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Sustainability
This is a systematic review of the impact of COVID-19 confinement on problematic video game use a... more This is a systematic review of the impact of COVID-19 confinement on problematic video game use and addiction. The research questions were: (1) What instruments were used to measure problematic gaming and video game addiction in the context of COVID-19; (2) how many studies made comparisons with analogous samples measured at two timepoints (pre-confinement and confinement); and (3) what were the results of these studies in terms of a possible increase of problematic gaming and video game addiction during confinement. The review followed the PRISMA model and used Web of Science and Scopus. Following an initial identification of 99 articles, inclusion and exclusion criteria were applied leaving 31 articles in response to the first two research questions and 6 articles for the third. The results show that a wide variety of instruments were used, with IGDS9-SF and IGD-20 being the most common. A high number of non-validated ad hoc instruments were used. Only six (22.58%) of the 31 studi...
Tobacco Induced Diseases
INTRODUCTION The objective of this study was to determine the changes in tobacco consumption in S... more INTRODUCTION The objective of this study was to determine the changes in tobacco consumption in Spanish university students during the lockdown in 2020, and to identify vulnerable groups based on gender, age, and living situation. METHODS This was a cross-sectional descriptive study. From a sample of 1540 Spanish university students, 19.9% (n=306; 77.6% women; mean age=30.9 years; SD=8.3) reported having consumed tobacco. The frequency and average daily consumption of cigarettes and electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS) before the pandemic and during lockdown were analyzed. RESULTS A total of 97.1% of students consumed only cigarettes, 2.9% only ENDS, and 3.3% were dual consumers. During lockdown, cigarette consumption was significantly reduced (5.3 before; 4.0 during; t (71) =3.6255; p<0.001) in the youngest group (aged 18-24 years). However, women daily users significantly increased their consumption (t (149) =-2.5461; p<0.05) and so did the 35-44 years age group (t (32) =-2.2285; p<0.05). Cigarette consumption significantly increased in those who were living alone (5.6 to 7.2; Z=-2.351; p<0.05) and with a partner (7.2 to 8.0; t (97) =-2.3771; p<0.05), but decreased in those who were living with their parents or other relatives (6.2 to 4.5; t (101) =3.4298; p<0.001). A total of 17.0% ceased consumption during lockdown, mainly women, younger students (aged 18-24 years), and those who lived with their parents. None of the people who used cigarettes daily during the pre-pandemic period stopped smoking during lockdown. CONCLUSIONS Younger university students and those living with their parents decreased their tobacco use during the lockdown. Potentially vulnerable groups at risk of increasing their consumption were women who consumed tobacco daily before the pandemic and students aged 35-44 years who lived alone or with their partner.
International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction
The objectives were: (a) to establish cannabis use prevalence in university students; (b) to dete... more The objectives were: (a) to establish cannabis use prevalence in university students; (b) to determine the changes in consumption of cannabis between prior to and during lockdown. Problematic consumption, gender, and age were taken into account to establish risk groups. Of 1,472 participants between 18-54 years (M = 27.51), 8.01% reported using cannabis before and/or during lockdown (56.6% male). The Cannabis Abuse Screening Test (CAST) was used to detect cannabis abuse. The main form of consumption was spliffs (89.9%). The mean of spliffs consumed per day decreased during lockdown, but was only significant in male and in the 18-24 group. This decrease was also significant for all three levels of CAST problematic use. Users with moderate addiction and dependence reduced their average number of spliffs consumed per day during lockdown to a greater extent than those without addiction. These findings establish target groups of prevention interventions in the university.
