- Smoking Behavior and Cessation
- Health and Lifestyle Studies
- Scoliosis diagnosis and treatment
- Public Health and Social Inequalities
- Media Influence and Health
- Telemedicine and Telehealth Implementation
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Adolescent and Pediatric Healthcare
- Pharmaceutical Economics and Policy
- Delphi Technique in Research
- Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery
- Bipolar Disorder and Treatment
- Traffic and Road Safety
- Behavioral Health and Interventions
- Shoulder Injury and Treatment
- Psychology Research and Bibliometrics
- Technology Use by Older Adults
- Climate Change Communication and Perception
- Mobile Health and mHealth Applications
- Stress and Burnout Research
- Technology in Education and Healthcare
- Communication and COVID-19 Impact
- Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation
- Air Quality and Health Impacts
- Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life
Instituto de Salud Pública de Chile
2022-2024
Universidad de Los Andes
2023
Universidad del Desarrollo
2019-2023
Clínica Alemana
2020-2022
Dirección de Investigación y Desarrollo
2021
Universidad del Desarrollo del Estado de Puebla
2018
The continuous development in telecommunication technologies has created opportunities for health professionals to optimise healthcare delivery by adopting digital tools into rehabilitation programs (i.e., telerehabilitation). These technological advances, along with the demographic and social characteristics of each country, have made implementation telerehabilitation a disparate process across regions. We gathered experience four countries (Australia, Chile, Brazil, Colombia) two...
Objetivo: Determinar la prevalencia de Escoliosis Idiopática del Adolescente (EIA), riesgo progre- sión (RP) y Calidad vida (CdV) en estudiantes entre 10 a 18 años. Pacientes Método: Estudio descriptivo transversal. Se incluyeron años cinco comunas Región Metropolitana (RM), Chile. realizó Prueba Adams con escoliómetro se midió el ángulo rotación tronco (ART) nivel columna torácica, toracolumbar lumbar. Si ART era ≥ 6°, exploración radiológica completa anteroposterior lateral,...
Background: A history of child abuse is common and has a significant impact in the clinical course patients diagnosed with bipolar disorders (BD).
We tested if tobacco impressions were delivered differentially to prime-time TV watching minors by sex and socioeconomic status.Programs aired during for three random weeks in 2019 from the 15 highest audience channels Chile content-analyzed occurrence of each one-minute interval 92639 recorded. Such occurrences categorized as actual use whether they violated Chilean smoke-free law or brand appearances. estimated number persons per hour (p/h) exposed 4 17 years age group status (SES).Minors...
Introduction The extent of the population’s exposure to tobacco imagery across all genres regular TV programming and contribution each these is unknown, except for UK broadcast channels. objective this study estimate young people on Chilean prime-time television programme source contributing such exposure. Methods Programmes aired during 3 weeks in 2019 from 15 highest audience channels Chile were content-analysed occurrence categorised as actual use, implied paraphernalia, brand appearances...
Introducción: Producto de la pandemia por COVID-19 y para establecer continuidad a los tratamientos usuarios familias, Teletón Chile implementó una encuesta describir las características demográficas, salud, sociales, ambientales, factores asociados, atención distancia problemas asociados contingencia COVID-19. Objetivo: Describir el servicio (AD) implementado Chile, preferencias utilidad redes sociales (RR.SS.) usuarios. Materiales Métodos: Estudio descriptivo transversal tipo censal...
Smoking is one of the most relevant public health problems worldwide and main causes preventable premature death. In-hospital treatment subsequent follow-up are effective in terms cessation.To determine frequency smoking habits among patients hospitalized at a private clinic Santiago.Hospitalized were invited to answer structured adapted questionnaire on habits.The survey was answered by 294 (56% women). Twenty three percent respondents smokers. Among smokers, 50% indicated consumption from...
The aim of the study is to assess national level compliance with Chilean smoke-free legislation in urban public transportation system.In this cross-sectional observational study, we studied a representative sample 475 vehicles obtained through two-stage cluster sampling design 2018. First, 57 municipalities were randomly selected, proportionally total number vehicles. Second, within each municipality, convenience up 4 taxis, buses, and 2 metro coaches was observed. We determined...