Accidentes en el lugar de trabajo entre personal de enfermería y su relación con el clima de salud y seguridad ocupacional / Nursing accidents at the workplace and their relation with the security and occupational health status

The purpose of this study was to examine the accidents and incidents that take place in the workplace and their relationship with the occupational health and safety climate. The sample for this study was chosen by convenience and was composed of 154 professional nurses. The Occupational Health and Safety Climate Scale. (Roduguez et al., 2000) was used for the research. The results of the study reveal that the variables that contribute to understanding the determinants of the occupational health and safety climate are the individual's relationships with peers and supervisors, the number of trainings in the area of occupational health and safety and the number of accidents that the individual has experienced.

[Depression among elderly patients with and without apoplexy or amputations, who receive physical rehabilitation treatment: a pilot study in Puerto Rico]. / Depresión en ancianos con y sin apoplejía(s) cerebral(es) o amputación(es) que reciben tratamiento de rehabilitación fisica: un estudio piloto en Puerto Rico.

The purpose of this study is to see if these are significant statistical differences in the levels of depression in elderly with and without stroke or amputation that receive physical rehabilitation treatment. The total number of participants were 104 elderly distributed in four (4) groups (52 women and 52 men). All participants were presented with the Beck's Depression Questionnaire to measure the level of depression. Responses were analyzed by means of using the Variations Analysis. Significant differences in depression were evident within the stroke(s) and amputation elderly population. The group of higher depression level is that of elderly with strokes that received physical rehabilitation.