Personality and gender prototypes for predicting health: a multilevel and cluster analysis.

Prior studies have identified that mentally healthy people tend to share common characteristics and common ways of coping with stressful life events; they show similar patterns of behavior and more flexible and adaptive social roles. The objectives of the study are to assess the influence of personality factors on gender roles and mental health, to identify personality patterns along with gender roles, and to assess the influence of the patterns identified on mental health. Data collection from a sample of 795 university students was carried out during 2019. Multilevel analyses tested the associations between gender (BSRI) and personality (TIPI) and between personality and health -mental health (GHQ12) and wellbeing (MHC-SF). Cluster analysis explored tendencies of gender and personality, and each cluster showed different health patterns. Individuals with high scores in extraversion, conscientiousness, emotional stability, openness to experience, and very high agreeableness score, as well as high femininity and masculinity scores, presented a decreased psychological morbidity (ß= -3.62, 0.57 (SE), p<0.001) and an increased well-being (ß=7.68, 1.15 (SE), p<0.001). The most relevant indicators of mental health were identified in androgynous individuals, those individuals with high scores in masculinity and femininity, as well as high scores in extraversion, openness to experience, emotional stability, agreeableness, and conscientiousness.

Evaluación de la inteligencia emocional percibida en estudiantes de Grado en Enfermería / Evaluation of the emotional intelligence perceived in Nursing Degree students

Objetivo: analizar la inteligencia emocional percibida en estudiantes de Grado en Enfermería de primer y cuarto curso.Método: se realizó un estudio transversal en estudiantes de primero y cuarto de Grado en Enfermería de la Universidad Pontificia Comillas (Madrid, España). Se utilizó la Escala Rasgo de Metaconocimiento Emocional TMMS-24. Se usó una plataforma online de la propia universidad. Se realizó análisis descriptivo y univariante.Resultados: Participaron 140 estudiantes (70 por curso). El 77,9% (n= 109) fue mujer. El 80% (n= 112) tenía entre 18-25 años. Se encontraron diferencias significativas en la comprensión de las emociones entre los estudiantes de primer y cuarto curso (p< 0,05), teniendo mayor claridad emocional los estudiantes de cuarto. Se registraron diferencias significativas en la variable atención entre hombres y mujeres (p= 0,012), siendo la atención mayor en mujeres. En la variable claridad se observaron diferencias significativas entre hombres y mujeres (p= 0,015), siendo en este caso mayor la comprensión de las emociones por el grupo de hombres.Conclusiones: los estudiantes de Grado en Enfermería necesitan mejorar las capacidades definidas por la inteligencia emocional para alcanzar un buen ajuste psicológico. Las habilidades emocionales son similares en los alumnos de primero y cuarto, excepto en la comprensión emocional. La atención a las emociones es mayor en mujeres que en hombres, mientras que la claridad es mayor en hombres que en mujeres. A pesar de estas diferencias significativas en las variables atención y claridad no se observan hallazgos importantes en la reparación emocional entre hombres y mujeres.(AU)

Objective: to analyse the emotional intelligence perceived in Nursing Degree students in their first and fourth years.Method: a cross-sectional study was conducted with students in the first and fourth year of their Nursing Degree at the Universidad Pontificia Comillas (Madrid, Spain). The Trait-Meta Mood Scale (TMMS-24) was used. The University online platform was used; descriptive and univariate analysis was conducted.Results: the study included 140 students (70 per year); 77.9% (n= 109) were female and 80% (n= 112) were between 18 and 25 years old. Significant differences were found in Emotion Understanding between students in their first and fourth year (p< 0.05), with higher Emotional Clarity in fourth-year students. Significant differences were registered in the Attention variable between men and women (p= 0.012), with higher attention among women. In the Clarity variable, significant differences were observed between men and women (p= 0.015), and in this case, Emotion Understanding was higher in the male group.Conclusions: Nursing Degree students need to improve the skills defined by emotional intelligence in order to reach a good psychological adjustment. Emotional skills were similar between first and fourth year students, except in terms of Emotional Understanding. Emotional Attention was higher in women than in men, while Clarity was higher in men than in women. Regardless of these significant differences in the Attention and Clarity variables, there were no major findings in Emotional Repair between men and women.(AU)

Digitized Prenatal Newsletter: Impact on Obstetric Patient Satisfaction and Loyalty.

