A5038973233- Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research
- COVID-19 and Mental Health
- Aging, Health, and Disability
- Health disparities and outcomes
- Pain Mechanisms and Treatments
- Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving
- Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies
- Pharmacological Effects of Natural Compounds
- Family Caregiving in Mental Illness
- Alzheimer's disease research and treatments
- Health and Medical Education
- Mind wandering and attention
- Functional Brain Connectivity Studies
- Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments
- Obsessive-Compulsive Spectrum Disorders
- Stress and Burnout Research
- Family and Patient Care in Intensive Care Units
- Ear and Head Tumors
- Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation
- Facial Nerve Paralysis Treatment and Research
- Psychosomatic Disorders and Their Treatments
- Schizophrenia research and treatment
- Delphi Technique in Research
- Vitamin K Research Studies
- Ear Surgery and Otitis Media
Adolfo Ibáñez University
2023-2024
University of Chile
2011-2024
Clínica MEDS (Chile)
2024
Universidad Mayor
2024
Center for Climate and Resilience Research
2024
Hospital del Salvador
2020-2023
Production Development Corporation
2015-2019
Background: People with dementia and their family caregivers may face a great burden through social isolation due to the COVID-19 pandemic, which can be manifested as various behavioral clinical symptoms. Objective: To investigate impacts of pandemic on individuals caregivers. Methods: Two semi-structured questionnaires were applied via telephone people diagnosed in three cities Argentina, Brazil, Chile, order assess changes Results: In general, 321 interviews conducted. A significant...
The Addenbrooke's Cognitive Examination III (ACE-III), an adaptation of the ACE cognitive screening test, has been demonstrated to have high sensitivity and specificity in detecting impairment patients with dementia other neurological psychiatric disorders. Although Spanish-language version ACE-III already validated Spain, it is yet be Latin America. aim this study was validate test Argentinean Chilean population.ACE-III administered 70 Alzheimer disease, 31 behavioural variant...
The Addenbrooke's Cognitive Examination III (ACE-III), an adaptation of the ACE cognitive screening test, has been demonstrated to have high sensitivity and specificity in detecting impairment patients with dementia other neurological psychiatric disorders. Although Spanish-language version ACE-III already validated Spain, it is yet be Latin America. aim this study was validate test Argentinean Chilean population. administered 70 Alzheimer disease, 31 behavioural variant frontotemporal...
Introduction Expert knowledge is critical to fight dementia in inequitable regions like Latin American and Caribbean countries (LACs). However, the opinions of aging experts on public policies’ accessibility transmission, stigma, diagnostic manuals, data-sharing platforms, use behavioral insights (BIs) are not well known. Methods We investigated among health professionals working LACs (N = 3365) with regression models including expertise-related information (public policies, BI), individual...
Teleneuropsychology (teleNP) could potentially expand access to services for patients who are confined, have limited personal healthcare, or live in remote areas. The emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic has significantly increased use teleNP cognitive assessments. main objective these recommendations is identify which procedures can be best adapted practice Latin America, and thereby facilitate professional decision-making region.Steps taken develop included (1) formation an international...
Abstract: Statins, belonging to a well-known drug class used for lowering cholesterol through competitive inhibition of 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl coenzyme A (HMG-CoA) reductase, also have other pleiotropic properties, such as anti-inflammatory action. The purpose this study was evaluate the antinociceptive and effects simvastatin in five models nociceptive behaviour. Oral gavage administration induced dose-dependent nociception 1 day acetic acid writhing (ED50 = 5.59 ± 0.07), tail-flick...
Percepción de conocimiento sobre las demencias
Previous studies reported the negative impact of social isolation on mental health in people with dementia (PwD) and their caregivers, butlongitudinal seem scarcer.
ABSTRACT. The Frontal Assessment Battery (FAB) is a screening test that measures executive functions. Although this instrument has been validated in several countries, its diagnostic utility Chilean population not studied yet. Objectives: This study aimed to (1) adapt FAB population; (2) the psychometric properties of (3) assess sociodemographic influence performance sample healthy controls (HC); and (4) develop normative data for group. Methods: A HC (n=344) group patients with dementia...
Abstract Background During the COVID‐19 pandemic, loneliness has increased in general population due to government measures contain spread of disease. In Latin America (LA), caregiving is most often delivered informally by family members Family caregivers face mental health challenges linked their role and social context. Pandemic‐related restrictions have been especially detrimental for older people with dementia or other brain challenges, as well caregivers. We aimed investigate...
Background COVID-19-related restrictions led to an increase in overall loneliness and social isolation. Before the pandemic, care partners reported higher levels of prevalence compared non-care partners. Because spread severity infections, access support spread, we expect a different impact COVID-19 pandemic on LATAM Objectives To describe caregivers identify socioeconomic health factors associated. Design An international online cross-sectional survey for partners, embedded within ‘Coping...
Abstract Background Verbal fluency tasks are routinely employed in screening for mild cognitive impairment (MCI). Yet, traditional outcome measures focus on the number of valid responses, failing to reveal which specific semantic memory dimensions may be altered and limiting analyses univariate methods. Building recent findings Alzheimer’s disease, we automated methods establish linguistic speech timing features better discriminate MCI patients from healthy controls (HCs), including machine...
Abstract Background Chronic pain (CP) is defined as the persistence of beyond expected recovery period an injury, or alternatively, with a duration exceeding three months. It has been recognized risk factor for dementia in European and North American cohorts . However, Latin America (LA), there remains significant gap understanding CP prevalence, its factors, association Alzheimer’s disease (AD) frontotemporal (FTD). Our study aims to shed light on impact LA population, along implications AD...
Abstract Background COVID‐19‐related restrictions led to an increase in loneliness and social isolation Historically, dementia care partners present worse mental health higher burden than non‐dementia partners. We aimed analyse the during‐COVID‐19 levels of Latin American explore differences between people with compared those other enduring conditions. Method This was a sub‐study ‘Coping Loneliness Isolation during COVID‐19’ (CLIC) Study, international self‐report survey 5236 COVID‐19...
Abstract Background The worldwide COVID‐19 pandemic has been a major challenge for the health system in past years. From March 2020 until 2022 there were extensive lockdowns Latin America to ensure physical distance and reduce virus transmission. Previous studies reported negative impact of social isolation on people living with dementia, however, caregivers little studied so far. This study analyses mental time dementia. Method In order evaluate clinical behavioral changes from prior...
ANTECEDENTES Y OBJETIVO: La soledad es un factor de riesgo para el desarrollo enfermedades físicas y mentales, causando disminución en la calidad vida aumento mortalidad. El objetivo este artículo fue determinar los factores predictores personas cuidadoras informales con demencia dentro contexto crisis como pandemia por COVID-19 fin identificar e intervenir dichos desde atención primaria salud. DISEÑO METODOLOGÍA: Este estudio cuantitativo carácter transversal cual se realizó muestreo...
Objective: The aim of this study was to determine the predictors loneliness in informal caregivers people with dementia Chile during Covid-19 pandemic. Methods: 195 Chilean responded an online or telephone survey. They were asked about sociodemographic aspects, clinical and caregiving changes experienced by them person pandemic, perceived psychosocial support loneliness. Results: Less years formal education, lower income, low level care tasks, living dementia, social support, high levels...