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Systematic review on the efficacy of behavioral activation therapy in the management of adult patients with depression

Introduction: This work aimed to assess the approach of behavioral activation for the treatment of adult patients diagnosed with depressive disorder; the importance of this study in the clinical setting is significant since it allowed us to know the viability and acceptability of the treatment. Behavioral activation is the basis of this study. Materials and method: Systematic review, under the PRISMA methodology, the PICO tool was implemented to formulate the research question. Results: 42 articles were located, of which, upon complete reading, 23 met the inclusion criteria established for the review. Analysis and discussion: The rationale of the studies found provided significant scientific evidence in favor of behavioral activation for adults diagnosed with depressive disorder. Conclusions: It was possible to deduce that behavioral activation is a key factor for the minimization of clinically significant symptoms in patients with depressive disorder.

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Gaceta Medica de Caracas

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Meconium Peritonitis: Missed Opportunities and Diagnostic Challenges

Meconium peritonitis causes conditions such as adynamic ileus, intestinal obstruction by flanges, and short bowel in neonates. The clinical spectrum of this state can vary from a mild condition that does not require surgical management to a severe state that results in high mortality rate despite surgical correction. A male neonate was born at 37 weeks of gestation to a 25-year-old woman in Fundacion Cardiovascular de Colombia (Santander, Colombia). The neonate clinically deteriorated at birth, with abdominal distension and changes in the color of the abdominal wall. The condition was postnatally diagnosed as meconium peritonitis. The condition required surgical treatment in 2 stages—intestinal resection and double-mouth ileostomy with subsequent terminal anastomosis. The neonate was examined thoroughly to find the cause for the meconium peritonitis that is secondary to mechanical, physiological, or infectious obstruction.

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Perinatology

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Recurrence of multisystem inflammatory syndrome associated with Covid-19 infection: case report

The COVID-19 pandemic has left millions of cases and deaths worldwide, in children the infection is less severe and has low mortality. A post-infectious entity called Systemic Multiinflammatory Syndrome (MIS-C) associated with COVID-19 infection is described, which has a mortality rate ten times higher than acute infection in children. MIS-C is characterized by sustained systemic inflammatory manifestations associated with fever and multiple system involvement. We present the case of a schoolgirl who presented a diagnosis of MIS-C with a good response to management and 11 months later, she presented a second episode that also responded to treatment. To date, we have not found in the literature the report of recurrence of MIS-C in children, such as the case presented by us, it marks an important precedent, inviting us to consider recurrence as a possibility in the case of a similar clinical presentation.

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Infectio

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Measurement of Self-Concept: A Review

Self-concept is a psychological construct of great interest to psychology, demonstrated by the theoretical approach and the development of different forms for its measurement. In the present study, an initial conceptual path was made on the self-concept to show the agreement on its multidimensional character and the interaction spheres of the people in which it is evidenced. Similarly, a systematic review of psychometric studies that have reported the validity and reliability of different ways of measuring self-concept was made. A total of 44 investigations were found between 2010 and 2020 that met the defined inclusion criteria. The results of the analysis reveal the tendency to use internal consistency coefficients for reliability evidence, especially Cronbach\'s alpha; likewise, the frequent use of exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis for validity evidence. We highlight the demonstration of reliability and validity in different parts of the world and the languages of instruments, such as the Self-Concept Form 5 and the Self-Description Questionnaire. In the first, with few exceptions, the structure of five factors is corroborated in different contexts and languages; In the case of the second instrument, most studies vary in the number of factors extracted. Usually, the consistency values were greater than 0.7 in the different instruments; likewise, structure validity prevails. Again, attention is drawn to the little psychometric evidence in the measurement of self-concept in Colombia

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Psykhe

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Malignant Gliomas: Anaplastic Astrocytoma, Glioblastoma, Gliosarcoma, and Anaplastic Oligodendroglioma

This chapter compiles a detailed description of the epidemiology, histopathology, imaging, treatment and new advances in malignant gliomas. This includes the most common malignancies of the primary CNS in adults: glioblastoma, anaplastic astrocytoma, gliosarcoma, anaplastic oligodendroglioma (AO), midline glioma and gliomatosis cerebri. We present the recent clinical trials and therapeutic advances that have slowly but steadily lengthened the survival of patients with these tumors, including tumor treatment field technology. A noticeable change in this edition is the adoption of the latest 2016 World Health Organization (WHO) classification. The 2016 WHO classification restructured the malignant glioma family by using molecular parameters in addition to histology to define several brain tumor entities. New entities such as glioblastoma, IDH wild-type; glioblastoma, IDH mutant; and diffuse midline gliomas (H3K27M mutated) are presented in this chapter. At the end of the text, the reader can find a special section for AOs and midline gliomas. Adding this information was deemed important due to the prognostic implications and management of these specific lesions.

