A5081469411- Antibiotic Use and Resistance
- COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies
- Patient Satisfaction in Healthcare
- Radioactivity and Radon Measurements
- Radiation Dose and Imaging
- Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes
- SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
- Long-Term Effects of COVID-19
- Inflammatory mediators and NSAID effects
- Pharmaceutical studies and practices
- Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life
- Radioactive contamination and transfer
- Microscopic Colitis
- Inflammatory Bowel Disease
- Healthcare Systems and Technology
- Smoking Behavior and Cessation
- Antiplatelet Therapy and Cardiovascular Diseases
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research
- Diabetes Treatment and Management
- Lung Cancer Treatments and Mutations
- Air Quality and Health Impacts
- COVID-19 and healthcare impacts
- Dermatological and COVID-19 studies
- Dental Health and Care Utilization
- Pancreatic function and diabetes
Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Epidemiología y Salud Pública
2015-2024
Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria de Santiago
2018-2024
Universidade de Santiago de Compostela
2011-2024
Instituto de Salud Carlos III
2018-2023
Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Santiago
2017-2018
Center for Research in Molecular Medicine and Chronic Diseases
2011
Resistance increases with the use and abuse of antibiotics. Since physicians are primarily responsible for decision to antibiotics, ascertaining attitudes knowledge that underlie their prescribing habits is thus a prerequisite improving prescription. Three-year follow-up cohort study (2008–2010) targeting primary-care (n = 2100) in Galicia, region NW Spain. We used data obtained from postal survey assess attitudes. A physician was deemed have demonstrated Appropriate Quality Prescription...
To assess the prevalence and severity of caries in 12- 15-year-old schoolchildren, to analyse related risk factors. We conducted a cross-sectional study on random sample 1843 schoolchildren aged 12 15 from Galicia (northwest Spain). Self-administered questionnaire dental clinical examination were performed obtain information about oral health habits, hygiene. A logistic regression model including dental-caries-related variables was generated for each age group. The respective findings...
Background The COVID-19 pandemic has had a significant impact on the population’s mental health. However, its consumption of anxiolytics, sedatives, hypnotics and antidepressants remains to be evaluated. Hence, this article aims assess prescription trends these drugs in Portugal, from January 2018 March 2021, while critically examining whether an or not. Methods A nationwide interrupted time-series analysis data outpatient setting public health sector was conducted. encompassed defined daily...
During the summer of 2006, a wave wildfires struck Galicia (north-west Spain), giving rise to disaster situation in which great deal territory was destroyed. Unlike other occasions, this case also threatened farms, houses and even human lives, with result that perception helplessness most acute experienced recent years. This study sought analyse respiratory mental health effects August-2006 fires, using consumption anxiolytics-hypnotics drugs for obstructive airway diseases as indicators.We...
Background: Age-related comorbidities prone older adults to polypharmacy and an increased risk of potentially inappropriate medication (PIM) use. This work aims analyze the concordance overlap among EU(7)-PIM list, 2019 Beers criteria, Screening Tool Older Person’s Prescriptions (STOPP) version 2 criteria also prevalence PIM. Methods: A retrospective cohort study was conducted on inpatients internal medicine ward. Demographic, clinical, pharmacological data were collected, during March 2020....
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has spread globally and is currently having a damaging impact on nearly all countries in the world. The implementation of stringent measures to stop COVID-19 dissemination had an influence healthcare services associated procedures, possibly causing antibiotic consumption fluctuations. This paper aims evaluate immediate long-term pandemic prescribing trends outpatient care Portuguese public health sector, including primary centers hospitals, as well...
The World Health Organization has proposed that a search be made for alternatives to vaccines the prevention and treatment of COVID-19, with one such alternative being selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs). This study thus sought assess: impact previous SSRI antidepressants on severity COVID-19 (risk hospitalisation, admission an intensive care unit [ICU], mortality), its influence susceptibility SARS-CoV-2 progression severe COVID-19. We conducted population-based multiple...
Introduction: there is still uncertainty about which aspects of cigarette smoking influence the risk Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD). The aim this study was to estimate COPD as related duration use, intensity lifetime tobacco consumption, age initiation and years abstinence. Methods: we conducted an analytical cross-sectional based on data from EPISCAN-II (n=9,092). All participants underwent a face-to face interview post-bronchodilator spirometry performed. defined FEV1/FVC...
