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Introduction
Health psychologist and PhD on Clinical Research. Currently working on suicide research at the Universidad de Sevilla. Research topics include: suicide deaths, personality traits, psychological autopsies
Publications
Publications (47)
Purpose of Review
This systematic review explores the relationship between personality disorders (PDs) and lethal suicide behavior. Following PRISMA guidelines, the study examines psychological autopsy studies with suicide deaths and identified PDs. Inclusion criteria encompass studies using the psychological autopsy method, reporting PD diagnosis...
The COVID-19 pandemic amplified the emotional impact of losing a loved one, deteriorating well-being, and increasing dysphoric symptoms in mourners. This study evaluated the efficacy of COVID Grief, a self-applied online cognitive-behavioral intervention for Mexican adults facing grief during the pandemic. We conducted a randomized clinical trial,...
Background:
The COVID-19 pandemic has had an impact on mental health worldwide. Low- and middle-income countries were largely affected by it. Mexico was one of the most affected countries. Extended periods of lockdowns, isolation, and social distancing, among other factors, highlighted the need to introduce web-based psychological interventions to...
Substance use/abuse and suicide are two closely related phenomena, mostly due to neuro-biological, psychological, and social impairments. In the present narrative review, the relationship between suicidal behavior (SB) and the use and abuse of common recreational drugs, such as alcohol, cannabis, cocaine, methamphetamine, heroin, nicotine, ketamine...
BACKGROUND
The COVID-19 pandemic has had an impact on mental health worldwide. Low and middle-income countries were largely affected by the consequences of the pandemic. Mexico was one of the most affected countries. Long periods of lockdowns, isolation, social distancing, and mobility restrictions, among others, highlighted the need to introduce o...
Background
The COVID-19 pandemic has had an impact on mental health worldwide. Low- and middle-income countries were largely affected by it. Mexico was one of the most affected countries. Extended periods of lockdowns, isolation, and social distancing, among other factors, highlighted the need to introduce web-based psychological interventions to t...
Introduction:
The COVID-19 pandemic has had a direct impact on mental health. Inter national organisations have emphasised the vulnerability of indigenous people. Digital Mental Health approaches deliver online therapy as an evidence-based, effective, and accessible treat ment option for common mental health problems. However, the evidence regardin...
Objective: The aim of this study was to examine suicide rates in Spain during the COVID-19 pandemic and the influenza pandemic of 1918-1920. Methods: Data on deaths by cause for the periods 1910-1925 and 2016-2020 were obtained from the National Statistics Institute of Spain. Results: During the Spanish influenza pandemic, a peak of deaths in 1918...
Background: The death of a loved one was a challenge many people faced during the COVID-19 pandemic within the context of extraordinary circumstances and great uncertainty. Grief is an unavoidable part of life, and for most people, feelings of grief decrease naturally over time. However, for some people, grieving can become a particularly painful p...
BACKGROUND
The death of loved ones during the COVID-19 pandemic was a challenge people faced in this historical period. Although grief for most people is a natural process that resolves itself, for some, it becomes a painful process with clinical correlates that may require professional help for its resolution. We developed an unguided online psych...
Background
The death of a loved one was a challenge many people faced during the COVID-19 pandemic within the context of extraordinary circumstances and great uncertainty. Grief is an unavoidable part of life, and for most people, feelings of grief decrease naturally over time. However, for some people, grieving can become a particularly painful pr...
Aim
Although non-radiographic axial spondyloarthritis (EspAax-nr) is well understood within health institutions, being considered along with radiographic EspAax (EspAax-r) as part of the same disease spectrum, patient understanding is unknown. The aim is to describe the patient's knowledge of the EspAax-nr entity.
Methods
Atlas 2017, promoted by t...
Objective
To evaluate differences in sociodemographic factors and patient-reported outcomes (PROs) between unemployed and employed axSpA patients and to explore work-related issues.
Methods
Data through online survey from 680 unselected patients of the Spanish Atlas of Axial Spondyloarthritis were analysed in 2017. Active workforce participants we...
Objective
To evaluate work‐related issues (WRIs) and their determinants in patients with axial spondyloarthritis (SpA) across Europe.
Methods
The European Map of Axial Spondyloarthritis is a cross‐sectional online survey (2017–2018) of unselected patients with self‐reported axial SpA from 13 European countries. Participants were classified as acti...
Aim:
To compare the burden of disease in Spanish patients with axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA) vs other European countries (OEC).
Methods:
Data from 2846 unselected patients from the European Map of Axial Spondyloarthritis (EMAS) and the Atlas of Axial Spondyloarthritis in Spain (Atlas) were collected through online surveys. Comparative analysis...
Background
The COVID-19 pandemic is an unprecedented public health crisis affecting people worldwide, including those with rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases (RMDs).
Objectives
REUMAVID aims to assess the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and lockdown on the wellbeing, mental health, disease activity and function, access to health care and treat...
Background
Axial Spondyloarthritis (axSpA) can impact patients’ sexual life.
Objectives
The aim is to assess the prevalence of functional limitation in sexual activity in axSpA patients in Spain and its associated factors.
Methods
Data from an online survey of 680 unselected axSpA patients pertaining to the Atlas of Axial Spondyloarthritis in Spa...
Background
Fatigue/tiredness is an essential aspect of disease for patients with axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA). However, little is known about its prevalence and associated factors.
Objectives
The aim is to assess the prevalence of fatigue and associated factors in a large sample of patients with axSpA patients from 13 European countries.
Metho...
Background
The journey of axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA) for most patients is slow and arduous.
Objectives
The goal of this analysis is to describe the journey to diagnosis and further management in axSpA patients.
