[Education interventions in heart failure using m-Health: Systematic review]. / Educación terapéutica en insuficiencia cardiaca mediante e-Salud: revisión sistemática.

OBJECTIVE: To provide the best scientific evidence available on the effectiveness of therapeutic education programs through digital health in patients with heart failure. DESIGN: Systematic review of randomized clinical trials. DATA SOURCES: Six databases were included due to their relevance in Health Sciences: PubMed, EMBASE, Scielo, Cochrane, CINAHL, and Web of Science. SELECTION OF STUDIES: In English and Spanish, studies carried out between 2018 and 2023 were selected. After evaluating the methodological quality of the studies, the Jadad tool was used to discriminate those that did not meet said quality. In total, 8 articles from 6 different countries were included. DATA EXTRACTION: The review and analysis of the documents were carried out by independent pairs. The Cochrane tool for RoB 2 randomized clinical trials was used to assess the risk of bias. RESULTS: All the applications had therapeutic education, it was also assessed that they had monitoring, evaluation of signs and symptoms, drug titration, and professional follow-up through the application. CONCLUSION: This review reveals the significant impact of therapeutic education in increasing patient knowledge, reducing hospital readmissions, and improving functional status and self-care. This makes digital health a valuable tool to complement nursing care in patients with heart failure.

Development of Communication Skills Through Virtual Reality on Nursing School Students: Clinical Trial.

Multiple studies demonstrate benefits of virtual simulations as recreation of reality in the development of instrumental skills, but few randomized studies prove its efficacy in the development of communication and interpersonal relationships skills. The objective was to develop a virtual reality simulator to improve communication skills and compare its results with a traditional workshop based on cases and theoretical content explained through video. This is a randomized and controlled clinical trial, with a pretest and a posttest. Participants were first-year students from the Faculty of Nursing, Complutense University of Madrid, Spain (n = 100). The sample was divided into two groups: the intervention group (n = 50) was provided a virtual reality simulation teaching process as a novel resource, whereas the control group was provided with a case-based traditional workshop. Because data followed a normal distribution, it was analyzed with Student t test for independent samples, the group sample comparison, and analysis of variance, to find differences among age subgroups. Significant changes were observed at the time of evaluating the skills for the intervention group ( P < .01) in comparison with the control group. Both interventions are effective after the first evaluation; however, virtual reality-based intervention stands above the usual method and showed better results in older students.

Fiabilidad de una escala para la evaluación de competencias enfermeras: estudio de concordancia / Reliability of a scale for the evaluation of nurses competence: Concordance study

INTRODUCCIÓN: Evaluar las competencias es una cuestión de importancia que ocupa un lugar primordial en el contexto de la educación superior. Para ello, es necesario disponer de instrumentos que reúnan criterios de validez y fiabilidad, y que puedan ser utilizados en escenarios de desempeño, capacidad y actuación profesional. Por esta razón, nos planteamos el siguiente objetivo: determinar la concordancia intra e interobservador de una escala para la evaluación de competencias enfermeras (ECOEnf) en España. MATERIAL Y MÉTODO: Estudio observacional, descriptivo y transversal para evaluar la fiabilidad mediante el análisis de concordancia intra e interobservadores de la escala «ECOEnf». Se utilizó la prueba no paramétrica Tau-b de Kendall para establecer la correlación, aplicada a la misma población, en el mismo tiempo, por 2observadores diferentes. RESULTADO: La concordancia intraobservador se obtuvo una excelente consistencia interna (r = 0,98). Respecto a la concordancia entre observadores se mostraron escasos ítems con una correlación menor de 0,5; sin embargo, todos los ítems cumplen con una buena fiabilidad, estadísticamente significativa, p valor < 0,05. CONCLUSIÓN: En general, al realizar la correlación entre los resultados de la herramienta medido 2veces por diferentes observadores en el mismo momento se encontró estadísticamente una buena concordancia, por lo cual se considera un instrumento fiable para ser utilizado en la evaluación de las competencias enfermeras en España

