Browsing by Author "Webster Cordero, Felipe Edmundo"

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Alteración de las funciones cognitivas en pacientes con diagnóstico de epilepsia en Cuenca
(Universidad de Cuenca, 2019-12-11) Morejón Vásquez, Cesar Israel; Ordóñez Castillo, Verónica Katherine; Webster Cordero, Felipe Edmundo
Epilepsy tends to involve neuropsychological impairments according to its clinical manifestations, onset of epileptic symptoms, frequency, type of seizures and treatment. The objective of this research was to determine the impairment level of cognitive functions in patients who have been diagnosed with generalized seizures epilepsy and have attended “Jose Carrasco Arteaga” hospital in Cuenca. The research was carried out through a quantitative, non-experimental and descriptive approach. A socio-demographic record was applied to explore the characteristics of the participants, as well as the Brief Neuropsychological Assessment in Spanish (Neuropsi) to evaluate the degree or level of the cognitive impairment. This research was carried out with a sample of 60 patients, including men and women, between 18 and 65 years old. Among the most relevant results, we found that the participants presented difficulties in the areas of memory, language, reading and writing, whereas mnesic evocation area showed the most impairment.
Alteraciones cognoscitivas en pacientes con drogodependencia institucionalizados en Cuenca - Ecuador
(2018) Zúñiga Bautista, Javier Mateo; Webster Cordero, Felipe Edmundo
In the present study, cognitive functions are evaluated in 30 institutionalized drug-dependent patients, compared to a control group of 30 subjects from the normal population. It is an observational, cross-sectional analytical study. Which had as objective, to identify the characteristics of the cognitive functions of the people with and without drug addiction. To this end, the Neuropsi Neuropsychological Brief in Spanish: Neuropsi was applied, which evaluates different areas of cognition: orientation, memory, language, writing, reading, executive functions, conceptual functions and motor functions. The results were against the differences between the groups. Knowing that the clinical group presents multiple cognitive alterations, and in general a lower performance of the tasks with respect to the control group, which does not present cognitive alterations at all. In the same way the evaluated patients presented a greater number of perseverations and intrusions than the control group, indicating an alteration of the cognitive functions related to the inhibitory brake (executive functions). The results can be established that drug users work cognitively differently from non-drug users. The two groups being different from each other.
Ansiedad rasgo y ansiedad estado en deportistas de la Federación Deportiva Del Azuay
(2017) Asanza Espinosa, Gonzalo René; Rocano Deleg, Wilson Edmundo; Webster Cordero, Felipe Edmundo
This research seeks to identify the levels of state anxiety (AE) and trait anxiety (AR) in the global arena, by sport disciplines and if there are differences between the two types of anxiety and the sex of athletes. This study was conducted using a descriptive cross-sectional quantitative approach at a non-experimental level. In order to evaluate both constructs, the Spanish version of the STAI scale was used. The sample consisted of 386 athletes of the Azuay Sports Federation, divided into the different sports disciplines: combat, time-mark, appreciation and set, 192 men and 192 women (48 men and 48 women by discipline), aged between 15 to 30 years participated. The obtained results indicated that, both the AE and the AR in the athletes, they register values close to the average of the scale. In relation to AE and RA in the sports disciplines, no significant differences were found. However, it was evidenced that athletes who belong to the time-brand category would present more anxiety. Finally, sex differences were found in that AE is associated with women, and RA in men.
Asociación entre las funciones ejecutivas y los tipos de delitos de mujeres en la etapa de adultez emergente que cumplen condena en el Centro de Privación de Libertad, Azuay no 1, Ecuador, en el año 2023
(Universidad de Cuenca, 2023-07-14) Flores Saltos, Erika Johanna; Webster Cordero, Felipe Edmundo
Neuropsychology studies behavior in relation to brain function; a very important part of the cognitive functions of our brain are the executive functions, the same ones that are in charge of problem solving, concept formation, planning and working memory. Some studies suggest that poor executive functioning is related to antisocial behaviors; some violent offenders have poor performance in cognitive control and behavioral control, response inhibition deficits, and slow planning and execution of movements. The present investigation has as a general objective to determine the association between the joint evaluation of the performance of executive functions and the types of crimes in women in the stage of emerging adulthood, who are serving sentences in the Azuay No-1 Deprivation of Liberty Center, in the year 2023. It had a quantitative approach with a descriptive and correlational scope, the type of design is non-experimental and cross-sectional. The population with which the study was carried out was 23 women deprived of liberty in the stage of emerging adulthood. The instruments used for this study were a sociodemographic record made by the author and the Neuropsychological Battery of Executive Functions and Frontal Lobes (BANFE-2). The results obtained in this study show the presence of a considerable deterioration of executive functions in the majority of the population and that is independent of the type of crime.
