El objetivo fue indagar si existen relaciones significativas entre el Apoyo Social Funcional percibido y las Somatizaciones en el contexto de aislamiento social preventivo y obligatorio (ASPO) por Covid-19. Se trató de un estudio descriptivo, correlacional y transversal. Se utilizó el Inventario SCL-90-R y la Escala de Apoyo Social Funcional Duke-Unk-11. Además, se indagaron factores laborales, efectos económicos, exposición a noticias, búsqueda de información, entre otros. Con una muestra de 497 sujetos (Femenino=329) de entre 18 y 80 años (Media=39.9), se confirmó una relación negativa entre el apoyo social, confidencial y afectivo, y las somatizaciones. El género fue la variable que mayor tamaño del efecto arrojó sobre las somatizaciones (.848) y la ansiedad fóbica (.559), el ser de género femenino tiene un efecto fuerte y moderado sobre esas variables respectivamente. Asimismo, a mayor exposición a noticias sobre Covid-19 mayor es la ansiedad fóbica. Aquellos que vieron reducidos sus ingresos económicos presentaron mayor nivel de somatizaciones e ideación paranoide, y una menor percepción de apoyo social. Finalmente, quienes trabajaron fuera del hogar puntuaron más en ideación paranoide y menos en apoyo social funcional. Se concluye que cuando las personas perciben más apoyo, tienden a presentar menor malestar en el contexto actual.

Introduction COVID-19 pandemic brought multiple negative consequences that go beyond the direct damage caused by the disease and that affect health systems as well. Complaints of attacks against health care workers became frequent and concerning. The objective of this survey was to characterize the frequency and type of violent behavior against front-line professionals in Latin America. Material and methods A cross-sectional electronic survey was carried out between January 11th to February 28th, 2022. Different health care workers from Latin America who have been delivering care at least from March 2020, regardless of whether they assist or not patients with COVID-19 were included. A non-probabilistic snowball sampling was performed, and the survey was Results The survey was responded by 3,544 participants from 19 countries (Figure 1); 58.5% were women, and the mean age was 41.9±11 years. The 70.8% were doctors, 16% nurses, 3.4% physiotherapists, and the remaining 9.8% had other functions within the health team. About 85.1% of physicians were specialists: 33.9% were cardiologists, 14.4% were intensivists or emergency physicians, 10.9% had some surgical specialty, 7.7% were pediatricians or related subspecialties, and the remaining 33.1% had other specialties. The 36.3% and 28.8% worked in public and private practice respectively, the remaining worked in both. Direct and regular care to COVID-19 patients was provided by 74.7% of all contestants. Among the participants, 54.8% reported acts of violence: 95.6% suffered verbal violence, 11.1% physical violence, and 19.9% other types. 39.5% of respondents experienced it at least once a week. The acts of violence involved patients' relatives (32%), or patients together with their relatives (35.1%). The victims rated the stress level of these events with an average of 8.2±1.8 points (scale from 1 to 10). Approximately half of the health personnel who suffered an assault experienced psychosomatic symptoms after the traumatic event (Figure 2). Among the victims of violence, 56.2% considered changing their care tasks, and 33.6% abandoning their profession. However, only 23% of the health personnel attacked stated that they had made some type of legal action regarding these acts. In a logistic regression model, doctors (OR 1.95, p<0.01), nurses (OR 1.77, p=0.001), and administrative staff (OR 3.20, p<0.01) suffered more violence than other health workers. Women more frequently suffered violence (OR 1.56, p<0.01), as well as those who worked with patients with COVID-19 (OR 3.59, p<0.01). Conversely, a lower probability of violence was observed at older ages (OR 0.96, p<0.01). Conclusion We detected a high prevalence of violence against health personnel in Latin America during the current pandemic. Those caring for COVID-19 patients, younger staff, and women were found to be more vulnerable. It is imperative to develop strategies to mitigate these acts and their repercussions on the health team. Funding Acknowledgement Type of funding sources: None.

Introduction COVID-19 pandemic brought multiple negative consequences that go beyond the direct damage caused by the disease and that affect health systems as well. Complaints of attacks against health care workers became frequent and concerning. The objective of this survey was to characterize the frequency and type of violent behavior against front-line professionals in Latin America. Material and methods A cross-sectional electronic survey was carried out between January 11th to February 28th, 2022. Different health care workers from Latin America who have been delivering care at least from March 2020, regardless of whether they assist or not patients with COVID-19 were included. A non-probabilistic snowball sampling was performed, and the survey was Results The survey was responded by 3,544 participants from 19 countries (Figure 1); 58.5% were women, and the mean age was 41.9±11 years. The 70.8% were doctors, 16% nurses, 3.4% physiotherapists, and the remaining 9.8% had other functions within the health team. About 85.1% of physicians were specialists: 33.9% were cardiologists, 14.4% were intensivists or emergency physicians, 10.9% had some surgical specialty, 7.7% were pediatricians or related subspecialties, and the remaining 33.1% had other specialties. The 36.3% and 28.8% worked in public and private practice respectively, the remaining worked in both. Direct and regular care to COVID-19 patients was provided by 74.7% of all contestants. Among the participants, 54.8% reported acts of violence: 95.6% suffered verbal violence, 11.1% physical violence, and 19.9% other types. 39.5% of respondents experienced it at least once a week. The acts of violence involved patients' relatives (32%), or patients together with their relatives (35.1%). The victims rated the stress level of these events with an average of 8.2±1.8 points (scale from 1 to 10). Approximately half of the health personnel who suffered an assault experienced psychosomatic symptoms after the traumatic event (Figure 2). Among the victims of violence, 56.2% considered changing their care tasks, and 33.6% abandoning their profession. However, only 23% of the health personnel attacked stated that they had made some type of legal action regarding these acts. In a logistic regression model, doctors (OR 1.95, p<0.01), nurses (OR 1.77, p=0.001), and administrative staff (OR 3.20, p<0.01) suffered more violence than other health workers. Women more frequently suffered violence (OR 1.56, p<0.01), as well as those who worked with patients with COVID-19 (OR 3.59, p<0.01). Conversely, a lower probability of violence was observed at older ages (OR 0.96, p<0.01). Conclusion We detected a high prevalence of violence against health personnel in Latin America during the current pandemic. Those caring for COVID-19 patients, younger staff, and women were found to be more vulnerable. It is imperative to develop strategies to mitigate these acts and their repercussions on the health team. Funding Acknowledgement Type of funding sources: None.

La presente investigación tuvo como objetivo analizar el proceso de reclutamiento y selección en empresas del sector de ferreterías y materiales para la construcción, ubicadas en el municipio de Ocotlán de Morelos, Oaxaca. Con el diagnóstico y el análisis de puestos, se propuso un perfil de los puestos por competencias laborales. Para lograrlo, se aplicaron 7 cuestionarios en igual número de empresas. Se encontró que no existe un proceso formal para el reclutamiento y selección del personal. Se identificaron los conocimientos, habilidades, actitudes, formación y experiencia del personal que actualmente laboran en las organizaciones analizadas; y se propuso el perfil de los puestos con el enfoque de competencias.