Revista Espanola De Salud Publica, Oct 27, 2022
International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction
The objective was to analyze the relationship between depression and suicidal ideation and psycho... more The objective was to analyze the relationship between depression and suicidal ideation and psychotropic drugs use during COVID-19 lockdown in adult population considering gender and age. The method used is a descriptive and non-probabilistic study, with a convenience sampling of 3780 participants (70.1% female), aged 18-64 years (M = 37.8). 18.3% participants presented depression and 5.1% exhibited suicidal ideation. The depression rate for female was double (21.4%) than male and 5 times higher (30.2%) for the youngest participants (18-24 years old) compared to oldest (55-64 years old), being this rate triple in suicidal ideation (9%). Depression correlated positively with tranquilizers and sleeping pills' consumption; and suicidal ideation did so with tranquilizers and sedatives. The rate of tranquilizer users was 8 times higher for severe depression compared to those who did not present depression, 5 times higher for sleeping pills, and 6 times higher for sedatives. The rate of tranquilizer users exhibiting suicidal ideation was more than triple than those who did not present suicidal ideation, between 3 and 4 times higher for sleeping pills, and almost 7 times higher for sedatives. The higher the level of depression and suicidal ideation during lockdown, the greater the consumption of psychotropic drugs. The consumption of psychotropic drugs should be monitored in people with depression and suicidal ideation during periods of crisis.
Actualmente, se considera que el envejecimiento puede clasificarse en tres tipos, el normal, el p... more Actualmente, se considera que el envejecimiento puede clasificarse en tres tipos, el normal, el patológico, donde se encontraría el deterioro cognitivo leve (DCL) y finalmente, el envejecimiento óptimo. A partir de los resultados obtenidos en diferentes pruebas de evaluación neuropsicológica, se plantea como objetivo, establecer grupos diagnósticos de DCL, para describirlos y compararlos. La aplicación de las pruebas se realiza a 20 personas de entre 65 y 94 años, residentes en un centro para mayores de Valencia, España. Los resultados mostraron que, el grupo más frecuente fue el de DCL multidominio no amnésico, y que el menos frecuente el DCL amnésico. Pruebas como el WMS dígitos, la prueba del test Barcelona de evocación categoría, y la de imágenes superpuestas; al igual que las pruebas de funcionamiento cognitivo general, MEC y MoCA, nos demuestran que existen diferencias entre los grupos de DCL
En el presente trabajo se realiza, en primer lugar, una descripción de la sintomatología depresiv... more En el presente trabajo se realiza, en primer lugar, una descripción de la sintomatología depresiva en general y en la población de personas mayores en particular. A su vez, se exponen una serie de variables que podrían estar relacionadas con la presencia o ausencia de esta sintomatología. Estas variables son edad, género, estado civil, deterioro cognitivo, dependencia física, estilo de afrontamiento y bienestar psicológico. A partir de estas variables, se realiza un análisis probabilístico empleando el Método de Bayes, herramienta novedosa en el campo de la investigación psicológica. La investigación se llevó a cabo en 66 sujetos mayores de 65 años, y los instrumentos utilizados para recabar información fueron la Prueba de Vocabulario de la Escala de lnteligencia de Wechsler para Adultos- lll, la Escala de Depresión Geriátrica de Yesavage, el Cuestionario de Afrontamiento de Estrés, las Escalas de Bienestar Psicológico de Ryff, el Mini Examen Cognoscitivo y el fndice de Barthel. Los...
Investigación e intervención en Salud: Revisiones sobre los nuevos retos.
