Predictors of physical activity in older adults 65 years and older: findings in health survey of the Valencian Community.

Background: Physical activity is part of a healthy lifestyle in the older adult and is related to multiple variables that promote this behavior. Objective: To identify the relationship and predictive power of sociodemographic variables, multimorbidity, severity index, risk of poor mental health, social support, affective support and confidential support with the time devoted to physical activity in the population over 65 years of age in the Valencian Community. Methods: Cross-sectional descriptive analytical study of the data collected in the Health Survey of the Valencian Community on a total of 3,199 people over 65 years of age. The study variables were age, sex, educational level, marital status, social class, multimorbidity, severity index collected with the EQ-5D-5L tool, risk of poor mental health collected with the Goldberg general health questionnaire (GHQ-12), and perceived social, affective and confidential support collected with the Duke-Unc social support scale (Duke-UNC-11). Results: All variables, except affective support, are significantly related to the time of physical activity performed by people older than 65 years. The severity index has a predictive capacity of 13.7% of physical activity performed and age is able to predict 1.2% of this variable. Conclusion: Sex, age, education, social class, marital status, multimorbidity, risk of poor mental health or social support and confidentiality are related to the physical activity time of the Valencian population over 65 years of age. On the other hand, the variables severity index and age have been identified as variables capable of predicting up to 14.8% of the variance of the physical activity time variable in our study population.

Does Self-Directed Learning with Simulation Improve Critical Thinking and Motivation of Nursing Students? A Pre-Post Intervention Study with the MAES© Methodology.

Motivation and critical thinking are fundamental for the development of adequate learning. The purpose of the present study was to assess the motivation for learning and critical thinking among nursing students before and after self-directed simulation-based training using the MAES© methodology. A cross-sectional and descriptive quantitative study was conducted with a sample of third-year nursing students. The instruments utilized were the Spanish-adapted version of the Motivated Strategies for Learning Questionnaire (MSLQ-44), and the Critical Thinking for Nursing Professionals Questionnaire (CuPCPE). The students improved their levels both of motivation components, (such as self-efficacy, strategy use, self-regulation) and critical thinking components (such as personal characteristics, intellectual and cognitive abilities, interpersonal abilities and self-management, and technical abilities). These improvements could be a result of the intrinsic characteristics of the MAES© methodology (as a team-based, self-directed, collaborative and peer-to-peer learning method).

[Parental anxiety and associated factors in pediatric hospital emergencies, a cross-sectional descriptive study.] / Ansiedad parental y factores asociados en Urgencias pediátricas hospitalarias, un estudio descriptivo transversal.

OBJECTIVE: Pediatric hospital emergencies have increased hardly in the recent years, product of the irrational use and the over-massification. The objective of this study was to evaluate the relationship between anxiety and sociodemographic factors of the parents and mothers. METHODS: Descriptive cross-sectional study on parental anxiety and associated factors in a pediatric hospital emergency service with sample n=200 fathers and mothers who demand care in a level 3 hospital in Valencia. (Spain), during march, april and may of 2019. It was estimated the reliability of the Anxiety Scale E-7 (STAI-E7). The data was obtained with a self-administrated and desired document for the purpose. Data related to the level of anxiety and possible predictive variables were collected. The analysis of the data obtained was performed with the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences program (SPSS, version 20.0 for Windows) and ordinal regression with the R commander program. RESULTS: The results show that 75.5% of the people who went to the hospital with their children were mothers and 24.5% were fathers. The mean score obtained regarding the level of anxiety in the sample is moderate (9.18±4.92). Mothers present higher levels of anxiety than fathers (9.7±4.8 and 7.5±5.1, respectively). The probability of experiencing a higher level of anxiety in mothers is multiplied by two (OR=2.286; 95% CI: 1.212-4.353; P=0.01) compared to parents. The STAI-E7 scale presents a good internal consistency (Cronbach's α=0.847). CONCLUSIONS: Mothers have higher levels of anxiety. It will be appreciated doing more studies to quantify the levels of parental anxiety, with the purpose of creating tools and programs to decrease it.

