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No previous studies in Mexico have been found that jointly analyze physical and leisure activities as variables related to mental health in police officers. This paper presents research on burnout in Mexican Police officers. The question it answers is: is there any association of burnout with physical and leisure activities and personal profile? A total of 276 police officers (87% men and 13% women) participated. To obtain information, the Spanish Burnout Inventory and the Operational Police Stress questionnaires were used. A cross sectional study design was utilized with tests of validity and reliability, goodness of fit, analysis of variance (ANOVA), and analysis of k-means clusters. Results showed that a high number of policemen had high prevalence of burnout and a high level of mental exhaustion, and that exercise was positively and significantly related to lower burnout risk. Men showed higher risk than women. Results should be considered to improve interventions and occupational health practices in the police force. This paper improves understanding of burnout among policemen and the importance of exercise and leisure activities to alleviate burnout.

Carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) is one of the most common compressive, canalicular neuropathies of the upper extremities, causing hand pain and impaired function. CTS results from compression or injury of the median nerve at the wrist within the confines of the carpal tunnel. Parameters such as age, sex, and body mass index (BMI) could be risk factors for CTS. This research work aimed to review the existing literature regarding the relationship between CTS and possible risk factors, such as age, sex, BMI, dominant hand, abdominal circumference, respiratory rate, blood pressure, and cardiac rate to determine which ones are the most influential, and therefore, take them into account in subsequent applied research in the manufacturing industry. We performed a literature search in the PubMed, EBSCO, and ScienceDirect databases using the following keywords: carpal tunnel syndrome AND (age OR sex OR BMI OR handedness OR abdominal circumference OR respiratory rate OR blood pressure OR cardiac rate). We chose 72 articles by analyzing the literature found based on selection criteria. We concluded that CTS is associated with age, female sex, and high BMI. Trends and future challenges have been proposed to delve into the relationship between risk factors and CTS, such as correlation studies on pain reduction, analysis of weight changes to predict the severity of this pathology, and its influence on clinical treatments.

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ResumenEste trabajo es una investigación de tipo descriptivo-correlacional, transversal con diseño no experimental sobre el estado afectivo emocional de los trabajadores de la Salud. Su objetivo es identificar la existencia de diferencias significativas entre el género y estados afectivos emocionales (depresión, ansiedad y estrés) de los trabajadores de una institución del sector salud pública ubicada en la ciudad de Ensenada perteneciente al estado de Baja California situado al noroeste de México. Se trabajó con una muestra por conveniencia la cual integra a 130 empleados; en la recolección de los datos se utilizó la escala DASS-21. Los resultados identificaron los estados afectivos emocionales dentro de un rango normal y que no existen diferencias estadísticamente significativas en cuanto al género; además, se encontraron correlaciones fuertes, positivas y significativas entre las subescalas del DASS-21.Palabras clave: depresión, ansiedad, estrés, enfermeras. AbstractThis study is a descriptive correlational cross-sectional approach with a non-experimental design about emotional affective states related dissorders in Mexican public health workers. It´s goal was to identify the existence of significant differences between gender and emotional affective state (depression, anxiety and stress) for workers in a hospital located in Ensenada, Baja California in north-western Mexico. The work covers a sample of 130 employees. To collection of data used a DASS-21 scale. The results identified an emotional affective state within a normal range. No statistically differences in gender were identified. Positive and significant correlations between subscales of the DASS-21 were found.

RESUMENEste trabajo es una investigación de tipo descriptivo-correlacional, transversal con diseño no experimental sobre el estado afectivo emocional de los trabajadores del sector de salud pública. Su objetivo es identificar los niveles de depresión, ansiedad y estrés; analizar las diferencias de género y detectar relaciones entre las subescalas. Se trabajó con una muestra de 130 empleados; en la recolección de los datos se utilizó la escala DASS-21. Los resultados identificaron el estado afectivo emocional dentro de un nivel normal y que no existen diferencias en cuanto al género; además, se encontraron correlaciones fuertes, positivas y significativas entre las subescalas del DASS-21. Con ello se confirma la prevalencia de las perturbaciones afectivas emocionales (depresión, ansiedad y estrés) como semejante a estudios previos.

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This research uses structural equation modeling to determine the influence of uncertainty due to the COVID-19 pandemic as an independent variable in the negative emotional states and resilience (as mediating variables) vs. drug addiction, alcoholism, and suicide ideation as dependent variables in 5557 students from a public state university in Northern Mexico. The five variables are related through eight hypotheses and tested using partial least squares. We used an adapted questionnaire sent by email in May 2020. Findings show that uncertainty facing the COVID-19 pandemic had a direct and significant influence on negative emotional states and a significant inverse effect on resilience; in the trajectory, drug addiction and alcoholism, and suicide ideation are explained.