Publications by authors named "Ana Laura Solano Lopez"

Purpose: To determine the relationship among body image, illness uncertainty, and symptom clusters in surgically treated breast cancer survivors.

Methods: A correlational, descriptive study was conducted in a convenience sample of 60 women surgically treated breast cancer survivors recruited in a private hospital and a survivor center. A questionnaire of sociodemographic characteristics, MUIS-C Scale, and QLQ-C30 and Module BR-23 were used.

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Cancer impacts the person's physical health, psychosocial and spiritual wellbeing. The humanization of care is an essential element to achieve integral wellbeing of the individual. The aim of this article is to present a clinical case, using the nursing process with the NANDA, NOC and NIC taxonomies, and based on the principles of Watson's theory of humanized care.

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Nurse managers play a significant role in the way care is provided by point-of-care nurses. Yet it is unclear what role nurse managers have in supporting nurses in using health information technologies (ITs) specifically. The objectives of this article are to (1) uncover the role of nurse managers in supporting point-of-care nurses to optimally use health ITs and (2) identify strategies that nurse managers can employ to support point-of-care nurses in using these technologies.

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Objective: To analyze the relation between occupational psychosocial risks and quality of life related to health, felt by workers who work in oncology and palliative care units in a region of Chile.

Method: Cross-sectional analytical study of quantitative approach, in which 110 health workers participated. Research met the ethical requirements of E.

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: The Self-Report Habit Index (SRHI) was originally reported as one-dimensional; however, habit has been described as characterised by several features. Moreover, one-dimensional models for the SRHI have demonstrated poor fit. Therefore, we aimed to compare multidimensional models with a one-dimensional model in both snacking and physical activity habits, besides examining further instrument characteristics.

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Costa Rica is a small developing nation in Central America with a well-regarded universal health care system and a strong human rights tradition. In the latter part of the twentieth century, it became a popular site for clinical trials funded by multinational pharmaceutical companies. In light of concerns about ineffective oversight and alleged research abuses, the Constitutional Chamber of the Supreme Court passed a moratorium on all biomedical studies involving humans.

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Interoception, the multidimensional ability to sense the physiological condition of the body, is a key mechanism in emotional processing. However, the relationships between interoceptive dimensions and depressed mood and anxiety have not been widely studied. The aim of this secondary analysis, correlational and cross-sectional study, was to determine the relationships among interoceptive accuracy, interoceptive sensibility, depressed mood, and anxiety in adults with hypertension.

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