Relationship between sense of coherence and emotional exhaustion in university students

RESUMENEl sentido de coherencia conduce a evaluar las circunstancias de la vida como significativas, predecibles y manejables por lo que está considerando como una fuente que reduce el estrés y promociona la vida saludable. Por otro lado, las múltiples demandas que se plantean a los estudiantes en su periodo universitario pueden desencadenar estrés. Con este estudio hemos querido averiguar si el sentido de coherencia está relacionado con el cansancio emocional. Los participantes fueron 960 estudiantes universitarios (muestreo accidental), siendo el 81% mujeres. Respondieron a dos cuestionarios de autoinforme (el Cuestionario de Sentido de Coherencia SOC-13 y la Escala de Cansancio Emocional ECE). Se realizaron análisis de correlación y la prueba t de Student para averiguar las diferencias entre grupos. Las mujeres puntúan más alto que los hombres en cansancio emocional y los alumnos de tercero presentan mayores niveles de sentido de coherencia que los de primer curso. Los estudiantes con niveles altos de sentido de coherencia poseen niveles bajos de cansancio emocional, por lo que sería conveniente diseñar y poner en marcha estrategias para aumentar el sentido de coherencia disminuyendo así el cansancio emocional.ABSTRACTThe sense of coherence helps us view life events as significant, predictable, and manageable and it is thus thought to reduce stress and promote health. In contrast, the multiple demands faced by university students can trigger stress. In this study, we aimed to determine if the sense of coherence was related to emotional exhaustion. Participants were 960 university students (convenience sampling), 81% were women. They completed two self-report questionnaires: the SOC-13 Sense of Coherence Questionnaire and the Emotional Exhaustion Scale. We did correlation analyses and the Student’s t test to detect differences between groups. Women scored higher than men in emotional exhaustion. The third year students achieved higher scores in sense of coherence than first year students. Students with high scores in sense of coherence showed low levels of emotional exhaustion. These results indicate that it would be useful to design and implement strategies that help increase the sense of coherence and therefore reduce emotional exhaustion in university students.</jats:p

Relación entre la inteligencia emocional y el burnout en estudiantes de enfermería

The aim of this correlational study was identify if there are relationship between emotional intelligence and academic burnout. Participants were 134 nursing students that completed a series of questionnaires: the Schutte Emotional Intelligence Scale SSEI-33 and the Emotional Intelligence Scale EIS-25 to evaluate emotional intelligence, and the MBI-SS to evaluate academic burnout. We performed a statistical analysis of correlations, the Student’s t-test, and the multiple regression analysis. The results showed that emotional intelligence correlated positively with the burnout dimension of academic self-efficacy and explained 21.7% of variance. Nursing students with high levels of emotional intelligence and emotional conscience (dimension of emotional intelligence) had higher perceptions of academic self-efficacy, which could result in greater present and future academic success, and consequently in subsequent professional success. Further research on emotional intelligence assessment instruments is required in order to gain a deeper understanding of these constructs, to promote these within universities and thus achieve healthier, more successful students.En este trabajo correlacional nos planteamos averiguar si hay relación entre la inteligencia emocional y el burnout a consecuencia de los estudios. Participaron 134 estudiantes de enfermería que cumplimentaron una serie de cuestionarios, la Escala de Inteligencia Emocional de Schutte-SSIE-33 y la Escala de Inteligencia Emocional-EIE-25 para evaluar la inteligencia emocional y el MBI-SS para valorar el burnout académico. Se realizaron análisis de correlaciones, la prueba t de Student y análisis de regresión múltiple. Los resultados mostraron que la inteligencia emocional se relaciona positivamente con la dimensión de eficacia académica del burnout y explica un 21.7% de su variabilidad. Estudiantes de enfermería con niveles elevados de inteligencia emocional y de conciencia emocional (dimensión de la inteligencia emocional) se perciben más eficaces en sus estudios, lo que puede traducirse en mayor éxito académico en el presente y en un futuro, y en logro profesional consecuentemente. Se necesita más investigación sobre los instrumentos de evaluación de la inteligencia emocional, con los que avanzar más en el conocimiento de estos constructos con el fin de promocionarlos en el ámbito universitario para lograr estudiantes más exitosos y saludables

Internet Addiction and Emotional Intelligence in university nursing students: A cross-sectional study

