Noemí López‐Ejeda

ORCID: 0000-0003-1310-0134
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Research Areas
  • Health and Lifestyle Studies
  • Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
  • Child Nutrition and Water Access
  • Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations
  • Global Maternal and Child Health
  • Eating Disorders and Behaviors
  • Nutritional Studies and Diet
  • Obesity and Health Practices
  • Body Composition Measurement Techniques
  • Sports and Physical Education Studies
  • Child Nutrition and Feeding Issues
  • Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare
  • Service-Learning and Community Engagement
  • Health Promotion and Cardiovascular Prevention
  • Workplace Health and Well-being
  • Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact
  • Environmental Education and Sustainability
  • Birth, Development, and Health
  • Food Waste Reduction and Sustainability
  • Film in Education and Therapy
  • Indigenous Health and Education
  • Sleep and Work-Related Fatigue
  • Congenital limb and hand anomalies
  • Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnout
  • Aging, Elder Care, and Social Issues

Universidad Complutense de Madrid
2014-2025

Universidad Isabel I
2022-2023

Universidad de Alcalá
2015

Institute of Zoology
2013

Spanish Society of Family and Community Medicine
2013

ABSTRACT Introduction Certain behavioral traits increase the risk of obesity at early ages. Exploring patterns eating behavior in schoolchildren using tools like Children's Eating Behavior Questionnaire (CEBQ) is crucial for prevention and intervention. Before this study, CEBQ had been validated various languages, including Spanish, but only preschool‐aged children, despite its previous use studies Spanish language population. The objective to assess reliability internal consistency...

10.1002/brb3.70343 article EN cc-by Brain and Behavior 2025-02-01

Background Outpatient treatment of acute malnutrition is usually centralized in health centers and separated into different programs according to case severity. This complicates detection, care delivery, supply chain management, making it difficult for families access treatment. study assessed the impact treating severe moderate cases same program using a simplified protocol decentralizing outside through community workers (CHWs). Methods A three-armed cluster randomized controlled trial...

10.3389/fpubh.2024.1283148 article EN cc-by Frontiers in Public Health 2024-02-21

Background: the aim of this study is to evaluate effectiveness and coverage a simplified protocol that implemented in health centers (HCs) posts (HPs) for children who are suffering from severe acute malnutrition (SAM) humanitarian context Diffa. Methods: We conducted non-randomized community-controlled trial. The control group received outpatient treatment SAM, without medical complications, at HCs HPs with standard community management (CMAM). Meanwhile, respect intervention group, SAM...

10.3390/nu15081975 article EN Nutrients 2023-04-19

ABSTRACT This article explores the integration of community‐based learning into microbiology education, using as an example Service‐Learning (S‐L) programme ‘Movies in company for preventing diseases’ implemented at Complutense University Madrid. The exemplifies how academic knowledge can be effectively applied to address societal issues focused on disadvantaged populations. issue describes basis and quality criteria designing a S‐L clinical microbiology: real needs identification, student's...

10.1111/1751-7915.70098 article EN cc-by-nc-nd Microbial Biotechnology 2025-02-01

The aim of this study was to evaluate the psychological distress Spanish airline pilots, a group professionals undergoing an unprecedented work situation as result Covid-19 pandemic. To do so, we administered General Health Questionnaire-12 (GHQ-12). A total 342 questionnaires were obtained, with largest respondent age being 41-50 years. psychometric properties instrument also evaluated, exploratory factor analysis revealing unidimensional structure that explained 59.23% variance. score on...

10.1080/00140139.2021.1984587 article EN cc-by-nc-nd Ergonomics 2021-10-10

Abstract Objective To analyse the association between waist-to-height ratio (WtHR) and body fat to develop predictive adiposity equations that will simplify diagnosis of obesity in paediatric age group. Design Cross-sectional study conducted Spain during 2007 2008. Anthropometric dimensions were taken according International Biology Program. The children classified as underweight, normal weight, overweight or obese national standards percentage (%BF). WtHR differences among nutritional...

