Satisfacción familiar, comunicación e inteligencia emocional

In general, for the development of people and society, the family institution is a fundamental pillar. One of the most important social motivations of the human being developed during childhood is the affiliation: maintain positive affective relationships with other people. In addition, one of the vital affections in the human being is the couple’s relationship since it allows satisfying basic needs and in turn establishing patterns of development and behavior.Based on the model of family instability proposed by Rodríguez, Rodríguez-Mateo and Luján (2015), the present work has several objectives: first, to know if the family variables interrelated in said model (family stress, family communication, family resources, family satisfaction and marital instability) can be related to a new variable (Emotional Intelligence); and secondly, to obtain posible influences and interactions, trying to replicate the model proposed by said authors.This research is focused on the search of the different degrees of association or relationship that exists between a relevant group of variables present in the family environment with satisfaction and marital instability. This set of variables related to the family life cycle (family communication, family resources, family stress) directly affect family relationships and is associated with different degrees of well-being in families. In addition, a new variable has been added with respect to the study on the model of family instability in the breakup of a partner (Rodríguez, Rodríguez-Mateo and Luján, 2015), emotional intelligence, to verify its relationship with marital stability. Through different scales we want to evaluate these relationships and check whether these factors (stress, communication, resources and emotional intelligence) have a direct impact on family satisfaction and stability.The instruments used in the present research work, to operationalize the variables to be studied, have been compiled from the Manual of Family Assessment Instruments (2008) published by the University of Deusto and the Scale of Self-Reported Emotional Intelligence (TMMS-24) of Extremera and Fernández Berrocal (2004).The sample corresponds to a group of 96 people, whose inclusion criteria were family group membership and no cognitive difficulty to perform the questionnaires that are attached.The data analysis techniques used have been the correlational analysis between family variables, multiple linear regression, structural model proposal analysis through the confirmation of relationships between variables (confirmatory model), and confirmatory factor analysis.Two factors were observed, total communication and total resources, as predictors of total satisfaction. It has been possible to obtain a confirmatory model that explains the variables associated with family satisfaction through the AMOS program. It is still postulated, through confirmatory factor analysis, the variable family experience as “injector” of the other variables.The results support a new explanatory model of relationship between these variables and confirm the predictive power of communication and family resources in family satisfaction. The aim of this study is to offer intervention professionals new information to improve their performance with families and to provide greater efficiency in their actions.Para el desarrollo de las personas y de la sociedad en general, la institución familiar es un pilar fundamental. Una de las motivaciones sociales más importantes del ser humano desarrollada durante la infancia es la afiliación: mantener relaciones afectivas positivas con otras personas. Además, uno de los afectivos vitales en el ser humano es la relación de pareja, ya que permite satisfacer necesidades básicas y a su vez establecer pautas de desarrollo y comportamiento.Basándonos en el modelo de inestabilidad familiar propuesto por Rodríguez, Rodríguez-Mateo y Luján (2015), el presente trabajo tiene varios objetivos: primero, conocer si las variables familiares interrelacionadas entre sí en dicho modelo (estrés familiar, comunicación familiar, los recursos familiares, satisfacción familiar e inestabilidad marital) pueden relacionarse con una nueva variable (la Inteligencia Emocional); y en segundo lugar, obtener posibles influencias e interacciones, tratando de replicar el modelo propuesto por dichos autores.Esta investigación está centrada en la búsqueda de los distintos grados de asociación o relación que existe entre un grupo relevante de variables presentes en el entorno familiar con la satisfacción y la inestabilidad matrimonial. Este conjunto de variables relacionadas con el ciclo vital familiar (comunicación familiar, recursos familiares, estrés familiar) afectan de forma directa a las relaciones familiares y se asocia a distintos grados de bienestar en las familias. Además, se ha añadido una nueva variable con respecto al estudio sobre el modelo de inestabilidad familiar en la ruptura de pareja (Rodríguez, Rodríguez-Mateo y Luján, 2015), la inteligencia emocional, para comprobar su relación con la estabilidad marital. A través de diferentes escalas se quiere evaluar dichas relaciones y comprobar si esos factores (estrés, comunicación, recursos e inteligencia emocional) inciden de forma directa sobre la satisfacción y la estabilidad familiar.Los instrumentos utilizados en el presente trabajo de investigación, para operativizar las variables a estudiar, han sido recopilados del Manual de Instrumentos de evaluación familiar (2008) publicado por La Universidad de Deusto y la Escala de Inteligencia Emocional Autoinformada (TMMS-24) de Extremera y Fernández-Berrocal (2004).La muestra corresponde a un grupo de 96 personas, cuyos criterios de inclusión fueron la pertenencia a grupo familiar y sin dificultad cognitiva para poder realizar los cuestionarios que se anexan.Las técnicas de análisis de datos utilizadas han sido el análisis correlacional entre las variables familiares, la regresión lineal múltiple, análisis de propuesta de modelo estructural a través de la confirmación de las relaciones entre las variables (modelo confirmatorio), y el análisis factorial confirmatorio.Se observó dos factores, la comunicación total y los recursos totales como variables predictoras de la satisfacción total. Se ha podido obtener un modelo confirmatorio que explica las variables asociadas a la satisfacción familiar a través del programa AMOS. Se sigue postulando, a través del análisis factorial confirmatorio, la variable vivencia familiar como “inyectora” del resto de variables.Los resultados apoyan un nuevo modelo explicativo de relación entre dichas variables y confirman el poder predictivo de la comunicación y los recursos familiares en la satisfacción familiar.Se pretende con este estudio ofrecer a los profesionales de la intervención nuevos datos que permitan mejorar su actuación con las familias y proporcionar mayor eficacia en sus actuaciones

