Laura Lacomba-Trejo

University of Valencia | UV · Departamento de Psicología Evolutiva y de la Educación

Background: Attitudes toward the communication of nurses and nursing students with patients can influence the health outcomes of their patients. The present study aimed to develop and validate an abbreviated form of the Attitudes Toward Communication (ACO) scale for nurses and nursing students. Methods: Two types of participants were included in th...

Caring for an adolescent child with a medical condition such as short stature (TB) is associated with emotional symptoms. Sociodemographic factors and secure attachment may buffer them. The aim was to study factors related to emotional symptoms in caregivers of adolescents with TB. A total of 157 caregivers of adolescents with TB participated. We a...

Background: Colorectal cancer (CRC) can significantly impact mental health, increasing suicide risk. Variables such as pain and threat perception may be crucial. This study aims to identify predictors of suicide risk in individuals with CRC. Methods: A total of 71 participants (76.06% men) aged 27 to 88 years (M = 65.18, SD = 12.02) were assessed u...

Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) have been frequently associated with the presence of psychopathic traits and low levels of altruism. However, there are psychological factors such as coping strategies and demographic variables (sex and socioeconomic status) that can also influence psychopathic and altruistic traits. This study explored the impa...

This longitudinal study explored the impact of COVID-19 on individuals in romantic relationships. The sample spans three waves: first confinement (n = 52), deconfinement (n = 49), and second confinement (n = 26). The study tested sociodemographic factors, psychological adjustment (anxiety, depression, stress, well-being), COVID-19 threat perception...

Introduction: Anxiety, depression and stress are becoming more and more frequent, especially since the COVID-19 health crisis. The main objective of this study was to analyse the predictive power of age, gender, emotional intelligence, and resilience with respect to anxiety, depression, and stress-related symptoms in a Spanish population sample. Me...

Emerging adulthood is a stage that involves significant changes in emotional, social, academic, and work domains, which can often lead to high levels of stress and mental health challenges. The purpose of this study is to explore the potential benefits of an online intervention program that is based on mental health psychoeducation and suicide risk...

Background: Reactive attachment disorder (RAD) and disinhibited social engagement disorder (DSED) manifest in individuals facing attachment system challenges, particularly observed in minors under protective measures. The lack of standardized tools for assessing these difficulties and uncertainty about the most effective instruments from a psychome...

Introduction Physical and psychological comorbidity is a challenge for public health, especially in the adolescent stage due to the difficulties of this age. The salutogenic perspective emphasizes general psychological resources such as self-esteem but also highlights the role of contextual factors such as family members in promoting health. From t...

Reactive attachment disorder (RAD) and disinhibited social engagement disorder (DSED) manifest in individuals facing attachment system chal-lenges, particularly observed in minors under protective measures. The lack of standardized tools for assessing these difficulties and uncertainty about the most effective instruments from a psychometric perspe...

This study aimed to determine, through a systematic review, the relationship between Reactive Attachment Disorder (RAD) and the presence of psychopathology in children and adolescents, and to determine the existence of differences in terms of internalising and externalising psychological problems between the RAD group and groups with other disorder...

The study aimed to determine, through a systematic review, the relationship between Reactive Attachment Disorder (RAD) and the presence of psychopathology in children and adolescents and to determine the existence of differences about the presence of internalising and externalising psychological problems between the RAD group and groups with other...

Resumen La adultez emergente (AE) es una etapa de transición entre la adolescencia y la adultez en la cual se desarrollan la identidad y nuevos roles sociales. Los vínculos que se establecen en la infancia influyen en la psicopatología, el consumo de alcohol y las relaciones interpersonales que se establecerán más tarde, siendo el apego inseguro un...

The pandemic may have led to an increase in stress, anxiety and depression, especially in people with previous chronic diseases (CD) because one's perception of COVID-19 could be very important for mental health. We aimed to conduct a comparative study of people with and without CD in order to analyse the influence of the disease in predicting stre...

Introduction/Objectives: COVID-19 has had a significant emotional impact on people’s lives, especially adolescents. Therefore, the aim was to assess the predictors of suicide risk during the COVID-19 pandemic in adolescents in Ecuador by means of a longitudinal study. Method: The application of a longitudinal design with two measures: before the s...

