Lorena Botella Juan- PhD • Public Health
- Posdoctoral researcher at University of Leon
Lorena Botella Juan
- PhD • Public Health
- Posdoctoral researcher at University of Leon
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4886-1673
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Introduction
Epidemiology of substance use: alcohol and cannabis, epidemiology of chronic diseases and public health
Skills and Expertise
Current institution
Additional affiliations
February 2025 - present
January 2023 - present
Instituto de Biomedicina de León
Position
- Member
Education
September 2020 - June 2021
September 2015 - July 2019
Universidad de Alicante
Field of study
Publications
Publications (11)
This study aims to analyse the evolution of problematic alcohol use among Spanish university students. A longitudinal analysis was performed on data from the uniHcos cohort (n = 1181; 76.7% female). Participants were assessed at university entry (T1) and after 2–3 years (T2). The overall alcohol consumption prevalence remained high and stable (past...
Sarcopenia and metabolic syndrome are present in a large percentage of the elderly population throughout the world. Much of its management is focused on primary prevention, and considering that sleep disturbances also accompany the same aging process associated with these two pathologies, we propose a relationship between sleep impairment and the d...
Background
The Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Wellbeing Scale (WEMWBS), a questionnaire designed for the assessment of mental well-being, is widely used in different countries and cultures worldwide. However, there is a lack of studies examining its metric performance and measurement invariance across countries.
Objective
This study aims to examine the...
Objectives: The COVID-19 pandemic caused unprecedented restrictions, leading to differences in the frequency
and patterns of alcohol consumption, especially among young adults. This systematic review aims to investigate
the overall evidence concerning changes in alcohol consumption in this period.
Study design: Systematic review.
Methods: Adhering...
Background/Objective: The relationship between food consumption and environmental sustainability is becoming increasingly evident. The aim of this study was to estimate the evolution of the environmental impact of food consumption in the Spanish population, assessed in terms of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Methods: Data collected from the Househ...
The aim of this study was to evaluate the possible impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on prevalence rates and self-reported changes in patterns of alcohol use among first-year university students in Spain, considering the risk of problematic alcohol use. A serial cross-sectional study based on the uniHcos project was carried out. Data from 10,518 firs...
Objective: Hypertension and smoking during pregnancy have been linked to various adverse maternal and fetal outcomes. The objective of this work is to study how the smoking influences the development of hypertension, its effects on the pregnant woman, and on the newborn.
Materials and methods: An observational study in two phases was carried out: t...
Introducción: El objetivo principal de esta revisión sistemática fue explorar la relación los patrones dietéticos y el desarrollo de sarcopenia en personas con criterios diagnósticos de síndrome metabólico. Métodos: Se realizó una revisión sistemática de acuerdo con el estándar de las directrices PRISMA. Los criterios de inclusión fueron población...
RESUMEN
Fundamentos
El primer confinamiento por la COVID-19 fue una situación muy restrictiva que pudo haber impactado sobre la prevalencia y los patrones de consumo de cannabis. El objetivo de esta revisión sistemática fue evaluar la evidencia sobre el consumo y los motivos de consumo de cannabis en diferentes países durante el primer confinamien...
The objective of this research was to study the relationship between the body weight and diet, physical activity, and other habits among freshmen students by sex, and to determine whether these habits have changed during the post-era of the COVID-19 pandemic. A serial cross-sectional study with data from 11 Spanish universities was carried out. In...
Among university students there has been evidence that the COVID-19 pandemic increased their psychological distress, exacerbated by social restrictions. The main objective of this study was to explore the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the prevalence and patterns of cannabis use among university students, in contrast to previous trends since 20...