Examining the immune signatures of SARS-CoV-2 infection in pregnancy and the impact on neurodevelopment: Protocol of the SIGNATURE longitudinal study

The COVID-19 pandemic represents a valuable opportunity to carry out cohort studies that allow us to advance our knowledge on pathophysiological mechanisms of neuropsychiatric diseases. One of these opportunities is the study of the relationships between inflammation, brain development and an increased risk of suffering neuropsychiatric disorders. Based on the hypothesis that neuroinflammation during early stages of life is associated with neurodevelopmental disorders and confers a greater risk of developing neuropsychiatric disorders, we propose a cohort study of SARS-CoV-2-infected pregnant women and their newborns. The main objective of SIGNATURE project is to explore how the presence of prenatal SARS-CoV-2 infection and other non-infectious stressors generates an abnormal inflammatory activity in the newborn. The cohort of women during the COVID-19 pandemic will be psychological and biological monitored during their pregnancy, delivery, childbirth and postpartum. The biological information of the umbilical cord (foetus blood) and peripheral blood from the mother will be obtained after childbirth. These samples and the clinical characterisation of the cohort of mothers and newborns, are tremendously valuable at this time. This is a protocol report and no analyses have been conducted yet, being currently at, our study is in the recruitment process step. At the time of this publication, we have identified 1,060 SARS-CoV-2 infected mothers and all have already given birth. From the total of identified mothers, we have recruited 537 SARS-COV-2 infected women and all of them have completed the mental health assessment during pregnancy. We have collected biological samples from 119 mothers and babies. Additionally, we have recruited 390 non-infected pregnant women.This work has received support from the Fundación Alicia Koplowitz to realize the epigenetic wide association study and to the clinical assessment to the children. This work has also received public support from the Consejería de Salud y Familias para la financiación de la investigación, desarrollo e innovación (i + d + i) biomédica y en ciencias de la salud en Andalucía (CSyF 2021 - FEDER). Grant Grant number PECOVID- 0195-2020. Convocatoria financiada con Fondo Europeo de Desarrollo Regional (FEDER) al 80% dentro del Programa Operativo de Andalucía FEDER 2014-2020. Andalucía se mueve con Europa. NG-T received payment under Rio Hortega contract CM20-00015 with the Carlos III Health Institute.Peer reviewe

Global attitudes in the management of acute appendicitis during COVID-19 pandemic: ACIE Appy Study

Background: Surgical strategies are being adapted to face the COVID-19 pandemic. Recommendations on the management of acute appendicitis have been based on expert opinion, but very little evidence is available. This study addressed that dearth with a snapshot of worldwide approaches to appendicitis. Methods: The Association of Italian Surgeons in Europe designed an online survey to assess the current attitude of surgeons globally regarding the management of patients with acute appendicitis during the pandemic. Questions were divided into baseline information, hospital organization and screening, personal protective equipment, management and surgical approach, and patient presentation before versus during the pandemic. Results: Of 744 answers, 709 (from 66 countries) were complete and were included in the analysis. Most hospitals were treating both patients with and those without COVID. There was variation in screening indications and modality used, with chest X-ray plus molecular testing (PCR) being the commonest (19\ub78 per cent). Conservative management of complicated and uncomplicated appendicitis was used by 6\ub76 and 2\ub74 per cent respectively before, but 23\ub77 and 5\ub73 per cent, during the pandemic (both P < 0\ub7001). One-third changed their approach from laparoscopic to open surgery owing to the popular (but evidence-lacking) advice from expert groups during the initial phase of the pandemic. No agreement on how to filter surgical smoke plume during laparoscopy was identified. There was an overall reduction in the number of patients admitted with appendicitis and one-third felt that patients who did present had more severe appendicitis than they usually observe. Conclusion: Conservative management of mild appendicitis has been possible during the pandemic. The fact that some surgeons switched to open appendicectomy may reflect the poor guidelines that emanated in the early phase of SARS-CoV-2