The high demand for health information from pregnant women has encouraged the creation of an informative program through a weekly digital newsletter. The objective of this study is to evaluate its quality as a digital communication medium, in terms of satisfaction and loyalty to the pregnancy follow-up and delivery service. A cross-sectional, prospective study was carried out, surveying 179 patients by means of an online self-referral questionnaire including variables related to humanization, information needs, perceived accompaniment and satisfaction, as well as factors related to its influence on their decision to remain loyal to the center. A total of 81.2% of the participants showed high levels of satisfaction with the program. Satisfaction among nulliparous patients was significantly lower in several aspects. The resolution of doubts and the perception of peace of mind following the information received was positive for 54.8%. Of the patients in the program, 88.8% finally remained at the center, showing a strong influence of the program on their decision (mean value 75 on 1 to 100 scale). A weekly digital newsletter with specific information reduced the demand for information from pregnant women, generating high levels of satisfaction and positively influencing the decision to remain loyal to the Center.

Use and Significance of Nursing Diagnosis in Hospital Emergencies: A Phenomenological Approach.

Background: Professional nursing organizations recommend the use of nursing diagnosis to enhance and facilitate the standardization of care and the development of a common language used by nursing practitioners. In the clinical reality of hospital emergency departments, however, its use is controversial. The objectives of the research are (a) to explore the use of nursing diagnosis in hospital emergency departments, and (b) to describe the meaning of nursing diagnosis for hospital emergency nurses. Methods: A qualitative phenomenological study was conducted. A purposeful sampling and snowball technique were used. Data were collected using in-depth interviews, researchers' field notes, and documental analysis. An inductive analysis based on Giorgi´s proposal was used to identify significant emerging themes from interviews and field notes. Seventeen participants with a mean age of 40 were recruited. Results: Three themes were identified. The results showed how the use of nursing diagnosis in hospital emergency departments depends on nurses to apply a working methodology in their practice, along with other dimensions such as the characteristics of emergency care, the type of health problems, and the complexity of care. Conclusions: The use of standardized language in emergency departments is complex due to the overcrowded nature of care in these settings.

Lateral Kangaroo Care in Hemodynamic Stability of Extremely Preterm Infants: Protocol Study for a Non-Inferiority Randomized Controlled Trial CANGULAT.

INTRODUCTION: This study aims to assess the efficacy of the modified kangaroo care lateral position on the thermal stability of preterm neonates versus conventional kangaroo care prone position. MATERIAL AND METHODS: A non-inferiority randomized parallel clinical trial. Kangaroo care will be performed in a lateral position for the experimental group and in a prone position for the control group preterm. The study will take place at the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) of a University Hospital. The participants will be extremely premature infants (under 28 weeks of gestational age) along the first five days of life, hemodynamically stable, with mother or father willing to do kangaroo care and give their written consent to participate in the study. The sample size calculated was 35 participants in each group. When the premature infant is hemodynamically stable and one of the parents stays in the NICU, the patient will be randomized into two groups: an experimental group or a control group. The primary outcome is premature infant axillary temperature. Neonatal pain level and intraventricular hemorrhage are secondary outcomes. DISCUSSION: There is no scientific evidence on modified kangaroo care lateral position. Furthermore, there is little evidence of increased intraventricular hemorrhage association with the lateral head position necessary in conventional or prone kangaroo care in extremely premature newborns. Kangaroo care is a priority intervention in neonatal units increasing the time of use more and more, making postural changes necessary to optimize comfort and minimize risks with kangaroo care lateral position as an alternative to conventional prone position kangaroo care. Meanwhile, it is essential to ensure that the conventional kangaroo care prone position, which requires the head to lay sideways, is a safe position in terms of preventing intraventricular hemorrhage in the first five days of life of children under 28 weeks of gestational age. Trial registration at clinicaltrials.gov: NCT03990116.