Jorge Mario Angulo Mosquera

Globally, one in eight people experience a mental disorder, which constitutes a leading cause of years lived with disability and disproportionately affects young people. Gaps in scientific knowledge have been identified, with limited studies in university students. This article presents an open-access database on mental health and family functioning, collected through a survey of undergraduate students in health sciences programs at a private university in Cali (Colombia). The purpose was to explore suicide risk, substance abuse and family functioning using three structured questionnaires (Family APGAR, Dast-10, and PANSI), together with sociodemographic variables, organized in four sections (family and peer support, substance use, suicidal ideation, and background). The results of the article correspond to the database description, which includes finally 574 records obtained from students of health sciences programs (medicine, dentistry, psychology, prehospital care, nursing, dental mechanics). The data are provided as raw, analyzable files (spreadsheet formats) free of charge from Mendeley Data. In conclusion, the scientific impact of these data lies in their potential to be reused by researchers and higher-education decision-makers for secondary analyses that guide the development of mental and family health interventions for groups linked to undergraduate programs in the health sector.

Background: Central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSIs) are a significant healthcare challenge globally, increasing mortality risk and complicating central vascular catheter use. In Colombia, few studies have assessed the impact of CLABSIs on hospital stay and mortality. Objective: To determine the association between CLABSIs and discharge outcomes and hospital stay duration in adult patients at a tertiary care institution in Cali, Colombia, from 1 January 2015 to 31 December 2018. Methods: A nested case–control study was conducted. The odds of mortality associated with CLABSIs were estimated using conditional logistic regression. Non-conditional logistic regression was used to determine the odds of mortality when CLABSIs were caused by resistant microorganisms. Hospital stay duration, catheter duration, and time from catheter insertion to discharge were compared between patients with and without CLABSIs. The most frequent etiological agents were identified. Results: Patients with CLABSIs had 3.89 times the odds of mortality (95% CI [1.33–11.31], p = 0.013) compared to those without CLABSIs. The odds of mortality for patients with resistant microorganism CLABSIs were 4.04 times (95% CI [1.17–13.96], p = 0.027) higher than those with sensitive microorganism CLABSIs. Hospital stay duration (median = 51 days vs. 17 days; p = 0.000), catheter duration (median = 19 days vs. 7 days; p < 0.001), and time from catheter insertion to discharge (median = 40 days vs. 9 days; p < 0.001) were significantly longer in CLABSI patients. Klebsiella pneumoniae was the most isolated pathogen (20.2%), followed by Staphylococcus aureus (14.9%). Implications: CLABSI patients have longer catheter and hospitalization durations and higher mortality risk. Resistant microorganism CLABSIs are associated with elevated mortality risk. Conclusions: This study corroborates the positive relation between CLABSI and the mortality risk, which is influenced by resistant bacteria, though causality is not established. CLABSI is also linked to longer hospital stays, underscoring the need for improving infection control strategies