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An effective strategy to quit smoking should consider demographic aspects, smoking-related characteristics and psychological factors. This study examined potential predictors of smoking cessation in Spanish college students. A total of 255 college student smokers (18¿24 years old), recruited to a cessation trial (Spain, 2013¿2014), comprised an observational cohort. The main outcome was biochemically verified (urine cotinine) abstinence at the 6-month follow-up. Baseline potential predictors included socio-demographic, smoking-related and psychological variables (Fagerström Test for Nicotine Dependence (FTND), expired monoxide level (CO), intention to quit, previous quit attempts, participation in previous multicomponent programmes and confidence in quitting). Logistic regression models were used to identify potential predictors, the area under the ROC curve (AUC) was used to discriminate the capacity of the predictors and the Hosmer¿Lemeshow goodness-of-fit test was used to assess model calibration. After 6 months of follow-up, variables related to high nicotine dependence, FTND and expired CO levels were associated with lower odds of quitting smoking (OR¿=¿0.69 [95% CI 0.54¿0.89] and 0.84 [0.77¿0.92], respectively). Furthermore, being prepared to change (OR¿=¿3.98 [1.49¿10.64], p¿=¿0.006) and being confident to quit (OR¿=¿4.73 [2.12¿10.55], p¿<¿0.001) were also potential predictors of smoking cessation. The model that combined all these variables had the best predictive validity (AUC¿=¿0.84 [0.78¿0.91], p¿=¿0.693) and showed good predictive capacity (¿2¿=¿10.36, p¿=¿0.241). Findings highlight that, in this population of college student smokers, having a lower level of nicotine dependence, being prepared to quit and having the confidence in the ability to quit were associated with smoking cessation, and these factors had good predictive capacity.

OBJECTIVES: The concept of health education has traditionally focused on enabling people to change unhealthy behaviours and lifestyles. Although, at the theoretical level, there exist definitions of the concept, it remains complex and ambiguous. Furthermore, nurses often confuse the concept with other related terms, such as health information or health promotion. The aim here is to report a concept analysis of health education and elucidate a current definition. DESIGN: Rodgers' evolutionary concept analysis. DATA SOURCES: A systematic search was conducted using PubMed and CINAHL for articles written in English or Spanish, published between 1986 and 2017. A manual search was performed, and grey literature was also reviewed. A pre-determined template of study inclusion-related questions assisted the process. REVIEW METHODS: Rodgers' evolutionary method guided the narrative analysis. The attributes of health education, as well as its antecedents, consequences, related terms and contextual bases were extracted and synthesized. RESULTS: Based on the review of 31 studies on health education, the attributes are a learning process, health-oriented, multidimensional, person-centred and partnership. The antecedents are professional awareness of health education, training of health professionals, available resources, individual's willingness to act, and health as an individual's priority in life. The consequences are the increase in knowledge, skills and/or attitudes; change in health-related behaviours, individual capability and empowerment; positive health outcomes; and positive social/economic impact. The related terms are health information, patient education, counselling, health coaching and health promotion. Health education is defined as a continuous, dynamic, complex and planned teaching-learning process throughout the lifespan and in different settings that is implemented through an equitable and negotiated client and health professional 'partnership' to facilitate and empower the person to promote/initiate lifestyle-related behavioural changes that promote positive health status outcomes. Health education takes into account individuals'/groups' internal and external factors that influence their health status through potentially improving their knowledge, skills, attitudes and beliefs in relation to their health-related needs and behaviour, within a positive health paradigm. CONCLUSIONS: The theoretical definition and conceptual framework provided in this study contribute to and extend the current knowledge base among nurses and other health care providers. The findings elucidate the clinical role of health educators, enabling them to identify the realities of its practice, building a common reference point, and highlighting the main recommendations for its use at the clinical, education, policy and research interface.

The World Health Organization states that health promotion is a key strategy to improve health, and it is conceived as a global process of enabling people to increase control over, and to improve, their health. Health promotion does not focus solely on empowering individuals dealing with their knowledge, attitudes and skills, but it also takes political, social, economic and environmental aspects influencing health and wellbeing into account. The complexity of applying these concepts is reflected in the five paradoxes in health promotion; these arise in between the rhetoric in health promotion and implementation. The detected paradoxes which are described herein involve the patient versus the person, the individual versus the group, disease professionals versus health professionals, disease indicators versus health indicators, and health as an expense versus health as an investment. Making these contradictions explicit can help determine why it is so complex to put the concepts related to health promotion into practice. It can also help to put forward aspects that need further work if health promotion is to put into practice. (C) 2017 SESPAS: Published by Elsevier Espaila, S.L.U.

Introducción: las necesidades de Prevención y Promoción de la Salud en los jóvenes universitarios son cada día más complejas. Por esto, es necesario adaptar los programas y las intervenciones de salud a las características de esta población. Esto podría efectuarse mediante consultas de enfermería en los campus universitarios. Objetivo: estudiar las características y el impacto de la Consulta de Enfermería en el ámbito universitario. Metodología: se realizó una revisión bibliográfica en las bases de datos de Pubmed, CINAHL, ISI Web of Knowledge y PsychINFO (Ovid). Además, se revisaron las listas de referencia de los artículos seleccionados. Resultados: tras la revisión de los artículos y la aplicación de los criterios de inclusión fueron seleccionados 26 artículos. Del análisis de los mismos se obtuvieron tres categorías: a) Factores que favorecen y/o obstaculizan el correcto funcionamiento de los servicios de salud universitarios; b) Estrategias que se desarrollan en la consulta de enfermería universitaria para un mayor impacto de los programas; c) Rol de la Enfermería en la consulta de Educación Para la Salud en la Universidad. Conclusiones: los resultados de esta revisión muestran que los programas desarrollados a través de una consulta de enfermería en el ámbito universitario, tienen un impacto positivo en la modificación de conductas y estilos de vida de los estudiantes.

A nivel internacional, se ha identificado el impacto que tiene la EPA en el sistema sanitario, reduciendo el número y la duración de las estancias hospitalarias así como consiguiendo una mayor satisfacción de los usuarios. Respecto al contexto nacional queda manifiesto el interés sobre esta temática, a pesar de que la implantación de este rol de práctica avanzada es una asignatura pendiente.

La enfermería es una profesión que ha sufrido del estereotipo público durante mucho tiempo, estando sujeta a ser vista como una profesión predominantemente femenina, bajo el mandato médico y sin un campo competencial propio. Es innegable que en la última década se están sucediendo cambios trascendentales para la disciplina enfermera. En consecuencia, a través de esta revisión, con metodología sistemática, se pretende analizar la imagen social de la enfermería para poder vislumbrar si la población está percibiendo los cambios que se están sucediendo y si tiene una imagen cercana de lo que es o pretende ser. Tras realizar un análisis temático de las publicaciones seleccionadas han emergido ocho categorías, que pueden ayudar a explicar la visión que tiene la sociedad sobre la enfermería. Parece que predomina una ignorancia del público sobre la esencia y el foco de la disciplina, que es el cuidado de la persona, familia o comunidad. Asimismo, es una profesión poco visible ya que la sociedad todavía no la reconoce plenamente con un campo competencial propio. Con respecto a la autonomía e independencia de las enfermeras, se constata que hay una tendencia a verla como una profesión inferior a la medicina. Se percibe como una profesión estrechamente relacionada con «tareas» y se confía en ella para las actividades que le han sido asociadas tradicionalmente. No obstante, se va percibiendo como una profesión menos relacionada con la feminidad y más preparada que antaño.