Construcción y validación preliminar de la Escala de Apertura al Conocimiento y al Cambio Emocional (EACCE) en estudiantes universitarios / Construction and preliminary validation of the Scale Of Openness To Knowledge And To Emotional Change (EACCE) for university student

El objetivo de este trabajo fue construir y presentar evidencia preliminar sobre la validez y confiabilidad de una escala para medir la disposición al conocimiento y al cambio emocional (EACCE), en estudiantes universitarios. A partir de una muestra de 91 participantes, se validó una escala de 33 ítems con formato Likert, con una consistencia interna evidenciada a partir de un coeficiente alfa de Cronbach de 0,899 y 3 factores que explican un 41 por ciento de la varianza total. Adicionalmente, el instrumento mostró que las mujeres obtienen una mejor disposición al conocimiento y al cambio emocional que los hombres, y que los estudiantes de psicología tienen mejor disposición que los estudiantes de ingeniería. Los resultados muestran que el instrumento propuesto tiene características psicométricas suficientes como para continuar con el estudio de su validación.

The aim of this study was to construct and present preliminary evidence on the validity and reliability of a scale to measure willingness for knowledge and emotional change (EACC) in university students. From a sample of 91 participants, validated a scale of 33 items with Likert format, with an Cronbach's alpha of 0.899 and 3 factors that explaining 41 percent of the total variance. In addition, the method showed that women express a greater openness towards learning and emotional change than men while psychology students showed more willingness than engineering students. The results show that the proposed instrument has sufficient psychometric properties to continue the study of validation.

The Effect of Inhalation Induction with Sevoflurane on Postoperative Emotional Changes in Children / 대한마취과학회지

BACKGROUND: This study was designed to determine whether sevoflurane induction without painful procedures, such as intravenous catheter (IVC) insertion, has any emotional benefit compared with intravenous induction using a prepared IVC. METHODS: Children undergoing outpatient surgery were randomized to 2 groups: inhalation induction with sevoflurane (sevoflurane group, n = 24) or intravenous induction with thiopental sodium (control group, n = 21). In the sevoflurane group an IVC was inserted after chidren had been anesthetized by sevoflurane inhalation, while in the control group, an IVC was placed in the preoperative holding area. Total time and the number of IVC insertion attempts were recorded in both groups. Anesthesia times, agitation scores and the views of medical staff on technique benefits were also noted. Patients and parents were interviewed the following day. RESULTS: Time required for IVC insertion was significantly greater in the control group. No statistically significant differences were found in terms of; the number of attempts required for IVC insertion, anesthesia induction times, extubation times, recovery times, or agitation scores. Though interviews with patients and parents produced similar results in both groups, medical staff satisfaction levels were significantly higher in the sevoflurane group. CONCLUSION: Inhalation induction with sevoflurane had no beneficial effect on postoperative emotional changes. However, this method provides benefit to both children and medical staff because it avoids stressful, time-wasting, painful experiences.