questions described in the overall results. The overall satisfaction level can be considered acceptable. It is considered necessary to elaborate a specific survey to detect areas of improvement of nurse training program reference and future recruitment strategies. The main objective of the present work is the selection and integration of different methodologies among those applicable within the framework of the European Higher Education Area to combine teaching methods with high implication from both lecturers and students.

Knowledge and attitudes of Spanish adolescent girls towards human papillomavirus infection: where to intervene to improve vaccination coverage

Background: HPV vaccine coverage is far from ideal in Valencia, Spain, and this could be partially related to the low knowledge about the disease and the vaccine, therefore we assessed these, as well as the attitude towards vaccination in adolescent girls, and tried to identify independently associated factors that could potentially be modified by an intervention in order to increase vaccine coverage. Methods: A cross sectional study was conducted in a random selection of schools of the Spanish region of Valencia. We asked mothers of 1278 girls, who should have been vaccinated in the 2011 campaign, for informed consent. Those that accepted their daughters’ participation, a questionnaire regarding the Knowledge of HPV infection and vaccine was passed to the girls in the school. Results: 833 mothers (65.1%) accepted participation. All their daughters’ responded the questionnaire. Of those, 89.9% had heard about HPV and they associated it to cervical cancer. Only 14% related it to other problems like genital warts. The knowledge score of the girls who had heard about HPV was 6.1/10. Knowledge was unrelated to the number of contacts with the health system (Pediatrician or nurse), and positively correlated with the discussions with classmates about the vaccine. Adolescents Spanish in origin or with an older sister vaccinated, had higher punctuation. 67% of the girls thought that the vaccine prevented cancer, and 22.6% felt that although prevented cancer the vaccine had important safety problems. 6.4% of the girls rejected the vaccine for safety problems or for not considering themselves at risk of infection. 71.5% of the girls had received at least one vaccine dose. Vaccinated girls scored higher knowledge (p = 0.05). Conclusion: Knowledge about HPV infection and vaccine was fair in adolescents of Valencia, and is independent to the number of contacts with the health system, it is however correlated to the conversations about the vaccine with their peers and the vaccination status. An action to improve HPV knowledge through health providers might increase vaccine coverage in the adolescents.

Level of involvement of clinical nurses in the evaluation of competence of nursing students

Objective. To determine the level of involvement of clinical nurses accredited by the Universitat Jaume I (Spain) as mentors of practice (Reference Nurses) in the evaluation of competence of nursing students. Methodolgy. Cross-sectional study, in which the “Clinical Practice Assessment Manual” (CPAM) reported by reference 41 nurses (n=55) were analyzed. Four quality criteria for completion were established: with information at least 80% of the required data, the presence of the signature and final grade in the right place. Verification of learning activities was also conducted. Data collection was performed concurrently reference for nurses and teachers of the subjects in the formative evaluations of clinical clerkship period in the matter “Nursing Care in Healthcare Processes “, from March to June 2013. Results. 63% of CPAM were completed correctly, without reaching the quality threshold established (80%). The absence of the signature is the main criteria of incorrect completion (21%). Nine learning activities do not meet the quality threshold set (80%) (p < 0.05). There are significant differences according to clinical units p < 0.05. From the 30 learning activities evaluated in the CPAM, it can be stated that nine of them do not reach the verification threshold established (80%), therefore it cannot be assumed that these activities had been completed by students and evaluated by the RefN throughout the clinical clerkship period. Conclusion. The level of involvement of Reference Nurse cannot be considered adequate, although strategies to encourage involvement through collaboration and training must be developed.

An electronic record system in nursing education: evaluation and utilization

The main objective of the present work is to analyze the results of the utilization and evaluation of the LORETO Record System (LRS), providing improvement areas in the teaching-learning process and technology, in second year nursing students. A descriptive, prospective, cross sectional study using inferential statics has been carried out on all electronic records reported by 55 nursing students during clinical internships (April 1º-June 26º, 2013). Electronic record average rated 7.22 points (s=0.6; CV=0.083), with differences based on the clinical practice units (p<0,05). Three items assessed did not exceed the quality threshold set at 0.7 (p<0.05). Record Rate exceeds the quality threshold set at 80% for the overall sample, with differences based on the practice units. Only two clinical practice units rated above the minimum threshold (p <0.05). Record of care provision every 3 days did not reach the estimated quality threshold (p <0.05). There is a dichotomy between qualitative and quantitative results of LRS. Improvement areas in theoretical education have been identified. The LRS seems an appropriate learning and assessment tool, although the development of a new APP version and the application of principles of gamification should be explored.