INTRODUCTION: Competences assessment is an important issue, playing a key role in higher education. It is necessary to have an evaluation instrument that meet validity and reliability criteria and can be used in different clinical scenarios for professional performance measurement. For this reason, we set ourselves the following objective: Establishing the intra- and inter-observer concordance of a scale for the evaluation of nursing competencies (ECOEnf) in Spain. MATERIAL AND METHOD: An observational, descriptive, cross-sectional study was conducted to evaluate the reliability of the "ECOEnf" scale using intra- and inter-observer analysis. Kendall's Tau-b non-parametric test was used for establishing correlation, applied to the same population, at the same time, by 2different observers. RESULTS: Intra-observer concordance was obtained an excellent degree of internal consistency (r=0.98), Regarding inter-observer concordance, few items had a correlation lower than 0.5. However, all items display a sound statistically significant reliability with a p-value <0.05. CONCLUSION: In general, when establishing the correlation between the results of the instrument measured twice by different observers at the same time, was found a statistically good concordance. For this reason, it is regarded as a reliable instrument to be used in the evaluation of nursing competencies

Diseño y validación de un nuevo registro clínico de enfermería, para la continuidad de los cuidados y seguridad del paciente en hemodiálisis / Design and validation of a new nursing clinical registry for the continuity of care and patient safety in hemodialysis

Introducción: Diseñar y Validar una herramienta para la mejora del proceso de atención en enfermería en una unidad de hemodiálisis de un hospital de segundo nivel. Material y Método: Se desarrolló un estudio de mejora de la calidad de la atención, en el Hospital General Regional nº 1 "Vicente Guerrero" en Guerrero, (México), entre mayo-agosto de 2017. Se modificó la hoja de registros clínicos de enfermería de la unidad de hemodiálisis en dos etapas. Para la etapa de diseño se realizó un grupo focal con expertos y para la validación de contenido se aplicó el método Delphi. Los datos recolectados se procesaron y analizaron en el programa estadístico SPSS V.22. Resultados: El 70% de los expertos consideró el instrumento como bueno en cuanto a la calidad del registro. Hubo una discrepancia en el diseño encontrándose como parcialmente eficiente (70%) ya que cada experto evaluó de acuerdo al área que dominaba. Se incorporaron todas las observaciones realizadas en el diseño final. Conclusión: El instrumento se considera válido, proporcionando información adecuada del paciente previo al tratamiento hemodialítico, lo cual satisface los requerimientos legales respecto a la continuidad de los cuidados

Objective: To design and validate a tool for improving nursing care process in a hemodialysis unit of a secondary level hospital. Material and Method: A quality improvement study was developed at Regional General Hospital N°1 Vicente Guerrero in Guerrero, Mexico, between may-august 2017. Hemodialysis nurse clinical record sheet was modified in two stages. For the design stage, a focus group with experts was carried out and for content validation, Delphi method was applied. The collected data were processed and analyzed with statistics program SPSS V.22. Results: 70% of experts considered the instrument as good in terms of quality of the record. There was a discrepancy in the design, considered partially efficient (70%), since each expert evaluated according the area that dominated. All the observations made were included in the final design. Conclusion: The instrument is valid, giving the right information about the patient prior to hemodialysis, satisfying legal requirements regarding the continuity of care

Factores asociados al desarrollo de eventos adversos en pacientes con hemodiálisis en Guerrero, México / Factors associated with the development of adverse events in hemodialysis patients in Guerrero, Mexico

