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AIM AND OBJECTIVES: To analyse the levels of anxiety, depression, post-traumatic stress, and burnout among nursing professionals working in the Imbabura region of Ecuador during the COVID-19 pandemic and identify the contributing socio-occupational factors. BACKGROUND: The high demand for care of COVID-19 patients led to increased work pressure on nurses, owing to increased demands for care and shortages of medical supplies and protective equipment. DESIGN: A cross-sectional study was conducted from September to December 2022 using a self-administered questionnaire addressed to nursing professionals who cared for COVID-19 patients. METHODS: The questionnaire included socio-demographic characteristics, the Spanish adaptation of Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS-Spanish), Impact of Event Scale-Revised (IES-R) for the evaluation of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and the Spanish adaptation of the Maslach Burnout Inventory-Human Services Survey (MBI-HSS-Spanish) for burnout assessment. Univariate and multivariate analyses were performed. RESULTS: Of the 782 participants, 88.6% had a high level of burnout (MBI-HSS-Spanish scale score > 27). Female nurses, nurses with eight-hour work shifts, and older professionals exhibited high levels of anxiety and depression. Prolonged working hours in COVID-19 patient care services were found to be a risk factor for burnout and post-traumatic stress. CONCLUSIONS: Participating nurses presented with a high level of chronic work stress and exhibited signs of anxiety and depression during the period under consideration. Providing nurses with psychological support measures and performing liaison consultations will alleviate the psychological burden on nurses. RELEVANCE TO CLINICAL PRACTICE: The study has shown that accounting for the environments where the emotional impact is greatest and how to reduce it would not only reduce anxiety, depression, and burnout in nurses but also improve the quality of care, not only in pandemic. PATIENT OR PUBLIC CONTRIBUTION: Nurses contributed to the conduct of the study by participating in the data collection via questionaries.
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Fundamentos: Se evaluó las tendencias del consumo de bebidas azucaradas en estudiantes y docentes universitarios de Ibarra, Ecuador. Métodos: El estudio fue transversal, cuanti-cualitativo. Participaron 1224 estudiantes y docentes de la Universidad Técnica del Norte, Ecuador; con edades entre 19 -51 años, 45,3% hombres y 54,7% mujeres, de las cinco facultades existentes. Se realizó un muestreo no probabilístico aleatorio simple y una encuesta. Se aplicó la prueba de Fisher para la frecuencia de consumo por género y ocupación; y la prueba de Cramer, para rangos de edades y facultad. Resultados: Los estudiantes mostraron la prevalencia más alta en el consumo de bebidas azucaradas, los mayores consumidores fueron los grupos etarios entre 15 a 39 años. La prevalencia de consumo estuvo por encima del 60% en todos los grupos. Conclusiones: Se observó una alta tendencia al consumo de bebidas azucaradas, independientemente del sexo, edad y grupo. Lo que sugiere que no concientizan los peligros potenciales del efecto del consumo de estas bebidas sobre la salud
Background: The trends in the consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages in university students and teachers in Ibarra, Ecuador were evaluated. Methods: The study was cross-sectional, quantitative-qualitative. 1224 students and teachers participated from the Universidad Técnica del Norte, Ecuador; with ages between 19 -51 years, 45.3% men and 54.7% women, of the five existing faculties. A simple random non-probabilistic sampling and a survey were conducted. The Fisher's test was applied for the frequency of consumption by gender and occupation; and the Cramer test, for ages and faculties. Results: Students showed the highest prevalence in the consumption of sugary beverages; the largest consumers were the age groups between 15 and 39 years. The prevalence of consumption was above 60% in all groups. Conclusions: There was a high tendency to consume sugary drinks, regardless of sex, age and group. This suggests that they do not raise awareness of the potential dangers of the effect of consuming these beverages on health
