Juan Jose Sanchez-Sosa

• PhD
• Managing Director at National Autonomous University of Mexico

Asumir y efectuar los cuidados de los pacientes con padecimientos crónicos que ya no pueden responder a intervenciones curativas −es decir, en cuidados paliativos−, representa una carga emocional y conductual excesiva para quienes otorgan esos cuidados, lo que tiene diversas implicaciones cognitivas y efectos muy dañinos en su salud. En los países...

Background: In Latin America, where 7.8% of worldwide new cancer cases occur, the implementation of supportive care services for cancer patients within public hospitals is not common practice and it is often a low priority. Identifying the priority care needs of these cancer patients is relevant to improve care provision, especially in Mexico, wher...

Supporting table 1. Descriptive characteristics of the sample. Supporting table 2. Mean levels of supportive care needs at each time point. Supporting table 3: Top 5 unmet care needs per dimension based on the response rate to the low‐high need answer categories.

Objective This study examined the course and predictors of supportive care needs among Mexican breast cancer patients for different cancer treatment trajectories. Methods Data from 172 (66.4% response rate) patients were considered in this observational longitudinal study. Participants were measured after diagnosis, neoadjuvant treatment, surgery,...

El objetivo del estudio fue evaluar el efecto de dos tipos de entrenamiento conductual en el desarrollo de habilidades instrumentales y verbales para el uso correcto del condón femenino en adolescentes de la Ciudad de México. Un segundo objetivo buscó identificar los principales errores cometidos por los participantes al colocar el condón femenino....

Resumen Los médicos residentes están continuamente expuestos a la fatiga, que puede ocasionarles problemas laborales, académicos y personales, por consiguiente, es importante contar con instrumentos confiables y válidos para medirla. Una de las escalas más utilizadas es la Escala de gravedad de fatiga, sin embargo, hay versiones con una y distinto...

The aim of this paper is to describe educational programs that reportedly teach how to break bad news in the emergency department. We also suggest some recommendations on how to communicate bad news based on the research of evidence available in the field. The examined evidence points toward six major components with which physicians should familia...

Purpose: Mexican breast cancer patients are generally diagnosed in advanced stages of the disease and often experience delays in cancer treatment delivery. Currently, little is known about these patients' psychological care needs. This study assessed levels and correlates of supportive care needs of Mexican breast cancer patients around the time o...

La fatiga es una sensación de cansancio físico con consecuencias adversas en la calidad de vida de las personas, por consiguiente, es importante contar con instrumentos confiables y válidos para medirla. Una de las escalas más utilizadas es la Escala de Impacto de Fatiga, sin embargo, hay versiones con una y tres dimensiones en diversas culturas. P...

Among the current interventions for generalized anxiety disorder (GAD), biofeedback-based training has shown efficacy at reducing physiological arousal associated to the anxiety response. Traditional protocols however generally include recordings of a small number of physiological responses. In addition, few studies have explored if biofeedback can...

Homeless women are one of the most vulnerable groups worldwide since they are victims of labor and sexual exploitation, abuse, discrimination and marginalization at a higher rate than the rest of the population. However, currently, Mexico lacks of an accurate definition of such social group, and their characteristics as well as the magnitude and di...

Mental health of girls at risk of homelessness is seriously affected by the vulnerable conditions in which they are involved. However, there are few studies that have addressed the issue worldwide. This study was conducted to explore the mental health of a sample of 26 girls at risk of homelessness, through differences by subjective well-being leve...

Mental health of girls at risk of homelessness is seriously affected by the vulnerable conditions in which they are involved. However, there are few studies that have addressed the issue worldwide. This study was conducted to explore the mental health of a sample of 26 girls at risk of homelessness, through differences by subjective well-being leve...

Bone tumors consist of abnormal cells proliferation in bones or from bone-derived cells and tissues. The specialized literature classifies them into two broad groups: benign or noncancerous, and malignant or cancerous. In both cases, behavioral maladjustment is severe, since the course of the condition involves life events altered by intense stress...