El bienestar subjetivo en mujeres adultas mayores con pérdida de capacidad funcional moderada
(2017) Campoverde Vizhñay, Gissela Elizabeth; Crespo Cárdenas, Paola Verónica; Webster Cordero, Felipe Edmundo
The increase in life expectancy, mainly at the American level, has led to the growth of the study with the adult population, and the attempt to improve the living conditions of this ethereal group. In the present non-experimental cross-sectional descriptive study, with a global sample of 227 adult women attending the "CAAM", set the following objectives: To determine the level of subjective well-being in older adult women who present a loss of functional capacity, And to compare it with the level of well-being of older adult women who do not present loss of functional capacity. The following questionnaires were used: Perman Scale and Pfeffer Functional Activity Questionnaire, respectively. It was determined that 16.2% of the sample, present functional loss of capacity. In the results obtained from this quantitative study was determined a lower response average in the level of well-being perceived by the population that does not present loss of functional capacity , Therefore it was demonstrated that the variable functional capacity intervenes in the level of perceived well-being.
Calidad de vida en pacientes con enfermedad renal crónica en tratamiento con hemodiálisis
(2019-07-22) Piedra Andrade, Erika Daniela; Quevedo Chicay, Andrea Paola; Webster Cordero, Felipe Edmundo
People with chronic kidney disease under treatment with hemodialysis face various changes and restrictions in different areas of their lives, since both this disease and its treatment imply a deterioration in their daily activities affecting their perception of quality of life. The objective of this research is to determine the level of quality of life of patients with chronic kidney disease under treatment with hemodialysis. Participants were 61 patients between 27 and 85 years old of the clinic “Clínica del Riñón Contigo Da Vida” from the city of Cuenca, Ecuador. A socio demographic record and the Spanish version of WHOQOL-BREF Quality of Life Questionnaire were used to collect data. The methodological process followed a quantitative approach, with a non-experimental design of descriptive scope. For the analysis of data, measures of central tendency and dispersion were used. The results indicate that the quality of life of this population has a positive tendency, being the environmental domain the best valued and the psychological domain perceived as the most deteriorated.
Características de las funciones ejecutivas en niños con trastorno por déficit de atención e hiperactividad. Cuenca
(2018) Becerra Jaramillo, Jonathan Antonio; Rosales Mitte, Elizabeth Andrea; Webster Cordero, Felipe Edmundo
This study aims to describe the characteristics of executive functions in a population identified by the Student Counseling Departments of six educational institutions in Cuenca. This sample is comprised of 31 boys and girls between 7 and 12 years old with ADHD. The executive functions (EF) are the most complex cognitive functions carried out by a person and they are related to the planning, self-regulation, impulse control and decision-making. These executive processes represent the visualization of neurological processes that are established as the basis of the behavior of a person in the normative development. A quantitative approach with a descriptive scope of transversal sub-type was used in this study. A socio-demographic record and the Tower of London (TOL) were used as instruments. As shown in the results, the most affected dimensions in the executive functioning were evidenced in the total of movements, the initial time, the total time, and the violation of the rules. Qualitative observations were also registered, allowing to contrast the quantitative results in the dimensions mentioned before. The results show possible deficits in the executive planning processes, executive resolution of problems, driving inhibition and impulse control, attention control, cognitive flexibility, and adherence to the rules of behavior. Additionally, based on one of the objectives of this study, no significant differences between the socio-demographic variables, age and sex, were identified. These findings represent a limitation of the study due to the lack of homogeneity in the population.
Cerebellum: not just motor function. About a case
(2020) Estevez Abad, Rene Fernando; Webster Cordero, Felipe Edmundo; Piedra Carrion, Maria Jose
The cerebellum constitutes a nervous structure with multiple bidirectional connections with the prefrontal cortex. This relationship allows us to understand its importance on neurocognitive processes. Multidisciplinary evaluation of neurological conditions allows us to study in depth its impact on the emotional and cognitive sphere. Present case study aims to analyze the neurological and neuropsychological characteristics of a 64-year-old patient with cerebellar degeneration (novo progressive cerebellar atrophy), which has 15 years of evolution but evaluated by the neuropsychology area the last four years. After clinical evaluation carried out in two stages, and after check standardized neurocognitive tests, significant qualitative data are observed. A progressive decline in the patient's neurocognitive sphere is evident, mainly in executive processes, such as bradypsychia, attention deficit, cognitive rigidity, foresight deficit, and categorical evocation. The results suggest deterioration evidenced probably related to underlying cerebellar disorder, and evidence of cortex-cerebellar circuits, such dysfunction will influence on neurocognitive processes of executive type.
