379 research outputs found

    New Burnout Evaluation Model Based on the Brief Burnout Questionnaire: Psychometric Properties for Nursing

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    Health care personnel are considered one of the worker sectors most exposed to heavier workloads and work stress. One of the consequences associated with the exposure to chronic stress is the development of burnout syndrome. Given that evaluating this syndrome requires addressing the context in which they are to be used, the purpose of this work was to analyze the psychometric properties and structure of the Burnout Brief Questionnaire (CBB), and to propose a more suitable version for its application to health professionals, and more specifically nurses. The final study sample was made up of 1236 working nursing professionals. An exploratory factorial analysis was carried out and a new model was proposed through a confirmatory factorial analysis. Thus, validation of the CBB questionnaire for nursing health care personnel showed an adequate discrimination of the items and a high internal consistency of the scale. With respect to the factorial analysis, four factors were extracted from the revised model. Specifically, these new factors, called job dissatisfaction, social climate, personal impact, and motivational abandonment, showed an adequate index of adjustment. Thus, the Brief Burnout Questionnaire Revised for nursing staff has favorable psychometric properties, and this model can be applied to all health care professionals

    Analysis of the Risk and Protective Roles of Work-Related and Individual Variables in Burnout Syndrome in Nurses

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    Aims: Burnout syndrome is a phenomenon that is becoming ever more widespread, especially in workers such as nurses who have heavy workloads and time pressures. The progression of burnout syndrome has been shown to be related to both individual and work-related variables. The objective of this study is to examine the risk and protective roles played by work-related and personal variables, both sociodemographic and psychological, in the development of burnout in nurses. Method: The sample was composed of 1236 nurses aged between 21 and 57 years, with a mean age of 31.50 years (SD = 6.18). Women accounted for 84.5% (n = 1044), and the remaining 15.5% (n = 192) were men. Exploratory tests were performed to understand the relationships between burnout and other variables, and a binary logistic regression was conducted to understand the roles of these variables in the incidence of this syndrome. Lastly, a regression tree was constructed. Results: The results show that the sociodemographic variables examined are not related to the level of burnout in nurses. However, certain work-related variables, such as spending more time with colleagues and patients and reporting good-quality relationships, exhibit a negative relationship with the occurrence of burnout. Of the psychological variables, the stress factors conflict-social acceptance and irritability-tension-fatigue, as well as informative communication, are shown to be risk factors for the appearance of burnout in nurses. In contrast, the communication skills factor, empathy, and energy-joy exert a protective function. Conclusion: Identifying the variables that influence the occurrence of burnout syndrome and understanding the manner in which they exert their influence are key elements in the development of effective prevention and intervention of burnout in nursing

    Sistema de costos ABC y su impacto en la rentabilidad de la empresa Industrias Jormen SRL, San Martin de Porres, 2018

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    El presente trabajo de investigación tiene como objetivo demostrar que la aplicación del método de costeo ABC impacta sobre la rentabilidad de la empresa metalmecánica Industrias Jormen SRL durante el período 2018. La presente investigación, es de tipo aplicada y diseño descriptivo, las técnicas que se utilizaron fueron el cuestionario de entrevista, y la recolección documental. Asimismo, los instrumentos utilizados fueron los análisis a los estados financieros y la guía de entrevista. Por otro lado, la muestra es el personal involucrado en el proceso de costeo. Se inició la investigación con el análisis de la rentabilidad de la empresa basado en el costeo a cargo de Gerencia, posteriormente se realizó el costeo bajo el método ABC y finalmente se realizó la comparación entre la rentabilidad de ambos métodos. Finalmente, se pudo demostrar que efectivamente el método con el que se costeaba los productos no era adecuado, mientras que el costeo ABC es el más apropiado según el proceso productivo que aplica la empresa y que el impacto de la aplicación de este es importante relacionado a la rentabilidad, lo que les va a permitir tomar decisiones exactas y mejores en relación a los siguientes años

    Neoasterolepisma pallida n. sp. de Lepismatidae (Insecta: Zygentoma) del sureste de España

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    Se describe una nueva especie de Lepismatidae hallado en las provincias de Murcia, Alicante, Valencia y Albacete, perteneciente al género Neoasterolepisma: N. pallida n. sp. Se indican las principales diferencias con especies afines, destacando que en los machos de esta nueva especie las tibias posteriores no están modificadas, lo que sí sucede en todos los Neoasterolepisma ibéricos excepto N. curtiseta. Presenta, como peculiaridad, una notable modificación de la quetotaxia del artejo distal del palpo labial.A new species of Lepismatidae of the genus Neoasterolepisma, N. pallida sp. n., is described from the Murcia, Alicante, Valencia and Albacete provinces in Spain. The main differences between the new species and the most closely related ones are pointed out. The main morphological feature of this new species is the modification of the chaetotaxy of the last article of the lapial palp, and the absence of modifications in the third tibia of the males, whereas the modification of this leg article in males is normal in the species of Neoasterolepisma of the Iberian Peninsula except for N. curtiset

    Labour costs and external competitiveness of the Andalusian economy (2007-2014)