In this paper we summarize the central core of a psychological model for adherence behaviors (PMAB) in the context of HIV-positive persons. First, we justify the importance of a conceptual analysis approaching a formal model. Second, we describe recent developments based on the model and the implications for future research to improve both, our kno...

Cuidar a un familiar con cáncer avanzado trae consigo una serie de problemas familiares, laborales, económicos y sociales que impactan negativamente sobre la calidad de vida y la salud física y psicológica de los cuidadores primarios. El objetivo de la presente investigación fue evaluar la eficacia de una intervención basada en la terapia de soluci...

Caring for a relative with terminal cancer brings a series of problems in the family, work, financial and social arenas. These problems, in turn, cause a negative impact on the Quality of Life (QOL) of the patients' primary caregivers, including their physical and psychological health. The purpose of the present study was to examine the effects of...

Objective: The purpose of the present study was to identify potential sources of BO in medical and paramedical staff. Methods: Two questionnaires were applied to medical or paramedical staff at a Comprehensive Cancer Center; the first contained employment data and two questions to identify potential sources of BO or the possible effect on medical c...

This cross-sectional study was carried out to assess the influence of psychological variables on antiretroviral treatment adherence behaviors, based on length of infection in months. Participants included ninety-three HIV-positive persons, who answered two self-administered questionnaires: 1) Psychological variables and adherence behaviors, and 2)...

This cross-sectional study was carried out to assess the influence of psychological variables on antiretroviral treatment adherence behaviors, based on length of infection in months. Participants included ninety-three HIV-positive persons, who answered two self-administered questionnaires: 1) Psychological variables and adherence behaviors, and 2)...

Enduring the symptoms of breast cancer and the effects of radiation therapy frequently lead to depressive and anxious symptoms in patients. The purpose of the present study was to examine the prevalence of anxious and depressive symptomatology in these patients and to explore the effects of clinical and socio-demographic variables on psychological...

Intelligence study and assessment apparently has not yet produced enough articulated knowledge leading to its better understanding, probably due to methodological problems of some procedures used, and a scarce inclusion of neuroscience findings on brain functioning and maturation processes. This study proposes a model for questionnaire development...

A cross-sectional study was carried out with the main objective to assess the effects of psychological variables on quality of life in terms on the clinical stage of the infection among 51 HIV+ persons, whom were 100% adherent. The physical health dimension yielded results as follows: in clinical stage A an effect of current behavioral competencies...

This paper presents the development of a brief scale of school adjustment (BSAS-10). It was used a quota sample of four public facilities of secondary and high school (N=1285). For the concurrent validity were employed: the Parent Adolescent Communication Scale (Barnes and Olson, 1984), the Suicide Ideation Scale (Roberts, 1980) and the average mar...

A cross-sectional study was carried out with themain objective to assess the effects of psychologicalvariables on quality of life in terms on the clinicalstage of the infection among 51 HIV+ persons,whom were 100% adherent. The physical health dimensionyielded results as follows: in clinical stageA an effect of current behavioral competencies wasob...

Introduction: HIV infection is a disease that demands a consistent and efficient practice of adherence behaviors related to antiretroviral treatment. However, research findings in the last few years have shown that psychological and social variables (e.g., depression, stress, low motivation, as well as little or no social support) interfere with th...

This study examined the relationship between anxiety in Latin American children and Latino cultural schemas, parenting strategies, being an ethnic minority, and assimilation. Latin American (n=72; LA) and white European-American (n=46; EA) children living in the U.S., Mexican children living in Mexico (n=99; M), and at least one parent per family (...

Riveros, A., Sánchez Sosa, J.J. & Del Águila, M. (2009). In-ventario de Calidad de Vida y Salud. México: El Manual Moderno.