Distorsiones cognitivas en los estudiantes de primer ciclo de la Facultad de Ciencias Agropecuarias de la Universidad de Cuenca 2023-2024
(Universidad de Cuenca, 2024-02-21) García Macias, Keyla Kamila; Sánchez Llanos, Victoria Elizabeth; Webster Cordero, Felipe Edmundo
Cognitive distortions are patterns of biased thinking that affect the way we interpret information; they manifest as automatic negative thoughts and can lead to emotional, cognitive, physiological, and behavioral changes. University students face various demands and pressures in their context, which can generate stress and impact their emotional and psychological well-being. The presence of cognitive distortions can be a risk factor for the mental health of these students and may influence how they perceive and cope with academic and social demands. The general objective of this research was to describe the presence or absence of cognitive distortions in first-year students. A quantitative descriptive approach with a non-experimental cross-sectional design was employed. The Automatic Thoughts Inventory by Ruiz and Lujan (1991) was administered to a simple random sample of first-year students from the Faculty of Agricultural Sciences to assess the presence of distortions based on sociodemographic variables and identify the most common ones. As a result, cognitive distortions were found in first-year students of the Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, with a higher prevalence among women, students in the Veterinary Medicine program, and those who do not live alone. The most frequent distortion was the Fallacy of Divine Reward.
El aprendizaje del inglés como medio para el mantenimiento cognitivo del adulto mayor
(Escuela Politécnica Nacional, 2015) Abad Célleri, Mónica Patricia; Mora Reino, Juan Fernando ; Webster Cordero, Felipe Edmundo; Abad Célleri, Mónica Patricia
Las esferas del mundo afectadas y estrategias de afrontamiento utilizadas por personas adultas en la elaboración del duelo por muerte de un progenitor
(2015) Alvarado Ortega, Nataly Fernanda; Webster Cordero, Felipe Edmundo
The main goal of this study is to identify the strategies when dealing with the elaboration of mourning due to a parent’s death, and the spheres of the world that are affected in adults. Therefore, it was posed to distinguish between male and female: the confrontation strategies and the spheres of the world that are the most affected. It was carried a qualitative study with an exploratory and descriptive scope where it was used a no random accidental sample of fifteen men and fifteen women within an age range from 18 to 60. The outcomes demonstrated that in male and female after a parent´s loss, the most affected sphere of the world is the personality. As to the confrontation strategies, significant differences were found between male and female. Women reached a high level when seeking strategies namely the search of social support, acknowledgment of the responsibility, planning, escape-avoidance, positive reevaluation and recognition while men registered low rates in these strategies.
Estrategias de afrontamiento ante el estrés en pacientes con insuficiencia renal crónica en una institución cuencana
(2019-09-03) Murillo Brito, Mayra Ximena; Webster Cordero, Felipe Edmundo
Chronic renal failure is part of chronic diseases, which implies the physical, psychological and social weakening of people; and, given that patients diagnosed with CRF have changes at a psychological level, and therefore, high levels of stress, it is necessary to emphasize that coping with the disease is considered a topic of interest and concern for different scientists of human behavior. The general objective of the present study is to analyze how patients, with IRC, handle stress and to know what strategies they use to deal with their illness. The participants were 103 patients, who were between the ages of 18 to 70 and who received the peritoneal dialysis and hemodialysis treatment in the Unit of Renal Services of the Austro (UNIREAS). To obtain the results, a sociodemographic record and the Stress Coping Strategies Questionnaire (CAE) were applied to each patient, which measures seven primary dimensions and five of them are grouped to form two general dimensions. For the analysis of the data, measures of central tendency and dispersion were used. The results obtained in this study indicate that, the strategy mainly used by the patients was religion, followed by rational coping, while emotional coping was the least common, as regards the sub-dimensions it was found that the positive reevaluation pertaining to rational coping was the one of greatest use, which indicates that, in the face of a stressful event, these patients assume an active role in the face of the disease, that is, they look for the best way to solve and face the problems.