How does family intervention improve the outcome of people with schizophrenia?

Background: There is strong evidence of the efficacy of family psychosocial interventions for schizophrenia, but evidence of the role played by the attitudes of relatives in the therapeutic process is lacking. Method: To study the effect of a family intervention on family attitudes and to analyse their mediating role in the therapeutic process 50 patients with schizophrenia and their key relatives undergoing a trial on the efficacy of a family psychosocial intervention were studied by means of the Affective Style Coding System, the Scale of Empathy, and the Relational Control Coding System. Specific statistical methods were used to determine the nature of the relationship of the relatives’ attitudes to the outcome of family intervention. Results: Family psychosocial intervention was associated with a reduction in relatives’ guilt induction and dominance and an improvement in empathy. Empathy and lack of dominance were identified as independent mediators of the effect of family psychosocial intervention. The change in empathy and dominance during the first 9 months of the intervention predicted the outcome in the following 15 months. Conclusion: Relatives’ empathy and lack of dominance are mediators of the beneficial effect of family psychosocial intervention on patient’s outcome.

Trends in Socioeconomic Inequalities in Ischemic Heart Disease Mortality in Small Areas of Nine Spanish Cities from 1996 to 2007 Using Smoothed ANOVA

The aim of this study was to analyze the evolution of socioeconomic inequalities in mortality due to ischemic heart diseases (IHD) in the census tracts of nine Spanish cities between the periods 1996–2001 and 2002–2007. Among women, there are socioeconomic inequalities in IHD mortality in the first period which tended to remain stable or even increase in the second period in most of the cities. Among men, in general, no socioeconomic inequalities have been detected for this cause in either of the periods. These results highlight the importance of intra-urban inequalities in mortality due to IHD and their evolution over time.

Relación entre el cansancio emocional de los estudiantes universitarios con su autoestima y satisfacción con los estudios

El trabajo que se presenta está enmarcado en la Red docente Cansancio emocional, autoestima y satisfacción con los estudios de los estudiantes universitarios, en la que participa profesorado de varios departamentos y diferentes universidades (Alicante, Elche, Murcia y Granada/campus Melilla). La competencia emocional que el estudiante tenga durante todo su proceso de aprendizaje puede ser un elemento de freno al estrés académico y a la actitud de estar quemado (burnout), teniendo como consecuencia una actitud positiva o negativa hacia los estudios y tareas que realiza. Este trabajo se plantea como objetivo analizar la relación entre el cansancio emocional, la autoestima y la satisfacción con los estudios del alumnado universitario. Estos aspectos se analizan en una muestra representativa de estudiantes de diferentes titulaciones y universidades. Los resultados nos permiten conocer la relación de variables emocionales con el grado de satisfacción con los estudios, aspectos que repercuten a lo largo de todo el proceso de aprendizaje de los estudiantes.

El año de la primera campaña de vacunación oral contra la poliomielitis según la prensa de Santander (1963)

La poliomielitis emergió como una devastadora epidemia en los países desarrollados durante la primera mitad del siglo XX. Los hallazgos de una vacuna inactivada por Salk (1955) y otra atenuada por Sabin (1957) ofrecieron una solución para eliminarla, coincidiendo con el periodo de mayor incidencia de la enfermedad en España (1950-1963). La respuesta de las autoridades sanitarias españolas no se concretó hasta el año de 1963, cuando el Ministerio de Fomento organizó una campaña nacional de inmunización con vacuna inactivada. Estudios epidemiológicos realizados por investigadores de la Escuela Nacional de Sanidad llevaron al convencimiento de utilizar la vacuna atenuada y a un cambio de estrategia que originó en otoño del mismo año una nueva campaña nacional a cargo del Ministerio de la Gobernación. Este estudio de caso analiza la difusión mediática de ambas campañas en Santander, mediante una revisión de las noticias de prensa publicadas en 2 diarios de ámbito provincial.

