31 research outputs found
Intervención de las nuevas tecnologías en la calidad de vida de pacientes con esclerosis lateral amiotrófica
No full textIntroducción: La ELA es la enfermedad más común de las enfermedades de las neuronas motoras, que produce una degeneración física progresiva con el peor pronóstico. La ELA más común es la de tipo familiar y existen unos 900 casos nuevos cada año. La prevalencia de esta enfermedad es de 1/20.000 y la incidencia es de 1/50.000. La etiología de esta enfermedad es desconocida.
Objetivo: El objetivo principal de esta revisión es analizar la influencia de la ayuda tecnológica en la calidad de vida de las personas con ELA, mediante una revisión sistemática.
Material y métodos: Las bases de datos utilizadas para esta búsqueda han sido: EBSCO, WOS y PUBMED. Para la valoración del nivel de evidencia y del grado de recomendación, se ha utilizado la escala SIGN.
Resultados: Tras la lectura y análisis de los artículos elegidos, se determina que la calidad de vida aumenta con el uso de las nuevas tecnologías, tales como: BCI, VMNI o VMI, silla de ruedas eléctrica o la telemedicina. Al mismo tiempo, sabemos que las principales dificultades para poder utilizar estas tecnologías son el tiempo de adquisición de los productos tecnológicos y el alto precio de los mismos.Enfermerí
Una carta inédita de Rubén Darío al Conde de las Navas: Darío, objeto de coleccionismo (autógrafos, álbumes y tarjetas postales)
No full textEste artículo transcribe y contextualiza una carta inédita dirigida por Rubén Darío a Juan Gualberto López-Valdemoro, conde de las Navas, en 1909. La epístola forma parte de una colección de autógrafos que perteneció al bibliófilo sevillano José Gestoso y su procedencia me permite reflexionar
acerca de Darío como objeto de coleccionismo, pues su firma, y sus versos, fueron muy requeridos para álbumes, tarjetas postales y abanicos.This article transcribes and contextualizes an unpublished letter from Ruben Darío to Juan Gualberto López-Valdemoro, conde de las Navas, in 1909. The letter is one of a collection of autographs that belonged to the Sevillian bibliophile José Gestoso. Darío was a collectors’ item; his signature and
his verses were requested very often to the author for albums, postcards and fans
Interés por la formación de nuevas palabras en el Diccionario general y técnico hispanoamericano (1918), de Manuel Rodríguez-Navas
No full textThe research reported in this paper explores Manuel Rodríguez-Navas´s Diccionario general y técnico hispanoamericano (1918). It is an update of another dictionary previously published by this author: Diccionario completo de la lengua española (1905). The change in title has to do with the new entries in the dictionary, mainly scientific terms and American usage of words.
The paper discusses the innovations announced in the foreword, especially the "inclusion of prefixes, infixes, suffixes, roots and endings as part of the general vocabulary of the Spanish language". According to Rodríguez-Navas (1918:4), these elements are necessary "to understand a chemical formula, translate a neologism or trace the history of a word".
The analysis focuses on both the dictionary´s macrostructure (and how it evolved out of the earlier version) and the microstructure of the new entries.La presente investigación gira en torno a un diccionario publicado en Madrid en el primer cuarto del siglo XX, el Diccionario general y técnico hispanoamericano (1918) de Manuel Rodríguez-Navas. Este repertorio lexicográfico supone una actualización de un diccionario anterior del mismo autor, publicado a comienzos de la misma centuria: el Diccionario completo de la lengua española (1905). La visible modificación del título se debe a las adiciones de nuevas palabras, fundamentalmente de términos científicos y de usos americanos.