In order to examine the risk perception of using Over the Counter (OTC) cold/flu remedies, data were collected on a series of cognitive, attitudinal and intentionto- behave variables in the context of the Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB). This proposal by Fishbein and Ajzen allows for the analysis of relationships between behavior and several psych...

La infección por VIH es un padecimiento que demanda la práctica consistente y eficiente de los comportamientos de adhesión al tratamiento antirretroviral en sí y a otras actividades de apoyo al mismo. Sin embargo, en años recientes se ha identificado una diversidad de variables psicológicas y sociales (i.e., depresión, estrés, bajos niveles de moti...

Breast cancer prevalence in many developing nations such as those in Latin America continues to grow at a pace that deserves serious attention, since cancer accounts for high morbidity and mortality rates among relatively young women (LaVecchia & Bosetti, 2005). From a clinical standpoint, breast cancer patients suffer not only from the symptoms of...

Breast cancer prevalence in many developing nations such as those in Latin America continues to grow at a pace that deserves serious attention, since cancer accounts for high morbidity and mortality rates among relatively young women (LaVecchia & Bosetti, 2005). From a clinical standpoint, breast cancer patients suffer not only from the symptoms of...

OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the association between variables related to stress, reasons, and depression, and adherence to treatment in HIV-positive individuals, and to analyze the robustness according to a theoretical psychology model. METHODS: This was a cross-sectional study of 25 female and 39 male HIV-positive participants receiving services at th...

To evaluate the association between variables related to stress, reasons, and depression, and adherence to treatment in HIV-positive individuals, and to analyze the robustness according to a theoretical psychology model. This was a cross-sectional study of 25 female and 39 male HIV-positive participants receiving services at the Outpatient Center f...

IntroductionA depressed patient presents cognitive impairment that remains in spite of depression’s remission. This study intends to evaluate the impact of cognitive training in the treatment of depression, and also of the impairment that depression causes.MethodA program for cognitive training (Alcor) was designed for and applied to a group of pat...

Even though many Latin American universities date as far back as the 16th century and professions such as law or medicine have been regulated since the beginning of the 20th century, the teaching and practice of professional psychology is rather new and socioeconomic conditions hinder fast progression and consolidation as compared to in the United...

The behavioral sciences are taught in medical curricula around the world. In the current paper psychologists teaching in medical schools in Australia, Mexico, Saudi Arabia, Thailand, the United Kingdom and the United States share their experience and reflections. Whilst direct comparisons between countries are not made, the themes that are evident...

Consumption of cocaine in Mexico has increased dramatically in the last 2 decades. Effective programs to treat behavioral aspects of cocaine use are needed to address this problem. The present paper describes the development, application, and evaluation of a brief cognitive-behavioral treatment program for cocaine users (TBUC). A total of 19 cocain...

Outcome deta research from international surveys, on college students report that alcohol problems in colleges are an emergent health concern. This paper describes the development and evaluation of a stepped-care cognitive-behavioral motivational model for college students with alcohol problems, that includes three specific treatment programs, ''BA...

The present paper proposes a psychological model for research on treatment adherence behavior in persons with HIV.The elements of the model are grouped in four stages, two psychological and two biological. The first includesdispositional variables such as interactive situations related to stress, functional competencies and motives, as wellinstrume...

Lasher y Faulkender desarrollaron la Escala de Ansiedad ante el Envejecimiento, y Watkins, Coates y Ferroni señalaron la necesidad de adaptarla para su aplicación en adultos mayores. El presente trabajo tuvo como objetivo evaluar las propiedades psicométricas de la escala original de Lasher y Faulkender, así como de una versión adaptada a adultos m...

Psychotherapy conducted by psychologists in Mexico has a long history and shows promising developments but offers a relatively limited choice for health care recipients, especially in public facilities. Psychotherapy by psychologists occurs mainly in private practice, although it is spreading to public institutions such as hospitals and outpatient...