Objetivo: Determinar los eventos adversos más prevalentes y los factores asociados a su desarrollo en el paciente que se somete a hemodiálisis en el estado de Guerrero, México. Material y Método: Estudio observacional, longitudinal, retrospectivo en 157 pacientes en hemodiálisis afiliados al Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social en Guerrero, atendidos en 5 unidades privadas y 2 públicas. Se recolectaron variables socio-demográficas, mediciones de laboratorio, evolución de la enfermedad, complicaciones propias de la enfermedad y del tratamiento dialítico. Resultados: Los eventos adversos se presentaron en el 73% de la población estudiada, la principal causa etiológica fue Diabetes mellitus tipo 2 (DM2) e hipertensión arterial. Los eventos adversos más frecuentes fueron: hipotensión (35,5%) infección de angioacceso (24%), cefalea (22,3%), crisis hipertensiva (14,5%), mareos (9,9%), escalofríos (9,9%), y trombosis de fístula arteriovenosa (9,9%). Los factores que se asociaron a su desarrollo fueron: pacientes mayores de 65 años, (OR=6,859IC 95%;1,55-30,35), ser obeso, (OR=1,70, IC95%:1,60-4,81), e hipoalbuminemia (OR=0,251, IC 95%: 0,160-0,593). Conclusión: Los pacientes mayores de 65 años, obesos, con hipertensión diastólica e hipoalbuminemia tienen mayor probabilidad de desarrollar eventos adversos durante el periodo de hemodiálisis

Objective: To determine the most prevalent adverse events and the risk factors associated in the patient undergoing hemodialysis in the state of Guerrero, Mexico. Material and Method: Observational, longitudinal, retrospective study in 157 hemodialysis patients affiliated to the Mexican Institute of Social Security in Guerrero, assisted in 5 private and 2 public units. Socio-demographic variables, laboratory measurements, evolution of the disease, complications of the disease and dialysis treatment were collected. Results: Adverse events occurred in 73% of the studied population, the main etiological cause was Diabetes mellitus type 2 (DM2) and arterial hypertension. The most frequent adverse events were: hypotension (35.5%) angioaccess infection (24.0%), headache (22.3%), hypertensive crisis (14.5%), dizziness (9.9%), chills (9.9%), and thrombosis of arteriovenous fistula (9.9%). The associated risk factors: patients over 65, (OR=6.859, 95% CI:1.55-30.35) being obese, (OR=1.70, 95% CI: 1.60-4.81), and hypoalbuminemia (OR=0.251, 95% CI:0.160-0.593). Conclusion: Patients over 65, obese, with diastolic hypertension and hypoalbuminemia are more likely to develop adverse events during the hemodialysis

Diseño y validación de contenido de la escala "ECOEnf" para la evaluación de competencias enfermeras / Design and content validation of the "ecoenf" scale to assess nursing competencies

Justificación: La evaluación de competencias es un proceso esencial en la educación superior y en el desarrollo profesional continuo; y requiere disponer de instrumentos validados. Objetivo: Diseñar y validar el contenido de un instrumento de evaluación para competencias enfermeras. Método: Mediante técnicas de consenso de expertos y aplicando criterios estadísticos, se establecen las unidades competenciales y resultados de aprendizaje que componen la escala. Resultados: Escala de evaluación con 7 unidades de competencia, 72 resultados de aprendizaje y un Índice de Validación de Contenido (CVI) total de 0.85 (mínimo de 0.53 y un máximo de 0.93 en las diferentes UC). La puntuación total del índice de Kappa para la herramienta es de 0.83. Conclusiones: se obtiene una escala con alta validez de contenido para la evaluación de competencias enfermeras. El método para su diseño puede utilizarse para diseñar otros instrumentos de evaluación

Background: Competency assessment is an essential process in higher education and in continuous professional development, and needs to have reliable tools. Aim: To design and validate the content of an assessment tool for nursing competencies. Methods: Using expert consensus techniques and applying statistical criteria established the competency units and learning outcomes of the assessment tool. Results: Assessment scale consisting of 7 competency units, 72 learning outcomes and a total Content Validation Index (CVI) of 0.85 (minimum 0.53 and maximum 0.93 for different UCs). The total score of Kappa Index of the tool was 0.83. Conclusions: A high content validity scale was developed to assess nursing competencies. The method for its design can be used to design other assessment tools