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Youmans and Winn Neurological Surgery: Volumes 1-4, 8th Edition

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Business productivity and union ethics: a look at Colombia

This text is born from the research project in business management that is being carried out in the business administration program where the authors are linked. The pursuit of business success and union ethics are presented as the purpose of consolidating Latin American sustainable development. In this sense, the new labor realities have recently been focusing on productivity, on the elimination of static work giving rise to remote work and the formation of synergistic work teams, which respond to the inclinations of this new offspring of subordinates, thus affecting to the trade union organizations that depend on the labor cloister.

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Human Review. International Humanities Review / Revista Internacional de Humanidades

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Letter to the editor: tool for the scientific initiation of medical students

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Acta Neurologica Colombiana

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Bullerengue: Approach to this Afro-Colombian manifestation from performance studies

This article is an approximation to bullerengue from the performance studies as a lens for the analysis which tries to transcend the panoramic-descriptive or specific disciplinary views which this cultural manifestation has been approached with and presents an integrative theoretical perspective. It means a comprehensive and integral effort of what has commonly been separated as song, dance or party in most of the existing studies in the field, taking as an axis its interconnections, dialogues and its meanings as well as the connotations for the actors involved specifically in the context of Urabá (region located in the north-west of Colombia). This process is framed on a recent research experience, a project called Bullerengue in Urabá, an approach to a complex socio-cultural manifestation (2018-2019), whose focus procures the integration of ethnomusicology, dance studies and ethnography.

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Memorias

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Comment on: UK pediatric surgical academic output (2005–2020): A cause for concern?

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Journal of Pediatric Surgery

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Comparison of the social profile of individuals accused of crime of \"infidencia\" in the Independence Wars of Mexico and Venezuela, 1809-1820

The article compares the social profile of individuals accused of \"infidencia\" in the context of the Independence Wars of the current countries of Mexico and Venezuela from 1809 to 1820. The sources known as \"las causas de infidencia\" were consulted and selected from a sample of 534 individuals accused of \"infidencia\" in Mexico and 534 in Venezuela. The variables used in the analysis were age, occupation, ethnic group, crime committed, and sentence received. The study yielded some elements that contribute to the comparative studies in understanding the subjects who participated in the Spanish-American independence movements.

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Trashumante

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RECONSTRUCTION OF THE SOCIAL FABRIC IN HUMANITARIAN EMERGENCIES: THE CONTEMPORARY ROLE OF THE FAMILY

The main objective of this paper is to analyze the current political institutional crises in some Latin American countries, which are accelerating changes and rebuilding the social fabric towards a new institutional order, seeking to influence collective consciences. The paper examines the reconstruction of the national body as a precondition for the democratic transitions taking shape in these countries. The article concludes the need for such a transition with processes of amnesty, national reconciliation, reconstruction of the social fabric, and reparation for the victims of human rights violations, with a great deal of coordination among all actors and civil society, especially families.

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Novum Jus

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Spaces for Sociability, Communication of News and Rumors in the Wars of Independence of Mexico and Venezuela (1809-1818)

Objective: This article analyzes the spaces of informal sociability and the communication of news and rumors in the context of the wars of independence of Mexico and Venezuela between 1809 and 1818, in order to compare the importance that they had in the development of these events. Methodology: This is a documentary and qualitative research, based on a comparative historiographic perspective. The primary sources used come from a selection of various testimonies included in judicial files called causas de infidencia. Originality: We compare specific facts and discursive situations that seek to shed light on the strategies used by the inhabitants of these two territories in the development of the armed conflict. Conclusions: Through this comparative look, it was possible to show how rumors and the news —spread both by written media and word of mouth— became useful strategies to deliver information and seduce adepts into the insurgent cause, in the context of the wars of independence in both territories. This might be perceived as an expression of an incipient “public opinion” and a political culture that was part of —or disseminated— in absolutely social environments, such as the spaces of informal sociability of the time.