OBJETIVO: Las Urgencias hospitalarias pediátricas han aumentado notablemente en los últimos años, produciendo un uso irracional y la sobremasificación de las mismas. El objetivo de este estudio fue evaluar el nivel de ansiedad y los factores asociados en los padres y madres que acudían con sus hijos a Urgencias. METODOS: Se realizó un estudio descriptivo transversal con una muestra de 200 padres y madres que demandaban asistencia en un hospital de nivel 3 de Valencia (España), durante los meses de marzo, abril y mayo de 2019. También se estimó la fiabilidad de la escala State-Trait Anxiety E-7 (STAI-E7). Los datos se obtuvieron a partir de un documento autoadministrado y diseñado para tal fin. Se recogieron datos relacionados con el nivel de ansiedad y las posibles variables predictoras relacionadas con los padres y con los niños. El análisis de los datos obtenidos se realizó mediante el programa estadístico Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS, versión 20.0 para Windows) y la regresión ordinal con el programa estadístico R commander. RESULTADOS: Un 75,5% de las personas que acudieron con sus hijos a Urgencias hospitalarias eran madres y un 24,5% padres. La puntuación media obtenida respecto al nivel de ansiedad de la muestra fue moderada (9,18±4,92). Las madres presentaban cifras más elevadas que los padres (9,7±4,8 y 7,5±5,1, respectivamente). La probabilidad de sufrir un mayor nivel de ansiedad en las madres se multiplicaba por dos (OR=2,286; IC 95%: 1,212-4,353; P=0,01) respecto a los padres. La escala STAI-E7 presentó una buena consistencia interna (α de Cronbach=0,847). CONCLUSIONES: Las madres presentan cifras más elevadas de ansiedad. Se valora la necesidad de realizar más estudios para cuantificar los niveles de ansiedad parental en el ámbito de Urgencias, con el propósito de crear herramientas y programas para disminuirla.

Ansiedad parental y factores asociados en urgencias pediátricas hospitalarias, un estudio descriptivo transversal / Parental anxiety and associated factors in pediatric hospital emergencies, a cross-sectional descriptive study

OBJETIVO: Las Urgencias hospitalarias pediátricas han aumentado notablemente en los últimos años, produciendo un uso irracional y la sobremasificación de las mismas. El objetivo de este estudio fue evaluar el nivel de ansiedad y los factores asociados en los padres y madres que acudían con sus hijos a Urgencias. MEÉTODOS: Se realizó un estudio descriptivo transversal con una muestra de 200 padres y madres que demandaban asistencia en un hospital de nivel 3 de Valencia (España), durante los meses de marzo, abril y mayo de 2019. También se estimó la fiabilidad de la escala State-Trait Anxiety E-7 (STAI-E7). Los datos se obtuvieron a partir de un documento autoadministrado y diseñado para tal fin. Se recogieron datos relacionados con el nivel de ansiedad y las posibles variables predictoras relacionadas con los padres y con los niños. El análisis de los datos obtenidos se realizó mediante el programa estadístico Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS, versión 20.0 para Windows) y la regresión ordinal con el programa estadístico R commander. RESULTADOS: Un 75,5% de las personas que acudieron con sus hijos a Urgencias hospitalarias eran madres y un 24,5% padres. La puntuación media obtenida respecto al nivel de ansiedad de la muestra fue moderada (9,18±4,92). Las madres presentaban cifras más elevadas que los padres (9,7±4,8 y 7,5±5,1, respectivamente). La probabilidad de sufrir un mayor nivel de ansiedad en las madres se multiplicaba por dos (OR=2,286; IC 95%: 1,212-4,353; P=0,01) respecto a los padres. La escala STAI-E7 presentó una buena consistencia interna (alfa de Cronbach=0,847). CONCLUSIONES: Las madres presentan cifras más elevadas de ansiedad. Se valora la necesidad de realizar más estudios para cuantificar los niveles de ansiedad parental en el ámbito de Urgencias, con el propósito de crear herramientas y programas para disminuirla

OBJECTIVE: Pediatric hospital emergencies have increased hardly in the recent years, product of the irrational use and the over-massification. The objective of this study was to evaluate the relationship between anxiety and sociodemographic factors of the parents and mothers. METHODS: Descriptive cross-sectional study on parental anxiety and associated factors in a pediatric hospital emergency service with sample n=200 fathers and mothers who demand care in a level 3 hospital in Valencia. (Spain), during march, april and may of 2019. It was estimated the reliability of the Anxiety Scale E-7 (STAI-E7). The data was obtained with a self-administrated and desired document for the purpose. Data related to the level of anxiety and possible predictive variables were collected. The analysis of the data obtained was performed with the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences program (SPSS, version 20.0 for Windows) and ordinal regression with the R commander program. RESULTS: The results show that 75.5% of the people who went to the hospital with their children were mothers and 24.5% were fathers. The mean score obtained regarding the level of anxiety in the sample is moderate (9.18±4.92). Mothers present higher levels of anxiety than fathers (9.7±4.8 and 7.5±5.1, respectively). The probability of experiencing a higher level of anxiety in mothers is multiplied by two (OR=2.286; 95% CI: 1.212-4.353; P=0.01) compared to parents. The STAI-E7 scale presents a good internal consistency (Cronbach's Alpha=0.847). CONCLUSIONS: Mothers have higher levels of anxiety. It will be appreciated doing more studies to quantify the levels of parental anxiety, with the purpose of creating tools and programs to decrease it