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.

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.

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.

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.