Indoor radon is a human lung carcinogen. The objective of this research to describe residential distribution in European region with high geogenic potential using cross‐sectional data. This study also aimed at describing the use census tracts as geographical unit maps and according floor level. To do this, 6080 measurements were carried out by Galician Radon Laboratory (GRL, https://www.radon.gal ) alpha track detectors located each dwelling for least 3 months. dwellings measured primary...
Studying the impact of demographic changes and progress in management stroke patients is necessary order to organize care structures for coming years. Consequently, we analyzed prognostic trends admitted Stroke Unit a tertiary hospital last ten years.The University Clinical Hospital Santiago de Compostela referral catchment area that accounts 16.5% population Galicia. Data from were registered prospectively. A multinomial logistic regression was performed determine influence new factors with...
Excessive and inappropriate use of antibiotics increases antimicrobial resistance. The aim this study was to determine the magnitude determinants antibiotic dispensing without prescription in Spain by simulated patient technique.A cross-sectional conducted with all pharmacies a region north-west (n = 977), between December 2016 January 2017. Four actors visited simulating respiratory infection. incremental levels pressure were used obtain an antibiotic. education sex person who area where...
Aim To evaluate the prevalence of alcohol consumption among university students during late adolescence and young adulthood to identify associated factors. Material Methods Cohort study in Spain (n = 1382). Heavy Episodic Drinking (HED) Risky Consumption (RC) were measured with Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT) at ages 18, 20, 22, 24 27 years. Data on potential factors use obtained an additional questionnaire. Multilevel logistic regression for repeated measures was used...
Residential radon exposure is a major public health problem. It the second greatest cause of lung cancer, after smoking, and in never-smokers. This study shows indoor distribution Galicia estimates percentage dwellings exceeding reference levels. based on 3245 residential measurements obtained from Galician Radon Map project controls two previous case-control studies cancer. Results show high median concentration (99 Bq m-3), with 49.3% having above 100 m-3 11.1% 300 m-3. Ourense Pontevedra,...
Objectives Antibiotic misprescription is a major driver of resistance, which worldwide public health problem. Therefore, our aim to assess the influence determinants physician prescribing on quality antibiotic use. Methods A 3 year cohort study including all primary-care physicians working in Portugal's Central Regional Health Administration (n = 1094) was conducted. We assessed using pre-validated, personally addressed, reply-paid, self-administered questionnaire (sent four times...
Dentist play an important role in misuse of antibiotics. Identification the dental activities linked to antibiotics is for improving dentists' prescribing quality. The aim study was quantify magnitude inappropriate antibiotic by dentists Spain and identify characteristics, knowledge attitudes that influence quality.We conducted a cross-sectional, questionnaire-based on Spain, assessing quality (dependent variable) basis their responses about prescription 14 clinical situations. As...
The aim of this study was to develop a novel, self-administered questionnaire identify primary-care physicians' knowledge and attitudes regarding antibiotics resistance (KAAR). population comprised primary care physicians. conducted in five phases. Phase I consisted systematic review qualitative focus-group (n = 33 physicians), which items were formulated so as be measured on continuous, visual analogue scale (VAS); II, content validation face validity evaluated by panel experts,...
We aimed to know if radon concentration is associated with municipal mortality due brain cancer in Galicia, Spain. designed an ecological study taking as unit Galician municipalities. To be included, municipalities had have at least three measurements. correlated concentrations these malignant tumors during the period 1999-2008. calculated relative risk of dying cancers for each municipality and this value using Spearman's Rho. 251 were close 3,500 measurements average 14 municipality....
High rates of antibiotic misprescribing in primary care, with alarming clinical and economic consequences, highlight the urgent need for interventions to improve prescribing this setting.To assess effectiveness on quality indicators a multifaceted intervention targeting health professionals' patients' behaviour regarding use.We conducted pragmatic cluster-randomized controlled trial catchment area covered by Portugal's Central Regional Health Administration. The consisted multidisciplinary,...
Abstract Small cell lung cancer (SCLC) comprises approximately 10% of all cases. Tobacco is its main risk factor; however, occupation might play a role in this specific subtype. The effect on SCLC has been hardly studied and therefore we aim to assess the SCLC. To do this, designed multicentric, hospital-based, case–control study. Cases consisted exclusively patients controls were recruited from having minor surgery at participating hospitals. Face face interviews emphasizing tobacco...