Lifshitz has documented that conceptualization of old age is influenced by stereotypes. Milligan, Powell, Harley and Furchtgott, made evident that eldedy people with poor health have a tendency to see themselves as the stereotype of an "old person", whereas those with better health tend to see themselves as younger people. Lasher and Faulkender hav...

The cross cultural equivalence of child (n = 217) and parent (n = 283) versions of the revised children’s manifest anxiety scale (RCMAS), multidimensional anxiety scale for children (MASC), and the fear survey schedule for children—revised (FSSC-R) was examined in Mexican youth in Mexico, and Hispanic and white European American youth in the USA. T...

Consumption of cocaine in Mexico has increased dramatically in the last 2 decades. Effective programs to treat behavioral aspects of cocaine use are needed to address this problem. The present paper describes the development, application, and evaluation of a brief cognitive-behavioral treatment program for cocaine users (TBUC). A total of 19 cocain...

The present paper proposes a psychological model for research on treatment adherence behavior in persons with HIV. The elements of the model are grouped in four stages, two psychological and two biological. The first includes dispositional variables such as interactive situations related to stress, functional competencies and motives, as well instr...

Resultados de encuestas internacionales en estudiantes universitarios documentan que los problemas de alcohol constituyen un problema emergente de salud pública. Se describe el desarrollo y evaluación de un modelo cognitivo-conductual motivacional de atención escalonada para estudiantes universitarios con problemas de alcohol, que incluye tres prog...

We explored the relationship between eating disorders, family environment, food accessibility, and family beliefs regarding body shape and weight. 100 women participated. 50 had formal diagnosis of eating disorders and 50 did not. All participants were given a family environment inventory, a food accessibility questionnaire, and a checklist concern...

Method A non-probabilistic random sampling procedure was used to select 35 women from two community centers. One produced 18 participants, and the other 17. All were spouses of problem drinkers, between 25 and 50 years of age and their schooling fluctuated from complete elementary school to college education and their socioeconomic level fluctuated...

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effects of a Spanish mental health video, “Cuida Su Salud Mental”, on the relationship attitudes and social skills knowledge of a Mexican immigrant sample. Subjects consisted of 72 Spanish speaking English as a second language (ESL) students recruited from the Paramount Adult School, in the county of Lo...

Con objeto de evaluar los efectos de una serie de intervenciones de tipo cognitivoconductual sobre la calidad de vida, la adherencia terapéutica e índices de bienestar de pacientes hipertensos se llevaron a cabo dos estudios relacionados. En el primero se exploraron las propiedades psicométricas de un instrumento diseñado para evaluar la calidad de...

Hypertension and diabetes are the main causes of mortality in Mexico and their daily care has components which are difficult to implement in an effective manner including diet, physical exercise, adhering to medication schedules, etc. Wich usually depend directly on the behavior of the patient. In order to examine the effects of a cognitive-behavio...

Chronic renal insufficiency (CRI) due to diabetic nephropathy (DN), represents in Mexico a matter of concern in public health. This illness has an impact so much physical as emotional along the process of the chronicity, this process deteriorates the quality of people’s life that suffer it. For such reason, the purpose of the present investigation...

La hipertensión y diabetes ocupan las primeras causas de mortalidad en México, su cuidado tiene componentes difíciles de implementar, como dieta, actividad física, seguimiento de tratamientos farmacológicos, etc. que suelen depender directamente de la conducta del paciente. A fin de examinar los efectos de una intervención cognitivo-conductual sobr...

In order to examine the effects of a cognitive-behavioral intervention on quality of life, therapeutic adherence and well-being of hypertensive patients, two related studies were conducted. The first study explored the psychometric properties of a health-related quality of life scale in 118 patients. All participants were diagnosed with at least on...

Even though the teaching of psychology in Mexico dates back to the late 19 century, it was only in the 1960's that it was taught as a profession and licenses were issued until the early 70's. Accreditation of psychology programs at the federal level is done mainly by two instances: a governmental committee jointly coordinated by the Ministry of Edu...

