Browsing by Sigma Chapters "Tau Alpha"
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Alcohol and School Violence in High School Students
(2016-03-21)Session presented on Monday, November 9, 2015 and Tuesday, November 10, 2015: Introduction: The consumption of alcohol is a serious public health problem in Mexico. Segments of the population most vulnerable to experience ... -
Be Sigma, be leader
The purpose of the Nightingale Challenge is to help develop the next generation of young nurses and midwives as leaders, practitioners, and advocates in health, and to demonstrate that nursing and midwifery are exciting ... -
Bio-psycho-social and situational factors related to the sexuality of Mexican elderlies
The present investigation has as a purpose to describe the relationship of the bio-psycho-social and situational factors and the sexuality of elderlies in Saltillo Coahuila, Mexico, to identifying implications for the ... -
Building Mexico-U.S. Academic Partnerships: Bridging Cultures and Breaking Barriers
(2016-03-21)Session presented on Monday, November 9, 2015 and Tuesday, November 10, 2015: Knowledge of global health care is considered an essential component of nursing in the 21 st century. One avenue to impart this knowledge to ... -
Care ability, attitudes toward dementia and social support in informal care givers of elderly
Caring for the elderly with dementia means the family dynamics will be altered, specially of the informal care givers; They must face responsibilities without having the ability to care and therefore attitudes tend to be ... -
Characteristics and quality of gait in older adults living in Saltillo, Coahuila, Mexico and Lima, Peru
(2014-11-17)Session presented on Sunday, July 27, 2014: Purpose: To compare the characteristics and quality of gait in older adults living in the metropolitan area of Saltillo, Coahuila. Mexico and Lima, Peru. Methods: Descriptive ... -
Cognitive Reserve and Memory Compensation Strategies in Mexican Older Adults
(2017-10-25)Description of memory compensation strategies used by a sample of older adults in relation to their cognitive reserve (years of education, working activties, and leisure activities). -
Comparison of the risk of developing Type 2 Diabetes in mining and administrative workers
(2018-06-18)A comparison is made of the risk of developing type 2 diabetes in administrative and mining workers, where the contexts of each area are described and how they influence the development of chronic diseases. -
Contextual factors associated to the self -transcendence in the Mexican elderly
Elderly persons frequently look for the self-transcendence to make sense of their own existence, this has direct effects on the well-being and other aspects, and they are contextual factors correlated to said self-transcendence. ... -
Correlation between the cognitive, functional and physical abilities of the elderly packing service
(2016-03-17)Session presented on Friday, July 24, 2015: Purpose: To assess the correlation between the cognitive, functional and physical abilities of packer elderly volunteer in two commercial brands at Saltillo, Coahuila Methods: ... -
Depression, cognitive impairment and functional dependence in older adults, users of a geriatric center in Saltillo, Mexico
(2016-03-17)Session presented on Sunday, July 26, 2015: Purpose: To determine the prevalence and relationship of depression, cognitive impairment and functional dependence in older adults users of a Geriatric Center in the city of ... -
Educational intervention for improving self-management in low-income Mexican people with type 2 diabetes
(2017-10-05)This is an ongoing project part of the PH-LEADER program 2015-2016, and recently got a Small Grant from Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing. The main objective is to test the feasibility of an educational ... -
Educational program for parents on sexual communication in vulnerable population
To know about effective interventions aimed at improving communication about sex issues between father and adolescent children in order to prevent sexual risk behaviors. The results of these interventions have shown greater ... -
Effect of a Multidisciplinary Intervention to Reduce Rates of Overweight and Obesity in School-Aged Children of Tabasco, Mexico
(2016-03-17)Session presented on Sunday, July 26, 2015: Purpose: To assess the effect of a multidisciplinary intervention to reduce rates of overweight and obesity in school-aged children of Tabasco, Mexico. Methods: A quasi-experimental ... -
The effect of social, family and individual conditioning factors on self-care agency and self-care of adult Mexican women
The purpose of this research was to test the theoretical relationships between the self-care agency (SCA) and self-care (SC); and the influence of selected basic conditioning factors (BCFs) on women's self-care agency, and ... -
Effectiveness of visual inspection with acetic acid in the detection of cervical neoplasia intraepithelial
(2017-06-22)Introduction: In Mexico every two hours a woman dies of Cervical Cancer, it`s the second leading cause of death from malignancies, and it is estimated that about 4, 000 deaths occur every year. Currently to reduce the ... -
Emotional and sexual health on informal caregivers of older adults in condition of functional dependency
Informal caregivers don't receive any kind of clinical assistance, especially the female population who are mainly the ones who deliver the cares. They forget their own cares and privacy, deteriorating their emotional ... -
Factors That Explain the Contraceptive Behavior of the Couple
The aim is to understand the factors that intervene in the decision of the couple about the use or not of family planning methods, in order to reduce preventable maternal deaths. We wish to share our results in order to ... -
Falls in the elderly and its relationship with the characteristics of the foot
(2017-10-06)The falls in the elderly are one of the main geriatric syndromes, due to their high prevalence and an important health problem, due to the high number of complications, incapacity and even death of the elderly. Its importance ... -
Family and Alcohol Consumption in University Students
(2016-03-21)Session presented on Saturday, November 7, 2015 and Sunday, November 8, 2015: Alcohol consumption is considered a public health problem due to the high use prevalence, mortality and mental disorders associated to this, ...
