Nurses, do they perceive emotional labor?

Introduction: Emotional labor is a multidimensional construct which refers to the desirable emotions in an organizational environment that influence the interactions with the users, and that could have a negative impact on workers. This construct has only been developed in the last few decades, therefore its influence on nurses has been studied in an incipient way. Aim: To reflect on the impact of emotional labor on care delivery for responding to the question: How is emotional labor manifested in nursing professionals? Methodology: A bibliographical research was carried out on different data bases to develop the reflection and divide it into three sections. Findings: Emotional labor is present in nursing performance and, if professionals are not qualified or prepared to tackle this psychosocial risk, they may suffer from alterations in their health, such as saturation or exhaustion. To add, this may indirectly impact users and therefore affect the quality of the delivered care. Hence, it is an important topic for an optimal professional development either for the labor satisfaction or the suitable functioning of health organizations. Conclusions: emotional labor is a complex construct, especially for health workers, and it may become a negative aspect for workers, users receiving care, and healthcare institutions, more precisely, in their accreditation processes

Nurses, do they perceive emotional labor?

El objetivo del manuscrito es reflexionar sobre el impacto del trabajo emocional en la prestación de cuidados para responder a la pregunta: ¿Cómo se manifiesta el trabajo emocional en los profesionales de enfermería?. Se realizó una investigación bibliográfica sobre diferentes bases de datos para desarrollar la reflexión y dividirla en tres secciones. Se encontró que el trabajo emocional está presente en el desempeño de la enfermería y si no están calificados o preparados para enfrentar este riesgo psicosocial, pueden sufrir alteraciones en su salud, como la saturación o el agotamiento. Para agregar, esto puede impactar indirectamente a los usuarios y, por lo tanto, afectar la calidad de la atención brindada. Por lo tanto, es un tema importante para un desarrollo profesional óptimo, ya sea para la satisfacción laboral o el adecuado funcionamiento de las organizaciones de salud. Se puede llegar a la conclusión que el trabajo emocional es una construcción compleja, especialmente para los trabajadores de salud, y puede convertirse en un aspecto negativo para los trabajadores, usuarios que reciben atención en instituciones de salud, más precisamente, en sus procesos de acreditación

Diminishing benefits of urban living for children and adolescents’ growth and development

Optimal growth and development in childhood and adolescence is crucial for lifelong health and well-being1–6. Here we used data from 2,325 population-based studies, with measurements of height and weight from 71 million participants, to report the height and body-mass index (BMI) of children and adolescents aged 5–19 years on the basis of rural and urban place of residence in 200 countries and territories from 1990 to 2020. In 1990, children and adolescents residing in cities were taller than their rural counterparts in all but a few high-income countries. By 2020, the urban height advantage became smaller in most countries, and in many high-income western countries it reversed into a small urban-based disadvantage. The exception was for boys in most countries in sub-Saharan Africa and in some countries in Oceania, south Asia and the region of central Asia, Middle East and north Africa. In these countries, successive cohorts of boys from rural places either did not gain height or possibly became shorter, and hence fell further behind their urban peers. The difference between the age-standardized mean BMI of children in urban and rural areas was <1.1 kg m–2 in the vast majority of countries. Within this small range, BMI increased slightly more in cities than in rural areas, except in south Asia, sub-Saharan Africa and some countries in central and eastern Europe. Our results show that in much of the world, the growth and developmental advantages of living in cities have diminished in the twenty-first century, whereas in much of sub-Saharan Africa they have amplified