Objective. To determine the effect of fear and coping with death on compassion fatigue in nurses working in the intensive care unit. Methods. Correlational-predictive design, applied in 245 nurses working in the intensive care unit through intentional sampling. The study applied a personal data card, the Collet-Lester Fear of Death Scale (α=0.72), the Bugen Fell of Death Scale (α=0.82), and the Empathy Exhaustion Scale (α=0.80). Descriptive and inferential statistics were performed, such as Spearman's test and a structural equation model. Results. The work had 255 nurses who participated, finding a relationship among fear and coping toward death and compassion fatigue (p<0.01), together with the equation model showing that fear and coping toward death have a positive effect in 43.6% on compassion fatigue. Conclusion. Fear and coping with death have an effect on compassion fatigue in nurses working in the intensive care unit, so that when working in a critical area it can cause health effects

Poor habitability conditions have a negative impact on people’s mental health and influence their perception of stress and their adoption of antisocial behaviours. Through a non-experimental, transversal, correlational-causal design, we checked the mediating role of perceived stress between habitability and antisocial behaviour in people from low socioeconomic strata in northwest Mexico. The sample was comprised of 350 people with an average age of 40.65 ( SD = 15.18). Through a structural equations model (SEM), we demonstrated that poor home habitability conditions influence perceived stress, and that perceived stress, in turn, influences antisocial and criminal behaviour ( R ² = 43%). The results reveal the importance of considering unfavourable physical conditions in homes as a stimulator of disruptive and violent behaviours.

La educación ambiental es una herramienta vital en la intervención psicoeducativa al dirigirse a la problematización psicosocial con base en la psicología comunitaria y la psicología de la sustentabilidad. El programa surge de una investigación con enfoque cuantitativo de tipo descriptivo, transversal y propositivo. La propuesta de intervención partió de un diagnóstico social para la identificación de prácticas y el perfil de los participantes (población diana). Se realizaron análisis de varianza y de comparación de medias para determinar las diferencias entre las variables sociodemográficas. En conclusión, no se encontraron diferencias estadísticamente significativas en cuanto al análisis del sexo y el nivel de escolaridad de los encuestados, pero sí con los grupos de edad y las prácticas domésticas. A partir de los resultados del diagnóstico, se logró una propuesta teórica para el diseño e implementación de un programa de intervención sobre educación ambiental para el cuidado del agua en población joven del municipio de Cuernavaca, Morelos (México), con la finalidad de generar una estrategia práctica donde se pone en consideración la promoción de estilos de vida sustentables y una cultura del agua.

Objective. To determine the effect of self-distancing, self-transcendence, and family functioning on self-care agency in Mexican older adults. Methods. Correlational-explanatory design, with a sample of 253 elderly, collecting data through a simple random sampling. A personal data questionnaire was applied, the scale of: self-transcendence, the self-distancing subscale, the family APGAR and the ability to self-care in Mexican population from different demographic groups. Descriptive and inferential statistics were applied (Mann-Whitney U and a structural equation model) and the study was approved by a registered ethics committee. Results. The study had participation from 253 elderly, with a mean age of 68.02 years, with prevalence of the female sex (60.1%); the level of education was primary school or lower (51.4%). It was observed that the group of chronic diseases had lower self-distancing (U = 4.449.5, p = 0.038) and greater self-transcendence (U = 4177.0, p = 0.008), and selfcare (U = 4365.5, p = 0.024) than the group without chronic diseases. It was also found that self-transcendence, self-distancing, and family functionality produce a positive effect of 37% on selfcare. Conclusion. Self-distancing, self-transcendence, and family functionality explain an important proportion of selfcare in the elderly. Said knowledge permits understanding the care behavior of the elderly and, thus, propose future educational interventions by nursing to prevent or avoid functional, cognitive loss and social effects.

Purpose: To analyze the effect of COVID-19 sanitary measures on Pacific white shrimp aquaculture productivity.Methodological design: A total of 102 managers, whose average age was 45.4 years (SD=8.85), were surveyed. 101 aquaculture farms in the State of Sinaloa were taken into consideration for this study. The farms are located in the cities of Ahome, Guasave, Angostura, Navolato, Elota, Cospita, Culiacán, Mazatlán, El Rosario and Escuinapa. A structural equation model was used for the analysis of the results with the objective of testing the effect of the preventive measures of COVID-19 on the productivity of shrimp aquaculture.Results: The confirmatory factor analysis proved that COVID-19 preventive measures positively and significantly influence shrimp productivity. By adopting sanitary measures, organizations not only buffer against the negative impact of the pandemic, but can also stimulate effective responses for good productive performance.Research limitations: The size of the sample comprised by the organizations studied, limits the scope in generalizing the results on a large scale; however, certain data can be utilized by aquaculture organizations in Sinaloa.Findings: Agri-food systems should take advantage of the juncture which the disease -COVID-19- is leaving worldwide since its optimal functioning will contribute not only to the growth of the organizations but also to regional development.

Introducción. Las prácticas de autocuidado y las conductas sustentables han cobrado importancia en los estudiantes de las Ciencias de la Salud, debido a la influencia que tiene en su bienestar. El objetivo del presente estudio fue analizar la relación entre las Conductas Sustentables (autocuidado, equidad, altruismo, frugalidad y conducta pro-ecológica) con el Bienestar Humano (subjetivo y psicológico) de los estudiantes de la División de Ciencias de la Salud. Método. A partir de un estudio cuantitativo, no experimental, transversal y correlacional, se encuestaron de manera aleatoria a 230 estudiantes, 167 mujeres (72.6%) y 63 hombres (27.39%) con una media de edad de 20.06 (DE=2.15). Resultados. El modelo de ecuaciones estructurales demostró que las conductas de autocuidado forman parte de las conductas sustentables adicional a las conductas del cuidado de los otros (equidad, altruismo) y el cuidado del ambiente (frugalidad y conducta pro-ecológica) y estas se relacionan positiva y significativamente con el bienestar subjetivo y psicológico. Conclusión. Se concluye que en la medida que los estudiantes realizan conductas de autocuidado, son más proclives a cuidar de otros (pro-socialidad) y proteger y preservar el medio ambiente (pro-ecológica) lo que simultáneamente incrementa su bienestar subjetivo y psicológico.