The Newcastle satisfaction with nursing scales in a Mexican Oncology Hospital

Objectives. The principal aim of this study was to identify whether the Newcastle Satisfaction with Nursing Scales (NSNS) could be used on cancer patients. Methods. This was a descriptive, cross-sectional study carried out on cancer patients (n = 298). Results. We found that a majority of cancer patients were around 50 years old (hospitalized patients [HP]: 49.5 \ub1 14.9; chemotherapy outpatients [COP]: 49.4 \ub1 12.7), were female (HP: 74%; COP: 63.5%), and had received education at least up to elementary level (HP: 70%; COP: 80%). Breast cancer was the principal type of cancer (>34%) in both groups (HP and COP). The groups were comparable in age, sex distribution, place of origin, educational qualification, and type of cancer. Among HP, the experience and satisfaction scales of the NSNS showed good internal consistency (n = 235, \u3b1 >0.9, r > 0.7), while among COP, only the satisfaction scale showed good internal consistency (n = 62, \u3b1 = 1.00). Most patients\u2019 perceptions (level of satisfaction) of hospitalization and chemotherapy services were positive (98% and 97%, respectively). Conclusion: An NSNS instrument specifically designed for ambulatory care cancer patients is necessary for it to be useful in assessing cancer patients' perception of nursing care. This will help improve the quality of care in Mexico. The presence of cancer by itself could modify the patients\u2019 satisfaction level. Further large-scale studies are required to investigate the patients\u2019 perceptions of nursing care using the NSNS on different cancer patient groups

Examining the independent and joint effects of genomic and exposomic liabilities for schizophrenia across the psychosis spectrum

Psychosis spectrum disorder has a complex pathoetiology characterised by interacting environmental and genetic vulnerabilities. The present study aims to investigate the role of gene-environment interaction using aggregate scores of genetic (polygenic risk score for schizophrenia (PRS-SCZ)) and environment liability for schizophrenia (exposome score for schizophrenia (ES-SCZ)) across the psychosis continuum

Menopausia. Nivel de conocimiento en pacientes que acuden al servicio de ginecolog\ueda del Hospital Central "Antonio Mar\ueda Pineda" Barquisimeto, Estado Lara. Periodo Julio 2002-Julio 2003

La menopausia es un fen\uf3meno natural durante el proceso normal de envejecimiento de la mujer. El creciente inter\ue9s en el conocimiento y manejo de este momento de la vida de la mujer y sus complicaciones es un fen\uf3meno reciente, debido a la mayor cantidad de a\uf1os que actualmente vive despu\ue9s de la menopausia; con el objetivo de determinar el nivel de conocimiento sobre menopausia en las pacientes del servicio de Ginecolog\ueda del Hospital Central "Antonio Mar\ueda Pineda" en el per\uedodo julio 2002-Julio 2003 se realizo un estudio descriptivo transversal. A una muestra de 371 pacientes se les aplic\uf3 un cuestionario, el cual indagaba sobre aspectos relacionados sobre menopausia y THR. RESULTADOS: El grupo et\ue1reo estuvo conformado por mujeres entre 30-40 a\uf1os (44,48%), el 53% contaban con pareja sexual, el 47,17% ten\uedan como ocupaci\uf3n amas de casa, el 34,47% cursaron estudios hasta la primaria, el 72% presentaron un nivel de conocimientos entre malo y regular, el 23,45% se encontraban menopausicas, de las cuales el 69% no consum\ueda THR; el 31% que consum\ueda THR ten\uedan un conocimiento malo sobre menopausia y THR. Se concluye que existe un nivel de conocimiento malo sobre menopausia y THR en las pacientes del servicio de Ginecolog\ueda del Hospital Central "Antonio Mar\ueda Pineda"