El objetivo fue analizar las preocupaciones relacionadas con la COVID-19 y el ajuste emocional de los adolescentes de Ecuador, estudiando las diferencias en dos momentos temporales a los 3-6 meses y a los 6-9 meses del inicio de la pandemia. Se evaluaron el ajuste emocional a través del DASS-21 y las preocupaciones ante la COVID-19 a un total de 90...

The COVID-19 pandemic has brought about social changes that have impacted the functioning and dynamics of couples in a romantic relationship, arising from the overwhelming amount of added stress they have endured. Specifically, the divorce rate in Portugal has increased after lockdown, which underscores the adverse consequences of COVID-19 on coupl...

El objetivo fue analizar las preocupaciones relacionadas con la COVID-19 y el ajuste emocional de los adolescentes de Ecuador, estudiando las diferencias en dos momentos temporales a los 3-6 meses y a los 6-9 meses del inicio de la pandemia. Se evaluaron el ajuste emocional a través del DASS-21 y las preocupaciones ante la COVID-19 a un total de 90...

The communication attitude (ACO) of nurses can significantly influence patient health outcomes. This work aims to evaluate predictor variables of communication attitude (emotional intelligence and social skills) in nurses and nursing students separately by comparing linear and non-linear methodologies. Two samples participated in this study: 312 nu...

The presence of a chronic non-communicable (NCD) in adolescence can increase emotional distress. Emotional competencies may buffer this impact. The aim was to analyse the relationship between emo- tional competencies and emotional distress, and to observe whether there are gender differences be- tween adolescents with and without NCDs. A total of 4...

Mediante “Suicidio: de la conceptualización a la prevención” aprenderá a identificar las señales de alarma del suicidio a lo largo de la vida. Entenderá las variables de riesgo y protección. Conocerá cómo evaluar el riesgo suicida y la ideación y conducta autolítica. Entenderá cómo manejar una crisis suicida y conocerá los recursos disponibles en l...

Introduction. – Substance use is a global health problem. Craving is one of the main predictors of relapse. If the presence of psychopathology and the deficit of emotional intelligence are combined, the course and outcome of the disease can worsen. Objective. – The aim is to analyze the impact of time in abstinence, psychopathology, and emotional i...

Anxiety-related mental health problems constitute a health challenge, especially in the elderly population. At present, there are few psychological treatments to reduce anxiety adapted to this group. The aim of this study was to conduct a systematic review of the literature to determine the therapeutic effects of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (...

(1) Background: Healthcare workers have been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Digital interventions have been carried out that have been effective with this population; however, few have been reported in Latin America. Our aim is to describe the components and methods to evaluate the feasibility and utility of an online multi-component psychologi...

Introduction: People with comorbid borderline personality disorder (BPD) and substance abuse disorder (SUD) show great affectation and poorer treatment outcomes. Objective: e aim was to examine useful psychological treatments for people with co-morbid BPD and SUD. Method: the Cochrane Library, ISOC, Psychodoc, ProQuest Central, Pubmed, Web of Scie...

Marco teórico: La Inteligencia Emocional (IE), las estrategias de afrontamiento y la edad parecen jugar un papel importante en la aparición de sintomatología ansiosa, depresiva y de estrés, siendo todos ellos síntomas con una gran prevalencia y repercusión en España. Es por ello que estas variables se convierten en aspectos clave a considerar en re...

Los Exámenes de Alternativa Múltiple (EAM) son la forma más popular de evaluar la adquisición de conocimiento. Elaborar un EAM entraña cierta complejidad; sin embargo, rara vez se analiza en qué grado los EAM cumplen los criterios de calidad exigibles a estas pruebas (p.e., en términos de dificultad, capacidad de discriminación o eficacia de los di...

El suicidio consituye un problema de salud mundial que ha sido agravado por la pandemia de COVID-19. A pesar de su gran relevancia psicosocial, existe un elevado número de mitos acerca del suicidio. El objetivo del estudio fue dar a conocer aspectos básicos sobre el suicidio a través de metodologías docentes atractivas que combinan el entorno virtu...

Introduction. Confinement has had a great emotional impact on the population, especially in terms of stress. Fac- tors such as the presence of previous mental or physical ill- ness, resilience or emotional intelligence may influence the occurrence or increase of stress. The aim was to assess pre- dictors of stress by comparing two statistical metho...

Emotional intelligence (EI), problem-oriented coping, and resilience have been deeply studied as psychological predictors of wellbeing in stressful daily situations. The aim was to find out whether coping, EI, and resilience are predictors of well-being, using two statistical methodologies (hierarchical regression models and comparative qualitative...

