Browsing by Author "Quizhpi Criollo, Franco Santiago"

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Análisis de bienestar de estudiantes universitarios. Un estudio de caso con estudiantes de psicología
(2021) Lopez Solis, Maria Cristina; Tacuri Reino, René David; Quizhpi Criollo, Franco Santiago
From the beginning of the pandemic, the confinement stage has affected various social groups' living conditions, including college students, globally. In many cases, the pandemic has affected their well-being. This research is aimed to analyze university students' well-being duringthe confinement stage and distinguish its influence from habits, routine, affective relationships, and religious practices. The participants were fifty-two university students from the Faculty of Psychology of the University of Cuenca, who were evaluated through the Ecuadorian Adaptation of the PERMA Profile. The results indicated that the participants presented a good level of well-being with a general mean of 7.95, highlighting the purpose factor. The variables that were significant in relation to the three well-being factors were affective relationships and established routine. In conclusion, the levels of well-being of these university students are good; also, hygiene habits, hobbies, religious practices, exercise practice and eating habits did not prove to be completely influential, however, it turned out that an organized routine and affective relationships favor well-being. These findings suggest expanding new research related to new forms of socialization after the pandemic, further deepening habits,coping strategies and resilience
Depresión y ansiedad en adultos mayores de la parroquia el Valle del Cantón Cuenca, en el período 2022-2023
(Universidad de Cuenca, 2023-10-30) Quizhpi Criollo, Franco Santiago; Reino Zambrano, Katherine Anahi; Peña Contreras, Eva Karina
Depression and anxiety are illnesses with a high incidence in older adults, who present symptoms that added to the vital circumstances of aging (illness, grief, disability), can become a disorder. The objective of this research was to describe the levels of depression and anxiety according to gender, age and marital status in older adults of the Elderly Project of the parish of El Valle. It has a quantitative approach, a non-experimental cross-sectional design and a descriptive scope. The participants were 40 older adults between 65 and 94 years of age. The Beck Depression Inventory (BDI-II) and Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI-II) were used to identify levels of depression and anxiety, and a sociodemographic card was used to characterize the participants. It has been identified that the levels of depression and anxiety according to sociodemographic variables as a function of age, marital status and gender are not statistically significant, while the predominant level of depression (40%) is moderate with an overall mean of M=21.1. On the other hand, the most predominant level of anxiety is low with a percentage of 52.5% with an overall mean of M=20.15. According to gender, men present significantly higher levels than women.