Academic engagement in Peruvian nursing students upon returning to face-to-face classes

Introduction: During the COVID-19 pandemic, the mental health of students was affected due to social isolation and the repercussions of this context. In this sense, it becomes important to analyze and reflect on the current situation of academic engagement, a determining factor of their academic performance. Objective: Analyze the academic engagement of Peruvian Nursing students upon their return to face-to-face classes. Methods: The approach was quantitative, a non-experimental design, and the type, descriptive, and transectional. The academic engagement of 200 students in the Nursing career was evaluated through the application of the UWES-S Scale, an instrument with adequate levels of validity based on the content and reliability. Results: It was found that the academic engagement of 57 % of the students was high, 34.5 % was moderate and 8.5 % was low. Likewise, the dimensions that had a better assessment were dedication and absorption, which were located at the high level, while the vigor dimension had a lower assessment, since the moderate level predominated. On the other hand, it was determined that the academic engagement of the students was significantly associated with some sociodemographic variables such as gender and age group to which they belonged (p<0.05). Conclusion: The students of the Nursing career were characterized by presenting high levels of academic engagement upon return to faceto-face classes, for which universities must encourage the promotion of cognitive, affective, and attitudinal dimensions of students to strengthen said commitment. © 2023 Academia Nacional de Medicina. All rights reserved.

Psychological capital and academic stress in nursing students at a Peruvian university during the COVID-19 pandemic

Introduction: From 2020 to the present, the COVID-19 pandemic has caused drastic changes in people's mental health. In this sense, it highlights the importance of knowing and reflecting on the psychological resources used to face situations that may affect university students' psychological well-being and quality of life since they are determining factors for the realization of their academic objectives. O bjective: Determine the relationship between psychological capital and academic stress in nursing students at a Peruvian public university during the COVID-19 pandemic. M ethods: The research approach was quantitative;the design was non-experimental, and the scope was descriptive - cross-sectional correlational. The sample consisted of 182 students to whom the Psychological Capital Questionnaire and the SISCO Inventory of Academic Stress were applied, instruments with adequate levels of validity based on content and reliability. Subsequently, the data were processed using SPSS V.22 software. Results: It was found that the students were characterized by presenting moderate levels of psychological capital and academic stress. Likewise, it was determined that Spearman's Rho correlation coefficient between both variables was -0.614 with a p-value below the significance level (p<0.05). Conclusion: There is an inverse but significant relationship between psychological capital and academic stress in Nursing students. Therefore, it is necessary to design programs to strengthen psychological capital and develop psychoeducational strategies that reduce the prevalence of academic stress in students. © 2022 Academia Nacional de Medicina. All rights reserved.

Perception of peruvian university students about virtual education during the COVID-19 pandemic

Since 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic has forced higher education institutions to implement the virtual teaching-learning modality in order not to interrupt the educational service, comply with the provisions of social distancing and thus avoid increasing the rate of infections. However, this disrup-tion brought with it some unforeseen problems and limita-tions during its implementation. Therefore, the objective of this research was to analyze the perception of university students in the Madre de Dios region about virtual education during the COVID-19 pandemic. The approach was quanti-tative, the design was non-experimental, and the type was cross-sectional descriptive. The sample was made up of 302 students to whom the PAVDO-C Questionnaire was applied, an instrument with adequate levels of validity based on con-tent and reliability. According to the results, the perception of 41.4% of the students about the virtual education that was being implemented was partially favorable, 33.4% was favorable and 25.2% was unfavorable. Likewise, it was deter-mined that some sociodemographic and academic variables such as gender, university of origin, employment status, and area of residence were significantly associated with said perception. Finally, it was concluded that the students were characterized by having a partially favorable perception of virtual education, for which universities needed to continue developing the digital and didactic skills of teachers so that they can improve their virtual pedagogical practice and thus teaching. be more suitable. Copyright © 2022, Venezuelan Society of Pharmacology and Clinical and Therapeutic Pharmacology. All rights reserved.