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Anuario Colombiano de Historia Social y de la Cultura

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The job stability reinforced for pregnant women: an analysis of a decision of the Colombian Constitutional Court

Through the sentence object to analysis T-043/20, The Constitutional Court confirmed its jurisprudential posture in favor of reinforced labor stability for pregnant women, thus complying with the diverse legal and politically public measures to develop an obli-gation to guarantee the vital minimum for pregnant and nursing women; this way, the precedence of action protection in this subject evades an irremediable prejudice when the reasons for not continuing a labor relationship do not comply with objective legal causes relevant to internal legislation. In this sense, the purpose of this analysis is to address the scope of the Court’s ruling with respect to its object of development, and, to demonstrate the importance of this article as a jurisprudential review in the investigative framework of constitutional correctness, the reinforced protection that pregnant women in Colombia must have from any discriminatory act that is due precisely to their preg-nancy status, as an illegitimate and illegal argument to terminate or not renew a labor contract.; when the objective grounds for termination are not configured as provided by the Substantive Labor Code.

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Nuevo Derecho

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Recommendations on the vaccination against sars-cov-2 in patients on dialysis and on the kidney transplant waiting list

Background: People on dialysis are considered a high-risk population for SARS-CoV-2 infection, complications, and death. In Colombia, about 44% of the population on dialysis is under 60 years of age. In addition, due to the same challenges that the pandemic has imposed on transplant programs, the young population that must continue on dialysis has increased markedly, as they have no option in the short term of a kidney transplant, therefore, the limitations in early access to vaccination against SARS-CoV-2 would exacerbate the problems of this population, causing considerable losses in years of life that the vaccine could save. Purpose: The objective of this document is to summarize the main reasons why the prioritization of vaccination of patients on chronic dialysis and on the kidney transplant waiting list is recommended. Methodology: A rapid search for information on vaccination in patients with CKD on dialysis or awaiting kidney transplantation was performed. The resulting information was critically analyzed by experts in nephrology for the formulation of recommendations. The search results are presented as a narrative synthesis. Results: Based on the information reviewed and discussed by nephrology experts, 4 recommendations are proposed for vaccination against the SARS-Cov-2 virus. Conclusions: The Colombian Association of Nephrology and Arterial Hypertension (ASOCOLNEF), the Colombian Association of Pediatric Nephrology (ACONEPE) and the Colombian Association of Organ Transplantation (ACTO), committed to the health of patients with kidney disease on dialysis and transplant waiting lists in Colombia, join to generate recommendations for prioritization and vaccination against SARS-CoV-2.

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Revista Colombiana de Nefrologia

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Effect of sacha inchi (Plukenetia volubilis) residual paste flour on viability of saccharomyces boulardii and Lactobacillus rhamnosus

An experimental study was carried out to determine the effect on the viability of two probiotics when incorporated into sacha inchi residual paste flour as a food matrix. For this purpose, the oil was extracted from the sacha seeds by cold pressing and the residual paste was obtained. Then the residual paste flour was prepared and the moisture, protein, ash, fat, fiber, carbohydrates, and caloric value of both the residual sacha inchi paste and the flour obtained from it were determined. Four experimental formulas were established in the following percentages: F1(100% flour), F2(93%flour and 7%S. boulardii), F3(93%flour and 7% L.rhamnosus) and F4(92.2% flour + 3.6%S.boulardii + 3.6%L.rhamnosus). Finally, the viability of the probiotic microorganisms, Lactobacillus rhamnosus and Saccharomyces boulardii incorporated into the flour was determined and the formula with the best results was characterized physicochemically and microbiologically. The results show that there are minimal differences between the means of the concentration in CFU/g obtained in the treatment with S. boulardii (F2) (Sig.=0.37), the mean of the Control treatment (F1), as well as minimal significant differences between the mean of the treatment with L. rhamnosus and S. boulardii (F4) and the Control treatment (F1) (Sig.=0.001), however, the F2 and F4 treatments do not differ significantly from the mean concentration in CFU/g obtained in each of them (Sig.=0.165). Finally, it is concluded that the cell concentration of the test microorganism is affected by the food matrix in which it is found, considering the treatments with S. boulardii (F2) and L. rhamnosus + S.boulardii (F4) as the treatments where the cell concentration of S.boulardii remained stable during the 19 days of the test compared to the treatment with Lactobacillus rhamnosus (F3).