Estrategias de afrontamiento en varones drogodependientes en proceso de rehabilitación en comunidad terapéutica
(2015) Criollo Chimbo, María Elizabeth; Guerrero Fernández, Julia Maricela; Webster Cordero, Felipe Edmundo
In this research the coping strategies used by drug addicts subjects at different stages of change within the treatment schedule so that they can face the problems of drug addiction and thus have a better quality of life will be studied. Participants were members of the Therapeutic Community Thirst for Life "CETVI" between the ages of 19-70 years. The approach is quantitative, exploratory-descriptive. The instruments used were the URICA and COPE-28 Likert-type scales measuring the stages of change and coping strategies respectively. Conclusion: Coping strategies are an effective tool in the rehabilitation process, determining religion and subjects most commonly used strategy. No relation to the stages of change involved in the addiction treatment program was found.
Estrategias de regulación emocional cognitiva en mujeres víctimas de violencia de género en el Centro de Apoyo a la Mujer y la familia “Las Marías” de Paute-Azuay-Ecuador, Periodo 2021
(Universidad de Cuenca, 2021-10-05) Espinoza Lituma, Jessica Alejandra; Trelles Ludeña, Katherine Nicole; Webster Cordero, Felipe Edmundo
Emotional regulation through cognition is strongly related to human development, allowing adaptation and coping with diverse situations in the human future; however, violence and the exposure to it, can generate various imbalances in the response that the violated being generates in the face of the traumatic situation. The general objective of this research was to describe the use of cognitive emotional regulation strategies according to sociodemographic variables in women victims of violence at the Women’s and Family Support Center “Las Marías” on Paute-Azuay-Ecuador in the period 2020 - 2021. The study followed a quantitative approach, with a non-experimental cross-sectional design, and an exploratory-descriptive scope. It counted with the participation of 61 early adult women between 20 and 40 years old, users of the “Las Marías” center. The instruments used in this research correspond to the CERQ (Cognitive Emotional Regulation Questionnaire, Garnesfski, 2001), to evaluate cognitive emotional regulation strategies and a sociodemographic record to identify variables of interest for the study. The results indicated that the strategies with the highest frequency of use correspond to the strategies of Catastrophizing, Blaming others and Positive targeting in women victims of violence, the same strategies of cognitive emotional regulation prevalent among the different sociodemographic characteristics. These findings may contribute to the development of future research in the field of gender violence; on the other hand, contribute to the diagnosis and intervention within centers that are specialized in violence against women.
Evaluación de la madurez neuropsicológica de los niños y niñas de nivel inicial
(2013) Encalada Chimbo, Verónica Elizabeth; Reino Minchalo, María Rebeca; Webster Cordero, Felipe Edmundo
The present investigation was realized in the Educational Center "José Fidel Hidalgo", during the period 2013, in the same one, there took part children and girls of initial level. The intention of the present investigation consisted of the evaluation of the development madurativoneuropsicológico of the children and girls of initial level to anticipate the later difficulties of Learning. For it, the definition of the maturity was necessary neuropsicológica and the importance of the infantile neuropsicología; then each of the areas was described of the development that involves the learning of the lectoescritura in the school stage; and finally it explained on the contributions of the neurociencias in the learning. The present study justified itself for his theoretical value, for his practical usefulness and on the basis of the benefits that it generates for the educators of the educational center, where the above mentioned investigation was realized. Methodologically the work investigativo is approached from the perspective of the types of cuali-quantitative and descriptive study, across the application of the test CUMANIN, and the interview to the educators; where the population was shaped per cent twenty nine (129 children and girls of initial level, of which there took a sample of 43 % staying a sample size of 25 children and 30 girls. In addition Student's test was used to determine the average of the studied sample, being the average 53, 19. On the basis of this, the results were: 58 % of the children and girls present a maturity neuropsicológica below the average and 31 % are on the average. There being demonstrated hereby a great probability of which the above mentioned children and girls present difficulties in the learning of the lectoescritura in the school stage, so, the evaluated areas are fundamental in the learning of the lectoescritura.
El facebook como medio de interrelación virtual entre adolescentes
(2012) Vega Maldonado, Luis Hernán; Webster Cordero, Felipe Edmundo
Funciones ejecutivas en niños diagnosticados con trastorno del espectro autista del Centro Educativo Agustín Cueva Tamariz según la percepción de los docentes en el año lectivo 2023 - 2024
(Universidad de Cuenca, 2024-02-23) Estévez Correa, Bernardo Sebastián; Caldas Marín, William Andrés; Webster Cordero, Felipe Edmundo
Executive Functions (EF) refer to a set of cognitive processes associated with the conscious control of individuals' thoughts and behaviors. In this way, EF can be understood as mental capacities or skills related to self-control, problem-solving, metacognition, adaptation, and flexibility to unexpected changes. Regarding the current research, its focus is on describing teachers' perceptions of the status of EF in children diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) at Agustín Cueva Educational Center. The study adopts a quantitative approach with a descriptive cross-sectional design and a non-probabilistic convenience sampling method. The population consists of 27 children aged between 8 and 12 years, evaluated by 7 teachers. The data collection tool employed is the CHEXI Questionnaire, designed to assess teachers' perceptions of various executive processes in children. The results suggest difficulties in executive functioning, particularly in the processes of Working Memory and Inhibition.