Academic stress and emotional exhaustion in university students in the context of virtual education

One of the main repercussions of the COVID-19 pandemic in the educational field was the migration from face-to-face to virtual modality, which forced students to adapt to this new scenario. Currently, universities are beginning to gradually return to face-to-face or blended education, however, many of them still continue to provide the educational service virtually, which has favorable aspects, as well as some limitations. In this sense, the present investigation aimed to determine the relationship between academic stress and emotional exhaustion in students of the branch of a Peruvian private university in the context of virtual education. The approach was quantitative, the design was non-experimental and the type was descriptive-correlational with a transectional cut. The sample consisted of 273 students to whom the SISCO Inventory of Academic Stress and the Emotional Tiredness Scale were applied, instruments with adequate psychometric properties (validity based on content and reliability). The results indicate that 31.1% of the students had moderate levels of academic stress, 34.4% had moderate levels of emotional exhaustion and it was determined that Spearman's rho correlation coefficient between both variables was 0.731 with a p-value lower than the level of significance (p<0.01). It was concluded that there is a direct and significant relationship between academic stress and emotional exhaustion, which is why it is necessary for the university institution to design and execute preventive and corrective programs that allow students to reduce the prevalence of the problems addressed and improve their levels of psychological well-being, as well as their quality of life. Copyright © 2022, Venezuelan Society of Pharmacology and Clinical and Therapeutic Pharmacology. All rights reserved.

Digital skills and sociodemographic variables in university teachers in the Peruvian Amazon during the COVID-19 pandemic

The objective of this research was to analyze the sociodemo-graphic variables associated with the digital skills of university teachers in the Peruvian Amazon during the COVID-19 pandemic. The approach was quantitative, the design was non-experimental and the type was cross-sectional comparative descriptive. The sample consisted of 167 teachers from 3 universities to whom the Digital Teaching Competence Questionnaire was applied, an instrument with adequate metric properties (validity based on content and reliability). According to the results, the digital skills of 55.7% of university teachers are developed, 40.7% are partially developed and 3.6% are poorly developed. Similarly, it was determined that some sociodemographic variables such as age group and area of knowledge were significantly associated with the level of development of digital skills (p<0.05). It was concluded that university teachers were characterized by having digital skills developed in the post-pandemic context, which were more favorable in younger teachers and whose area of knowledge was Engineering and Architecture. Copyright © 2022, Venezuelan Society of Pharmacology and Clinical and Therapeutic Pharmacology. All rights reserved.

Assessment of stress-related psychosomatic symptoms in regular basic education teachers during the COVID-19 pandemic

During the COVID-19 pandemic, there were great changes in basic education, one of them being the migration of the teaching process to virtuality, which caused a lot of uncertainty and effort for teachers, since many of them were not prepared nor did they have the digital and didactic skills to provide education under this modality. By virtue of the foregoing, the present research aimed to assess the psychosomatic symptoms related to stress in Peruvian teachers of regular basic education during the COVID-19 pandemic. The research approach was quantitative, the design was not experimental, and the type was descriptive-transectional. The sample was made up of 292 teachers to whom the Psychosomatic Problems Questionnaire was applied, an instrument with adequate levels of reliability and validity. According to the findings, teachers were characterized by presenting a moderate level of assessment of psychosomatic symptoms related to stress, the main ones being feelings of extreme exhaustion, the desire not to want to get up in the morning, and some nervousness tics or blinking and headaches. Finally, it was found that the assessment of stress-related symptoms was significantly associated with gender, age group, and teachers' employment status. It was concluded that the decentralized bod-ies of the Ministry of Education must identify and provide continuous socio-emotional support to teachers who require it to promote their emotional well-being and quality of life, thus reducing the prevalence of psychosomatic symptoms associated with stress and improving the condition. work in which they develop. Copyright © 2022, Venezuelan Society of Pharmacology and Clinical and Therapeutic Pharmacology. All rights reserved.

Burnout syndrome in teachers in times of the COVID-19 pandemic

During the COVID-19 pandemic, countries implemented social distancing measures as a strategy to reduce the rate of contagion. In the educational field, it highlights the migration from face-to-face classes to virtual classes, which brings with its difficulties and challenges for teachers, as well as a series of requirements, thus increasing the possibility of suffering from the Burnout Syndrome. Therefore, the objective of this research was to analyze the Burnout Syndrome in Peruvian teachers of regular basic education in times of the COVID-19 pandemic. The research approach was quantitative, non-ex-perimental design and the type of descriptive transectional design. The sample consisted of 209 teachers to whom the Maslach Burnout Inventory was applied, an instrument with adequate levels of reliability and validity. According to the re-sults, the teachers were characterized by presenting a high level of burnout syndrome and emotional exhaustion and a moderate level of depersonalization and professional fulfill-ment. Likewise, it was found that some sociodemographic variables such as sex, age, and employment status are significantly associated with burnout syndrome. Finally, it was concluded that the decentralized instances of the Ministry of Education must identify and provide continuous socio-emotional support to teachers who require it to promote their well-being and improve the working conditions in which they operate. Likewise, educational institutions must develop intervention programs with the presence of psychologists to reduce the prevalence of burnout syndrome and the affectation that it could cause. Copyright © 2022, Venezuelan Society of Pharmacology and Clinical and Therapeutic Pharmacology. All rights reserved.