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Aibi, Revista de Investigacion Administracion e Ingenierias

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Education for local development

The following essay gathers a proposal for the integration of 3 theoretical constructs that contribute to rethink Latin American education: territories, biocultural potentialities and local development. The challenges of the social, environmental, economic and political crises put pressure to educate for the sustainable transformation of developing countries, taking advantage of the richness of biological biodiversity and the deep local knowledge of communities to bet on a synergy between global demands and local territorial offers. Education for local development is a challenge for educators and political leaders to mitigate vulnerability to the effects of climate change, migration and poverty.

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Aibi, Revista de Investigacion Administracion e Ingenierias

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Research during undergraduate medical school: Is it necessary to modify the curricular pro-gram in Colombia?

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Acta Neurologica Colombiana

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Use of X-Ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy as an analytical tool for the study of contamination by Teflon in the synthesis of Mo(VI)Cl2O2 Bipy/TiO2 catalysts

The preparation of catalysts can involve various sources of contamination, which can seriously affect the quality of the prepared materials. In the present work, a case of fluorine contamination in a set of catalyst samples was studied, in which using the X-Ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (XPS) technique, it was evidenced by the F 1s signal that this element was present in the form of Teflon, since its binding energy corresponded mainly to the CF2 species. Furthermore, using the C 1s signal, it was also possible to corroborate the presence of the CF2 group, which is associated with the main component of the Teflon carbon chains. The use of this information made it possible to identify that the solvent dehydration procedure (previous step to obtaining the catalysts) could lead to contamination with Teflon since it involved various accessories with Teflon, organic solvents and high temperature; the Teflon tape and the magnetic stirrer being the possible sources of contamination.

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Revista Colombiana de Quimica

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Differences and agreement between two portable hand-held spirometers across diverse community-based populations in the Prospective Urban Rural Epidemiology (PURE) study

Introduction Portable spirometers are commonly used in longitudinal epidemiological studies to measure and track the forced expiratory volume in first second (FEV1) and forced vital capacity (FVC). During the course of the study, it may be necessary to replace spirometers with a different model. This raise questions regarding the comparability of measurements from different devices. We examined the correlation, mean differences and agreement between two different spirometers, across diverse populations and different participant characteristics. Methods From June 2015 to Jan 2018, a total of 4,603 adults were enrolled from 628 communities in 18 countries and 7 regions of the world. Each participant performed concurrent measurements from the MicroGP and EasyOne spirometer. Measurements were compared by the intra-class correlation coefficient (ICC) and Bland-Altman method. Results Approximately 65% of the participants achieved clinically acceptable quality measurements. Overall correlations between paired FEV1 (ICC 0.88 [95% CI 0.87, 0.88]) and FVC (ICC 0.84 [0.83, 0.85]) were high. Mean differences between paired FEV1 (-0.038 L [-0.053, -0.023]) and FVC (0.033 L [0.012, 0.054]) were small. The 95% limits of agreement were wide but unbiased (FEV1 984, -1060; FVC 1460, -1394). Similar findings were observed across regions. The source of variation between spirometers was mainly at the participant level. Older age, higher body mass index, tobacco smoking and known COPD/asthma did not adversely impact on the inter-device variability. Furthermore, there were small and acceptable mean differences between paired FEV1 and FVC z-scores using the Global Lung Initiative normative values, suggesting minimal impact on lung function interpretation. Conclusions In this multicenter, diverse community-based cohort study, measurements from two portable spirometers provided good correlation, small and unbiased differences between measurements. These data support their interchangeable use across diverse populations to provide accurate trends in serial lung function measurements in epidemiological studies.