Nuestro interés se centra precisamente en analizar y valorar una de las novedades anunciadas en su prólogo, a saber, "llevar en el vocabulario general incluidos los prefijos, infijos, subfijos, y las raíces, desinencias y terminaciones de la lengua española". Estas unidades, a juicio de Rodríguez-Navas (1918: 4), son necesarias "para interpretar cualquiera fórmula química, traducir cualquier neologismo o investigar la historia de una palabra". Además de comprobar si, en lo que respecta a los elementos que crean términos técnicos, la macroestructura del diccionario aumenta en relación con la versión anterior, revisamos el tratamiento microestructural otorgado a las unidades incorporadas en 1918
Analysis of Heart Rate Variability in Individuals Affected by Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
No full textAbstract: Introduction: Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) produces alterations in the autonomic
nervous system (ANS), which explains the cardiac manifestations observed in patients. The assessment
of heart rate variability (HRV) is what best reflects the activity of the ANS on heart rate. The
Polar H7 Bluetooth® device proves to be a non-invasive and much faster technology than existing
alternatives for this purpose. Objective: The goal of this study is to determine HRV using Polar
H7 Bluetooth technology in ALS patients, comparing the obtained measurements with values from
healthy individuals. Method: The sample consisted of 124 participants: 68 diagnosed with ALS
and 56 healthy individuals. Using Polar H7 Bluetooth technology and the ELITE HRV application,
various HRV measurements were determined for all participants, specifically the HRV index, RMSSD,
RMSSD LN, SDNN index, PNN50, LF, HF, LF/HF ratio, HR average, and HF peak frequency. Results:
Statistically significant differences were observed between ALS patients and healthy individuals in
the HRV index, RMSSD, RMSSD LN, SDNN index, PNN50, HF, and LF, where healthy individuals
exhibited higher scores. For the HR average, the ALS group showed a higher value. Values were similar
when comparing men and women with ALS, with only a higher HF peak frequency observed in
women. Conclusion: The Polar H7 Bluetooth® device is effective in determining heart rate variability
alterations in ALS, being a promising prognostic tool for the disease.Catholic University of Valencia San Vicente Mártir (2017-216-001)3.9 Q2 JCR 20220.786 Q1 2023No data IDR 2023UE
A new system to detect coronavirus social distance violation
No full textIn this paper, a novel solution to avoid new infections is presented. Instead of tracing users’ locations, the presence of individuals is detected by analysing the voices, and people’s faces are detected by the camera. To do this, two different Android applications were implemented. The first one uses the camera to detect people’s faces whenever the user answers or performs a phone call. Firebase Platform will be used to detect faces captured by the camera and determine its size and estimate their distance to the phone terminal. The second application uses voice biometrics to differentiate the users’ voice from unknown speakers and creates a neural network model based on 5 samples of the user’s voice. This feature will only be activated whenever the user is surfing the Internet or using other applications to prevent undesired contacts. Currently, the patient’s tracking is performed by geolocation or by using Bluetooth connection. Although face detection and voice recognition are existing methods, this paper aims to use them and integrate both in a single device. Our application cannot violate privacy since it does not save the data used to carry out the detection and does not associate this data to people
Factors Affecting Attitudes towards Older People in Undergraduate Nursing Students
No full textBackground: The population of older people is increasing worldwide. The social and healthcare systems need many nurses to care for the elderly. Positive attitudes increase the preference to work with older people and improve the quality of care. This study describes attitudes towards the elderly in a sample of nursing students, and analyzes the potential factors influencing these attitudes. Methods: A cross-sectional study was carried out in nursing students during the academic course 2017–2018. Kogan’s Attitude Toward Old People Scale was used to assess student attitudes towards older people. Results: The study included 377 undergraduate nursing students, of which 75.9% were women. The mean age was 22.23 (5.69) years. Attitude proved positive, with a mean Kogan’s score of 131.04 (12.66). Women had higher scores than men, with a mean difference of 7.76 (95% CI: 4.87–10.66; p < 0.001). The male sex, age ≥ 25 years, and previous experience with institutionalized older adults worsened attitudes, while studying the subject of geriatrics, each higher course within the degree, work placements in hospitals and nursing homes, and previous experience with community older adults or with older relatives favored a more positive attitude. Participants with no interest in working with older adults yielded lower scores. Conclusions: Attitudes towards the elderly among nursing students are positive. Women have a more positive attitude. Analyzing the factors that improve attitudes in nursing students is suggested, as it may contribute to improve nursing care
Interventions to improve attitudes toward older people in undergraduate health and social sciences students. A systematic review and meta-analysis
No full textObjective: To determine which interventions are the most effective in improving attitudes toward older persons in undergraduate health and social sciences students. Design: Systematic review and meta-analysis. Data sources: A literature search was made in PubMed, EBSCO and SCOPUS and additional records were identified by manual searching. The selection criteria were studies that evaluated an intervention designed to improve positive attitudes; studies in undergraduate health and social sciences students; and studies using direct instruments to measure attitudes. Review methods: Two independent reviewers extracted study-level data from records using a common data collection spreadsheet. Two reviewers also assessed study quality by using the Cochrane Risk of Bias Tool. The primary outcome was the effect of an intervention upon attitudes toward older people, while the secondary outcome was the effect upon knowledge about aging and older people in those studies that had