A5023697997- Health disparities and outcomes
- Aging, Health, and Disability
- Public Health and Social Inequalities
- Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life
- Health and Medical Education
- Health and Lifestyle Studies
- Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
- Consumer Behavior in Brand Consumption and Identification
- Social Sciences and Policies
- Health, psychology, and well-being
- Health and Well-being Studies
- Digital Marketing and Social Media
- Disaster Response and Management
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
- Epilepsy research and treatment
- Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research
- Genetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders
- Child and Adolescent Health
- Employment and Welfare Studies
- Workplace Health and Well-being
- Social Representations and Identity
- Gender Diversity and Inequality
- Pharmacological Effects and Toxicity Studies
- Delphi Technique in Research
- Maternal and Neonatal Healthcare
University of Chile
2015-2024
Viña del Mar University
2022
University of the Americas
2022
Instituto de Salud Pública de Chile
2013-2021
Objective: To describe subjective oral health status and its association with overall conditions socioeconomic factors in the elderly (60 years older) living capital cities oldest average populations South America. Background: Oral diseases are a public problem, frequently neglected older adults. In recent years, assessment of psychological social consequences problems related to has been valued. One instruments used estimate Health‐Quality Life is Geriatric Health Assessment (GOHAI)....
Describir y comparar las desigualdades socioeconómicas en el proceso de discapacidad adultos mayores chilenos residentes la comunidad, aportando información inédita sobre esta dinámica Chile. Diseño longitudinal 10 años seguimiento (2000-2010) una muestra representativa probabilística cohorte SABE (Salud, Bienestar Envejecimiento). Este artículo está basado un 78% (1019) inicial sujetos 60 más edad que viven Santiago, capital La limitación funcional se definió combinando seis actividades...
Previous studies on the role of gender in association between self-rated health and mortality have shown contrasting results. This study was aimed to determine importance among older people Santiago, Chile.A 10 year follow-up 1066 aged 60 or more, from Chilean cohort Study Health, Ageing Well-Being. Self-rated assessed face interviews through a single general question, along with socio-demographic status information. Cox proportional hazards flexible parametric models for survival analyses...
The Chilean public health system is based on Primary Health Care (PHC), whose assessment challenging due to the heterogeneity of services and multi-dimensionality expected results. Assessment Tool was adapted validated for Chile.To analyze, from provider's perspective, structure functioning centers, determine achievement PHC's core functions: access, continuity, coordination, comprehensiveness care, cultural competence, family centeredness community orientation.All professionals working in...
Product or brand placement, the integration of brand/products into TV programs/films, is one most controversial forms promotion. Based on its embedded character, European Union promulgated in 2010 a norm that obligates broadcasters to disclose presence placement. Taking case fast food marketing, this paper examines effects using disclosures and reinforcing their use during program (only at beginning vs. after commercial break) children different ages (9,12 15) terms awareness nature (recall...
. This paper aims at assessing the contribution of Chile's Health Care Integrating Councils (CIRA, Spanish acronym) to strengthening governance in health.A literature review on official documents related process creation and development CIRA was carried out; an ad hoc questionnaire applied all 29 health services country; finally, 35 semi-structure in-depth interviews were a sample six CIRA.The CIRAs have become tool for functional integration valuable space dialogue, cooperation learning...
Although product placement is a frequently used promotional tool in local and international productions, particularly combination with advertising, its study has been almost neglected Latin America. This paper examines the explicit (verbal) implicit (cued) understanding of advertising sample 9-, 12- 15-year-old children from Chile. The results showed more sophisticated comprehension comparison placement. They also revealed that age positively correlated both advertising. Finally, significant...
Objetivo: mediante la técnica de consenso Delphi, conocer opinión un grupo expertos en nutrición, educación y gastronomía para buscar sobre metodologías educativas alimentación saludable, alumnos tercero a quinto año básico, sus familias profesores.Métodos: con los resultados encuestas grupos focales realizados previamente niños, padres profesores, se elaboró cuestionario que fue enviado 51 una primera ronda. Los fueron analizados reenviados segunda ronda las preguntas no consensuadas,...
The use of questionnaires as measuring tools involves the language. Spanish intralinguistic variation entails differences in ways perceiving world, analyzing events and behaving, which must be taken into account when designing adapting questionnaires. IA-PCAT (Primary Care Assessment Tools for Iberomerica) harmonization process differs from cross-cultural adaptation scenarios described scientific literature, since it intends to obtain a single product suitable multiple target populations,...
The Program "Más Adultos Mayores Autovalentes" (Más AMA) started in 2015 as a strategy for the prevention of disability among older adults.To describe health benefits, from user's perspective, Functional Stimulation Component Más AMA program.Eleven focus groups including 97 participants program were conducted Northern Metropolitan Santiago municipalities.The benefits perceived by reduction loneliness and isolation, physical reactivation, engagement activities, use support resources within...
Background: adolescence is a relevant period to educate in healthy eating behaviors. For this purpose it necessary obtain expert opinions and reach consensus prioritize the best methodologies available adolescents on eating. Methods: Delphi method was chosen get through repeated iterations of anonymous two rounds. Participants were experts nutrition (24), education (14), cooking (2), selected with following inclusion criteria: outstanding professional career; interest shown their knowledge...
Perceived discrimination is a complex phenomenon of study and has significant repercussions on people's health. Many studies confirm the negative effects stress workers' health in workplace, affecting both their physical mental However, there no consensus when investigating construct "perceived work discrimination".To examine how perceived workplace been investigated, considering its association with occupational outcomes.A scoping review will be performed according to PRISMA guidelines for...
The COVID-19 pandemic has revealed existing gaps in policies, systems and services, stressing the need for concerted global action on healthy aging. Similar to pandemic, dementia is a challenge health scale. Our hypothesis that translational potential lies cross-country learning by involving three high-income countries with distinct geo-political-cultural-social Latin America (Chile), South Pacific (New Zealand) Europe (Germany). vision such will lead providing adequate, equitable...