Self-reported perceptions and knowledge of telemedicine in medical students and professionals who enrolled in an online course in Peru.

BACKGROUND: Telemedicine has become more relevant during the COVID-19 pandemic. However, medical students and professionals do not acquire competences in telemedicine during their training. Our objective was to describe the self-reported perception and baseline knowledge of telemedicine among medical students and professionals enrolled in a virtual course. METHODS: Cross-sectional study that included physicians or medical students aged 18 years or older who were interested in a free virtual telemedicine course and who completed the data collection questionnaire. We used a Likert scale to assess the self-reported perceptions of four domains related to telemedicine. The participants were grouped into three levels for each domain: low, medium and high. We also objectively assessed telemedicine knowledge by means of 10 questions, with a cut-off point of 50% of correct answers. The Fisher's exact test, the Chi-square test, and the Mann-Whitney U test were used for the comparison of categorical data. A p-value < 0.05 was considered statistically significant. RESULTS: We included 161 participants: 118 medical students and 43 physicians. We observed no significant differences between medical students and physicians in self-reported perceptions of knowledge, security, or utility of telemedicine. However, students had a high self-reported perception of the disadvantages of telemedicine especially related to patient security (p = 0.018), efficiency of care (p = 0.040), and the possibility of medical malpractice (p = 0.010) compared to physicians. Nearly half of the students (n = 53,44.9%) and physicians (n = 22,51.7%) answered 50% or more of the questions related to telemedicine knowledge correctly. CONCLUSION: Among the physicians and medical students enrolled in the course, the students perceived the disadvantages of telemedicine more frequently. Although physicians and students have limited knowledge of telemedicine, there appears to be no influence of experience and prior training in telemedicine.

Producción científica y redes de colaboración en la Seguridad Social del Perú (EsSalud): Análisis bibliométrico 2008-2020 / Scientific production and collaborative networks in Peruvian Social Security (EsSalud): Bibliometric analysis 2008-2020

Introducción: La producción científica de EsSalud ha aumentado progresivamente. Sin embargo, no se ha descrito su producción científica e identificado sus redes de colaboración en las principales bases de datos bibliográficas a nivel internacional. Objetivos: Describir la producción científica de EsSalud en revistas científicas indizadas durante el periodo 2008-2020. Material y Métodos: Estudio bibliométrico que evaluó artículos científicos y resúmenes de congresos, con al menos una filiación institucional relacionada a EsSalud entre sus autores, que se encuentren indizadas en las bases de datos bibliográficas de Scopus, Web of Science, Ovid-Medline o Scielo Citation Index durante el periodo 2008-2020. Se reporta la producción científica anual total y por separado, según base. Se identificaron las redes de colaboración intra y extrainstitucionales. Resultados: Se obtuvieron 4159 registros y, tras aplicar los criterios de selección, quedaron 2333 artículos. Se observó un incremento de publicaciones en todas las bases de datos, excepto en Scielo Citation Index. La mayoría de los artículos fueron originales, observacionales y autofinanciados. Dos hospitales nacionales de EsSalud aportaron casi dos tercios de toda la producción científica evaluada. Se identifico poca colaboración entre instituciones de EsSalud de Lima con las de otras regiones y entre regiones, pero sí con las universidades locales. El área médica que más fue abordada por las publicaciones científicas fue la relacionada con las especialidades de medicina clínica. Conclusiones: La producción científica de EsSalud ha aumentado y ha mejorado en calidad, con una importante colaboración con universidades locales. Es importante impulsar iniciativas que promuevan la investigación y colaboración dentro de EsSalud, en el marco de las prioridades de investigación y de las principales causas de mayor carga de enfermedad en la institución y el país.

Background: Scientific production of Social Security in Perú (EsSalud) has progressively increased. However, there is no description of its scientific production and collaboration networks in relevant international databases. Objectives: Describe the scientific production of EsSalud in indexed journals during the 2008-2020 period. Material and Methods: Bibliometric study that evaluated scientific articles and meeting abstracts,with at least one institutional affiliation related to EsSalud among its authors, indexed in the Scopus, Web of Science, Ovid-Medline, or Scielo Citation Index databases published during the period 2008-2020. The total annual scientific production is reported and separately according to base. Intra and extra-institutional collaboration networks were evaluated. 4159 records were Results: obtained and, after applying the selection criteria, 2333 articles remained. Scientific production from all data bases, except for the Scielo Citation Index, had a progressive increase. Most of articles were original, observational, and self-funded. Two national hospitals from EsSalud accounted for almost two-thirds of all analyzed scientific production. Institutions from Lima had little collaboration with other institutions from other regions, leading to little interregional collaboration. On the other side, there was a noticeable collaboration with local universities. The medical area that was most addressed by scientific publications was that related to clinical medicine specialties. EsSalud's Conclusions:scientific production number and quality had increased during last years in collaboration with local universities.It is important to promote initiatives thar boost the research and collaboration within EsSalud's institutions,emphasizing research priorities and the leading causes of national morbidity and mortality.