10.1017/s1368980013000888 article EN Public Health Nutrition 2013-03-28

The present study aimed to assess the effectiveness and impact on treatment coverage of integrating severe acute malnutrition (SAM) at health hut level by community workers (CHWs). This was a non-randomized controlled trial, including two rural communes in district Mayahi: Maïreyreye (control) Guidan Amoumoune (intervention). control group received outpatient for uncomplicated SAM from facilities (HFs), while intervention HFs or CHWs. A total 2789 children aged 6–59 months with without...

10.3390/nu13114067 article EN Nutrients 2021-11-14

Severe acute malnutrition (SAM) affects over 16.6 million children worldwide. The integrated Community Case Management (iCCM) strategy seeks to improve essential health by means of nonmedical community workers (CHWs) who treat the deadliest infectious diseases in remote rural areas where there is no nearby center. objective this study was assess whether SAM treatment delivered CHWs close families’ locations may early identification cases compared outpatient at facilities (HFs), with a...

10.1371/journal.pone.0227939 article EN cc-by PLoS ONE 2020-02-05

Commercial aviation pilots are an occupational group that work in particular conditions, with frequent schedule changes, shift work, unfavorable environmental etc. These circumstances can lead to fatigue, overload (WO), and daytime sleepiness, factors affect their health safety. This study aimed assess the prevalence association between these parameters a sample of Spanish commercial airline pilots. The Raw TLX, Fatigue Severity Scale, Epworth Sleepiness Scale questionnaires were...

10.3390/bs13040300 article EN cc-by Behavioral Sciences 2023-04-01

Evidence on the cost of acute malnutrition treatment, particularly with regards to simplified approaches, is limited. The objective this study was determine treatment and how it influenced by protocol programme size. We conducted a costing in Kabléwa N'Guigmi, Diffa region, where children aged 6-59 months were treated either standard or protocol, respectively. Cost data collected from accountancy records through key informant interviews. Programme extracted health centre records. In Kabléwa,...

10.3390/nu15173833 article EN Nutrients 2023-09-01

Cardiovascular accidents are the most disabling event for pilots, causing complicated situations during flight and withdrawal of license. The study aims to assess modifiable risk factors atherogenic index plasma (AIP) associated with anthropometric, physiometabolic lifestyle profiles in a sample Spanish aviation pilots. Data from pilots’ clinical professional history, anthropometric bioelectrical impedance assessments nutritional status, diet physical activity questionnaires. comprised 304...

10.3390/ijerph19074128 article EN International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 2022-03-31

Abstract Background In 2015, the Ministry of Health in Mali included treatment severe acute malnutrition (SAM) into package activities integrated Community Case Management (iCCM). This paper aims to analyze impact including community health workers (CHWs) as providers outside Facilities (HFs) on coverage SAM when scaling up intervention three largest districts Kayes Region Mali. Methods A baseline assessment was conducted August 2017 before CHWs started treating SAM. The end-line one year...

10.1186/s12960-022-00771-8 article EN cc-by Human Resources for Health 2022-10-21

Of the 45.4 million children under five affected by acute malnutrition in world, majority (31.8 million) are moderate (MAM). Its treatment is particularly complex emergency settings such as Diffa region Niger. This study aims to evaluate effectiveness and coverage of a simplified protocol with Community Health Workers (CHWs) providers.This non-randomized controlled trial. The control group (n = 181) received standard currently used country, delivered nursing staff only health centres posts,...

10.3389/fnut.2023.1253545 article EN cc-by Frontiers in Nutrition 2023-11-30

the assessment of skinfold thickness is an objective measure adiposity. Therefore, it a useful tool for nutritional diagnosis and prevention metabolic risk associated with excess fat in chilhood adolescence.to provide percentiles subscapular triceps skinfolds Hispanic American schoolchildren compare them those published by Centers Disease Control Prevention (CDC) from United States, that have been commonly used as reference most these countries.subscapular were measured 9.973 4-19 aged...

10.3305/nh.2015.32.6.9775 article ES PubMed 2015-12-01
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