Catheter-related bloodstream infection: burden of disease in a tertiary hospital

Background: Surveillance programmes have become the most effective tool for controlling catheter-related bloodstream infections (CRBSI). However, few studies have investigated programmes covering all hospital settings. Aim: To describe the results of a control and prevention programme for CRBSI based on compliance with recommendations for insertion and maintenance, using annual burden of disease in a tertiary level hospital. Methods: A CRBSI control and prevention programme involving all hospital settings was implemented. The programme consisted of CRBSI surveillance, direct observation of insertion and maintenance of catheters to determine performance, and education for healthcare workers. Findings: In total, 2043 short-term catheters were inserted in 1546 patients for 18,570 catheter-days, and 279 long-term catheters were inserted in 243 patients for 40,440 catheter-days. The annual incidence density was 5.98 (first semester 6.40, second semester 5.64) CRBSI per 1000 catheter-days for short-term catheters, and 0.57 (first semester 0.66, second semester 0.43) CRBSI per 1000 catheter-days for long-term catheters. One hundred and forty insertion procedures were observed, with an average insertion time of 13 (standard deviation 7) min. Compliance with recommendations was as follows: hand hygiene, 86.8%; use of alcoholic chlorhexidine solution for skin disinfection, 35.5%; use of mask, 93.4%; use of gloves, 98.7%; use of gown, 75.0%; use of sterile cloth, 93.8%; use of cap, 92.2%; bandage application, 62.7%; and use of aseptic technique, 89.5%. Forty-five maintenance procedures were observed, and compliance rates were as follows: hand hygiene, 42.1%; use of gloves, 78.1%; and port disinfection with alcoholic chlorhexidine solution, 32.5%. Conclusion: The CRBSI control and prevention programme implemented at the study hospital has decreased the rate of CRBSI, provided important information about the total burden of disease, and revealed possible ways to improve interventions in the future.

Estudio multicéntrico de intervención para la prevención de la exacerbación por Enfermedad Pulmonar Obstructiva Crónica. "APRENDEPOC"

Objetivo. Evaluar la efectividad de un programa de educación terapéutica a pacientes que ingresan por exacerbación de la EPOC con respecto a utilización de recursos, manejo signos y síntomas, mortalidad, calidad de vida relacionada con la salud (CVRS), parámetros ventilatorios y la adherencia al tratamiento.

Evolución histórica de las estrategias alimentarias y sus condicionantes

Afirmaba el profesor Laín Entralgo, que el empeño de conocer el pasado lleva necesariamente consigo, implícita o explícitamente, la cuestión de su para qué. La mirada histórica nos debería servir para acercarnos a algunos de los principales problemas que preocupan actualmente en materia de nutrición y dietética, comprobaremos como muchos de los retos actuales cuentan con importantes antecedentes. El Real Decreto que regula los contenidos del grado de Nutrición Humana y Dietética contempla, entre las competencias y objetivos que se deben alcanzar, diversas referencias a la mirada histórica: conocer la evolución histórica, antropológica y sociológica de la alimentación, la nutrición y la dietética en el contexto de la salud y la enfermedad; explicar, con la ayuda del método histórico, la diversidad de factores que han incidido en los diferentes sistemas de producción y consumo de alimentos; e introducir al alumno en la diversidad de factores biológicos, científicos, culturales, económicos, políticos, sociales, etc., que han determinado y condicionado históricamente el binomio alimentación/nutrición. Dentro de la asignatura de Alimentación y Cultura, el bloque temático 1, dedicado a analizar la evolución histórica de las estrategias alimentarias y sus condicionantes, pretende desarrollar los siguientes objetivos: 1) analizar el proceso histórico de humanización de la conducta alimentaria; 2) estudiar la evolución de las principales estrategias alimentarias desarrolladas por las colectividades humanas, y en particular como se resolvió el problema del suministro de alimentos en épocas de crecimiento poblacional; 3) y analizar el proceso de configuración histórica de la dieta como instrumento del culto al cuerpo y los antecedentes históricos de los trastornos del comportamiento alimentario. Para poder alcanzar todos estos objetivos, la historia de la alimentación adquiere la condición de disciplina ecléctica e integradora, al incorporar presupuestos conceptuales y metodológicos de un amplio conjunto de disciplinas relacionadas con la variedad de factores que inciden en el binomio alimentación/nutrición: desde la historia económica (en la medida en que los alimentos adquieren la condición de productos de consumo y son objeto del comercio) a la historia de la salud y la enfermedad (en atención al papel que juega la nutrición como causa de enfermedad y elemento protector de la salud), pasando por la historia social (no olvidemos, por ejemplo, el papel de la alimentación como indicador de la diferenciación social), cultural (la comida nutre identidades y define grupos y colectividades), política (no se puede obviar el elemento de poder que cabe otorgar a la distribución y administración de los recursos alimenticios), medioambiental (desde la condición que adquiere la comida, como un elemento más en la cadena de la existencia que encierran los ecosistemas) o de la ciencia y de la técnica (tal como ocurre con la tecnología de los alimentos). Semejante interés multidisciplinar por la alimentación y la nutrición estaría justificado por el hecho de que, en cierto modo, están en todas partes. Los aspectos biológicos, económicos, políticos, medioambientales, sanitarios, sociales, etc., del binomio alimentación/nutrición pueden estudiarse, y de hecho se estudian, como diferentes capítulos de las correspondientes disciplinas.

