Sistema Regional de Información
en línea para Revistas Científicas de América Latina,
el Caribe, España y Portugal

El arranque del año 2023 está marcado por el inicio de una nueva etapa para la Red de Investigadores Educativos Chihuahua AC (REDIECH), pues en el mes de enero se efectuó la elección del Comité Directivo para el periodo 2023-2026, quedando al frente quien fuera la presidenta fundadora en el 2010, la doctora Romelia Hinojosa Luján. Este hecho significó un “volver al origen” porque se dieron varias circunstancias que obligaron a repensar las dinámicas de organización, los propósitos, las actividades y los retos que enfrenta este conglomerado académico en las condiciones actuales en que se desenvuelven las asociaciones civiles en México y –en particular– las que se dedican a promover el desarrollo de la investigación educativa.

The objective of this research is to analyze, from an ethical perspective, the circumstances professors-researchers live in the academic profession on a daily basis. A proposal on the professional ethos was implemented as a theoretical strategy, which allows to discuss on the ethical dilemmas that have occurred in the participants’ lives throughout decades of academic work at a provincial university. The instrument applied to collect the information was a biographical-narrative interview, from which two reports on significant experiences in the configuration of participants’ professional actions were obtained. This research allows relating different political, economic and institutional factors with the configuration of the professional ethos as a way of adapting to the conditions of imposition and transformation of the 21st century academy.

In this paper, we analyze the self-determination skills in four university graduates with visual disabilities. The research was based on the life story method. The results show that self-confidence and self-instruction skills were the most relevant for the interviewees. Other skills also displayed by the graduates were self-efficacy, self-awareness, goal-setting and problem-solving. At the same time, we found some barriers that intervened during the interviewees’ trajectories, especially of pedagogical nature. However, in this process, their self-determination skills helped them to describe their disability and propose alternatives to the obstacles derived from the academic contents, class activities and teaching strategies used by their professors. We conclude that, although self-determination depends to a large extent on individual will and motivation, universities can contribute to its development by implementing policies and strategies directed to the different institutional areas.

The importance of affect in the teaching-learning process of mathematics is undeniable. Affective responses such as math anxiety or self-confidence can have a strong influence on student performance at all educational levels, including university. Previous works show that even in mathematically oriented careers such as engineering, there are students who experience the previously mentioned anxiety. Despite the above, in Mexico this type of analysis is rare; our work aims to study the level of anxiety and self-confidence that engineering students present when they are faced with mathematical tasks. The results show that there are future engineers with very high levels of mathematical anxiety and that this is negatively correlated with their level of self-confidence.

Objective: To determine the relationship between the burnout syndrome of the permanent health personnel with the safety of the patient at the "Zacarías Correa Valdivia" Regional Hospital in Huancavelica in 2020. Materials and methods: It is a non-experimental research of a correlational level with a design correlational cross-sectional study, the inductive-deductive method was applied, there was a population of 192 health professionals appointed from the care area, the sample was 129 and stratified random sampling was applied, the technique used was the survey and the measurement instrument. Data collection instrument for burnout syndrome was the Maslach and Jackson inventory (MBI) and for patient safety the patient safety questionnaire of the Spanish Ministry of Health and Consumption. Results: The presence of burnout syndrome in the appointed professional health personnel was medium and patient safety was neutral and a minority presented high and low burnout syndrome and negative and positive patient safety. And according to Spearman's correlation test, the p value was 0.123 (0.01 to 0.19 = very low positive correlation). Conclusions: the majority of the participants presented burnout syndrome of a medium type and patient safety of a neutral type; therefore, it can be affirmed that there is no significant relationship between the burnout syndrome of the permanent health professional personnel and patient safety at the "Zacarías Correa Valdivia" Regional Hospital of Huancavelica in 2020.

Objective: To explore the experiences of quality of life related to oral health in parents of children with special needs in the city of Tacna. Poor oral health in patients with special needs can affect their quality of life and impact not only their oral status but also their general health and well-being. Material and methods: Qualitative study of grounded theory, eleven semi-structured interviews were applied to parents caring for children with special needs due to Down syndrome, autism, mental retardation and microcephaly. All recorded data were transcribed verbatim and subjected to a thematic analysis. Results: The severity of the disability made dental hygiene and dysphagia difficult. In addition, behavioral problems in the children's daily lives affected dental treatment, as did other socialization circumstances and psychological disorders. Conclusions: Children with special needs experienced functional limitations, physical dental pain, psychological discomfort, physical and social disability, and disability, which affects their quality of life related to oral health. Parents have special care needs, which suggests oral health support and guidance for children. The concurrence of a health team with a specific profile for children with special needs’ dental care is required.