BACKGROUND: As a result of national lockdown due to the COVID-19 outbreak, teachers were forced to suspend their classes and replace them with online teaching and home schooling. Additional stressors such as competing family responsibility have increased their worries and mental health problems. The aim of this study was to determine the impact of...

The ongoing pandemic has dramatically disrupted daily life, increasing the risk of developing psychiatric disorders and poor mental wellbeing. The compound effects of social, political and psychological stressors have increased psychological symptoms among adolescents and young people, with worries about COVID-19 playing a central role in the clini...

The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted the emotional health of adolescents, especially those with low resilience and life satisfaction. The aim is to analyze the predictors of anxiety, depression, and stress among adolescents in Ecuador during the COVID-19 pandemic. Participants were 586 adolescents from Ecuador aged between 12–18 years (M = 15.30; SD...

COVID-19 and the measures adopted have been a problem for society at all levels. The aim of the study was to analyze the main predictors of life satisfaction among adolescents in Ecuador during the COVID-19 pandemic. Participants were 902 adolescents from Ecuador aged between 12 and 18 years (M = 15.30; SD = 1.28). Variables such as life satisfacti...

Abstract: Suffering from a chronic disease (CD) in adolescence can significantly impact the emotional health of adolescents and their families. MHealth can be a useful tool for these groups. However, few intervention programmes include the family system. The aim is to design an intervention programme (10Vida) for a paediatric population with a CD,...

Background: The COVID-19 pandemic has had a severe emotional impact on those who have suffered from the disease, but also on their families. Secure attachment and social support can cushion or prevent these negative effects. The aim of the present study was to assess risk and protective factors in relatives of people affected by COVID-19. Method: A...

Resumen La pandemia de la COVID-19 está impactando en la salud emocional de los adolescentes. Factores como la resiliencia pueden amortiguar este impor-tante impacto sobre su bienestar. Nuestro objetivo fue estudiar la asociación entre la sintomatología ansioso-depresiva y la resiliencia en adolescentes de España y Ecuador, y comparar las diferenci...

Aim: Oral self-efficacy has been shown to be an important variable in predicting successful treatment, preventing health risks and encouraging health-promoting behaviour. In the context of oral health, it is of paramount importance to facilitate the use of the Oral Hygiene Self-Efficacy Scale (OHSE) in clinical practice. The aim of this study was...

Problem Precocious puberty (PP) is an illness that appears when puberty, begins some years earlier than usual, provoking inferences in preadolescents and adolescents and their families. Therefore, the aim is to analyze if psychological consequences can be observed in groups of preadolescents or adolescents with PP. Method A bibliographic search of...

Resumen: El miedo, la ansiedad y la angustia debidas a la COVID-19, pueden acarrear un desgaste emocional tanto en la persona infectada como en sus familiares. El objetivo del presente artículo es conocer el grado de estrés, psicopatología, inteligencia emo-cional y resiliencia de los familiares de personas afec-tadas por COVID-19. Tras la firma de...

La pérdida de un ser querido por suicidio puede ser uno de los eventos más estresantes de la vida. Los factores de riesgo y protección asociados a cada caso pueden favorecer o dificultar el procesamiento de la pérdida. Se presenta un caso de trastorno de duelo complejo persistente en el que se aplica el Protocolo Mindfulness para la Aceptación del...

The aim of this study was to analyse the anxious and depressive symptomatology, stress and life satisfaction of adolescents from Spain and Mexico during the COVID-19 pandemic. Likewise, the aim was to carry out a cross-cultural study looking for possible differences and similarities in the adaptation of adolescents from these two countries of the s...

Asociaciones entre la inteligencia emocional y los síntomas de depresión, ansiedad y estrés en docentes

Resumen: El confinamiento por COVID-19 ha aumentado y agravado la psicopatología especialmente en las mujeresd y en las personas con problemas de salud físicos o psicoló-gicos previos. No obstante, el apego seguro puede haber amortiguado el impacto. Objetivo: observar los niveles de psicopatología y apego durante el confinamiento, analizar la relac...

Cystic fibrosis (CF) is a rare disease that severely compromises health and interferes with the lives of those who suffer from it and is especially challenging in adolescence. The use of tools such as MHealth may benefit the physical and psychological health of adolescents with CF. Therefore, this study aims to examine the benefits of MHealth in ad...

