The role of passion for studies on academic procrastination and mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Procrastination is a maladaptive behaviour that students often experience in academic activities and can result in negative consequences to mental health. The challenges imposed by the COVID-19 pandemic can contribute to increase procrastination behaviors in academic activities that the student does not like and in those he/she is passionate. The main objective of this research was to test an integrative model of passion, procrastination, satisfaction with life and psychological distress in students during pandemic. The sample was comprised of 416 university students aged between 18 and 57 years (M age = 24.81 ± 7.02, 78.1% women). Structural Equation Modeling results revealed that academic procrastination is negatively linked to harmonious passion, and positively linked to obsessive passion. Academic procrastination in turn is negatively linked to satisfaction with life and positively linked to psychological distress. Harmonious passion also was directly positively associated to satisfaction with life and negatively associated to psychological distress. These results suggest that students' harmonious passion for their studies plays a protective role against academic procrastination and mental health indicators, while obsessive passion represents a risk factor.

Asociación entre el retraso en la Búsqueda de Atención Médica y el Nivel de Gravedad, en niños con fiebre que acuden al Servicio de Emergencias / Association between the delay in the search for medical attention and the level of severity, in children with fever who attend the Emergency Service

Introducción: El retraso en búsqueda de atención médica (RBAM) definido como un tiempo mayor a 48 horas antes de consultar un profesional podría influir en la severidad de las enfermedades en los niños. Métodos: En el presente estudio de cohorte prospectivo, se realizaron entrevistas estructuradas a tutores de niños que acudieron con fiebre a la emergencia del Hospital Baca Ortiz, verificando su estado de salud 5 días después, mediante una llamada telefónica. Las variables incluyeron demográficas, tiempo de atención y gravedad del cuadro. Se utilizó Chi cuadrado y Riesgo Relativo (RR) para buscar la relación entre dichas variables. Resultados: Fueron 304 pacientes ingresados al estudio, 41.1 % presentaron RBAM, cuyas principales causas fueron la administración de medicación sin receta médica en 48 % y la falta de detección de signos de alarma en 26.4 %. Los pacientes con RBAM presentaron más riesgo de requerir hospitalización (RR 1.88 IC 95 % 1.53-2.13 ), cuidados intensivos (RR 2.86 IC 95 % 1.00 8.17), presentar una infección bacteriana severa (RR 2.36 IC 95% 1.81 3.07), síndrome de respuesta inflamatoria sistémica (RR 2.47 IC 95 % 1.80 3.38), hospitalización al quinto día posterior a su valoración (RR 2.63 IC 95 % 1.94 3.57) y de mantenerse hospitalizado por más de 5 días (RR 1.46 IC 95 % 1.15 1.85). Conclusiones: El RBAM influye significativamente en la gravedad de los niños con fiebre, siendo la administración de medicación sin prescripción médica su principal causa

Introduction: Health careseeking delay, defined as a going to the doctor after more than 48 hours of starting fever, could influence in the severity of the disease. Methods: This prospective cohort study recollected the information with a questionnaire who examined demographic and health features of children younger than 15 years and older of 60 days that went with fever to the emergency room of Baca Ortiz´s Hospital, verifying their health condition five days after the initial evaluation through a phone call. Bivariate analysis was made with Chi-square and T student in order to relay these features with health care seeking delay and severity. Relative risk (RR), was used to measure the association between health care seeking delay and its consequent severity. Results: Of the 304 patients included in the study, 41.1 % had delay in seeking health care attention. The main causes for this delay were medicine administration without medical prescription in 48 % and lack of skills in recognizing alarm signs in 25.6 %. The patients who went to the hospital with delay had more risk of requiring hospitalization, (RR 1.88 CI 95 % 1.53- 2.13 ), intensive care cares (RR 2.86 CI 95 % 1.00 8.17), having a serious bacterial infection (RR 2.36 CI 95 % 1.81 3.07), having SIRS (RR 2.47 CI 95% 1.80 3.38), being hospitalized 5 days before their initial evaluation in emergency room (RR 2.63 CI 95 % 1.94 3.57) and staying at the hospital for more than five days (RR 1.46 CI 95 % 1.15 1.85). Conclusions: Health care seeking delay has an impact in the severity of the disease of children with fever. Administration of drugs without medical prescription is the principal reason. Health public politics should be achieved in order to educate population in these aspects to reduce morbimortality of children

Prevalencia de Apendicitis Complicada y Factores Asociados, en el Servicio de Cirugía Pediátrica de los Hospitales Vicente Corral Moscoso y José Carrasco Arteaga / Prevalence of Complicated Appendicitis and Associated Factors, in the Pediatric Surgery Service of the Vicente Corral Moscoso and José Carrasco Arteaga Hospitals

Introducción: La apendicitis aguda es la urgencia quirúrgica más frecuente en el niño, constituye un desafío diagnóstico. Estudios señalan que el factor determinante para las complicaciones por apendicitis son los factores atribuibles al paciente, como la espera antes de acudir a recibir atención hospitalaria. Métodos: Se realizó un estudio cuantitativo, analítico transversal. El universo fueron todos los pacientes ingresados con diagnóstico de apendicitis aguda en los Hospitales Vicente Corral Moscoso y José Carrasco Arteaga, Abril 2018 - Mayo 2019. La asociación entre variables se determinó mediante Chi cuadrado y la intensidad de asociación mediante RP con IC 95% y valor de P< a 0.05 como significativo. Resultados: Se investigaron 267 pacientes que ingresaron con diagnóstico de apendicitis aguda; la prevalencia de apendicitis complicada fue de 38,2%. Se observó que los factores asociados fueron diagnóstico inicial erróneo (RP 1.57 IC: 1.16 2.14; P=0.01), y tiempo transcurrido desde el inicio de los síntomas hasta la llegada al hospital mayor a 12 horas (RP 2.19 IC: 1.34 3.59; P<0.001). Se evidenció como factor protector el haber tenido valoración médica previa (RP 1.48 IC: 1.07 2.04; P=0.01; y condición socioeconómica media alta (RP 0.71 IC: 0.53 0.96; P= 0.03). Conclusiones: La prevalencia de apendicitis complicada fue elevada y se relaciona con determinados factores

Introduction: Introduction: Acute appendicitis is the most common surgical emergency in children. It constitutes a diagnostic challenge. Studies indicate that the determining factor for appendicitis complications is patient-attributable factors such as waiting times before receiving hospital care. Methods: Quantitative, cross-sectional analytical study. The universe was all patients admitted with a diagnosis of acute appendicitis at Vicente Corral Moscoso and José Carrasco Arteaga Hospitals, May 2018 - April 2019. The association between variables was determined by Chi-square and the intensity of association by RP with 95% CI and P-value < to 0.05 as significant. Results: A total of 267 patients with a diagnosis of acute appendicitis were analyzed. The prevalence of acute appendicitis was 38.2%. Associated factors were initial misdiagnosis (RR 1.57 CI 1.16 - 2.14, P=0.01), and time from symptom onset to hospital arrival greater than 12 hours (RR 2.19 CI 1.34 - 3.59, P<0.001). Previous medical assessments were shown to be a protective factor (RR 1.48 CI 1.07 - 2.04, P=0.01; and mean to high socioeconomic status (RR 0.71 CI 0.53 - 0.96, P= 0.03). Conclusions: The prevalence of complicated appendicitis was high and it relates to certain factors