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Propiedades psicométricas del inventario de estilos de aprendizaje de Kolb y del cuestionario de Felder-Silverman en estudiantes de educación física de Santiago de Chile

El objetivo del presente estudio fue conocer las propiedades psicométricas del Inventario de Estilos de Aprendizaje de Kolb y del Cuestionario de Felder-Silverman en una muestra de estudiantes de educación física de Chile. Para ello se aplicó ambos instrumentos a 141 estu...

Dysfunctional eating behaviors, anxiety, and depression in Italian boys and girls: the role of mass media

Objective: Extensive research has implicated identification with characters in mass media in the emergence of disordered eating behavior in adolescents. We explored the possible influence of the models offered by television (TV) on adolescents' body image, body uneasiness, eating-disordered behavior, dep...

Maternal recognition of child mental health problems in two Brazilian cities

Objective: To identify child behaviors and types of impairment that increase the likelihood of maternal recognition of emotional/behavioral problems (EBP) in children and adolescents. Methods: Maternal-reported data were obtained from two subsamples of 11-to-16-year-olds derived from cross-sectional stu...

Correlations between caregiver psychiatric symptoms and offspring psychopathology in a low-resource setting

Objective: Associations between parental/caregiver depression and adverse child outcomes are well established and have been described through one or more mechanisms: child psychopathology following exposure to a depressed caregiver, child psychopathology exacerbating a caregiver's depression, and caregiv...

Factores asociados a sedentarismo en Chile: evidencia de la Encuesta Nacional de Salud 2009-2010

Rev. méd. Chile; 146 (1), 2018
Background: Sedentary behaviors are one of the major risk factors for cardiovascular diseases. Aim: To identify factors associated with high sedentary behaviors in the Chilean population. Material and Methods: We included 5,040 participants from the Chilean National Health Survey 2009-2010. Physical ac...

Factores asociados a la lactancia materna en mujeres de un municipio colombiano

Rev. med. Risaralda; 24 (1), 2018
Introducción: la lactancia materna es una de las estrategias más costo-efectivas para disminuir la morbimortalidad infantil. UNICEF afirma que la lactancia materna exclusiva en la población infantil mundial fue 38%. La Encuesta Nacional de Demografía y Salud reportó que Caldas-Risaralda-Quindío tie...

Ambiente educativo en una facultad de medicina peruana: una tendencia negativa a lo largo de los años académicos

Rev. méd. Chile; 146 (1), 2018
Background: Educational environment refers to the material resources and interpersonal relationships of an educational institution. Aim: To describe the educational environment of a Peruvian medical school and to explore a possible association between curricular years and the educational environment. M...

Further evidence of psychological factors underlying choice of elective cesarean delivery (ECD) by primigravidae

Objective: Requests for elective cesarean delivery (ECD) have increased in Iran. While some sociodemographic and fear-related factors have been linked with this choice, psychological factors such as self-esteem, stress, and health beliefs are under-researched. Methods: A total of 342 primigravidae (mean...

Effectiveness evaluation of mood disorder treatment algorithms in Brazilian public healthcare patients

Objective: To assess the effectiveness of three mood disorder treatment algorithms in a sample of patients seeking care in the Brazilian public healthcare system. Methods: A randomized pragmatic trial was conducted with an algorithm developed for treating episodes of major depressive disorder (MDD), bip...

Mood disorder, anxiety, and suicide risk among subjects with alcohol abuse and/or dependence: a population-based study

Objective: To evaluate the prevalence of alcohol abuse and/or dependence in a population-based sample of young adults and assess the prevalence of comorbid mood disorders, anxiety, and suicide risk in this population. Methods: This cross-sectional, population-based study enrolled 1,953 young adults aged...