IntroductionEmotion recognition (ER) deficits have been extensively demonstrated in schizophrenia. These deficiencies are not only restricted to facial emotion recognition but also include emotional prosody (tone of the voice) recognition deficits. They have been significantly associated with symptom severity and poor social functioning. The aim of this study was to test the efficacy, in real clinical conditions, of an online self-training prosodic game included in the Social Cognition rehabilitation program e-Motional Training.MethodA randomized, single-blind multicenter clinical trial was conducted with 50 outpatients with schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder. The control group was treated with Treatment-as-usual (TAU), based on drug therapy, case management and individual and group psychotherapy (not focused on Social Cognition). The intervention group was treated with TAU plus the employment of Voices, an online self-training program devised for prosodic rehabilitation.Statistical analysisLinear regression was used to evaluate the effectiveness of the intervention in emotion recognition measured with the Reading the Mind in the Voice–Spanish Version (RMV-SV).ResultsThere were statistically significant differences between the intervention and control group measured with RMV-SV (β = 3,6[IC 95%], p<0.001), with a response variable in RMV post R2 = 0,617.DiscussionVoices, a prosodic rehabilitation game included in e-Motional Training, seems to be a promising tool for improving emotional voice recognition deficits in schizophrenia, filling the need for such interventions.

Fundamentos: Se sabe que las características de la actividad laboral influyen en la calidad del sueño de los trabajadores. Un elemento de la actividad laboral es la turnicidad. El objetivo de este estudio fue analizar la calidad del sueño del personal de enfermería de dos hospitales de tercer nivel en Canarias y su correlación con el turno de trabajo. Métodos: Estudio observacional, analítico y transversal, de una muestra no aleatoria de 275 enfermeros y técnicos en cuidados auxiliares de enfermería (TCAEs). Se midió calidad de sueño mediante el test de Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) y características sociodemográficas y laborales con un cuestionario creado ad hoc. Resultados: El 65,8% del personal de enfermería tiene una mala calidad del sueño. Se observó que la turnicidad laboral afecta a la calidad del sueño. Los trabajadores con turno antiestrés (D/N) tienen mejor calidad de sueño (M=7,31; ±DE=4,0) comparado con el turno rotatorio (M/T/N) (M= 9,06; ± DE=4,3); p=0,01. Conclusiones: Las alteraciones del sueño son frecuentes entre el personal de enfermería, siendo el turno antiestrés (D/N) el que menos afecta a la calidad del sueño. Palabras clave: calidad del sueño; salud laboral; turnicidad laboral.