La enfermedad de Alzheimer (EA) es la demencia más frecuente, un proceso crónico e incurable. Los cuidadores de personas con EA pueden experimentar duelo anticipado, así que el objetivo fue observar el desarrollo de este proceso en familiares de personas con EA. Participaron 10 cuidadores familiares de personas con EA en estado moderado o avanzado...

Los familiares de personas afectadas por la COVID-19 pudieron experimentar mayor impacto emocional durante el confinamiento, más aún si se tenía una imagen muy amenazante del COVID-19. El objetivo fue analizar la relación entre la psicopatología y la percepción de amenaza en familiares de personas afectadas por COVID-19. Participaron 50 familiares...

Resumen Resumen Resumen Resumen: La nueva enfermedad co-nocida como COVID-19 ha sacudido nuestras vidas y ha supuesto una ver-dadera amenaza no solo para las personas que la padecen, sino tam-bién para sus familiares. Objetivo: Evaluar los factores de riesgo y pro-tección en los familiares de personas afectadas por COVID-19. Método: Una vez firmado...

Objetivo: Valorar la satisfacción con la vida, la vitalidad, el afecto positivo y la presencia de duelo complicado en dolientes de primer grado. Método: 26 dolientes de 19 a 73 años, hombres y mujeres, fueron evaluados mediante las Escalas de Satisfacción con la Vida, de Vitalidad y de Afecto Positivo y Negativo, y el Inventario de Duelo Complicado...

The purpose of this paper is to analyse the association between cosleeping and the number of breastfeeding sessions in infants, OHRQoL of the child and the family, and the DMFT Child's index. The sample comprised 273 children (2-4 years old). In addition to the clinical examination of the child to assess the DMFT Index, the mother was requested to...

Introducción: La enfermedad renal crónica avanzada (ERCA) puede impactar notablemente lacalidad de vida relacionada con la salud (CVRS) de las personas que la padecen. Además, la per-cepción sobre lo amenazante que es esta enfermedad para su vida puede impactar notablementela salud física y emocional de los pacientes. Objetivos: Valorar la CVRS...

Short stature in childhood and adolescence: psychopathology and family educational style. Having short stature (stunting) during childhood oradolescence may be associated with increased clinical distress and depression. Factors such as parenting styles, gender, age, treatment, hospital-izations and height of the adolescent and parents may influence...

Los sucesos vitales estresantes (SVE) pueden influir en nuestras vinculaciones, y con ello en: la compa- sión, la regulación emocional y en nuestro bienestar físico y psicológico. El objetivo del presente artículo es proponer e implementar un programa de interven- ción basado en la compasión (TBC). Tras la firma del consentimiento informado, los pa...

Purpose Adolescence is a time of change when suffering from a medical condition such as short stature can impact the emotional well-being of adolescents. Our objective was to study the adjustment of adolescents with short stature (SS), ana- lyzing the factors influencing it. Method In this cross-sectional study, we evaluated 101 adolescents with SS...

El padecimiento de una enfermedad amenazante para la vida como el COVID-19, puede ser un gran estresor personal, pero también familiar. Objetivo: evaluar los factores de riesgo y protección en los familiares de personas afectadas por COVID-19. Método: tras la firma del consentimiento informado, participaron 50 familiares de personas con COVID-19 (8...

Life expectancy has increased notably; however, suicide is the main cause of unnatural death in the population over 70 years of age. The aim of this research was to review the literature on risk and protective factors for suicide in the elderly. A systematic review was carried out using the PRISMA approach using the databases: PubMed, LILACS, SciEL...

La esperanza de vida se ha incrementado notablemente, no obstante, el suicidio es la principal causa de deceso no natural en la población mayor de 70 años. El objetivo de la presente investigación es revisar sistemáticamente los factores de riesgo y protección en la conducta suicida en personas mayores. Se llevó a cabo una revisión sistemática desd...

Dirección de contacto: laura.lacomba@uv.es Laura Lacomba-Trejo Fecha de recepción: 18 de marzo de 2021 Fecha de aceptación: 2 de junio de 2021 RESUMEN Introducción Se prevé que, como consecuencia de la transformación demográfica, el número de personas mayores crezca de forma exponencial para el año 2050. Por ello, la práctica de ejercicio físico re...

Background: Despite facial self-touching being a possible source of transmission of SARS-Co-V-2 its role in dental practice has not been studied. Factors such as anxiety symptoms or threat perception of COVID-19 may increase the possibility of contagion. The objective was to compare the impact of control measures, such as gloves or signs in the re...

