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Violencia sexual y jóvenes: «no es algo con lo que naces, sino con lo que aprendes» 

[ES] Objetivo: Analizar las percepciones y experiencias de la población joven en España sobre la violencia sexual (VS), sus posibles causas, víctimas y perpetradores. Método: Estudio cualitativo basado en entrevistas semiestructuradas a 22 jóvenes de entre 18 y 24 años. Se llevó a cabo un análisis ...

Pornography, sexual orientation and ambivalent sexism in young adults in Spain 

Background: On line platforms offer access to an almost unlimited variety of pornographic material that shows high levels of sexism. Despite this fact, there are still few studies that assess the effect of pornography on sexism in young adults The aim of this study is to analyze the association of ...

Evaluación del rendimiento y compensación en centros sanitarios de gestión directa. Parte 2: el Sistema Nacional de Salud. Informe SESPAS 2024 

[ES] En España, el modelo retributivo para el personal estatutario es complejo, heterogéneo y orientado más a compensar funciones y actividades complementarias que a recompensar el buen desempeño mostrado en las tareas específicas del puesto de trabajo. Las diversas tentativas de incorporar complem...

Evaluación del rendimiento y compensación en centros sanitarios de gestión directa. Parte 1: marco general. Informe SESPAS 2024 

[ES] La dificultad para evaluar y compensar el rendimiento en las organizaciones profesionales se extrema en entornos de gestión pública directa de servicios sanitarios. La evaluación del rendimiento es compleja por razones técnicas y por la existencia de múltiples principales en las relaciones de ...

Genetic drivers of heterogeneity in type 2 diabetes pathophysiology 

Type 2 diabetes (T2D) is a heterogeneous disease that develops through diverse pathophysiological processes1,2 and molecular mechanisms that are often specific to cell type3,4. Here, to characterize the genetic contribution to these processes across ancestry groups, we aggregate genome-wide associa...

Comparing glycemic traits in defining diabetes among rural Chinese older adults 

Background: We sought to identify the optimal cut-off of glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) for defining diabetes and to assess the agreements of fasting plasma glucose (FPG), fasting serum glucose (FSG), and HbA1c in defining diabetes among rural older adults in China. Methods: This population-based cros...

Differences in children's exposure to television advertising of unhealthy foods and beverages in Spain by socio-economic level 

Background: The influence of food advertising on food preferences and consumption could also contribute to the socio-economic inequalities among Spanish children in terms of eating habits and childhood obesity. Although the main food advertising channel targeted at children in Spain is television, ...

Actualización del coste de vacunar a lo largo de toda la vida en España para el año 2023 

[ES] Fundamentos: En el calendario de vacunación a lo largo de toda la vida del Consejo Interterritorial del Sistema Nacional de Salud (CISNS) se introdujeron cuatro modificaciones importantes en 2023. El objetivo de este estudio fue estimar el coste de la vacunación a lo largo de toda la vida a un...

Situación epidemiológica prepandémica de la campilobacteriosis en España entre los años 2013-2019 

[ES] La campilobacteriosis es la enfermedad gastrointestinal más notificada en la Unión Europea (UE). En este trabajo se analizaron las características epidemiológicas de la campilobacteriosis en España antes de la pandemia de COVID-19.Se realizó un estudio observacional descriptivo retrospectivo e...

Transparency, openness, and reproducible research practices are frequently underused in health economic evaluations 

Objectives: To investigate the extent to which articles of economic evaluations of healthcare interventions indexed in MEDLINE incorporate research practices that promote transparency, openness, and reproducibility. Study design and setting: We evaluated a random sample of health economic evaluatio...

The Novel Ceramide- and Phosphatidylcholine-Based Risk Score for the Prediction of New-Onset of Hypertension 

Ceramides and other sphingolipids are implicated in vascular dysfunction and inflammation. They have been suggested as potential biomarkers for hypertension. However, their specific association with hypertension prevalence and onset requires further investigation. This study aimed to identify speci...

Traffic Density Exposure, Oxidative Stress Biomarkers and Plasma Metabolomics in a Population-Based Sample: The Hortega Study 

Exposure to traffic-related air pollution (TRAP) generates oxidative stress, with downstream effects at the metabolic level. Human studies of traffic density and metabolomic markers, however, are rare. The main objective of this study was to evaluate the cross-sectional association between traffic ...

Noise Perception and Health Effects on Population: A Cross-Sectional Study on COVID-19 Lockdown by Noise Sources for Spanish Dwellings 

An online questionnaire on the subjective response to noise was created to collect national experiences from households during the first COVID-19 wave (from 14 March to 21 June). In this study, different noise sources (general noise, but also noise from neighbors, common areas, facilities, premises...

Natural ventilation as a healthy habit during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic: An analysis of the frequency of window opening in Spanish homes 

Since SARS-CoV-2 spread worldwide in early 2020, many countries established lockdowns for protection. With a main transmission by aerosols, ventilation was promoted. This article analyses natural ventilation of Spanish housing during the spring 2020. An online questionnaire was launched, obtaining ...

Short-term effects of air pollution and noise on emergency hospital admissions in Madrid and economic assessment 

Introduction: The aim of this study was to study the effect of air pollution and noise has on the population in Madrid Community (MAR) in the period 2013-2018, and its economic impact. Methods: Time series study analysing emergency hospital admissions in the MAR due to all causes (ICD-10: A00-R99),...

Does the meteorological origin of heat waves influence their impact on health? A 6-year morbidity and mortality study in Madrid (Spain) 

Background: In Spain, two synoptic-scale conditions influence heat wave formation. The first involves advection of warm and dry air masses carrying dust of Saharan origin (North African Dust (NAF) = 1). The second entails anticyclonic stagnation with high insolation and stability (NAF) = 0). Some s...

Calidad de productos alimentarios anunciados por televisión antes y después del plan para mejorar su composición, 2017-2020 

[ES] Objetivo: Comparar la calidad nutricional de los alimentos y bebidas anunciados por televisión en España antes y después del plan para mejorar su composición. Método: Se grabaron las emisiones por televisión digital terrestre (TDT) en horario infantil de los canales más populares. Se registrar...

Ventana de oportunidad: prevención del riesgo vascular en la mujer. Resultados adversos del embarazo y riesgo de enfermedad vascular 

[ES] Este documento resume la evidencia que existe entre los resultados adversos del embarazo (RAE), tales como son los trastornos hipertensivos, el parto pretérmino, la diabetes gestacional, los defectos en el crecimiento fetal (feto pequeño para la edad gestacional y/o restricción del crecimiento...

New Patients in Treatment for Opioid Addiction in Spain 

Introduction: Patients seeking first time treatment for opioid consumption reflect the characteristics of the consumer population. This group has not been studied in Spain in decades. The objective of this study was to characterize the opioid user population seeking first time treatment (incidents)...

Perceived Barriers to Effective Coverage of Health and Social Services for Sexual Violence in Young Adults in Spain 

Despite the increase in sexual violence (SV) amongst young people, the use of formal services is poor. Efective coverage of health services is related to a satisfactory and quality care for the people who need a specifc intervention. Te aim of this study is to identify the factors that infuence efe...