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PLOS Global Public Health

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The collaborative digital bibliographic manager as a tool to support the research process

This is a case study with both a qualitative and quantitative approach and a descriptive level about how students perceive the use of the collaborative digital bibliographic manager. The study helps to acknowledge the relevance of using this manager to qualify research and academic production, from projects developed by students of the master\'s degree in Digital Technologies Applied to Education. A total of 103 students took part in the units Characterization of applied research and Applied research proposal. The results show that the graduates value positively the manager as a key technological device for information and knowledge management; at the same time, they infer that this computer tool facilitates the search, classification and analysis of bibliographic records, resulting in adequate decision making and improvement in both academic and research performance.

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Revista Iberoamericana de Educacion Superior

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CHALLENGES IN TEACHING OF RENEWABLE ENERGIES IN A DIGITAL WORLD DURING COVID-19: From face-to-face to remote learning in Colombia

The COVID-19 pandemic-induced worldwide contingency has significantly disrupted the way education has been delivered, going through a crucial period of change and adaptation. But how does this dynamic impact both students’ and teachers’ educational process? This research on the teaching of renewable energies at the higher education level in engineering programs reveals the main challenges to this transformation as well as how they were overcome. The methodology is qualitative with two-way dynamic reflection, between the facts and their interpretation, and impacts 130 engineering students, from all of Colombia’s regions. Among the main results, six challenges stand out, which were addressed through different strategies.

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Human Review. International Humanities Review / Revista Internacional de Humanidades

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Art/technology relationship as tools to improve the teaching processes of artistic education in Primary Education students in the rural context

This article presents the results of a pedagogical intervention that involved digital photography, video art and augmented reality with the support of programs such as Quiver, Windows Movie Maker, Windows 10 video editor and Padlet, to improve the teaching processes of education. in 26 fifth grade students, between 10 and 11 years old, inhabitants of the municipality of Buenavista in the department of Córdoba, Colombia. Based on a mixed approach with a descriptive cut, a Likert-type pre- and post-test were applied before and after the pedagogical intervention, contrasting the results with the field diary prepared by the researchers. Among the relevant findings is that technology contributes to creativity to the extent that the student explores new ways to solve and propose exercises that enrich their sensitivity and critical thinking. The methodologies that are addressed in relation to art/technology allow spaces for interaction, reflection and positioning in the face of new artistic manifestations. The field diary as a systematizing instrument generates in the teacher questions that must be taken into account to improve their teaching-learning methodologies of artistic education.

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Arte, Individuo y Sociedad

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Evaluation of an explanatory model of suicide risk based on family factors

Suicide is a high-impact mental health problem in today’s society, both in the world and in Colombia: in fact, epidemiological data shows that there has been an upward trend in the suicide rate both in the country and in the city of Valledupar, which is the local context of interest. On the other hand, within modern conceptualizations such as the socio-ecological model of suicide prevention, it has been recognized that family factors are very important determinants of risk and protection. The different investigations reviewed as antecedents show congruently that family dysfunction as well as coercive paternal socialization behaviors are risk factors for suicide. Likewise, adequate family functionality and parental acceptance, and involvement behaviors are protective factors. Similarly, different studies have shown that older adolescents and females are at greater risk of suicidal behavior. The purpose of this study was to evaluate an explanatory model of the risk of suicidal ideation, which involved the dimensions of parental socialization and perceived family functionality, as well as to establish the influence of the parents’ socialization style, based on the findings of previous studies. For this purpose, a quantitative, explanatory and cross-sectional study was developed. The ESPA-29, the APGAR and the BECK-HF Suicidal Ideation Scale were applied to a sample of 268 adolescents from the city of Valledupar, Colombia. A simple random sampling was used for the selection of participants within a neighborhood of the city of Valledupar. The sample consisted of 51.9 % female and 48.1 % male adolescents. The approval of the parents was obtained through an informed consent of the legal representative, as well as an informed consent for the adolescents, which complies with the characteristics requested by the Colegio Colombiano de Psicólogos. Using SPSS 25 and AMOS 25, five different explanatory models were evaluated, with a SEM modeling-Path Analysis. The model of best goodness of fit indicators (χ2 = 22.2, p =.022, CMINDF = 2.023, CFI =.968, TLI =.919, NFI =.942, RMSEA =.061) establishes an influence of acceptance/ involvement of both parents on family functioning, which reduces the level of suicidal ideation; age and coercion/imposition of the father also directly affect the latter. The data demonstrate the importance of family functioning and of supportive and affective behaviors of the acceptance/involvement dimension, since they present a protective effect against suicidal risk. In the same way, the data shows that the coercion/imposition behaviors of the father, but not the mother, were a risk factor. Although the father’s authoritarian style did predict a greater risk of suicidal ideation, it was the indulgent style, and not the authoritative style, that presented the lowest risk. Although the measurements obtained by this research do not allow us to unambiguously explain why this difference occurs between the study’s findings and what is suggested by the scientific literature regarding maternal and paternal styles of socialization in the face of suicide, there are possible determining factors for the results. The possibility is raised that, at a cultural level, beliefs about the maternal role in families in the Colombian Caribbean region, which arise from a formation of matrilocal families, influence the perception of greater acceptability of punishment by the mother towards their children. On the other hand, there is the lack of evidence of significant differences in terms of suicide risk according to sex. Some directions are suggested for future research, mainly to broaden the research spectrum on the role of the family in suicide prevention and to corroborate in the context of the Colombian Caribbean region the finding about the absence of effect of coercion/imposition behaviors carried out by the mother.

