Relationship between social identity and cultural competence among Mexican nursing professionals.

Introduction: Cultural competence in nursing is crucial for providing effective health care. Social Identity is the degree to which they identify with their professional group. Identifying with the group of nursing professionals allows nurses to connect with norms and values that favor the development of cultural competence.

Trends in overweight and obesity in children under 24 months of age in Mexico (2012-2020): analysis of four national health surveys.

The prevalence of childhood obesity has increased rapidly in Mexico, with significant consequences for the population's health in the future. Little is known about the prevalence of obesity in children under two years of age, even though this life stage is fundamental to prevent this condition. This study aims to determine the magnitude, distribution, and trends of overweight and obesity in children under 24 months of age using the Mexican National Health and Nutrition Surveys (ENSANUT) conducted in the last 10 years.

[Psychometric validation of the Yale Food Addiction Scale for Children (YFAS-C) in Spanish in a Mexican population].

Introduction: Mexico is one of the countries with the highest prevalence of childhood obesity worldwide. The increase of addictive behaviors at an early age is a possible cause of its development. The Yale Food Addiction Scale for Children (YFAS-C) allows identifying children with food addictive behaviors.

Social network support and risk factors for obesity and overweight in adolescents.

Aim: To determine the relationship between social support in social networks and risk factors of overweight and obesity including healthy lifestyles and perceived barriers in adolescents.

Method: Descriptive and cross-sectional study with adolescents from a public high school in Nuevo León, Mexico. Anthropometric measurements were determined to obtain body mass index, behavioural measurements for perceived barriers to healthy eating and physical activity, as well as healthy lifestyles.

[Family functioning, parental rearing and its relationship to nutritional status in preschoolers].

Aim: To analyze association among family functioning, parental rearing and nutritional status in preschoolers.

Design: Quantitative, descriptive and correlational cross-sectional study.

Location: Preschool public institutions in Nuevo León, Mexico.

Environmental factors and awareness of colorectal cancer in people at familial risk.

Objective: to identify the association between environmental risk factors and awareness of colorectal cancer in people at familial risk.

Method: cross-sectional correlational study, with a sample consisted of people who met at least one of the Revised Bethesda criteria, and 80 participants were included in this study. A sociodemographic data record, the AUDIT Test for alcohol use, the Fagerström Test for tobacco smoking, the Estimation and Frequency of Food Intake scale, and the Cancer Awareness Measure questionnaire to assess the colorectal cancer awareness were used.

[Maternal and infant characteristics associated with obesity in infants under one year of age in northern Mexico].

Introduction: despite the fact that childhood obesity is a serious health problem, little is known about its related factors in early childhood.

Objective: to evaluate which maternal, cognitive and infant factors influence the infant's energy intake and if these influence their nutritional status before the year.

Methods: descriptive study of correlation.

Psychometric properties of the Exercise Benefits/Barriers Scale in Mexican elderly women.

Objective: analyze and assess the psychometric properties of the subscales in the Spanish version of the Exercise Benefits/Barriers Scale in an elderly population in the Northeast of Mexico.

Method: methodological study. The sample consisted of 329 elderly associated with one of the five public centers for senior citizens in the metropolitan area of Northeast Mexico.

Nivel de Actividad Física, Autoeficacia, Beneficios y Barreras Percibidas en Mujeres Mayores Mexicanas Independientes (Physical Activity Level, Exercise Self-Efficacy, Benefits and Perceived Barriers of Independent Mexican Older Women).

This descriptive comparative study examined differences in personal characteristics, exercise self-efficacy, benefits and barriers of independent elderly women to perform physical activity (PA) according with the PA level. Two hundred three women older than 60 years of age, from a community located in Nuevo Leon, Mexico participated in the study. Data was collected using: a) A personal data questionnaire, b) Exercise Self-Efficacy Scale, c) Exercise Benefits/ Barriers Scale and d) Physical Activity Scale for the Elderly were completed.

[Management and Nursing care for a patient with Lynch syndrome: A case report].

Colorectal cancer is one of the leading causes of death from cancer worldwide. Main interventions to reduce the impact are aimed to enhance prevention and early detection. Results of several studies show that tests such as the fecal occult blood test and colonoscopy are effective for early diagnosis.