Browsing by Author "Araya A.-X."

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    Propiedades psicométricas de un instrumento para evaluar signos y síntomas relacionados con VIH
    (DAE Editorial, Grupo Paradigma, 2021) Araya A.-X.; Espinoza C.F.; Parra E.I.
    © 2021 DAE Editorial, Grupo Paradigma. All rights reserved.Objective: to analyze the psychometric properties of The Revised Sign and Symptom Checklist for HIV (SSC-HIVrev) based on the setting, populations and samples where this instrument has been applied. Method: a bibliographic review conducted in the CINAHL, PubMed and Scielo databases, including articles published between 2001 and 2019 in English, Spanish or Portuguese, using the search concepts "HIV" AND "Signs and symptoms", as relevant in each database. Those articles not using the SSCHIVrev questionnaire or not reporting their psychometric properties were excluded. Results were assessed and analyzed by two researchers; the different psychometric properties were extracted. Results: in total 1.124 records were located, and 16 of these met the selection criteria. After evaluating internal consistency, the Cronbach's Alpha values reported ranged between 0.76 and 0.97. Three studies reported content validity through experts in different settings, one reported construct validity (ability of explaining 73% of the variance by determining eleven factors), and one stated adequate sensitivity to change in the fatigue and depression scales. Conclusion: reliable Cronbach's Alpha values (> 0.70) were found in the different settings where the SSC-HIVrev was applied. There are limited studies about the content validity, construct validity, discriminant validity, and sensitivity to change.
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    The significance of menopause for Chilean women attending primary health care centersEl significado de la menopausia para un grupo de mujeres chilenas atendidas en el sistema público de salud
    (HUMANA PRESS INC, 2022) Dois A.; Urrutia M.-T.; Araya A.-X.
    © 2022 Sociedad Medica de Santiago. All rights reserved.Background: Menopause connects a biological event with social representations related to aging. Aim: To assess the meaning of menopause in a group of Chilean women attending primary health care. Material and Methods: Secondary analysis of a descriptive qualitative study of in-depth interviews to explore the meaning of menopause in fifteen women aged 55 to 71 years who experienced menopause between 2 and 29 years before. Data were collected using the method proposed by the Grounded Theory. Guba's criteria of scientific rigor were used. Results: Relational analysis shows that menopause divides the life cycle of women into two stages related with the possibility of having children, which is heavily influenced by the cultural significance of menopause. Conclusions: Women perceive that menopause is a natural stage and that it is the end of a period focused on tasks related to reproduction and motherhood. However, that "normality" includes a suffering process, loaded with negative cultural beliefs about menopause passed down for generations.