Funciones ejecutivas en niños y adolescentes con Trastorno del Espectro Autista según la percepción de los padres, en centros especializados de la ciudad de Cuenca, periodo 2020-2021
(Universidad de Cuenca, 2021-05-20) Alvarado Palacios, María José; Webster Cordero, Felipe Edmundo
The study of executive functions in children and adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), with the parents' perspective source, allows to characterize these processes in daily context where the individual develops and faces different problems. The general objective of this research was to describe ASD children and adolescents’ executive function profile, according to parents, in the specialized centers Kawallu and the Asociación de Familias por el Autismo del Azuay, in the city of Cuenca, in the period 2020-2021. The approach of the work was quantitative, with descriptive scope, based on a non-experimental and crosssectional design. A total of 30 children and adolescents between 5 and 16 years old were included, using the Behavioral Rating Inventory of Executive Function BRIEF-2, which was answered by participants’ parents. The findings suggest that all the EF domains where clinically significant impaired and the highest percentage was found for “Flexibility”, “Working Memory” and “Initiate”. The main Index was Emotional Regulation Index with a clinically significant mean. To conclude the investigation, it is acknowledge that on average the TEA group has deficits in executive functioning, as observed by parents.
IMotions’ automatic facial recognition & text-based content analysis of basic emotions & empathy in the application of the interactive neurocommunicative technique LNCBT (line & numbered concordant basic text)
(Springer, 2020) Fárez Plasencia, María Isabel; Webster Cordero, Felipe Edmundo; Estevez Abad, René Fernando; Torres Espinoza, Felipe Andrés; Mora Fernández, Jorge Ignacio; Khan, Azizuddin
This research paper focuses on the effectiveness of the Line Numbered Concordant Basic Text (LNCBT) of Narcotics Anonymous as an interactive neurocommunicative and gamificated technique to generate empathic emotions through its process and application. The LNCBT is studied as an effective educational, neurocommunicational and behavioral change technique for recovery from addictions. Firstly, it was analyzed through Facial Action Coding System (FACS) using the iMotions Software. Secondly, the FACS results were also contrasted with text-based content analysis to confirm the relationship between empathic emotions and the prose contained in the LNCBT, which the subjects selected through an interactive communicative and game-based learning process: writing the numbers of their favorite sentences that they related with and sharing about them. The analyzed data suggest that LNCBT technique activates emotional empathy, including the ability of identifying through written text and verbal and nonverbal expressions. Results confirmed multiple complex emotional flow from recognizing negative emotions, at the beginning, to more positive emotions, at the end of the technique. From middle time of the technique to the last moments the research observed more balanced emotional states, once the negative experiences were recognized and shared at the beginning. At the end of the experience joy predominates (75%–85% of time) while emotions like anger or disgust tend to diminish. Finally, the text-based content analysis method found data that also suggests that the subjects, during the completion of the LNCBT technique, felt a positive emotional flow towards empathy, a collective, nonjudgmental and shared balance emotional state. The results suggest that the interactive neurocommunicative technique of LNCBT therapeutically supports recovery from the addictive process, from the isolated self-centered obsessive and compulsive emotional state towards a more empathic collective state.
Impacto del aprendizaje del inglés sobre los procesos cognitivos en adultos mayores. Un estudio preliminar en Cuenca
(2015) Webster Cordero, Felipe Edmundo
A descriptive exploratory study, before and after a six-month english learning course for seniors is conducted to evaluate the cognitive effect of learning another language in this age group in the city of Cuenca. Materials and Methods: 80 adults of average age 70.48 ± 4.9 years (31 men, 19 women) were included; who underwent neurological and neuropsychological evaluation at baseline, six and twelve months after the course; including tests for executive function (working memory and attention processes). Results: Data show significant statistical association between impaired olfactory perception related to age. Neuropsychological tests show interesting data relating cognitive maintenance and even improvement in the Performance Testing Direct and inverse series (Wais III) and Symbol Digital Modality Test (SMDT) six and twelve months after initiating a learning course of English. Conclusion: The study suggests that learning English, even without functional objective of a new language, may have protective effect on the executive functions and neuronal brain networks are claimed the first findings in patients with cognitive impairment. We suggest perform this follow up long term in time to find strongest evidence, related to international bibliography.