previously assessed subject attitude. The meta-analysis was carried out based on mixed statistical models. Results: The search identified 53 eligible studies published during 1982-2020, comprising 35 pre-post studies and 18 randomized clinical trials, of which 14 were included in the meta-analysis. A strongly significant effect upon attitudes was observed for empathy-based interventions (differences of standardized mean differences (dSMD) = 1.26; 95%CI: 0.04-2.48; p = 0.04), knowledge + empathy-based interventions (dSMD = 0.22; 95%CI: 0.05-0.39; p = 0.01), and knowledge + clinical skills-based interventions (dSMD = 0.22; 95%CI: 0.01-0.43; p = 0.04). The overall effect was dSMD = 0.50; 95%CI: 0.01-0.43; p = 0.004. In addition, a positive effect in terms of increased knowledge about the older was observed after knowledge + empathy-based and knowledge + clinical skillsbased interventions (dSMD = 0.24; 95%CI: 0.07-0.40; p = 0.005). Conclusions: Interventions to improve attitudes in health and social sciences students are effective, with those based on empathy having the greatest impact. Improving attitudes among future professionals could improve the management and quality of care of older people. More rigorous and better designed studies are recommended to determine the effect of the interventions. Registered on PROSPERO ID: CRD42021220677. Twittable abstract: Ageism is present in healthcare settings. Empathy-based interventions are the most effective strategies in health and social sciences students
Caring for the elderly enhances positive attitudes better than knowledge in nursing students
No full textBackground and Objectives: There is a growing interest in the measurement of attitudes towards older people in healthcare professionals, as there is a need to implement interventions to improve ageist attitudes. A one group pretest-posttest study was carried out to explore the change in nursing student attitudes towards the elderly during their university careers. Materials and Method: A total of 97 nursing students were enrolled. Attitudes were analyzed using Kogan's Attitudes Toward Old People Scale. Results: The attitude was positive from the beginning of the study, with a score of 110.06 (12.92). No differences were observed after completing the subject 'Care of the elderly' (106.21 (10.77)), though a significant increase was recorded after the completion of clinical placement (142.88 (12.64)), with a large effect size (η2p = 0.754). The score of the positive items was significantly increased, but not that of the negative items, as ageist attitude was not reduced. Conclusion: The current curricular design, that includes taking the theoretical course before clinical placement in the geriatric area, increases positive attitudes in nursing students but does not reduce ageist attitudes
Factors Affecting Attitudes towards Older People in Undergraduate Nursing Students
No full textBackground: The population of older people is increasing worldwide. The social and healthcare systems need many nurses to care for the elderly. Positive attitudes increase the preference to work with older people and improve the quality of care. This study describes attitudes towards the elderly in a sample of nursing students, and analyzes the potential factors influencing these attitudes. Methods: A cross-sectional study was carried out in nursing students during the academic course 2017-2018. Kogan's Attitude Toward Old People Scale was used to assess student attitudes towards older people. Results: The study included 377 undergraduate nursing students, of which 75.9% were women. The mean age was 22.23 (5.69) years. Attitude proved positive, with a mean Kogan's score of 131.04 (12.66). Women had higher scores than men, with a mean difference of 7.76 (95% CI: 4.87-10.66; p < 0.001). The male sex, age ≥ 25 years, and previous experience with institutionalized older adults worsened attitudes, while studying the subject of geriatrics, each higher course within the degree, work placements in hospitals and nursing homes, and previous experience with community older adults or with older relatives favored a more positive attitude. Participants with no interest in working with older adults yielded lower scores. Conclusions: Attitudes towards the elderly among nursing students are positive. Women have a more positive attitude. Analyzing the factors that improve attitudes in nursing students is suggested, as it may contribute to improve nursing care
Las semblanzas literarias de Carmen de Burgos en La Novela Corta: la historia del romanticismo español contada al gran público
No full textCarried by its informative vocation, the collection «La Novela Corta» decided in 1917 to honor the Spanish novelists of the nineteenth century with the publication of some of their stories, which would be preceded by a biographical sketch. Carmen de Burgos took over the project between 1919 and 1920, and was the author of the portrayals of Zorrilla, Martínez de la Rosa, Espronceda, Mesonero, Cánovas, Campoamor, Escosura, Hartzenbusch and Ayguals de Izco. She offers to a broad audience some of the most famous episodes starring the romantic generation, from the consecration as a poet of Zorrilla at the funeral of Larra or the clamorous success of Los amantes de Teruel de Hartzenbusch to the famous love affair of Espronceda with Teresa Mancha. These portraits of Carmen de Burgos have not been reissued since 1919 and have not received attention from critics. Our objective here is to analyze this interesting aspect of the critical production of Carmen de Burgos.Llevada por su vocación divulgativa, la colección «La Novela Corta» decide en 1917 homenajear a los novelistas españoles del siglo XIX con la publicación de algunos de sus relatos, que irían precedidos de una semblanza biográfica. Carmen de Burgos se hizo cargo del proyecto entre 1919 y 1920 y fue la autora de las semblanzas de Zorrilla, Martínez de la Rosa, Espronceda, Mesonero, Cánovas, Campoamor, Escosura, Hartzenbusch y Ayguals de Izco. Ofrece así al gran público algunos de los episodios más célebres protagonizados por la generación romántica, desde la consagración como poeta de Zorrilla en el funeral de Larra o el éxito clamoroso de Los amantes de Teruel de Hartzenbusch hasta el sonado romance de Espronceda con Teresa Mancha. Estas semblanzas de Carmen de Burgos no se han reeditado desde 1919 y tampoco han recibido atención por parte de la crítica. Nuestro objetivo aquí es analizar este interesante aspecto de la producción crítica de la escritora almeriense
