Fibromyalgia is a disabling syndrome. Results obtained with different therapies are very limited to date. The goal of this study was to verify whether the application of a mindfulness-based training program was effective in modifying anger, anxiety, and depression levels in a group of women diagnosed with fibromyalgia. This study is an experimental trial that employed a waiting list control group. Measures were taken at three different times: pretest, posttest, and follow-up. The statistical analyses revealed a significant reduction of anger (trait) levels, internal expression of anger, state anxiety, and depression in the experimental group as compared to the control group, as well as a significant increase in internal control of anger. It can be concluded that the mindfulness-based treatment was effective after 7 weeks. These results were maintained 3 months after the end of the intervention.

Con frecuencia, los estudiantes se ven inmersos en situaciones, actividades y eventos académicos que generan estrés y ansiedad El objetivo de este estudio fue analizar el nivel de burnout y engagement en estudiantes de Ciencias de la Salud, así como la salud percibida en estos. Igualmente, dada la importancia de la Inteligencia Emocional en la prevención del desarrollo de burnout, el segundo objetivo de este estudio fue determinar la existencia de diferencias en función de la titulación, con respecto a los factores de la Inteligencia Emocional (interpersonal, intrapersonal, manejo del estrés, adaptabilidad y estado de ánimo). La muestra estuvo compuesta por 63 alumnos que cursaban titulaciones superiores de ciencias de la salud, a los que se les administró un cuestionario ad hoc, la versión para estudiantes del Maslach Burnout Inventory y la Escala de Bienestar en el Contexto Académico. De acuerdo a los resultados, no existen diferencias estadísticamente significativas en Burnout y Engagement entre los estudiantes universitarios de enfermería y los jóvenes que cursan formación profesional de Técnico de Cuidados Auxiliares de Enfermería. Igualmente, se halló que los jóvenes que sienten realizar de manera adecuada sus tareas y ser competentes en sus estudios presentan una autoeficacia más alta y una mayor dedicación hacia estos. A la par, la dedicación hacia los estudios mostró estar relacionada con la salud percibida. Por último, se halló la existencia de diferencias significativas entre los estudiantes de enfermería y de TCAE en el factor Intrapersonal. De manera que fueron los estudiantes de TCAE quienes mostraron una inteligencia emocional intrapersonal más alta.

At the present time, we know that there is a positive relationship between self-efficacy and self-esteem in which positive beliefs about one’s own efficacy increase one’s sense of self-worth as stressful situations of a heavy workload are coped with successfully, and this, in turn, affects the nurses’ plans to work longer. Analyze the mediating role of self-efficacy and self-esteem in the effect of workload, measured as the number of users attended to during a workday, on burnout in nursing professionals. A sample of 1307 nurses aged 22 to 60 years who were administered the Brief Burnout Questionnaire, the General Self-Efficacy Scale, and the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale, and workload, measured as the number of users attended to during the workday. The results show that professionals with high levels of self-efficacy also scored higher on global self-esteem. Burnout correlated negatively with both variables (self-efficacy and self-esteem). Three clusters were found with the variables (self-efficacy, self-esteem, and workload) showing significant differences in burnout scores among clusters. Self-efficacy and self-esteem function as buffers of the negative effects of workload on burnout. Organizations should design interventions for promoting the personal resources of their workers through training activities and organizational resources (e.g., redesigning job positions) to promote satisfaction and wellbeing of employees, making their stay at work greater.

1) Background: Aware that engagement in the healthcare field needs high levels of emotional intelligence, we began this study in to the relationship between engagement and emotional intelligence in nurses. The objective of this study was to determine the explanatory value of the components of emotional intelligence for engagement in a sample of nurses, and to identify which of the emotional intelligence components have the greatest explanatory value for dimensions of engagement, by sex.; 2) Methods: The final study sample was made up of 2126 working nursing professionals with a mean age of 31.66 (SD=6.66). To compile the data, an ad hoc questionnaire was used to collect sociodemographic information, and to collect professional and employment information, the Utrecht Work Engagement Scale, and the Reduced Emotional Intelligence Inventory for Adults.; 3) Results: The results show that nurses with higher levels of emotional intelligence also scored more highly in engagement, with the Interpersonal factor being the greatest predictor of engagement.; and 4) Conclusions: This study have significant practical implications for the creation of intervention programs and activities to improve the performance of nurses in the workplace.