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<journal-id>2739-0365</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Noesis]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Noesis]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>2739-0365</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Instituto de Investigación y Estudios Avanzados Koinonía adscrito a la Universidad Bolivariana de Venezuela, Falcón]]></publisher-name>
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<article-id>S2739-03652025000200479</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.35381/noesisin.v7i14.396</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Ausentismo de pacientes y su repercusión en la calidad de la atención hospitalaria en Ecuador]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Patient absenteeism and its impact on the quality of hospital care in Ecuador]]></article-title>
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<contrib-group>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Cantos-Martínez]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Andrea Carolina]]></given-names>
</name>
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</contrib>
</contrib-group>
<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad César Vallejo  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Piura Piura]]></addr-line>
<country>Peru</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>12</month>
<year>2025</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>12</month>
<year>2025</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>7</volume>
<numero>14</numero>
<fpage>479</fpage>
<lpage>495</lpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://ve.scielo.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S2739-03652025000200479&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://ve.scielo.org/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S2739-03652025000200479&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://ve.scielo.org/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S2739-03652025000200479&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[RESUMEN El ausentismo de pacientes en las citas médicas constituye un problema recurrente en los hospitales ecuatorianos, ya que afecta la eficiencia del servicio y repercute en la calidad de la atención. El objetivo de esta investigación fue analizar el impacto del ausentismo de pacientes en la calidad de la atención hospitalaria en Ecuador durante el año 2025. El estudio se desarrolló bajo un enfoque cuantitativo, de tipo descriptivo con la participación de 150 profesionales de la salud, a quienes se le aplicó una encuesta. Las técnicas utilizadas fueron la revisión de registros hospitalarios y la encuesta, empleando como instrumento un cuestionario estructurado. Los resultados evidenciaron que el ausentismo podría generar pérdida de recursos, incremento de tiempos de espera y disminución en la continuidad del tratamiento. Por ende, se concluyó que la reducción del ausentismo requiere estrategias de recordatorio, sensibilización del paciente y optimización de la gestión hospitalaria.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[ABSTRACT Patient absenteeism at medical appointments is a recurrent problem in Ecuadorian hospitals, as it affects the efficiency of the service and has an impact on the quality of care. The objective of this research was to analyse the impact of patient absenteeism on the quality of hospital care in Ecuador during the year 2025. The study was developed under a quantitative, descriptive approach with the participation of 150 health professionals, to whom a survey was applied. The techniques used were the review of hospital records and the survey, using a structured questionnaire as an instrument. The results showed that absenteeism could generate loss of resources, increased waiting times and a decrease in the continuity of treatment. Therefore, it was concluded that the reduction of absenteeism requires reminder strategies, patient awareness and optimization of hospital management.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[gestión en salud]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Ecuador]]></kwd>
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<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[hospital care]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[quality]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[health management]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Ecuador]]></kwd>
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