Academic burnout and psychological well-being in Peruvian higher education students in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic

The COVID-19 pandemic has caused the migration from the face-to-face or blended teaching-learning modality to virtual-ity, which has forced students to adapt to this new scenario, however, despite the fact that this modality has favorable aspects, it has also had implications in the socio-emotional aspect. In this sense, the objective of this research was to determine the relationship between academic burnout and psychological well-being in students of a pedagogical higher education institute in Peru during the context of the CO-VID-19 pandemic. The research approach was quantitative, the design was non-experimental, and the type was descrip-tive, correlational, and cross-sectional. The sample consisted of 150 students to whom the Maslach Burnout Inventory Student Survey (MBI-SS) and the Psychological Well-being Scale were applied, instruments with the required levels of validity and reliability. The main findings indicate that the students were characterized by moderate levels of academic burnout as well as psychological well-being and it was deter-mined that there is an inverse and significant relationship between both variables (rho=-0.601;p<0.05). It was concluded that it is necessary to implement intervention programs that allow the development of protective factors and coping strate-gies in students so that they can cope adequately in stressful situations and thus improve their psychological well-being. Copyright © 2022, Venezuelan Society of Pharmacology and Clinical and Therapeutic Pharmacology. All rights reserved.

Technostress in Peruvian basic education teachers during the COVID-19 pandemic

Objective: Describe the prevalence of technostress in Peruvian basic education teachers during the COVID-19 pan-demic. Materials and methods: The research had a quantitative approach, the design was non-experimental and the type, descriptive, cross-sectional. The sample consisted of 197 teachers from the city of Cusco to whom a Sociodemo-graphic and Labor Data Questionnaire and the Technostress Questionnaire were applied, an instrument with acceptable levels of reliability and validity. Subsequently, the responses were systematized and analyzed using the SPSS® version 22 program. Results: The 57.9% of the teachers presented high levels of technostress and it was determined that this variable is significantly associated with sex, age group, employment status and marital status (p<0.05). Conclusions: It is necessary that the educational authori-ties regulate the hours of attention that teachers have for students and parents to avoid overexposure to ICT. In the same way, teachers who have the symptoms or are at risk of suffering from it should be identified in order to carry out a timely intervention and reduce the impact on their physical and emotional well-being.

Internet addiction in students at a Peruvian private university during the COVID-19 pandemic

The COVID-19 pandemic and the accelerated spread of the SARS-CoV-2 virus have caused governments to decree mandatory social isolation in many countries, causing people to change their habits, among which the time spent on the Internet stands out. Although the Internet has provided valuable opportunities in scientific, communicative, and social aspects of society, it’s inappropriate and extreme use, mostly for recreational purposes, is a serious threat to the health and well-being of the population, especially children. youths. Therefore, this research aimed to analyze internet addiction (IA) in undergraduate students at a private Peruvian university during the COVID-19 pandemic. The approach was quan titative, the design was non-experimental, and the type was descriptive of transectional cut. The sample consisted of 265 students and the instrument used for data collection was the Lima Internet Addiction Scale, which had adequate validity and reliability. The results indicate that 43.4% of the students presented moderate levels of IA, characterized mainly by the fact that they spent more time on the Internet than they intended, after having disconnected they felt that they wanted to continue connected to the Internet and they came to have problems in the university for such conduct. It was concluded that the predominant level of IA in students was moderate and that some sociodemographic and academic variables such as gender, age group, connection time, as well as previous academic performance were significantly associated with the said disorder (p<0.05).

Computer vision syndrome: an emerging problem during the COVID-19 health emergency

The COVID-19 pandemic has forced the virtualization of the activities that people carried out in person to comply with the mandatory social isolation provisions and prevent infection rates from increasing. Therefore, it was necessary for them to be connected for many hours to digital devices such as computers, laptops, tablets and cell phones, mainly, which could have caused computer vision syndrome, a condition that impacts the normal development of academic activities, labor, social, etc. In this sense, we consider that although during the pandemic it could have been evidenced more frequently, it would have a prevalence that would continue to be significant in the current post-pandemic context.