Objective: To determine the relation between the use of information and communication technology and the job performance of nursing staff at Hospital Hipólito Unanue of Tacna in 2020. Material and methods: Descriptive, retrospective, non-experimental cross-sectional study. The sample consisted of 100 % of the nursing staff. An online questionnaire was used and applied between December 2021 and February 2022. Results: the research showed that 72% of the participants made use of information and communication technologies, 28% showed regular knowledge of ICT. The work performance was efficient in 75% and 25% was regular. Conclusion: There is a high significance between the use of information and communication technology with the job performance of nursing staff who performed remote work at the Hipolito Unanue Hospital in Tacna Peru with a correlation level of 0.96 points, high and positive, higher than 0.8 and with a significance value of 0; that is, the correlation was direct, high and significant

Objective: To carry out a descriptive analysis of the cases of acute appendicitis reported in Tacna region in Peru in 2021 during the COVID-19 pandemic. Material and methods: Descriptive study. The case records of acute appendicitis reported between March and December of 2021 were reviewed, from which a descriptive analysis of the main aspects shown in said records was carried out, such as: date, age, sex, type of surgery and diagnosis. Data were processed using descriptive tables and figures. Results: There were 204 cases of acute appendicitis during the study period, with the highest incidence in December with 28 cases (13.73%), the age group with the most cases was from 15 to 59 years with 187 cases (91.67%), and the recurrent sex was male with 112 cases (54.90%). On the other hand, open surgery was presented as the majority intervention in 201 cases (98.5%) and the most frequent diagnosis was acute phlegmonous appendicitis in 124 cases (60.78%). No complications due to COVID-19 were reported in any of the cases. Conclusion: The reported cases of acute appendicitis remained within expectations, therefore, no evidence of an influence of COVID-19 was observed in the reported cases, beyond presenting more accelerated diagnoses due to compliance with mandatory biosafety regulations during the pandemic.

Objective: To determine the relation between salivary pH and the severity of dental caries in pregnant patients with reactive COVID-19, treated in the        Cono Sur Micronetwork of Gregorio Albarracín Lanchipa district in Tacna province in 2021. Material and methods: Observational, correlational, prospective and cross-sectional. The sample size was 64 pregnant women with reactive COVID-19. The instruments used were: a data collection sheet that included the universal odontogram and the CPOD index, while, to obtain the salivary pH results, a digital pH-meter calibrated with buffer solutions with pH 4 and 7 was used. The non-parametric statistical test applied was Spearman's Rho coefficient with a significance level of 5%. Results: The average value of the salivary pH of the pregnant women with COVID-19 reactive to IgG and IgM was 6.43 and 6.14 respectively, while the average pH value of pregnant women with COVID-19 IgG/IgM reactive was 6.18 and at the antigen test 6.14 pH; the study showed that all the results obtained were represented in a range of 0-7, therefore the salivary pH in these groups was acidic. As for the results of the DMFT index in reactive COVID-19 pregnant women, 79.69% presented a very high level of caries. Conclusion: It was determined that there is no statistically significant relationship between salivary pH and the level of severity of dental caries in pregnant patients with reactive COVID-19.

Introduction: The quality of life and oral health are a fundamental part of general health, predominantly in pregnant women, producing a stage of changes that affect their vulnerability suffering from certain oral diseases. Objective: To determine if there is a relationship between quality of life and oral health in pregnant women evaluated. Material and methods: Relational, observational, cross-sectional study, the population was 178 pregnant women, the DMFT index and the Oral Health Impact Profile survey (OHIP-14) were used. Results: The oral health of the evaluated pregnant women resulted in a very high DMFT of 79.8%. While 61.2% had a poor quality of life. Using Spearman's Rho correlation test, a positive relationship was found between both variables (p=0.000). Conclusion: Between oral health (caries index) and quality of life, if there is a statistically significant relationship.