Purpose: This study assessed the psychological distress, life satisfaction, and perceived stress of Ecuadorian teachers who adopted online learning in response to COVID-19 pandemic. It also aimed qualitatively report coping strategies used maintain their mental health well-being. Methods: A web-based cross-sectional survey was conducted from June mid-August 2020. Results: In total, 394 completed questionnaire, those, 320 an optional open-ended question included survey. More than half...

The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the importance of healthcare workers and their professional quality life. This quantitative cross-sectional study aims at exploring life, work engagement, self-care during in Ecuador. A convenience sample 117 participants completed an online voluntary anonymous survey between April July 2020. It contained a sociodemographic section, Professional Quality Life questionnaire V, engagement scale, scale behaviors for clinical psychologists. Results show that...

Palliative care is a holistic approach to for people with chronic, advanced, and life-threatening illnesses. It improves the quality of life patients their caregivers. However, there still limited access palliative in many countries. Knowledge about key increase its availability. Thus, this article aimed explore knowledge general population Ecuador. The study had descriptive cross-sectional design. Through snowball sampling, between September 2019 January 2020, 257 completed an anonymous...

The COVID-19 pandemic has forced many companies to adopt different work modalities ensure their operation during this period. In study, we described and compared working conditions perceptions among face-to-face workers, teleworkers, hybrid workers in Ecuador. A cross-sectional study was conducted with a sample of 542 participants, using self-report survey assess sociodemographic data, conditions, workers' perceptions. Variables were then by the Chi-square test, ANOVA, Kruskal-Wallis test....

Background: The current mental health state of healthcare professionals and students during the COVID-19 pandemic in Ecuador remains understudied how to improve their is a challenge. Objective: This study aimed explore anxiety depressive symptomatology among examine role psychological inflexibility, loneliness, stress as predictors depression symptoms. Methods: A total 191 undergraduate graduate clinical practice (early-career professionals) were surveyed between January March 2021 using...

Empathy plays a fundamental role in health related occupations. In this study, we analysed empathy levels professionals (117) and students (170) from various healthcare fields Ecuador during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Interpersonal Reactivity Index was used an online survey. results show high of both groups, influenced by age gender. presented higher personal distress, their negatively correlated to empathy. Additionally, working physical scored distress compared those field emotional...

With the onset of COVID-19 pandemic, rapid spread SARS-CoV-2 virus became a global health threat affecting people’s mental and physical health, as well working conditions modalities. The reorganization work environment also affected engagement psychological distress levels. This manuscript assesses how vary according to gender age across three We used voluntary response sampling strategy collect data on between August 2021 January 2022. Results are from 542 people in Ecuador during pandemic....

Objetivo: Describir el estado de la salud mental los adultos ecuatorianos durante pandemia por COVID-19 marzo a agosto 2020. Para este fin, se analizaron datos un estudio más amplio que involucró varios países hispanohablantes. La investigación tuvo diseño no experimental, cuantitativo, transversal tipo descriptivo donde aplicó una encuesta anónima en línea. Resultados: En total participaron 766 personas, 64.23% fueron mujeres y edad media fue 32.35 (DT = 12.54). Alrededor del 8%...

La vida universitaria, en sí misma, es considerada estresante. Si a ello le agregamos el impacto de una pandemia nivel mundial, con las consiguientes adaptaciones que ha conllevado, nos encontramos ante un momento altamente crítico la los y universitarias. Este artículo explora conductas autocuidado, afrontamiento del estrés académico inteligencia emocional estudiantes carreras relacionadas salud durante por COVID-19 Ecuador. Además, analiza factores predicen frecuencia autocuidado esta...

Purpose This qualitative study aimed to explore the barriers and facilitators faced by workers during COVID-19 pandemic restrictions in Ecuador. It focused on three work modalities: on-site, telework mixed or hybrid. also inquired into practical implications for management based workers’ experiences. Design/methodology/approach Between October December 2021, 41 semistructured interviews were conducted delve experiences of Ecuadorian workers. Thematic content analysis was employed data...

Objective: Several studies have investigated the negative toll pandemic has had on people's mental health. However, there is limited research pandemic's effect positive health variables. This article reports levels of self-esteem and well-being (flourishing happiness) in a sample adults living Ecuador their relationships with characteristics personal situation effects COVID-19 lives. Methods: A total 766 completed an anonymous online survey between March August 2020. Results: Participants...

Palliative care aims to improve the quality of life patients with chronic and advanced illnesses their families. This requires a multidisciplinary approach from formal caregivers. Though caring for others could be rewarding this satisfaction relates higher work engagement resiliency, caregivers palliative may develop compassion fatigue due nature work. affects caregivers, interpersonal relationships, they provide. Supporting improving communication plays vital role. Considering efficacy...

Geosocial networking applications (GSN apps) have become important socialization contexts for sexual minority men (SMM). Despite their popularity, there is limited research carried out in Latin American countries and no single previous study done Ecuador. To fill this gap, exploratory described analyzed the relationships between sociodemographic characteristics of SMM using GSN apps, sought fulfilled expectations, profile shared characteristics, evaluation experiences as users including...

Since 1997, Ecuador has undergone a series of changes to ensure family rights sexual minorities. However, there is still limited research regarding attitudes toward them. This study focused on the lesbians (L), gay men (G), and their rights. A sample 318 cisgender Ecuadorians who responded an online survey was recruited. Analyses indicated that men, heterosexuals, practice religion, attend more frequently religious services, identify as conservative showed higher levels prejudice against LG...

The COVID-19 pandemic has affected the lives of millions people worldwide. This study aimed to analyze effects several psychological factors (self-esteem, self-control, and emotional stability) over lifestyle-related variables (time spent on leisure activities) levels satisfaction (family, friends, work, satisfaction) experienced during outbreak. Data for this article were retrieved as part a cross-sectional international conducted in eleven Spanish-speaking countries between March September...

Para prevenir el avance de la COVID-19, países como Ecuador adoptaron medidas confinamiento obligatorio, teletrabajo y educación remota. Durante estos periodos, las personas recurrieron al uso sus teléfonos móviles, igual que a otros dispositivos, con fin informarse, socializar trabajar. Este estudio buscó identificar los efectos del dispositivos sobre niveles malestar psicológico. Se reclutó una muestra 766 quienes respondieron encuesta en línea durante primera fase por COVID-19 Ecuador....