Investigación y práctica en salud: nuevos retos en el contexto sanitario, 2021, ISBN 978-84-09-27602-8, págs. 227-238, 2021
Investigación en salud y envejecimiento: respondiendo a nuevas demandas sociales, 2021, ISBN 978-84-09-33684-5, págs. 65-78, 2021
Intervención e investigación en contextos clínicos y de la salud: análisis multidisciplinar, 2021, ISBN 978-84-09-32902-1, págs. 275-288, 2021
Calidad de vida, cuidadores e intervención para la mejora de la salud: promoción y desarrollo, 2021, ISBN 978-84-09-33683-8, págs. 51-59, 2021
Conocimientos, investigación y prácticas en el campo de la salud: actualización de competencias, 2021, ISBN 978-84-09-33686-9, págs. 175-184, 2021
Investigación e intervención en Salud: revisiones sobre los nuevos retos, 2021, ISBN 978-84-1377-833-4, págs. 29-45, 2021
Revista Espanola De Salud Publica, 2021
Older adults make up a fundamental part of society, but as technologies advance their use it beco... more Older adults make up a fundamental part of society, but as technologies advance their use it becomes a challenge and society fails to integrate them. This study aims to carry out a comparative analysis of the difficulties that older adults have when using the Internet in two cities in the province of Guayas, specifically in the Silver Wire Association of the General Villamil Playas Canton and the Alegria de Vivir de Guayaquil The research design is quantitative descriptive and cross-sectional with a sample of 50 older adults, with an age range between 60 and 92 years. The type of sampling is non-probabilistic and intentional, consisting of a sample of 50 older adults and with an average of 75.6 years of age. The information was obtained through the Internet survey in Seniors (INMA) designed to assess the use and difficulties in accessing and managing the Internet in older people. The results show that even older adults living in cities with development opportunities lack knowledge a...
Scandinavian Journal of Psychology, 2014
The aim of this work was to study the effects of valence and age on visual image recognition memo... more The aim of this work was to study the effects of valence and age on visual image recognition memory. The International Affective Picture System (IAPS) battery was used, and response time data were analyzed using analysis of variance, as well as an ex-Gaussian fit method. Older participants were slower and more variable in their reaction times. Response times were longer for negative valence pictures, however this was statistically significant only for young participants. This suggests that negative emotional valence has a strong effect on recognition memory in young but not in old participants. The s parameter, often related to attention in the literature, was smaller for young than old participants in an ex-Gaussian fit. Differences on the s parameter might suggest poorer attentional performance in old participants.
Actualización en salud para la mejora de la calidad de vida: nuevas perspectivas de intervención, 2021, ISBN 978-84-09-32799-7, págs. 319-332, 2021
Sustainability
This is a systematic review of the impact of COVID-19 confinement on problematic video game use a... more This is a systematic review of the impact of COVID-19 confinement on problematic video game use and addiction. The research questions were: (1) What instruments were used to measure problematic gaming and video game addiction in the context of COVID-19; (2) how many studies made comparisons with analogous samples measured at two timepoints (pre-confinement and confinement); and (3) what were the results of these studies in terms of a possible increase of problematic gaming and video game addiction during confinement. The review followed the PRISMA model and used Web of Science and Scopus. Following an initial identification of 99 articles, inclusion and exclusion criteria were applied leaving 31 articles in response to the first two research questions and 6 articles for the third. The results show that a wide variety of instruments were used, with IGDS9-SF and IGD-20 being the most common. A high number of non-validated ad hoc instruments were used. Only six (22.58%) of the 31 studi...
Tobacco Induced Diseases
INTRODUCTION The objective of this study was to determine the changes in tobacco consumption in S... more INTRODUCTION The objective of this study was to determine the changes in tobacco consumption in Spanish university students during the lockdown in 2020, and to identify vulnerable groups based on gender, age, and living situation. METHODS This was a cross-sectional descriptive study. From a sample of 1540 Spanish university students, 19.9% (n=306; 77.6% women; mean age=30.9 years; SD=8.3) reported having consumed tobacco. The frequency and average daily consumption of cigarettes and electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS) before the pandemic and during lockdown were analyzed. RESULTS A total of 97.1% of students consumed only cigarettes, 2.9% only ENDS, and 3.3% were dual consumers. During lockdown, cigarette consumption was significantly reduced (5.3 before; 4.0 during; t (71) =3.6255; p<0.001) in the youngest group (aged 18-24 years). However, women daily users significantly increased their consumption (t (149) =-2.5461; p<0.05) and so did the 35-44 years age group (t (32) =-2.2285; p<0.05). Cigarette consumption significantly increased in those who were living alone (5.6 to 7.2; Z=-2.351; p<0.05) and with a partner (7.2 to 8.0; t (97) =-2.3771; p<0.05), but decreased in those who were living with their parents or other relatives (6.2 to 4.5; t (101) =3.4298; p<0.001). A total of 17.0% ceased consumption during lockdown, mainly women, younger students (aged 18-24 years), and those who lived with their parents. None of the people who used cigarettes daily during the pre-pandemic period stopped smoking during lockdown. CONCLUSIONS Younger university students and those living with their parents decreased their tobacco use during the lockdown. Potentially vulnerable groups at risk of increasing their consumption were women who consumed tobacco daily before the pandemic and students aged 35-44 years who lived alone or with their partner.
