El objetivo del estudio fue diseñar y validar una escala sobre medidas preventivas de diabetes mellitus tipo 2 en la población de Cajamarca. Estudio de enfoque cuantitativo, de nivel descriptivo y de diseño instrumental; se elaboró y validó una escala sobre medidas preventivas de DM2 con base en fuentes oficiales, estuvo conformada por 38 ítems agrupados en 5 dimensiones, los que fueron validados por ocho especialistas, para su posterior aplicación en 385 individuos residentes en las provincias de la región Cajamarca, mayores de 18 años, el constructo se validó con el análisis factorial exploratorio, la fiabilidad mediante McDonald's ω. Los resultados determinaron la constitución de la escala en 33 ítems, agrupados en 5 dimensiones: consumo de bebidas alcohólicas y cigarros (11 ítems), hábitos alimenticios y físicos perjudiciales (6 ítems), hábitos alimenticios y de s...

Introduction. The COVID-19 pandemic has had a negative impact on the emotional health of the population, with different and inappropriate responses depending on the affected group. The research aimed to estimate the level of academic stress in nursing students from the National Autonomous University of Chota, Peru, during the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods. Observational, cross-sectional study, carried out in 122 nursing students from I to X cycle, they responded to the SISCO SV Academic Stress Inventory. Results. The level of academic stress in the stressors dimension was severe in women (64.4%) and men (77.2%), in the symptom dimension it was severe in women (42.5%) and mild in men (48.6 %) and in the dimension of coping strategies, it was severe in women (62.1%) and men (60.0%). The most frequent stressors were: task and work overload (66.4%), limited time for work (64.8%), level of deman...

Introduction. The COVID-19 pandemic has had a negative impact on the emotional health of the population, with different and inappropriate responses depending on the affected group. The research aimed to estimate the level of academic stress in nursing students from the National Autonomous University of Chota, Peru, during the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods. Observational, cross-sectional study, carried out in 122 nursing students from I to X cycle, they responded to the SISCO SV Academic Stress Inventory. Results. The level of academic stress in the stressors dimension was severe in women (64.4%) and men (77.2%), in the symptom dimension it was severe in women (42.5%) and mild in men (48.6 %) and in the dimension of coping strategies, it was severe in women (62.1%) and men (60.0%). The most frequent stressors were: task and work overload (66.4%), limited time for work (64.8%), level of deman...