Garantizarle al adolescente una formación del carácter inclusivo y equitativo es casi imposible porque ellos mismos se ven obligados a seguir las políticas y las medidas de contención de la crisis sanitaria mundial, sin embargo, intervenciones educativas para desarrollar sus habilidades sociales preventivas, es obligación universal frente al impacto negativo del COVID-19 en sus vidas. Desde esta perspectiva la investigación se planteó como objetivo: determinar los efectos del programa educativo “Libres de COVID-19”, sobre las habilidades sociales preventivas del adolescente atendido en el Hospital Provincial Tayabamba, 2020. La investigación preexperimental, involucró a 40 adolescentes quienes aplicaron para el programa “Libres de COVID-19”, encontrando que antes del programa el mayor peso de las habilidades sociales preventivas estuvo en nivel Regular (55,0%), después ...

Objective: To determine the effects of the “Free of COVID-19” educational program on the preventive social skills of teenagers treated at a provincial hospital in Peru. Materials and methods: An explanatory, pre-experimental, longitudinal and prospective research with a pretest and posttest intact group design. The population consisted of 40 male and female teenagers aged between 13 and 19, who were treated at the Tayabamba provincial hospital. The inclusion criteria were a) teenagers aged between 13 and 19, b) teenagers with complete medical records and c) teenagers treated at the Tayabamba provincial hospital. The variables (before and after the program) were the preventive social skills and their dimensions: assertiveness, communication, self-esteem and decision-making. The “Free of COVID-19” educational program was implemented with a pretest and a posttest. A questionnaire ma...