International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction
The objectives were: (a) to establish cannabis use prevalence in university students; (b) to dete... more The objectives were: (a) to establish cannabis use prevalence in university students; (b) to determine the changes in consumption of cannabis between prior to and during lockdown. Problematic consumption, gender, and age were taken into account to establish risk groups. Of 1,472 participants between 18-54 years (M = 27.51), 8.01% reported using cannabis before and/or during lockdown (56.6% male). The Cannabis Abuse Screening Test (CAST) was used to detect cannabis abuse. The main form of consumption was spliffs (89.9%). The mean of spliffs consumed per day decreased during lockdown, but was only significant in male and in the 18-24 group. This decrease was also significant for all three levels of CAST problematic use. Users with moderate addiction and dependence reduced their average number of spliffs consumed per day during lockdown to a greater extent than those without addiction. These findings establish target groups of prevention interventions in the university.
Revista Espanola De Salud Publica, Oct 27, 2022
International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction
The objective was to analyze the relationship between depression and suicidal ideation and psycho... more The objective was to analyze the relationship between depression and suicidal ideation and psychotropic drugs use during COVID-19 lockdown in adult population considering gender and age. The method used is a descriptive and non-probabilistic study, with a convenience sampling of 3780 participants (70.1% female), aged 18-64 years (M = 37.8). 18.3% participants presented depression and 5.1% exhibited suicidal ideation. The depression rate for female was double (21.4%) than male and 5 times higher (30.2%) for the youngest participants (18-24 years old) compared to oldest (55-64 years old), being this rate triple in suicidal ideation (9%). Depression correlated positively with tranquilizers and sleeping pills' consumption; and suicidal ideation did so with tranquilizers and sedatives. The rate of tranquilizer users was 8 times higher for severe depression compared to those who did not present depression, 5 times higher for sleeping pills, and 6 times higher for sedatives. The rate of tranquilizer users exhibiting suicidal ideation was more than triple than those who did not present suicidal ideation, between 3 and 4 times higher for sleeping pills, and almost 7 times higher for sedatives. The higher the level of depression and suicidal ideation during lockdown, the greater the consumption of psychotropic drugs. The consumption of psychotropic drugs should be monitored in people with depression and suicidal ideation during periods of crisis.