Altought compassionate care is an important factor in health care, remains an unmet need in patients. The studies have been carried out in Anglo-Saxon countries with cultural environments and health systems that are very different from Spanish-speaking contexts. The aim of this study to understand the conceptual, evaluation and clinical application...

Background The purpose was to analyse the associations between dental and trait anxiety, fear of COVID-19 and the duration and frequency of spontaneous hand-to-face contact (self-contact). Methods A cross-sectional design was carried out with 128 adult patients from four dental clinics in Madrid, during the confinement, from March 15 to May 15. Th...

Antecedentes.El trastorno depresivo persistente (TDP) es una afectación del estado de ánimo frecuente en mujeres. Se ha empleado la terapia cognitivo conductual (TCC), la terapia cognitiva basada en mindfulness y la terapia centrada en la compasión de forma aislada. Objetivos. Evaluar la eficacia de un programa de intervención grupal multicomponent...

This study analyzed the predictive power of sociodemographic (age, sex) and medical variables (months since diagnosis and in treatment, immunotherapy, number of environmental allergens, food allergies or atopic dermatitistypes) on the quality of life of patients with rhinoconjunctivitis and bronchial asthma, using mod- els based on comparative qual...

La fibrosis quística (FQ) es una enfermedad crónica y hereditaria que compromete la vida de quienes la padecen, y se hace especialmente impor- tante su impacto en la adolescencia. El afrontamiento que estos pacientes y sus familiares hagan de estas circunstancias que les han tocado vivir, puede mejorar o empeorar el curso y desenlace de la enfermed...

Resumen Debido al confinamiento por la COVID-19, las fa-milias españolas tuvieron que adaptarse a nuevas si-tuaciones y rutinas. El objetivo de esta investigación ha sido conocer qué variables explicaban el ajuste psicológico de cuidadores familiares de adolescentes ante la COVID-19, mediante un estudio longitudinal (evaluando primero a las 2-3 sem...

Purpose: adolescence is a time of change and it generally entails a greater family vulnerability thus; the aim of this study was to identify the risk factors for poor emotional adjustment to COVID among parents of adolescents. Design and methods: 94 parents of adolescents (11-18 years old, M = 13.90, SD = 1.85) participated at different times du...

Marco teórico: la pérdida de un familiar de primer grado genera un gran impacto emocional y físico en la persona, pero la atención al presente y la autocompasión pueden amortiguarla. El objetivo general fue valorar la capacidad mindful, la autocompasión y la presencia de duelo complicado (DC) en dolientes de primer grado. Método: 26 dolientes (84,6...

Marco teórico: la percepción que tengan las personas con enfermedad crónica de su enfermedad, como es el caso de las personas con enfermedad renal crónica avanzada (ERCA), puede impactar notable- mente en su ajuste emocional. Una percepción más amenazante puede asociarse con más sintomato- logía emocional. El objetivo general fue valorar la sintoma...

Promoting tolerance of diversity in schools is essential for improving students’ mental health outcomes and has an impact on their quality of life. There are sociodemographic and emotional variables (empathy and emotional intelligence) that seem to be related to being more tolerant of personal diversity, whether due to culture, political ideas, soc...

Short stature (SS) is one of the main diagnoses in Pediatric Endocrinology. SS can have a negative impact on family dynamics, causing stress and psychopathology. Poor adaptation by the family caregiver negatively affects the pediatric patient. Our objective was therefore to study the adjustment of the main family caregivers of pediatric patients wi...

The COVID-19 pandemic has become an international public health problem, exacerbating stress problems. However, social support is consid- ered a protective factor against it. Objective: to ob- serve the levels of stress and social support during confinement due to COVID-19, to analyse the rela- tionship between the variables and to observe the im-...

Background: This study makes innovative contributions regarding the association of facial self-contact frequency and duration in dental clinic patients with psychosocial factors such as dental fear, fear of COVID-19 and trait anxiety, because such self-contact could have an impact on the transmission of SARS-CoV-2. Results: Statistically significan...

Family adjustment during the COVID-19 pandemic: a dyad study. The global pandemic of COVID-19 has brought a host of vital changes to society. Families and their children have had to adapt to new routines and situations, which may have increased or aggravated the suffering of emotional symptoms. However, the presence of resilience and positive emo...