Tobacco use poses major health risks and is a major contributor to causes of death worldwide. Mobile phone-based cessation apps for this substance are gaining popularity, often used as a component of traditional interventions. This study aimed to analyze adherence to an intervention using a mobile phone application (App-therapy Prescinde (v1)) as a function of…
Introduction Although healthcare workers (HCWs) have reported mental health problems since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, they rarely use psychological support. Here, we described the use of psychological support among HCWs in Spain over the 2-year period following the initial pandemic outbreak and explore its association with workplace- and COVID-19-related factors measured at baseline,…
Rationale aims and objectives The available evidence on the use of heuristics and their relationship with diagnostic error in primary care is very limited. The aim of the study is to identify the use of unknown thought and specifically the possible use of Representativeness, Availability and overconfidence heuristics in the clinical practice of primary care…
Background. Despite the widespread use of organophosphate (OP) pesticides, information on predictors of children’s exposure to such pesticides is scarce. Objective. To assess exposure to OP pesticides in children 3-11 year-old living in agricultural communities and urban areas from Andalusia (Southern Spain), and to identify the main determinants of exposure. Methods. A longitudinal study was…
La Serie Nueva Salud Pública es editada por la EASP con el objetivo de ofrecer ideas, reflexiones, análisis y métodos en el campo de la salud pública. Cada Monografía es una revisión sobre algún tema relevante y la autoría corre a cargo de una autoridad reconocida en la materia. La financiación es aportada por la…
Background/Objectives: High intakes of unprocessed red or processed meat may increase the risk of stroke. We aimed to examine the association between unprocessed red meat, processed meat and total red meat consumption and risk of total stroke and ischaemic stroke. Subjects/Methods: Cox proportional hazards regression analyses were conducted based on the data for 41 020 men…
FUNDAMENTOS // Una Atención Primaria fuerte tiene efectos beneficiosos para la salud. El atributo de la misma con mayores beneficios es la longitudinalidad, que requiere de estabilidad laboral para poder producirse. Además, la Atención Primaria se enfrenta a una crisis por el número de jubilaciones que espera. Conseguir la permanencia de los profesionales jóvenes en…
Background: Many established products (EPs – marketed for eight years or more) are widely used off-label despite little evidence on benefit–risk ratio. This exposes patients to risks related to safety and lack of efficacy, and healthcare providers to liability. Introducing new indications for EPs may represent a high societal value; however, manufacturers rarely invest in R&D…
The experience of chronic non-cancer pain differs between women and men due to gender-related factors. This study (1) assessed the difference in responses to the impact of chronic non-cancer pain on daily life in women and men using the PAIN_Integral Scale© and (2) evaluated its invariance through multigroup confirmatory factor analysis. This was conducted by…
Editor 2.0 Journal of Healthcare Quality Research El mes de agosto de 2020, la revista The Lancet 1 publicaba una carta de 20 investigadores españoles pidiendo una evaluación independiente, exhaustiva, integral y multidisciplinar de la gestión de la pandemia en España a nivel del gobierno central y de los gobiernos de las CCAA. Posteriormente, en…