Background: The appearance of the Internet has allowed for improved communications and the technological development of society, but it has also led to problematic use, generating addictive behaviors in some university students. Emotional Intelligence helps to improve emotional skills, increase social skills, and act as a protective factor against technological addictions. Objectives: to describe and analyze the relationship between Internet Addiction, Emotional Intelligence, and sociodemographic characteristics in Nursing students. Methods: A multicenter cross-sectional study was conducted. Participants belonged to three different campuses of two Universities. 532 nursing students were included in the study. A self- administered questionnaire was used collecting sociodemographic variables and the TMMS-24 and IAT instruments were employed to measure Emotional Intelligence and Internet Addiction, respectively. Results: 11.1% of the students presented Internet Addiction. Higher Internet Addiction scores were obtained by those who were younger, had a lower academic year, and were more involved in leisure activities. Adequate levels of Emotional Intelligence were found, women showed higher values of Attention and men of Repair. Students aged 24 or over reported higher Clarity and Repair values. There was an inverse relationship between Clarity and Repair with Internet Addiction values. Conclusions: The ability to understand and regulate emotional states is related to lower Internet Addiction values. The group of Internet addicts revealed greater Attention and less Clarity. Internet Addiction values increased as the number of hours of Internet use increases. The development of programs which improve Emotional Intelligence could be essential to facilitate the emotional management of Internet Addiction.S

Heart disease, now what? Improving quality of life through education

Introduction: The management of chronic illness assumes a level of demand for permanent care and reaches a priority dimension in the health context. Given the importance of nursing care to post-acute coronary syndrome patients, the objective of this study is to evaluate the impact of an educational intervention program on quality of life in patients after acute coronary syndrome. Method: Quasi-experimental study with two groups: an experimental group exposed to the educational intervention program and the control group without exposure to the educational intervention program. Results: The results showed statistically significant differences between both groups (p < 0.001). Although only valid for the specific group of subjects studied, the educational intervention program enabled significant gains in quality of life. Conclusions: According to the findings of the study, a systematized and structured educational program, integrated into the care organization and based on transition processes, is effective in developing self-care skills and improves the quality of life in patients after acute coronary syndrome.info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersio

Friendship and consumption networks in adolescents and their relationship to stress and cannabis use intention

Background: Cannabis is an illegal psychoactive substance that’s use is widespread among adolescents. During adolescence, many changes can cause stress. In this phase, the group of friends becomes increasingly important, being a situation of vulnerability for the beginning of cannabis use, either as an escape mechanism or due to peer’s influence. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to describe and analyze the structure of the consumption and friendship network, the intention to use cannabis, and the stress in a secondary school class. Methods: An online platform with validated self-reported questionnaires were used for data collection. Results: The sample consisted of adolescents (n = 20) aged 14–16 from a third-year class of compulsory secondary education in Ponferrada (León, Spain). Significant differences were obtained concerning consumption intention and the different network metrics in both the friendship and consumption networks. Subsequently, the representation of these networks was carried out. Conclusions: Social Network Analysis is a very useful tool that provides a picture of the context in which adolescents are located. In the consumption network, there are central actors who have not yet consumed cannabis; this is a crucial moment to implement prevention strategies

Relationship between the quality of life and the specialized nutritional intervention in cancer patients: a systematic review

[ES] El cáncer y su tratamiento inducen drásticos cambios metabólicos asociados a un deterioro en la calidad de vida de quienes lo padecen. La evaluación de la calidad de la vida y su relación con la intervención nutricional es uno de los elementos clave de la atención que se ofrece al paciente oncológico. Este estudio pretende reunir información científica sobre la intervención nutricional en pacientes oncológicos al objeto de proporcionar conocimientos a los profesionales sanitarios para poder incorporar pautas clínicas en las intervenciones nutricionales y mejorar la calidad de vida de dichos pacientes. Para reunir toda la información posible se ha realizado una revisión sistemática de la literatura existente en el tema, siguiendo las directrices PRISMA. Como resultado, los estudios seleccionados para esta revisión permiten establecer una estrecha relación entre la intervención nutricional y una mejora en la calidad de vida en pacientes oncológicos y con diagnóstico de cáncer. Como conclusión, un adecuado soporte nutricional en el paciente oncológico y con diagnóstico de cáncer ha demostrado una reducción del número de complicaciones, viéndose favorecida la fase de recuperación de la enfermedad[EN] Cancer and its treatment induce drastic metabolic changes associated with a deterioration in the quality of life of those who suffer it. The evaluation of the quality of life and its relationship with the nutritional intervention is one of the key elements of the care offered to the oncological patient. This study aims to gather scientific information on nutritional intervention in cancer patients in order to provide knowledge to health professionals to incorporate clinical guidelines in nutritional interventions and improve the quality of life of these patients. In order to gather all the possible information, a systematic review of the existing literature on the subject has been carried out, following the guidelines of the PRISMA declaration. As a result, the studies selected for this review allow us to establish a close relationship between the nutritional intervention and an improvement in the quality of life in oncological patients with a diagnosis of cancer. In conclusion, an adequate nutritional support in cancer patients with a diagnosis of cancer has shown a reduction in the number of complications, with the recovery phase of the disease being favoredS

