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Self-reported sleep duration and cognitive functioning in the general population

2009

This study investigated the relationship between self-reported sleep factors (sleep duration, insomnia, use of sleeping medicine, probable sleep apnoea and feelings of fatigue and tiredness) with cognitive functioning in 5177 people aged 30 years or older from a cross-sectional representative sample of the adult population in Finland (The Finnish Health 2000 Survey). Previous studies have indicated a U-shaped association between increased health risks and sleep duration; we hypothesized a U-shaped association between sleep duration and cognitive functioning. Objective cognitive functioning was assessed with tasks derived from the Consortium to Establish a Registry for Alzheimer's Disease te…

UP TO WHAT AGE PROPOSE MASS SCREENING FOR COLORECTAL CANCER BY FAECAL OCCULT BLOOD TEST? ANALYSIS OF A COHORT IN A WELL-DEFINED POPULATION

2019

Mass Spectrometry in Wastewater-Based Epidemiology for the Determination of Small and Large Molecules as Biomarkers of Exposure: Toward a Global View…

2021

Wastewater-based epidemiology (WBE) estimates collective consumption or exposure to chemicals or pathogens by monitoring the substances excreted in the population’s wastewater. Advances in mass spectrometry (MS) and the application of some clinical diagnostic tools and proteomics to wastewater fingerprinting have been linked to the discovery of new biomarkers and indicators of population health and are broadening the scope of WBE that nowadays cover not only small molecule biomarkers but also genetic biomarkers, large molecules, viruses, infection diseases, resistance, etc. This mini-review highlights recent WBE advances using MS and how this progress can create a fingerprint of a city’s he…

Emotional intelligence modulates cortisol awakening response and self-reported health in caregivers of people with autism spectrum disorders

2014

Abstract Caring for people with autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) has negative consequences for caregivers’ health. Specifically, caregivers of people with ASDs have been observed to have more somatic symptoms, poorer self-perceived general health, poorer social functioning and altered immune and endocrine systems. Various positive variables including emotional intelligence (EI) have been found to protect health in several populations, but no studies have previously analyzed the effect of EI in caregivers of people with ASDs. The present study aimed to analyze the association of the three components of EI (attention, clarity and repair) with self-reported health and cortisol awakening respon…

Prevalencia de fibrilación auricular en la población española de 60 o más años de edad. Estudio PREV-ICTUS

2007

Introduction and objectives. The aims of this study were to determine the prevalence of atrial fibrillation in individuals aged 60 years or more in Spain using a random sample of the population and to identify associated factors. Methods. An analysis of the PREV-ICTUS study, a randomized cross-sectional population-based study of individuals aged 60 years or more, was carried out. Data on demographic variables, cardiovascular risk factors, and cardiovascular disease were obtained from medical records. The diagnosis of atrial fibrillation was based on the patient’s medical history and an electrocardiogram performed during the study. Results. In the 7108 individuals studied (mean age, 71.9 [7.…

Preliminary prediction model for identifying patients with the possibility of pharmacotherapy improvement

2010

Abstract Objective To develop a prediction model for identifying patients with the possibility of improving pharmacotherapy during the process of pharmaceutical validation of the prescription. Method Cross-sectional study over two months, performed in the Internal Medicine and Infectious Disease divisions. Detecting opportunities for improving quality of pharmacotherapy is done by means of a pharmacist's validation of the prescription. Based on the information we obtained through this process, we performed a multivariate logistic regression analysis using as prognostic factors the demographic, pharmacotherapy and clinical variables related to identifying any drug-related problems (DRPs) in …

Prevalence of traumatic injuries in deciduous dentition and associated risk factors in a Spanish children population

2021

Background: The frequency of traumatic dental injuries (TDI) in primary dentition and those agents that favor them present a great variability. Therefore, the objective of this study was to determine the prevalence of TDI in a population of Spanish preschoolers in temporary dentition and identify the factors associated with these injuries. Materials and Methods: an epidemiological observational prevalence study was carried out. A total of 343 children aged between 3 and 5 years were selected. A questionnaire was completed in relation to socioeconomic factors, cultural level, dietary habits and oral parafunction. Through an intraoral examination, information was collected on the occlusal cha…

The Association Between Smoking Status and Depression in the General Population of Latvia

2015

Introduction Tobacco dependence is the most common substance use disorder in people with mental illness. Smoking and depression are firmly associated and both represent major health problems. Aim The aim of the study was to assess association between smoking status and 12-months depression in representative sample of the general Latvian population. Methods The study was a part of health monitoring survey, a collaborative project between Baltic States and Finland, which monitors health related behaviours; the questionnaire included structured interview and depressive module of the Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview. Descriptive statistics and binary regression model were applied. …

Repeated Echocardiographic Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction Measurements: A Strong and Accessible Tool for Detecting At High Risk of Heart Failure …

2011

Abstract Abstract 3197 Background: The prognosis for thalassemia major (TM) has dramatically improved in the last two decades. However, many transfusion-dependent patients continue to develop secondary iron overloading, and eventually death, particularly from cardiac disease. The possibility of detecting easily and earliest the patients at risk of cardiac death is so far the main challenge of clinical management of these patients. Therefore, the mean reduction of Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction (LVEF), determined by echocardiography, was evaluated over the time. Methods: Among the 413 observed patients only 188 had complete records for LVEF measurements during, at least, five considered …

Resultados de la estrategia farmacoinvasiva y de la angioplastia primaria en la reperfusión del infarto con elevación del segmento ST. Estudio con re…

2011

Introduction and objectives: Pharmacoinvasive strategy represents an attractive alternative to primary angioplasty. Using cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging we compared the left ventricular outcome of the pharmacoinvasive strategy and primary angioplasty for the reperfusion of ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction. Methods: Cardiovascular magnetic resonance was performed 1 week and 6 months after infarction in two consecutive cohorts of patients included in a prospective university hospital ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction registry. During the period 2004-2006, 151 patients were treated with pharmacoinvasive strategy (thrombolysis followed by routine non-immediate angi…