To begin accounting for cultural and contextual factors related to child rearing in Mexican-descent (MD; Mexican American and Mexican immigrant) families in the United States, the current study examined parenting practices in 2-parent families of Mexican, MD, and Caucasian-non-Hispanic (CNH) parents. Parents in all groups reported using authoritati...

This article considers the development of a global training curriculum and qualification in professional psychology, with particular emphasis on the Combined-Integrated (C-I) model. The C-I model exposes professional psychology trainees to two or more of the practice areas (i.e., clinical, counseling, school/educational). The authors argue that the...

This study examined whether Mexican (n = 53), Mexican American (n = 50), and European American (n = 51) children differed in their reporting of anxiety symptoms and whether parental influence and specific cognitive schemas associated with Mexican culture were related to differences in anxiety reporting. As expected, Mexican and Mexican American chi...

This article describes the perception of well-being in a group of schizophrenic patients who attended music therapy. This study also describes the perception of usefulness of the musical experience as a curative factor. The relationship between the perception of the musical experience as a therapeutic factor and the negative symptoms was also exami...

The present Study examined the effects of an intervention on the QOL of 52 lower middle class older adults. A first study tested the viability of several scales and a behavioral recording procedure. A second study analyzed the effects of an intervention on participants aged 55 to 74, through an experimental (n = 27) and a waiting list condition (n...

The aim of the study was to translate and calculate validity and reliability of Spanish version of an specific measure of Quality of Life for Diabetes «DQOL», in 152 Diabetes Mellitus Type II patients. Subjects complete DQOL and Anxiety and Depression Beck Inventories. Then, Cronbach alpha test, factor analysis and Pearson correlations were perform...

Este artículo tiene por objeto examinar el empleo de la musicoterapia en la percepción de bienestar, según las respuestas de un grupo de pacientes de esquizofrenia durante y como consecuencia del tratamiento con musicoterapia. Un propósito adicional es describir cómo evoluciona la percepción del empleo y de la utilidad de la experiencia musical com...

Este estudio tuvo por objetivo determinar la validez y fiabilidad de la versión en español de la medida de calidad de vida específica para Diabetes DQOL en una muestra de 152 personas con Diabetes Mellitus Tipo II. La muestra completó el DQOL y los Inventarios de Ansiedad y Depresión de Beck. Se analizó la consistencia interna, validez factorial, y...

The epidemiological transition from infectious diseases to chronic ones continues to develop worldwide. Since one key purpose of health systems is the delivery of services aimed at their patients' health recovery, both public and private health organizations devote a great portion of their resources to this end. Health recovery, however, depends gr...

In order to examine the effects of a nurse-patient interaction- training program on the perceived well-being and medical recovery of patients in the Critical Care Unit of a second level care hospital, 18 nurses and 120 patients were randomly assigned to either an experimental or a waiting-list group. Training consisted of an intensive eight-week nu...

The present paper describes some of the most relevant events in the development of psychology in Latin America. After proposing a synthesis of antecedents, the paper addresses some scientific and professional activities leading to the birth of scientific psychology in several Latin American countries during the last decade of the 19th century. Next...

For the purpose of finding out some of the psychological components associated with loneliness, an exhaustive analysis of the scientific literature related to this phenomenon is made. It describes six conceptual drawings, which try to explain the experience of loneliness by identifying its conceptual and theoretical goals and limitations. Finally,...

For the purpose of finding out some of the psychological components associated with loneliness, an exhaustive analysis of the scientific literature related to this phenomenon is made. It describes six conceptual drawings, which try to explain the experience of loneliness by identifying its conceptual and theoretical goals and limitations. Finally,...

On the basis of consistent antecedents linking anxiety and maladaptive problems such as school failure, substance abuse, and somatic complaints, a retrospective study was conducted in order to gain understanding of more specific parenting variables related to anxiety in 3,432 Mexican adolescents. Data were collected through the application of the H...