Esta investigación fue financiada por el Fondo Nacional de Desarrollo Científico y Tecnológico (FONDECYT) a través del proyecto 1110975 a cargo del primer autor. La participación de Marcela Tenorio en esta investigación fue posible gracias al apoyo de FONDECYT Postdoctoral 3031612. La correspondencia relativa a este artículo debe ser dirigida a Ricardo Rosas D.

this article shows the results of an intervention whose main objective was to enhance learning motivation and self efficacy in children with cerebral palsy attending to special education. the program included 32 students from 6 to 21 years old who participated in weekly educative sessions. these sessions incorporated learning activities using software and hardware supports that addressed their curriculum content in a playful and collaborative way. Each interactive session was recorded and compared with regular classes showing an increase in student's motivation and enjoyment of lessons. Moreover, children and teacher's interviews indicate a positive evaluation of the intervention results in terms of their impact in the group interaction, motivation and learning self efficacy.

This scale is a reliable and valid tool for assessing UL functionality in children with DMD and SMA. It is also easily implementable due to the possibility of self-training and the use of simple and inexpensive materials.

Psychosocial factors play an important role in the clinical practice in the general hospital. The main objective of this study is to evaluate the relevance assigned by non psychiatry physicians who work in a teaching general hospital, to psychosocial factors in the context of their day-today clinical practice, and the coping strategies they adopt to deal with them. A second objective is to assess the evaluation of the Consultation-Liaison (C-L) service in a teaching hospital. Method: A previous questionnaire about perception of psychosocial factors in the general hospital (1) was adapted. Our questionnaire consists of 3 sections. A first section gathers socio-demographic information of surveyed physicians; a second section evaluates the relevance assigned by non psychiatry physicians to psychosocial factors, and their coping strategies, and finally, a third new section designed to provide an evaluation of our C-L unit service provision by non psychiatry physicians. Results: Of a total of 219 non specialty physicians responding to the survey, 35.5% stated they had adequate knowledge of psychiatric disorders, 87.3% considered that psychosocial factors influence the origin and prognosis of physical illnesses and 99.5% considered that social and emotional aspects play an important role in their clinical practice. 79.6% considered psychiatrists to be essential for the care of hospitalized patients. Statistical significance was set at 5%. Conclusion(s): This paper highlights the relevance attributed to psychosocial factors in clinical practice and the importance assigned to the C-L services by non specialty physicians of a teaching general hospital.