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Item INTERVENCION DE ENFERMERIA EN ADULTOS MAYORES CON INSOMNIO(2025-06-17) Muso Eugenio, Erick Rubén; Espín López, Valeria Isabel; Universidad Técnica de Ambato / Facultad de Ciencias de Salud / Carrera de EnfermeríaIntroduction: aging is loosely related to the chronological age of the person and in turn to the loss of physical, functional, psychological and social capacities. Sleep is a physiological process of fascination and of vital importance for the comprehensive health of the human being, the aging process alters the stages of sleep, which in the long term has side effects and represents economic costs for those older adults who are prescribed with pharmacological treatments. The amount of sleep remains constant throughout adult life, which is why doctors recommend that older adults sleep 7 to 8 hours a day to meet their sleep needs. There are sleep problems in older adults and one of them is insomnia, which is reflected in their daily lives, which is why music therapy appears as a non-pharmacological treatment to help reduce insomnia. Objetive: to evaluate the effect of nursing intervention in older adults with insomnia. Method: this research is quantitative, quasi-experimental in design, longitudinal and descriptive in scope. It was carried out in a period between April 2024-June 2024, in the province of Tungurahua, Canton Ambato, Parroquia La Matriz, Neighborhood Ciudadela España. The sample was 21 older adults from the Hogar de Ancianos Sagrado Corazón de Jesús, who met the inclusion and exclusion criteria. Results: the results obtained in this research demonstrate that music therapy as a nursing intervention has positive effects on older adults with insomnia. Conclusion: with the application of the Athens Test before and after the music therapy sessions, a significant improvement was shown in various aspects of sleep, such as difficulty falling asleep, nocturnal awakenings and total sleep duration.Item CALIDAD DE SUEÑO E IMPULSIVIDAD EN ESTUDIANTES UNIVERSITARIOS(2025-03-06) Narvaez Peralta, Neisser Joel; Velasteguí Hernández, Diana Catalina; Universidad Técnica de Ambato/ Facultad de Ciencias de Salud /Carrera de Psicología ClínicaThis study explores the relationship between sleep quality, understood as a construct that encompasses both quantitative (duration and continuity of sleep) and qualitative (perception of rest and well-being) aspects, and impulsivity, defined as the tendency to act without prior reflection, which can lead to negative consequences in decision making and emotional control. The findings revealed that a large majority of participants (78.5%) experience poor sleep quality, associated with factors such as academic stress, irregular rest habits and high workloads. While in the impulsivity variable, 21.5% of the students showed significant differences were observed, with similar scores between men and women. For this research, the Pittsburg Sleep Quality Index ( PSQI) and the Barratt Impulsivity Scale (BIS-11) were used, assessing different dimensions of sleep and types of impulsivity, such as motor and unplanned. The results suggest that, although poor sleep quality is common in this population, its direct relationship with impulsivity could depend on individual and contextual factors, beyond gender.Item Estados emocionales y su relación con el insomnio en el personal de salud durante pandemia(Universdidad Técnica de Ambato/Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud/Carrera de Enfermería, 2021-03-01) Vaca Palacios, Diana Patricia; Mayorga Ortiz, Diego Javier Psi.Cli. Mst.Introduction: The preventive quarantine, due to the coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19), has generated excessive fear in society, resulting from the lack of knowledge about the situation that people are facing. One of the most vulnerable groups in this context is health personnel, who are subjected to long hours of work and high levels of stress, which triggers depressive and anxious symptomatology and a decrease in the quality of sleep. Objective: to relate negative emotional states to insomnia in health personnel during the pandemic at Quero Type C Health Center, as well as to determine negative emotional states and to identify the presence of insomnia. Method: a quantitative, descriptive, cross-sectional and correlational research was carried out, with a census sample of 68 members of the health personnel, to whom two instruments were applied: the Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale (DASS-21) to assess negative emotional states, and the Index Insomnia Severity Test (IIS) for quality of sleep. Results: Among the main results it was possible to show that there is a significant correlation between insomnia and negative emotional states, as well as high percentages in the anxiety variable (41.2%). Conclusions: it is important that the government of each country can assess the impact of the pandemic not only on health personnel but also on the general population, only in this way quality interventions that improve lifestyle can be provided..Item “Trastorno afectivo bipolar maniacal con síntomas psicóticos en el centro de reposo Sagrado Corazón de Jesús”(Universidad Técnica de Ambato - Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud - Carrera de Psicología Clínica, 2017-01-01) Lascano Sánchez, Jorge Alejandro; Flores Hernández, Verónica Fernanda Ps. Cl. Mg.Bipolar Disorder is characterized by symptoms in which the person moves from manic state to depressive state, which hurt the person in their personal, social and working life. This case study refers to the patient N.N 65 years of age, diagnosed with bipolar affective disorder maniacal with psychotic symptoms, which shows a history of psychiatric and psychological treatment. The medical records were obtained by authorization of the Director of Centro de Reposo Sagrado Corazon de Jesus, where the patient is currently hospitalized. This case study is important to observe the complexity of the human being and as a mental disorder can hinder adaptation to the world. Bipolar I presented NN according to surveys conducted by specialists in neurology is due to organic brain factor, due to the presence of high levels of dopamine, noradrenaline and norepinephrine, for it has been evaluated in patients with different specialists in order to establish treatment both physical and psychological level, in the latter treatment is proposed based on cognitive behavioral current, to reduce psychological distress in the patient.Item Influencia del Insomnio en la Calidad de Vida del Adulto Mayor de los Centros de atención Gerontologica Administrados por el Mies- Ambato(Universidad Técnica de Ambato-Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud-Carrera Psicología Clínica, 2016-06-01) Jinez Medina, Maricela Elizabeth; Añazco Lalama, Ángel Santiago Dr. MSc.The research work described below is based on the problems that can go through the elderly that institutional political or cultural, social or personal situations prevents publicize life events that cause the problems, intimidating and sometimes traumatizing; issues such as insomnia, loss of social skills that are part of the history of the personal life of every human being; the study is given in order to establish appropriate solution alternatives and improve their quality of life. The research is structured by five chapters, based on the following parameters and data: approach the objectives being the main axis determination of insomnia in the quality of life of the elderly, followed by the study of a psychological, sociological and legal aspect it gathering basic and necessary for each variable concepts, consecutively a methodology used to come to meet the goals of the research turn the study also is based on tabulating the test standardized. Finally there is the contribution due to the conclusions and recommendations given from the research.