La investigación trató sobre el efecto de los turnos y jornadas de trabajo sobre la productividad de una empresa de producción de calcetines y sweaters ubicada en la ciudad de Quito. Se analizaron las condiciones de organización del trabajo, definiendo las condiciones de trabajo, tomando como línea base los tiempos de trabajo, organización de turnos y personal asignado para tareas. Mediante el empleo de la NTP 926 INSHT, se definieron los aspectos que afectan psicosocialmente a los trabajadores. La productividad fue calculada mediante las capacidades de producción por turno de trabajo, con respecto a la capacidad de producción que puede tener la planta, además se analizaron los desperdicios en producción por producto no conforme, para comparar las pérdidas por cada turno de trabajo. Se planteó una nueva organización de turnos y jornadas de trabajo, empleando los mismos recursos humanos y operativos disponibles, enfocándose en evitar el trabajo nocturno, en fines de semana, incremento de jornadas por horas extras, conforme a las disposiciones legales vigentes. Se compararon las dos situaciones, inicial y propuesta en la que se evidenció la reducción de desperdicios, incremento en la productividad por uso de la capacidad de producción, mejoramiento de las condiciones psicosociales del trabajo.

Background: Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and sexual dysfunction (SxD) lowers quality of life (QOL) separately, but the effect of their overlap in unselected populations has not been studied. Objective: To evaluate the QOL of IBS women with and without SxD and compare it with controls. Methods: In this cross-sectional assessment, we studied 51 IBS women (Rome IV criteria) and 54 controls. SxD was determined using the female sexual function index questionnaire. QOL was evaluated by the Short Form 36 (SF-36) and IBS-QOL questionnaires. Results: SxD prevalence was similar between IBS women (39.22%) and controls (38.89%). Compared with other groups, IBS patients with SxD showed lower scores in all domains as well as in the physical, mental summaries of the SF-36 and almost all domains (except for body image, food avoidance, and social reaction compared with IBS patients without SxD) and the total score of IBS-QOL. Conclusions: These findings show that SxD worsens both general and specific QOL of women with IBS. The consideration of SxD in patients with IBS will allow us to make a more effective diagnostic and therapeutic approach. Clinical trial registry in Mexico City General Hospital: DI/19/107/03/080. Clinical trials registration: NCT04716738.

Background Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and sexual dysfunction (SxD) lowers quality of life (QOL) separately, but the effect of their overlap in unselected populations has not been studied. Objective To evaluate the QOL of IBS women with and without SxD and compare it with controls. Methods In this cross-sectional assessment, we studied 51 IBS women (Rome IV criteria) and 54 controls. SxD was determined using the female sexual function index questionnaire. QOL was evaluated by the Short Form 36 (SF-36) and IBS-QOL questionnaires. Results SxD prevalence was similar between IBS women (39.22%) and controls (38.89%). Compared with other groups, IBS patients with SxD showed lower scores in all domains as well as in the physical, mental summaries of the SF-36 and almost all domains (except for body image, food avoidance, and social reaction compared with IBS patients without SxD) and the total score of IBS-QOL. Conclusions These findings show that SxD worsens both general and specific QOL of women with IBS. The consideration of SxD in patients with IBS will allow us to make a more effective diagnostic and therapeutic approach. Clinical trial registry in Mexico City General Hospital: DI/19/107/03/080. Clinical trials registration: NCT04716738.