Javier Almela

University of Murcia | UM · Department of Information and Communication Engineering

OBJECTIVES: The objective of this study was to develop and validate 6 checklists for evaluating abdominal pain in clinical simulation scenarios; to assess student competencies in managing 6 clinical cases using OSCE, based on faculty evaluations; and to analyze discrepancies between faculty and student evaluations. DESIGN: A practical workshop was...

The creation of audio-visual content and the increase in the use of social networks by society have provided new opportunities for promoting health and the benefits of organ donation. This study analyzes the influence of audiovisual content produced by adolescents in the context of an educational program related to the promotion of organ donation w...

Influencers are the main source of disseminated health-related content, and this content is also more accepted by the population compared to content disseminated by health institutions. The objective of this study is to determine the communication strategies and content that generate more engagement with users who follow health and pharmacy topics....

Currently, more than half of all donors are aged over 65 years, and previous studies have shown that this group is less willing to support organ donation. Objective: to analyse the attitude of people aged over 65 years toward organ donation and transplantation (ODT) and to determine how their psychosocial profile affects their attitude. Study po...

La situación de confinamiento debido a la pandemia por covid-19 ha llevado a acelerar el proceso de integración de las TIC en el Grado en Medicina para poder finalizar el curso académico. En este estudio evaluamos la valoración del alumnado de cuatro seminarios impartidos mediante screencast en Endocrinología, impartida en 5º de Grado en Medicina....

Background In education, we can use cinema to create methodologies that develop the critical thinking to acquire knowledge in a collaborative way. Favorable attitudes toward organ donation and transplantation (ODT) is low in adolescents. Working on topics related to ODT, such as religion, immigration, and the law, can help to improve students’ know...

Background Audiovisual creation allows teachers and students to become consumers and producers of information, creating collaborative environments. In the field of organ donation and transplantation (ODT), most of the educational proposals analyzed to date consist of presentations. The teacher does not usually have a decisive role in this type of m...

YouTube is an appropriate social network for disseminating scientific audiovisual content, and this content can help to make the position of women in science, and gender equality, more visible. The aim of this study is to analyse the visibility of women scientists on the YouTube channels of Spanish biosanitary research institutes accredited by the...

Objective There is a lack of awareness about organ donation among teenagers, a fact that could decrease future donation rates. The objective is to analyze the impact of an educational proposal based on the creation of short films. Methods Fifteen schools were randomly selected: ten for the experimental group (EG), and five for the control group (C...

Editing is a basic subject in the learning of students in the Communication Degrees. The high cost of the equipment has been a problem for the teaching of the practical phase. However, nowadays, software and equipment are more accessible for students. This study shows the results obtained in the three editions of a course at the University of Murci...

Background: The concept of brain death (BD) is not well understood in the general population; this lack of knowledge is one of the main factors that generates an attitude against organ donation. Older people are a population group that has rarely been studied in relation to organ donation and transplantation (ODT), and it is important to investiga...

Background: Worldwide population aging has resulted in changes in the approach to the organ donation and transplantation (ODT) process, forcing us to include older people on transplant waiting lists and to assess older patients as potential donors. However, this is a sector of the population that has not been studied in great detail in terms of th...

Background: Living donation is a potential source of organs that could help to reduce the organ transplant deficit. Given that we have a worldwide aging population, it is important to assess the opinion of older people toward this type of donation. Objectives: To analyze the attitude of people aged > 65 years toward living kidney donation (LKD)...

Background: It is important for teenagers to have a favorable attitude toward organ donation and transplantation (ODT) in order to increase the number of future donors. To determine the attitude of teenagers in the South East of Spain toward ODT and to analyze the psychosocial variables related to this attitude. Methods: The study population con...

La creación de propuestas educativas que incentivan los actos prosociales, relacionados con la promoción de la salud, son fundamentales para proporcionar una mejor calidad de vida a la población. En este sentido, es importante sensibilizar a los adolescentes en determinadas acciones prosociales, que les puedan ayudar además en su formación a nivel...

Background It is well-known that there is a high incidence of depression in patients on the liver transplant (LT) waiting list. However, there have been few studies of psychological intervention on these patients. Objectives To determine symptoms of depression in patients on the LT waiting list and the impact of group psychotherapy. Methods Study...

The current growth in gamification-based applications, and especially in what is known as Digital Game-based Learning (DGBL), is providing new opportunities with considerable educational potential. In the present study, we report on the results of the progress of a project for developing a setting for a gamified website carried out ad hoc, compleme...

Background The patients on liver transplant (LT) waiting list usually present with deterioration in their quality of life. Previous studies on psychological intervention have shown how the quality of life can be improved. Objective to analyze preliminary results of the influence of group psychotherapy on the quality of life of patients on LT waiti...

Background: The aging of the population has changed some of the approaches to the organ donation and transplant (ODT) process, such as considering elderly people as potential donors. We aimed to assess social and family discussions among the elderly about ODT and its effect on their attitude toward organ donation. Methods: A study was carried ou...

Introduction: In rural areas it is common to find unfavorable attitudes toward organ donation, and therefore it is important to find out the attitude and profile of new generations for improving predisposition to organ donation in these areas. Our objective was to analyze the attitude toward organ donation and the related variables of teenagers in...

Introduction: It is important to determine the level of social acceptance of xenotransplantation, especially in places where there are preclinical xenotransplantation projects. In this sense, it is important to know the attitude of teenagers, given that their attitude could have an influence on this kind of donation in the future. Objectives: Th...

Teachers play a fundamental role in providing information to adolescents and could influence their attitudes. To analyze the attitude of teachers toward organ donation and the concept of brain death (BD); the psychosocial variables related to attitude; and the information provided to pupils. A multicenter study was carried out using a random sample...