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Interdisciplinaria

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Expenditure and Health Policy: Population of older adults in Argentina and Chile

Public health policies aimed at older adults represent an action aimed at guaranteeing their vital rights. The present work aims to establish the characteristics of health spending for the elderly segment in Argentina and Chile, these countries were selected since they have experienced accelerated aging rates in recent years, as well as different data, in morbidity, mortality, life expectancy and causes of death in these segments, indicators of life expectancy and hierarchy of cause of death arranged in free access systems were included to be compared with the aforementioned data. As dissimilar results despite being countries with high rates of aging, there is no follow-up statistics to make evaluations or policies based on evidence for the data and periods studied (2014-2017). In conclusion, a multiplicity of public policy models is observed, as well as differentiated criteria by international organizations that build their information bases from data produced by governments, with a chronological delay and insufficient disaggregation of the same for specific topics. of health in older adults specifically linked to the percentages of the Gross Domestic Product

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Revista de Ciencias Sociales

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International Continuing Education for Rehabilitation  Workers in Honduras: A Pre-test, Post-test Evaluation

Background: The knowledge of Honduran healthcare workers who deliver rehabilitation services can be enhanced by support from community-engaged academic collaborations outside the country. Objective: This study aimed to evaluate reactions and learning linked to two continuing education workshops for rehabilitation workers in northern  Honduras. Method: A pre-test post-test study design was used. In September 2017, faculty  from Canada and Colombia, together with health professionals from Honduras, facilitated two neurorehabilitation workshops - one in a rehabilitation centre and the other in a family support organisation located in northern Honduras. The participants were physiotherapists, physicians, nurses and educational  professionals, as well as a psychologist, kinesiologist, and non-professionals  trained onsite. Seventeen participants attended the ‘Acquired brain injury/spinal cord injury workshop’ (adult workshop), and 15 attended the ‘Rehabilitation  for children with impaired neuromotor development workshop’ (paediatric  workshop). They completed three questionnaires before the workshops: One on sociodemographic information; one related to knowledge; and, the Modified Stages of Learning Questionnaires (MSLQs). Three questionnaires were completed after the workshops: The Modified Kirkpatrick; a knowledge questionnaire; and, the MSLQ. Results: Most of the participants agreed that the workshops had positive effects  in two of the four Kirkpatrick levels that were evaluated: Reaction and learning.  In the MSLQs of the paediatric workshop, there was a statistically significant change in the percentage of participants who moved from scanning/evaluation  stages in the pre-test to learning/gaining experience in the post-test, in three of the six topics. Three of the knowledge questions showed important learning effects. Conclusion and Implications: Workshops offered through an international collaboration resulted in enhancing learning and knowledge of neurological rehabilitation workers in Honduras. This initiative has the potential to improve the quality of care for people with neurological conditions in the region. Participants evaluated the workshops as relevant and held very positive attitudes  about the perceived outcomes. The inclusion of local practitioners in planning the workshops and selecting the topics appeared to have aided their relevance. It is recommended that workshop planners take adequate time to ensure relevancy.

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Disability, CBR and Inclusive Development