Factores asociados a insomnio en profesionales de salud de un hospital público de Trujillo-Perú / Factors associated with insomnia in health professionals of a public hospital in Trujillo, Peru

RESUMEN Objetivo Identificar los factores asociados a insomnio en profesionales de salud de un hospital público de Trujillo, Perú. Materiales y métodos Se aplicó la Encuesta de Insomnio de Atenas (EIA) a 220 profesionales de la salud. Se emplearon las pruebas de la ji al cuadrado y t de Student. El análisis multivariado fue utilizado para identificar las variables asociadas al insomnio. Resultados Se demostró que existe menos riesgo de insomnio en profesionales menores de 38 años (OR 0,77; IC 95% 0,68-0,87; p < 0,05). Existe mayor riesgo de presentar insomnio cuando el profesional de salud tiene una sobrecarga horaria en el trabajo (OR 4; IC 95% 1,22-9,73; p < 0,05); si se trabaja en un turno nocturno (OR 3,12; IC 95% 1,01-9,73; p < 0,05); si el trabajador labora por más de siete años en la institución (OR 1,50; IC 95% 1,22-1,85; p < 0,001), y si el profesional de salud padece lumbalgia (OR 11,28; IC 95% 3,61-35,28; p < 0,05), esta última variable presenta el mayor valor de asociación. Conclusiones Nuestro estudio sugiere que los profesionales de la salud mayores de 38 años, con lumbalgia, sobrecarga laboral, trabajo nocturno y que trabajan más de siete años en la institución tienen mayor riesgo de riesgo de sufrir insomnio.

ABSTRACT Objective To identify the factors associated with insomnia in health professionals of a public hospital in Trujillo, Peru. Materials and methods The Athens Insomnia Scale (AIS) was administered to 220 health professionals. The chi-square test and Student's t-test were used. In addition, the multivariate analysis was performed to identify the variables associated with insomnia. Results It was demonstrated that there is less risk of insomnia in professionals under 38 years of age (OR 0.77; 95 % CI 0.68 - 0.87; p < 0.05). There is more risk of insomnia in cases of work overload (OR 4; 95 % CI 1.22 - 9.73; p < 0.05), night shifts (OR 3.12; 95 % CI 1.01 - 9.73; p < 0.05), job tenure of more than 7 years in the hospital (OR 1.50; 95 % CI 1.22 - 1.85; p < 0.001) and low back pain (OR 11.28; 95 % CI 3.61 - 35.28; p < 0.05), the latter being the variable with the highest association value. Conclusions Our study suggests that health professionals older than 38 years of age, with low back pain, under work overload, who work night shifts and with a job tenure of more than 7 years in the hospital are more at risk of suffering insomnia.

Rotura del seno de Valsalva: Reporte de caso / Valsalva sine rupture: A case report

Resumen El aneurisma del seno de Valsalva es una entidad poco frecuente, con una incidencia de 0,09 a 0,15%, en algunos casos los pacientes se presentan asintomáticos siempre que el aneurisma se encuentre íntegro. Si se perfora, se manifiesta como un cuadro de insuficiencia cardiaca rápidamente progresiva. Comunicamos el caso de una paciente de 27 años sin comorbilidades, con rotura del aneurisma del seno de Valsalva y se realiza una revisión bibliográfica del tema.

Summary Sinus of Valsalva aneurysm is a rare entity, with an incidence of 0.09-0.15%. In some cases, patients with aneurysm show up asymptomatic whenever the aneurysm is intact. If it is perforated, it manifests itself as a rapidly progressive heart failure chart. We report the case of a 27-year-old patient without comorbidities with rupture of the aneurysm of the Valsalva sinus and carry out a bibliographic review.