Trends in socioeconomic inequalities in preventable mortality in urban areas of 33 Spanish cities, 1996–2007 (MEDEA project)

Background: Preventable mortality is a good indicator of possible problems to be investigated in the primary prevention chain, making it also a useful tool with which to evaluate health policies particularly public health policies. This study describes inequalities in preventable avoidable mortality in relation to socioeconomic status in small urban areas of thirty three Spanish cities, and analyses their evolution over the course of the periods 1996–2001 and 2002–2007. Methods: We analysed census tracts and all deaths occurring in the population residing in these cities from 1996 to 2007 were taken into account. The causes included in the study were lung cancer, cirrhosis, AIDS/HIV, motor vehicle traffic accidents injuries, suicide and homicide. The census tracts were classified into three groups, according their socioeconomic level. To analyse inequalities in mortality risks between the highest and lowest socioeconomic levels and over different periods, for each city and separating by sex, Poisson regression were used. Results: Preventable avoidable mortality made a significant contribution to general mortality (around 7.5%, higher among men), having decreased over time in men (12.7 in 1996–2001 and 10.9 in 2002–2007), though not so clearly among women (3.3% in 1996–2001 and 2.9% in 2002–2007). It has been observed in men that the risks of death are higher in areas of greater deprivation, and that these excesses have not modified over time. The result in women is different and differences in mortality risks by socioeconomic level could not be established in many cities. Conclusions: Preventable mortality decreased between the 1996–2001 and 2002–2007 periods, more markedly in men than in women. There were socioeconomic inequalities in mortality in most cities analysed, associating a higher risk of death with higher levels of deprivation. Inequalities have remained over the two periods analysed. This study makes it possible to identify those areas where excess preventable mortality was associated with more deprived zones. It is in these deprived zones where actions to reduce and monitor health inequalities should be put into place. Primary healthcare may play an important role in this process.

A reliable and valid questionnaire was developed to measure computer vision syndrome at the workplace

Objectives: To design and validate a questionnaire to measure visual symptoms related to exposure to computers in the workplace. Study Design and Setting: Our computer vision syndrome questionnaire (CVS-Q) was based on a literature review and validated through discussion with experts and performance of a pretest, pilot test, and retest. Content validity was evaluated by occupational health, optometry, and ophthalmology experts. Rasch analysis was used in the psychometric evaluation of the questionnaire. Criterion validity was determined by calculating the sensitivity and specificity, receiver operator characteristic curve, and cutoff point. Testeretest repeatability was tested using the intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC) and concordance by Cohen’s kappa (k). Results: The CVS-Q was developed with wide consensus among experts and was well accepted by the target group. It assesses the frequency and intensity of 16 symptoms using a single rating scale (symptom severity) that fits the Rasch rating scale model well. The questionnaire has sensitivity and specificity over 70% and achieved good testeretest repeatability both for the scores obtained [ICC 5 0.802; 95% confidence interval (CI): 0.673, 0.884] and CVS classification (k 5 0.612; 95% CI: 0.384, 0.839). Conclusion: The CVS-Q has acceptable psychometric properties, making it a valid and reliable tool to control the visual health of computer workers, and can potentially be used in clinical trials and outcome research.

La dimensión sociosanitaria del hambre: el testimonio de José María Bengoa Lecanda (1913-2010)

Se analizan algunos de los elementos conceptuales con los que abordó el profesor José María Bengoa Lecanda (1913-2010) la complejidad de factores que están asociados al hambre. Se estudian sus reflexiones sobre la interrelación entre desnutrición, enfermedad y pobreza, así como sus propuestas para romper dicho círculo. Desde los presupuestos de la medicina social, el doctor Bengoa articuló un discurso donde las desigualdades sociales aparecen como uno de los determinantes clave que explican las diferencias socio-sanitarias entre regiones, poblaciones e individuos. El cambio social, con la educación como principal argumento, y la mejora de las condiciones de vida de la población, eran reivindicadas por el doctor Bengoa como las estrategias más adecuadas para abordar la malnutrición en cualquiera de sus manifestaciones.