Friendship and Consumption Networks in Adolescents and Their Relationship to Stress and Cannabis Use Intention

Background: Cannabis is an illegal psychoactive substance that's use is widespread among adolescents. During adolescence, many changes can cause stress. In this phase, the group of friends becomes increasingly important, being a situation of vulnerability for the beginning of cannabis use, either as an escape mechanism or due to peer's influence. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to describe and analyze the structure of the consumption and friendship network, the intention to use cannabis, and the stress in a secondary school class. Methods: An online platform with validated self-reported questionnaires were used for data collection. Results: The sample consisted of adolescents (n = 20) aged 14-16 from a third-year class of compulsory secondary education in Ponferrada (León, Spain). Significant differences were obtained concerning consumption intention and the different network metrics in both the friendship and consumption networks. Subsequently, the representation of these networks was carried out. Conclusions: Social Network Analysis is a very useful tool that provides a picture of the context in which adolescents are located. In the consumption network, there are central actors who have not yet consumed cannabis; this is a crucial moment to implement prevention strategies.S

Heart Disease, Now What? Improving Quality of Life through Education

Introduction: The management of chronic illness assumes a level of demand for permanent care and reaches a priority dimension in the health context. Given the importance of nursing care to post-acute coronary syndrome patients, the objective of this study is to evaluate the impact of an educational intervention program on quality of life in patients after acute coronary syndrome. Method: Quasi-experimental study with two groups: an experimental group exposed to the educational intervention program and the control group without exposure to the educational intervention program. Results: The results showed statistically significant differences between both groups (p < 0.001). Although only valid for the specific group of subjects studied, the educational intervention program enabled significant gains in quality of life. Conclusions: According to the findings of the study, a systematized and structured educational program, integrated into the care organization and based on transition processes, is effective in developing self-care skills and improves the quality of life in patients after acute coronary syndrome.S

Physical activity, resilience, sense of coherence and coping in people with multiple sclerosis in the situation derived from COVID-19

The confinement forced by COVID-19 can have repercussions on the health of people diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. The objective of this study is to analyze the relationships between physical activity, a sense of coherence, resilience and coping among people diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis during the health emergency situation. To achieve this goal, this transversal descriptive study included 84 patients that belonged to multiple sclerosis associations during the period of confinement. Participants filled out the Physical Activity (IPAQ-SF), Sense of Coherence (SOC-13), Resilience Scale (ER-14) and coping (COPE-28) questionnaires. The results showed that the average age was 46.9 and that 67.9% had Relapsing Remittent Multiple Sclerosis diagnosed on average 13.9 years ago. They had a high degree (33.3%) and moderate degree (34.5%) of physical activity, high levels of resilience, while the level of a sense of coherence was average and the most commonly used strategies for coping were active confrontation and religion. Physical activity was not related to the rest of the studied variables, but there were correlations between the other variables. The people with multiple sclerosis who belong to patient associations have remained physically active during the obligatory confinement period and have elevated degrees of resilience and an average sense of coherence, as well as using suitable coping strategies, which is why the social-health resource of belonging to a patient association could be boosting these variables that are beneficial to their health.(undefined

Baby-led weaning: Health professionals ‘knowledge and attitudes and parents’ experiences from Spain. A mixed methods approach

[EN] Baby-led weaning or self-regulated small chunk feeding by the baby has emerged as an alternative to the traditional method of complementary feeding. Parents and healthcare professionals often differ in the benefits and drawbacks about it. The research aims were to describe the knowledge of health professionals about complementary feeding and baby-led weaning (BLW) method and the attitudes towards its recommendation, and to explore the knowledge, experiences and attitudes of parents who have used this method to feed their children. A mixed methods research was carried out. A questionnaire was completed by 38 health professionals and 10 interviews were conducted with participating mothers. A total of 52.6% of health professionals recommended initiating complementary feeding at 6 months of age, a guideline followed by the mothers who used BLW. Some 86.8% of the professionals knew the BLW method and 76.3% knew its benefits, but the mothers consulted mainly informal sources of information sources to learn about and implement it. The health professionals stated that it facilitated family transition, enabled the infant to adapt better to flavours and textures, promoted chewing and the development of fine motor skills, improved growth and might also be a protective factor against obesity. The mothers noted that the method was natural, encouraged infant autonomy and promoted healthy eating habits. The health professionals expressed varied opinions concerning the risks entailed in the method. The main conclusions are that the majority of health professionals participating in the study know the BLW method, its benefits; however, they do not recommend it in all cases. Mothers listen to the advice of professionals but continue to rely on other informal sources of information.S