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Introduction: The practice of self-medication is considered a potential threat in the field of health in general and particularly in the dental field, since the people who engage in it are unaware of the adverse reactions. The objective of the study was to determine the rate of dental self-medication in adults in the city of Guayaquil, Ecuador 2021. Materials and methods: A descriptive cross-sectional study, the instrument used was a previously validated virtual survey. A sample of 402 persons met the inclusion criteria. Results: The prevalence of self-medication found was 88.31% (n=355), with respect to age there was statistical significance (p<0.000), the people who presented the highest frequency of self-medication were between 18 and 44 years of age (91%; n=289). The drugs most in demand were anti-inflammatory drugs (31%; n=126), with tablets being the most common (73.4%; n=295). Conclusion: The prevalence of dental self-medication in the city of Guayaquil is high, with young adults being the population most exposed to this prac tice; these data are alarming. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Introduction: The quality of nursing care understood as the way in which nursing professionals implement interventions in a timely and safe manner to meet the needs of patients in the various areas of care and specifically in the area of oncology, whose perspective from the one that can be valued the maximum well-being and safety of the patient is through the appreciation that the patient himself has about the care he receives during his stay, care that translates into the satisfaction or dissatisfaction of the client / patient, The strengthening of the bond patient-nursing will be reflected in the timely satisfaction of their needs in its entirety. Objective: To determine the perception of the quality of nursing care in oncological patients from the Ecuadorian Austro, 2018. Materials and methods: A cross-sectional quantitative investigation was carried out; with a sample of 216 users who attend cancer treatment using the internationally validated Quality of Nursing Care Perception questionnaire (CUCACE). The information was processed in the SPSS version 23 program, it allowed to identify frequencies, percentages and association of the variables under study. Results: 70% are people over 65 years of age, predominantly female and married with 86% and 85% respectively. 65.3% have a positive perception of the quality of nursing care, in addition a correlation with statistical significance was found with the variable age (p = 0.000) and level of education (p = 0.001). Conclusions: The patients who participated in the research who come to the oncology area for consultation, expressed a degree of positive satisfaction in the care and care received from the nursing field, specifically those diagnosed with breast cancer and other types of cancer express greater degree of satisfaction in their perception. In addition to the sociodemographic variables, age and level of education showed a certain degree of association with the level of satisfaction in the quality of care received. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Objective. To evaluate the coadyouvant efficacy of a combination of cosmetics ingredients in the form of a lipolytic cream with hypocaloric diet and physical activity and compared with hypocaloric diet and physical activity for overweight and obesity treatment in patients. Material and methods. It was conducted a monocentric, open-label, randomized study of parallel groups of 102 patients that consulted in a medical-clinical nutrition center for overweight and obesity treatment. Height, arm, waist, hip and thigh perimeters and the analysis of segmental body composition with an impedance team were studied in patients between 18 and 99 years, of both sexes with voluntary attendance and with presence of overweight or obesity during a period of 16 consecutive weeks. The data were statistically analyzed by comparing the initial and final values of all the values in both groups. Safety was monitored by the incidence of adverse events. A value of p<0.001 was considered as statistical significance. Results. Of the total of 102 patients, the inclusion and exclusion criteria were applied; 45 and 47 cases are included and analyzed respectively. The age ranges between 39.16 vs 42.09 years (p = 0.246); initial weight 85.9 kg vs 85.08 kg (p = 0.810); perimeters: initial waist of 100.4cm vs 99.7cm (p = 0.826); initial arm of 32.9cm vs 33.4cm (p = 0.453); initial hip: 108.6cm vs 107.7 (p = 0.666). Final weight 82.6 kg vs 78.7 kg (p = 0.227); perimeters: final waist of 94.9 cm vs 90.9 cm (p = 0.144); final arm of 31.8 cm vs 31.4 cm (p = 0.453); final hip: 106.7 cm vs 102, 1 (p = 0.074). There was no report of unwanted side effects with the use of lipolytic cream, presented good acceptability. Patients with lipolytic cream as adjuvant in the treatment of overweight or obesity lose greater BMI, greater percentage of weight and greater percentage of fat (p <0.001). Conclusion. Patients with lipolytic cream as adjuvant in the treatment of overweight or obesity lose greater BMI, greater percentage of weight and greater percentage of fat. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]