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    El objetivo de este artículo es analizar la evolución de la competitividad externa de la economía andaluza. Para ello se toman dos dimensiones principales de análisis: En primer lugar, se analiza la evolución de los costes laborales unitarios y su relación con el desempeño exportador andaluz a nivel agregado. En segundo lugar, se analizarán una serie de indicadores de la actuación tanto empresarial, como del sector público, en los ámbitos determinantes de la posición competitiva regional a nivel microeconómico. El análisis de la evolución seguida por las variables en nuestra economía se hará en comparación con diversas economías y regiones del entorno. Los resultados obtenidos apuntan a que a pesar de que los costes laborales han seguido una marcada tendencia a la baja, hasta el momento, la crisis no se ha convertido en una oportunidad para mejorar de manera sustancial el posicionamiento de la economía andaluza.The aim of this paper is to analyse the evolution of Andalusian economy’s external competitiveness. For that purpose, two main research dimensions are examined: first, the relationship between unit labour costs and Andalusia’s export performance at an aggregate level; second, indicators of both business, and public sector behaviour in the determinant areas of the regional competitive position at a microeconomic level. The analysis of the evolution of the variables in the economy will be carried out in comparison with several surrounding economies and regions. The results suggest that despite the strong downward trend followed by labour costs, at the moment, the crisis has not become an opportunity to substantially improve the positioning of the regional economy

    On Neoasterolepisma wasmanni (Moniez, 1894) and the identity of Lepisma iberica Stach, 1930, with a description of two new species of Neoasterolepisma from the Iberian Peninsula (Apterygota: Zygentoma: Lepismatidae

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    En este trabajo se exponen las razones por las que Lepisma iberica sensu Stach, 1930, debe ser sinonimizada con Neoasterolepisma wasmanni (Moniez, 1894) ya que los ejemplares de la especie descrita por Stach se corresponden en realidad con juveniles de la de Moniez. Al mismo tiempo se describen dos nuevas especies del SO de la Península Ibérica, Neoasterolepisma hesperica n. sp. y Neoasterolepisma delator n. sp., basadas en formas que hasta la fecha se habían determinado como Lepisma iberica o Neoasterolepisma iberica. Se discuten las diferencias de estas nuevas especies entre sí y con otras especies próximasReasons why Lepisma iberica sensu Stach, 1930 must be treated as a synonym of Neoasterolepisma wasmanni (Moniez, 1894) are discussed, emphasizing that the insects described by Stach as a new species are, in fact, young specimens belonging to the species described by Moniez. At the same time, two new species found in the Southwestern regions of the Iberian Peninsula are described: Neoasterolepisma hesperica sp. n. and N. delator sp. n. These two taxa had been determined until now as Lepisma iberica or Neoasterolepisma iberica; they are compared between themselves and with other similar Neoasterolepisma

    Neoasterolepisma pallida sp. n. of Lepismatidae (Insecta: Zygentoma from South-Eastern Spain

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    Se describe una nueva especie de Lepismatidae hallado en las provincias de Murcia, Alicante, Valencia y Albacete, perteneciente al género Neoasterolepisma: N. pallida n. sp. Se indican las principales diferencias con especies afines, destacando que en los machos de esta nueva especie las tibias posteriores no están modificadas, lo que sí sucede en todos los Neoasterolepisma ibéricos excepto N. curtiseta. Presenta, como peculiaridad, una notable modificación de la quetotaxia del artejo distal del palpo labial.A new species of Lepismatidae of the genus Neoasterolepisma, N. pallida sp. n., is described from the Murcia, Alicante, Valencia and Albacete provinces in Spain. The main differences between the new species and the most closely related ones are pointed out. The main morphological feature of this new species is the modification of the chaetotaxy of the last article of the lapial palp, and the absence of modifications in the third tibia of the males, whereas the modification of this leg article in males is normal in the species of Neoasterolepisma of the Iberian Peninsula except for N. curtiseta

    Ctenolepisma almeriensis n. sp. of Lepismatidae (Insecta, Zygentoma) from south-eastern Spain

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    Ctenolepisma almeriensis sp. n. de Lepismatidae (Insecta, Zygentoma) de España suroriental.— Se describe Ctenolepisma almeriensis sp. n., distribuida por el sureste de la Península Ibérica. Previamente esta especie se había identificado como Ctenolepisma lineata (Fabricius, 1775), extendida por el Paleártico suroccidental. La principal diferencia entre ambas especies reside en la quetotaxia de los esternitos torácicos: las macroquetas de cada peine de meso– y metasterno forman una sola fila en C. lineata, mientras que se disponen en dos líneas paralelas en C. almeriensis sp. n. En el prosterno, cada peine de C. lineata consta de 1–2 líneas irregulares, por 2–3 filas en la nueva especie. Se ha realizado un análisis discriminante para separar, con base en otros parámetros de la quetotaxia, un grupo de especímenes españoles de C. lineata de otro grupo encuadrable a priori en la nueva especie, demostrándose que la presencia de filas simples o dobles de macroquetas en los esternitos torácicos representa una característica válida para la diferenciación entre ambas especies.Ctenolepisma almeriensis n. sp. of Lepismatidae (Insecta, Zygentoma) from south–eastern Spain.— Ctenolepisma almeriensis n. sp., from the south–eastern part of the Iberian Peninsula is described. This species was determined previously as Ctenolepisma lineata (Fabricius, 1775), which is widespread over the south–western Palaeartic region. The main difference between the two species is the setation of thoracic sternites. In each bristle–comb of the mesosternum and the metasternum, macrosetae are arranged in a single row in C. lineata and in two parallel rows in C. almeriensis n. sp. In the prosternum, the first species shows 1–2 irregular lines of macrosetae per comb, and the new species shows 2–3 lines. Based on other parameters of setation, a discriminant analysis was carried out to separate a group of Spanish specimens of C. lineata from another group of specimens of the new species. This analysis demonstrated the validity of the occurrence of double or single lines of macrosetae in thoracic sternites to distinguish between the two species
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