Actualmente, se considera que el envejecimiento puede clasificarse en tres tipos, el normal, el p... more Actualmente, se considera que el envejecimiento puede clasificarse en tres tipos, el normal, el patológico, donde se encontraría el deterioro cognitivo leve (DCL) y finalmente, el envejecimiento óptimo. A partir de los resultados obtenidos en diferentes pruebas de evaluación neuropsicológica, se plantea como objetivo, establecer grupos diagnósticos de DCL, para describirlos y compararlos. La aplicación de las pruebas se realiza a 20 personas de entre 65 y 94 años, residentes en un centro para mayores de Valencia, España. Los resultados mostraron que, el grupo más frecuente fue el de DCL multidominio no amnésico, y que el menos frecuente el DCL amnésico. Pruebas como el WMS dígitos, la prueba del test Barcelona de evocación categoría, y la de imágenes superpuestas; al igual que las pruebas de funcionamiento cognitivo general, MEC y MoCA, nos demuestran que existen diferencias entre los grupos de DCL
En el presente trabajo se realiza, en primer lugar, una descripción de la sintomatología depresiv... more En el presente trabajo se realiza, en primer lugar, una descripción de la sintomatología depresiva en general y en la población de personas mayores en particular. A su vez, se exponen una serie de variables que podrían estar relacionadas con la presencia o ausencia de esta sintomatología. Estas variables son edad, género, estado civil, deterioro cognitivo, dependencia física, estilo de afrontamiento y bienestar psicológico. A partir de estas variables, se realiza un análisis probabilístico empleando el Método de Bayes, herramienta novedosa en el campo de la investigación psicológica. La investigación se llevó a cabo en 66 sujetos mayores de 65 años, y los instrumentos utilizados para recabar información fueron la Prueba de Vocabulario de la Escala de lnteligencia de Wechsler para Adultos- lll, la Escala de Depresión Geriátrica de Yesavage, el Cuestionario de Afrontamiento de Estrés, las Escalas de Bienestar Psicológico de Ryff, el Mini Examen Cognoscitivo y el fndice de Barthel. Los...
Investigación e intervención en Salud: Revisiones sobre los nuevos retos.
Investigación y práctica en salud: nuevos retos en el contexto sanitario, 2021, ISBN 978-84-09-27602-8, págs. 227-238, 2021
Investigación en salud y envejecimiento: respondiendo a nuevas demandas sociales, 2021, ISBN 978-84-09-33684-5, págs. 65-78, 2021
Intervención e investigación en contextos clínicos y de la salud: análisis multidisciplinar, 2021, ISBN 978-84-09-32902-1, págs. 275-288, 2021
Calidad de vida, cuidadores e intervención para la mejora de la salud: promoción y desarrollo, 2021, ISBN 978-84-09-33683-8, págs. 51-59, 2021
Conocimientos, investigación y prácticas en el campo de la salud: actualización de competencias, 2021, ISBN 978-84-09-33686-9, págs. 175-184, 2021
Investigación e intervención en Salud: revisiones sobre los nuevos retos, 2021, ISBN 978-84-1377-833-4, págs. 29-45, 2021
Revista Espanola De Salud Publica, 2021
Older adults make up a fundamental part of society, but as technologies advance their use it beco... more Older adults make up a fundamental part of society, but as technologies advance their use it becomes a challenge and society fails to integrate them. This study aims to carry out a comparative analysis of the difficulties that older adults have when using the Internet in two cities in the province of Guayas, specifically in the Silver Wire Association of the General Villamil Playas Canton and the Alegria de Vivir de Guayaquil The research design is quantitative descriptive and cross-sectional with a sample of 50 older adults, with an age range between 60 and 92 years. The type of sampling is non-probabilistic and intentional, consisting of a sample of 50 older adults and with an average of 75.6 years of age. The information was obtained through the Internet survey in Seniors (INMA) designed to assess the use and difficulties in accessing and managing the Internet in older people. The results show that even older adults living in cities with development opportunities lack knowledge a...
Scandinavian Journal of Psychology, 2014
The aim of this work was to study the effects of valence and age on visual image recognition memo... more The aim of this work was to study the effects of valence and age on visual image recognition memory. The International Affective Picture System (IAPS) battery was used, and response time data were analyzed using analysis of variance, as well as an ex-Gaussian fit method. Older participants were slower and more variable in their reaction times. Response times were longer for negative valence pictures, however this was statistically significant only for young participants. This suggests that negative emotional valence has a strong effect on recognition memory in young but not in old participants. The s parameter, often related to attention in the literature, was smaller for young than old participants in an ex-Gaussian fit. Differences on the s parameter might suggest poorer attentional performance in old participants.
Actualización en salud para la mejora de la calidad de vida: nuevas perspectivas de intervención, 2021, ISBN 978-84-09-32799-7, págs. 319-332, 2021