Valoración de la autoestima en pacientes adultos con estrabismo / Evaluation of self-esteem in adult patients with strabismus

Se efectuó un estudio longitudinal, prospectivo y comparativo de 43 adultos con estrabismo, quienes acudieron al Servicio de Oftalmología del Hospital Infantil Sur de Santiago de Cuba, desde enero del 2015 hasta mayo del 2017, a fin de valorar su autoestima. A todos se les realizó un examen oftalmológico completo, que mostró el grado de desviación media antes y después de la cirugía. Se les aplicó una prueba de autoestima de Rosenberg, previa a la intervención y 2 meses después de esta. Prevalecieron el sexo femenino, la edad media de 48,5 años y la exotropía. Antes de la cirugía, el nivel de autoestima estuvo por debajo de 25 puntos en la mayoría de los pacientes (81,3 por ciento); sin embargo, posterior a esta fue baja en solo 2,3 por ciento y normal en 90,6 por ciento, lo que causó un impacto favorable en la calidad de vida e integración social de los afectados.

A longitudinal, prospective and comparative study of 43 adults with strabismus who went to the Ophthalmology Service of the Southern Pediatric Hospital in Santiago de Cuba, from January, 2015 to May, 2017 was carried out, in order to evaluate their self-esteem. A complete ophthalmological exam was carried out to all, which showed the average deviation degree before and after surgery. A Rosenberg self-esteem test was applied, previous to the intervention and 2 months after it. The female sex, the mean age of 48.5 years and the exotropy prevailed. Before surgery, the self-esteem level was below 25 points in most of the patients (81.3 percent); however, after this it was low in only 2.3 percent and normal in 90.6 percent, what caused a favourable impact in the life quality and social integration of the affected patients.

Poor School Performance And Auditory Evoked Potential- A Review

Poor school performance, defined as a lower than expected academic achievement for a given age, cognitive abilities, and schooling, is complex and multifactorial. Poor school performance can result in child with low self–esteem and can cause significant stress to the parents. It is essential that cause for the poor school performance to be identified and appropriate strategy or treatment plan to be started early so that child can perform with full potential. Disorders of the auditory system affect academic performance are well known. Unlike speech and other behavioral auditory processing tests, auditory evoked potential (AEP) can be recorded regardless of a child’s developmental age or language, motivation or attention level. AEP can provide numerical data that can demonstrate central auditory nervous system maturation and, therefore can function as a biomarker of poor academic performance. Present study focuses on the researches that are done on the auditory evoked potential in poor school performance till recently

Sintomatologia de depresión, ansiedad y baja autoestima en mujeres obesas con trastorno del comedor compulsivo / Symptoms of depression, anxiety and low self-esteem in women with obesity and binge eating disorder

The objective of this study was to determine the presence of symptoms of depression, anxiety and low self-esteem in women with obesity and binge eating disorder. 60 women using the primary health care system in Lautaro were selected. Within the inclusion criteria were identified diagnosis of nutritional obesity and the presence of binge eating disorder without medical and mental disorders. Depression Scale Anxiety of Goldberg and Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale were applied individually. For descriptive analysis results were used, through a frequency distribution and chi² test. Among the findings it was noted that this group had mostly symptoms of depression and anxiety, which correlates with the literature. However, low self-esteem, which contrasts with the evidence examined, was not observed. This study shows that obesity is not just a simple symptom, but there are psychopathological backgrounds like depression and anxiety to consider, which should be incorporated into the comprehensive diagnosis in its primary health care plan for later multidisciplinary intervention.

El objetivo de este estudio fue determinar la presencia de sintomatología de depresión, ansiedad y baja autoestima en mujeres con obesidad y trastorno del comedor compulsivo. Se seleccionaron a 60 mujeres usuarias del sistema de atención primaria de salud de la comuna de Lautaro. Dentro de los criterios de inclusión se determinaron: diagnóstico nutricional de obesidad, sin patologías médicas y mentales diagnosticadas y la presencia del Trastorno del Comedor Compulsivo. Se les aplicaron aplicaron de manera individual la Escala de Depresión y de Ansiedad de Goldberg y la Escala de Autoestima de Rosenberg. Para los resultados se utilizó un análisis descriptivo, a través de una distribución de frecuencias y una prueba de chi². Se observó que este grupo mayoritariamente si presentaba sintomatología de depresión y ansiedad, que se correlaciona con la literatura. Sin embargo, no se observó una baja autoestima, que se contrapone con los antecedentes analizados. Este estudio, nos muestra que la obesidad no es tan sólo un síntoma aislado, sino que existen antecedentes psicopatológicos a considerar: como depresión y ansiedad, el cual se debería incorporar dentro del diagnóstico integral en el equipo de atención primaria de salud para un posterior plan de intervención multidisciplinario.

Obesity in Thai adolescents: lifestyles, health attitudes and psychosocial concerns.

Objective: To determine the dietary pattern, lifestyle factors, and psychosocial concerns in Thai obese adolescents. Methods: Students’ school health records under the Siriraj School Health Network was reviewed during the academic year of 2005. Those with body mass indices (BMI) ³25 kg/m2 were asked to complete a self-administered questionnaire divided into three parts; 1) health attitudes and psychosocial concerns; 2) dieting lifestyle; 3) physical activity lifestyle. Results: The prevalence of overweight and obesity among 718 from 5,071 students from Siriraj School Health Network was different between genders (7.7% and 2.5 % in male vs. 2.9% and 1% in female). Of those, 403 voluntarily answered the self-administered questionnaires. The majority of students (87.9%) were not satisfied with their actual weight, and tried to lose weight (94.2%). Concerning their lifestyles, 79.4% and 49.6% had taken high calorie food mostly fast food and dined buffet-style at least once a week respectively, while half disliked fruits and vegetables, and 15.4% skipped breakfast. Also, the majority of students exercised less than the standard recommendation of at least three days a week, with more than two thirds, excusing not having enough time to practice while 48% spending at least three hours a day watching television and playing computer. Importantly, more than half of them had weight- related psychosocial problems presenting as poor self image, low self esteem and self confidence. Conclusion: Unhealthy lifestyles, poor health attitudes and negative psychosocial concerns were reported among Thai obese adolescents. Strategies for successful obesity prevention are discussed in this article.