Introduction: healthcare is currently in the midst of a technology-driven revolution. Emerging technologies (ETs) are disrupting the practice of healthcare professionals in ways that once seemed futuristic, but are now an everyday reality in clinics and hospitals around the world. Objective: to analyze the perception of health professionals regarding the incorporation of emerging technologies in their practice. Methods: it is a quantitative, descriptive, non-experimental, cross-sectional study, whose sample was 107 health professionals who work in different health centers in Lima. The survey technique was used and the instrument was the questionnaire. Results: the participants perceived the incorporation and use of TE in their practice by 63,55 % (68) at a moderate level, 20,56 % (22) reported a high level, while 15,89 % indicated a low level. Conclusions: it was possible to specify a mo...

THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC AND ASSOCIATED LOCKDOWN MEASURES HAVE HAD A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON ADOLESCENT PHYSICAL ACTIVITY (PA). THIS STUDY AIMED TO EVALUATE THE LEVEL OF PA OF ADOLESCENTS IN PRIVATE SECONDARY EDUCATIONAL ESTABLISHMENTS IN THE CITY OF LIMA AFTER THE PERIOD OF CONFINEMENT DUE TO COVID-19. A CROSS-SECTIONAL DESCRIPTIVE STUDY WAS CARRIED OUT WITH A SAMPLE OF 380 STUDENTS (202 MEN AND 178 WOMEN) AGED 14 TO 16, USING THE "PHYSICAL ACTIVITY QUESTIONNAIRE FOR ADOLESCENTS" (PAQ-A) TO MEASURE PA. THE RESULTS INDICATED THAT POST-CONFINEMENT PA LEVELS ARE BELOW THE WHO RECOMMENDATIONS, WITH THE OVERALL AVERAGE OF THE PAQ-A SCORES FALLING WITHIN THE RANGES OF PHYSICAL INACTIVITY. SOCIODEMOGRAPHIC ANALYZES REVEALED SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCES BY GENDER AND AGE, WITH MALE ADOLESCENTS REPORTING HIGHER LEVELS OF PA THAN FEMALE ADOLESCENTS, AND 14-YEAR-OLDS BEING MORE ACTIVE THAN 16-YEAR-OLDS. FUR...

Introduction: in the digital age we live in, mobile devices (DMs) have become a fundamental extension of our lives, and college students are no exception. Young university students are increasingly turning to their MD as multifunctional tools to address aspects related to their physical, emotional and social well-being. Objective: to characterize the use of DM in the promotion of health and well-being in young university students. Methods: the study is cross-sectional with a quantitative approach and a non-experimental design, basic type and descriptive level was adopted. The sample was census made up of 89 students from the Faculty of Health Sciences of a public university in Trujillo, Peru. To collect the data, the survey and the questionnaire were used. Results: regarding the use of DM, it was reported that 61,80 % (55) specified a moderate level of use, 21,35 % (19) a high level, and...

Introduction: since the appearance of Covid-19, remote work was implemented in different occupations on a global scale, aiming to continue with the development of activities. In this sense, occupational health was affected in different ways, especially in the case of health workers. Objective: analyze the impact of remote work on the occupational health of healthcare workers during the Covid-19 pandemic. Method: the study had a quantitative approach, non-experimental design, and correlational scope. There was a sample of 35 health professionals from a public institution in Lima, Peru. The questionnaire had 28 questions, with a Likert-type scale for the answers. Results: the participants expressed that there is a 45,7 % very good level of remote work and 37,1 % a regular level of occupational health. In addition, the existence of a moderate negative correlation between remote work and occ...