Emotional exhaustion in Peruvian university students in the context of the Covid-19 pandemic

The present research aimed to describe the emotional exhaustion of Peruvian university students from the professional career of Education in the context of the Covid-19 pandemic. The approach was quantitative, the design was non-experimental, and the type was descriptive, cross-sectional. The sample consisted of 232 students, to whom the Emotional Tiredness Scale (2007) was applied, an instrument with adequate levels of reliability and validity. According to the results, the majority of students presented high levels of emotional fatigue and it was determined that the prevalence of this variable was significantly associated with the sex and age group of the students (p <0.05). It was concluded that it is necessary for the Psychopedagogy area of the university to carry out the timely detection of students who suffer from emotional fatigue so that they recover their psychological wellbeing and apply preventive programs to reduce the prevalence of this phenomenon.

Technostress in students of a public university in the Peruvian Amazon during the COVID-19 pandemic

The present research aimed to describe the technostress of the students of the Education career of a public university in the Peruvian Amazon during the COVID-19 pandemic. The approach was quantitative, the design non-experimental and the type of research, descriptive, cross-sectional. The sample consisted of 232 students to whom the Technostress Questionnaire was applied, an instrument with adequate levels of reliability and validity. The results indicate that the students were characterized by having moderate levels of technostress. Likewise, regarding its factors, it was found that there were low levels of technoanxiety and moderate levels of technoaddiction and technofatigue. On the other hand, it was determined that some sociodemographic variables such as sex, age group and the work condition of the students were significantly associated with levels of techno-stress. It was concluded that it is necessary for the university to take some preventive and corrective measures to reduce the prevalence of this condition in the students. Likewise, it would be important to promote digital disconnection so that they carry out physical activities, care for their families and socialization.

Academic stress in Peruvian university students in COVID-19 pandemic times

University education is a period that involves many demands as well as academic, social, and personal demands for students. This context became more complex in the current pandemic era, as education went from being face-to-face to being virtual, which highlighted other limitations such as accessibility and connectivity problems and the new way of learning. Therefore, the objective of this research was to determine the prevalence of academic stress in students of the professional education career of a Peruvian university in times of the CO-VID-19 pandemic. The research approach was quantitative, non-experimental design, and correlational type. The sample was formed by 172 students to whom the SISCO Inventory of Academic Stress and a sociodemographic data sheet were applied. According to the findings, the students were characterized by high levels of academic stress and it was determined that this variable is significantly associated with sex, age, and year of studies. It was concluded that the application of psychoeducational strategies is necessary to reduce the prevalence of academic stress in students so that they can function properly and improve their quality of life.

Emotional exhaustion in Peruvian university students during the COVID-19 pandemic

The COVID 19 pandemic has caused the teaching-learning modality to go from being face-to-face to being virtual, which has forced students to adapt to this new scenario, however, despite the fact that this modality has favorable aspects, it also it has had implications in the socio-emotional aspect. Therefore, the present research aimed to describe the emotional exhaustion in Peruvian students from a private university during the COVID-19 pandemic. The approach was quantitative, the design was non-experimental, and the type was descriptive, transectional. The sample consisted of 265 students, to whom the Emotional Tiredness Scale was applied, an instrument with required levels of validity and reliability. The results found indicate that the students presented high levels of emotional exhaustion (39.4%) and it was determined that some sociodemographic variables such as sex and age were significantly associated with this condition (p<0.05). It was concluded that it is necessary for the University's Psychology area to detect students with high levels of emotional exhaustion in a timely manner so that they receive treatment and can improve their academic performance and quality of life. On the other hand, students should be encouraged to develop coping strategies for stressful situations, typical of academic life and the context of pandemic.

Attitude of university students towards virtual education during the COVID-19 pandemic

The objective of this research was to analyze the attitude of the students of the National Amazonian University of Madre de Dios towards virtual education in times of the COVID-19 pandemic. The research focus was quantitative, the non-experimental design and the descriptive transitional type of design. The sample consisted of 154 students of both sexes from the professional education, career and was determined by means of a stratified probabilistic sampling. The instrument used for data collection was the Scale of Attitudes towards virtual education, which has the required reliability and validity. Based on the results, it was shown that the majority of students present an attitude of indifference towards virtual education and statistically significant differences were found between the sex and age of the students.