A5002453440- Healthcare Policy and Management
- Healthcare Systems and Reforms
- Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life
- Global Maternal and Child Health
- Racial and Ethnic Identity Research
- Healthcare cost, quality, practices
- Health and Medical Education
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Business, Innovation, and Economy
- Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology
- Emergency and Acute Care Studies
- Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues
- Mental Health Treatment and Access
- Business, Education, Mathematics Research
- Trauma and Emergency Care Studies
- Healthcare Operations and Scheduling Optimization
- Educational and Psychological Assessments
- Primary Care and Health Outcomes
- Psychological Testing and Assessment
- Social and Intergroup Psychology
- Impact of AI and Big Data on Business and Society
- Community Health and Development
- Digital Mental Health Interventions
- Mormonism, Religion, and History
- Mesoporous Materials and Catalysis
University of Chile
2014-2024
Millennium Institute for Research in Depression and Personality
2022
Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
2021
San Diego State University
2014-2020
University of Nevada, Reno
2020
There is limited research on the traditional Hispanic male and female gender roles of machismo marianismo, respectively, in relation to negative cognitions emotions. Given vulnerability Hispanics emotions, it important examine sociocultural correlates emotional distress. Therefore, we examined associations marianismo with cognitive-emotional factors (i.e., depression symptoms; cynical hostility; trait anxiety anger) Community Health Study/Study Latinos Sociocultural Ancillary Study, a...
Ensuring access to healthcare is critical prevent illnesses and deaths from COVID-19 non-COVID-19 cases in health systems that have deteriorated during the pandemic. This study aims map existing literature on after appearance of using an ontological framework. will help us formalize, standardize, visualize assess barriers drivers healthcare, how continue working towards a more accessible system. A total 131 articles are included considered for mapping The results were also compared World...
The Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale (CES-D) is a widely used self-report measure of depression symptomatology. This study evaluated the reliability, validity, and measurement invariance CES-D 10 in diverse cohort Hispanics/Latinos from Hispanic Community Health Study/Study Latinos (HCHS/SOL). sample consisted 16,415 Hispanic/Latino adults recruited 4 field centers (Miami, FL; San Diego, CA; Bronx, NY; Chicago, IL). Participants completed interview administered measures...
Predictors of high out-of-pocket household healthcare expenditure are essential for creating effective health system finance policy. In Bangladesh, 63.3% is and born by households. It imperative to know what determines expenditure. This study aims investigate the predicting factors targeting put forward policy recommendations on equity in financial burden.Bangladesh income survey 2010 provides data this study. were analyzed using multiple linear regressions. We have modeled non-linear...
One of the most extensive Chilean health care reforms occurred in July 2005, when Regime Explicit Health Guarantees (AUGE) became effective. This reform guarantees coverage for a specific set conditions. Thus, purpose this study is to provide timely evidence policy makers understand current distribution and equity utilization Chile.The authors analyzed secondary data from National Socioeconomic Survey (CASEN) years 1992-2009 2006 Satisfaction Out-of-Pocket Payment assess using two different...
The present study identified and compared the coping strategies of Chinese American, Korean Mexican American breast cancer survivors (BCS).
Abstract Objective The Marianismo Beliefs Scale (MBS) assesses five components of marianismo, a cultural script Latina gender role expectations. This study evaluated the MBS's psychometric properties across language, sex, and Latino subgroups (Mexican American, Central Cuban Dominican Puerto Rican, South American). Method Study sample was derived from Hispanic Community Health Study/Study Latinos (HCHS/SOL) Sociocultural Ancillary which consisted community 4879 adults aged 18–64 four field...
In Chile, the use of costing systems in public sector is limited. The Ministry Health requires hospitals to manage themselves with aim decentralizing health care services and increasing their quality. However, self-management a lack accounting information almost impossible. On other hand, nutrition department costs have barely been studied before, there are no studies specifically for activity based (ABC) systems. ABC focuses on process traces activities gain more accurate measurement object...
Striking changes in the funding and implementation of international health programs recent decades have stimulated debate about role communities deciding which to implement. An important yet neglected piece that discussion is need change norms program evaluation so analysis community ownership, beyond various degrees "participation," seen as central strong practices. This article challenges mainstream practices proposes a framework Critical Evaluation with 3 levels: upstream assessing "who"...
Knowing the state of mental health research in adolescents and youth can be an important tool for decision-making, especially contexts limited resources. The aim this study is to map scientific on adolescent Chile using ontological framework. We have mapped population articles Scopus, Web Science, SciELO databases onto ontology. PRISMA reporting guidelines were used screen 1688 items based relevance, duplication, version. corpus 346 was coded into ontology through iterative process among...
Abstract This work reports the synthesis of a novel polymeric organic‐inorganic hybrid. The inorganic component is silica network obtained by controlled hydrolysis tetraethyl orthosilicate via sol‐gel process and organic counterpart partially deacetylated chitin (CHI). resulting polymer hybrids were homogeneous transparent film forming glassy materials being compatible through wide composition range. Simultaneous thermal analysis CHI/silica 1:1 mixture confirms intermolecular complex...
Summary Context An emergency department (ED) in a hospital provides 24‐hour care for the injured/severely ill patients. EDs are essential any health system. However, they face many challenges to provide timely treatment such as shortage of specialists, inadequate infrastructure, and unavailability beds, among others. These worldwide undermine effectiveness operations quality services throughout hospital. Methods This study aims improve performance using key indicators (KPIs). The KPIs will...
OBJECTIVE To assess the distribution of financial burden in Chile, with a focus on and progressivity out-of-pocket payment. METHODS Based principle ability to pay, we explore factors that contribute inequities health system finance issues about payment, as well redistributive effect payment Chile. Our analysis is based data from 2006 National Survey Satisfaction Out-of-Pocket Payments. RESULTS Results this study indicate evidence inequity, spite healthcare system. also identifies relevant...
Nowadays the business world is characterized by vertiginous changes making work environments more complex and uncertain. This scenario requires professionals with practical experience. While students new graduates often gain experience through internships or part-time jobs, universities can play an active role in developing required student skills. Within this context, instruction aimed to promote learning based solely on memorization as a mechanism ensure cognitive sufficiency certainly...
Abstract Background This study aims to assess preferences and values for priority setting in healthcare Chile through an original innovative survey method. Based on the answers from a previous that look into barriers Chilean population face, this considers of communities overcoming those barriers. As result six programs were identified: (1) new infrastructure, (2) better coverage, (3) increasing physicians/specialists, (4) informatics systems, (5) awareness programs, (6) improving...
Abstract Introduction Previous research has used proxy variables or a unique construct to quantify healthcare access. However, there is need for different model that can handle this multivariable problem. This study seeks develop way measure access the local system with higher resolution. Methods A new survey was developed based on communitarian claims, following behavioural and an ontological framework. The identify barriers services preferences priority settings. results were analysed...
<p>The main economic development agency in Chile, CORFO, implemented 2001 a Seed Capital Program (SCP) to promote the of high-growth firms. The SCP not only provides financial aid entrepreneurs but also technical and administrative assistance through support incubators. Incubators may be universities incubators (UI) or private firms (NUI). aim this paper is know performance beneficiaries according UI NUI. A total 238 new with CORFO program were surveyed (84 supported by 154 NUI). Two...
Background: A health system is successful when it maintains a healthy population and provides services that are effective, equitable safe.