Methods
2,846 unselected patients participated in EMAS, a cross-sectional study (2017-2018) across 13 European countries. Descriptiv...
Background
Growing evidence on the negative role of overweight and obesity on the health outcomes of patients with axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA) exists.
Objectives
The aim of the study is to evaluate the association between Body Mass Index (BMI) categories and sociodemographic, disease-characteristics and patient-reported outcomes (PROs) in a la...
Background
Axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA) impacts negatively on multiple dimensions of patient’s life, including their working life.
Objectives
The present study aims to evaluate burden of disease ox axSpA patients by working status, work-related issues and their associations and determinants in a Spanish sample.
Methods
The Atlas 2017 is an ext...
Background
Sleep is an essential aspect of health that is commonly disrupted in patients with axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA).
Objectives
This analysis aims to assess the prevalence and associated factors of sleep disorders in a large sample of axSpA patients.
Methods
In 2016, a sample of 680 unselected patients with axSpA participated in the Atl...
Background
The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted the wellbeing of patients with Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Diseases (RMDs).
Objectives
The aim is to assess emotional well-being and its associated factors in patients with RMDs during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Methods
REUMAVID is an international collaboration led by the Health & Ter...
Background
The first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic led to a rapidly evolving global crisis characterized by major uncertainty.
Objectives
The objective is to assess COVID-19-related fears and hopes in patients with rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases (RMDs) during the first wave of the pandemic.
Methods
REUMAVID is an international collaborati...
Background
The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted health, lifestyle, treatment and healthcare of European patients with rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases (RMDs).
Objectives
The aim is to evaluate gender differences on the impact of the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in the wellbeing, life habits, treatment, and healthcare access of European...
Background
The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted every aspect of life of European patients with rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases (RMDs).
Objectives
The aim is to evaluate country differences on the impact of the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic on life habits, healthcare access, health status, mental health and wellbeing in European patients...
Background/Aims
This study presents the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on health care, access to treatment, daily activities, well-being and mental health and the role of patient organisations from the perspective of the patient with rheumatic disease in the UK.
Methods
REUMAVID is an international collaboration led by HTR of the University of S...
Aim
To assess the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on patients with rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases (RMDs).
Methods
REUMAVID is a cross-sectional study using an online survey developed by an international multidisciplinary patient-led collaboration across seven European countries targeting unselected patients with RMDs. Healthcare access, da...
Affective disorders promote poorer outcomes in hemodialysis patients. According to the presence or not of depression/anxiety in these patients, aims were to analyze differences in socio-demographic, clinical and/or psychological factors and to identify predictors. One hundred eighty-six hemodialysis patients were classified based on their depressio...
Introduction/objectives
To evaluate the journey to diagnosis, disease characteristics and burden of disease in male and female patients with axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA) across Europe.
Method
Data from 2846 unselected patients participating in the European Map of Axial Spondyloarthritis (EMAS) study through an online survey (2017–2018) across 1...
Introduction
La pandémie COVID-19 a eu un impact certain sur tous le monde et notamment sur les patients souffrant de rhumatismes. Cette étude REUMAVID à pour but d’évaluer l’impact du confinement lié à la pandémie COVID-19 sur les Français souffrant de maladies rhumatismales.
Patients et méthodes
REUMAVID est une collaboration internationale du H...
Aim
Although non-radiographic axial spondyloarthritis (EspAax-nr) is well understood within health institutions, being considered along with radiographic EspAax (EspAax-r) as part of the same disease spectrum, patient understanding is unknown. The aim is to describe the patient's knowledge of the EspAax-nr entity.
Methods
Atlas 2017, promoted by t...
Background
Axial Spondyloarthritis (axSpA) involves a great degree of functional limitation in daily activities and psychological health, which can impact patients’ sexual life.
Objectives
To study the determinants of reduced frequency of sexual activity and intimacy since disease onset in axSpA patients.
Methods
Data from 2,846 unselected patien...
Background
Axial Spondyloarthritis (axSpA) is associated with a high degree of functional limitation in daily life activities. However, few studies have evaluated the social and family burden from the patient’s perspective.
Objectives
To describe the impact of axSpA on social and family life since disease onset, and the associated PROs.
Methods
D...
Background
Benchmarking studies in axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA) may provide evidence of disparities, making it necessary to improve the healthcare and management of these patients.
Objectives
To evaluate differences between Spain and the rest of Europe (RoE) in relation to sociodemographic characteristics, life habits, and patient-reported outc...
Background
Growing evidence of similarities in male-female prevalence of axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA) has stimulated the need to evaluate gender differences in patient experiences.
Objectives
To evaluate gender differences in diagnostic journey, disease-characteristics and patient-reported outcomes (PROs) in axSpA patients.
Methods
Data from 2...
Purpose of review:
International guidelines for axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA) suggest that patients benefit from becoming members of patient associations. However, the scientific evidence for this is limited and unconvincing. The objective of this study was to evaluate the differences in sociodemographic characteristics, lifestyle habits, and pa...
Background/Purpose: The COVID-19 pandemic is an unprecedented public health crisis affecting people worldwide, including those with rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases (RMDS). REUMAVID aims to assess the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and lockdown on the wellbeing, mental health, disease activity and function, access to healthcare and treatment...
Background
Axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA) impacts multiple dimensions of patients’ lives, including working life.
Objectives
To evaluate work-related issues, their associations and determinants among European axSpA patients.
Methods
The European Map of Axial Spondyloarthritis (EMAS), conducted from July 2017 to February 2018, was a cross-section...
Background
Understanding patient disease-related attitudes plays an important role in effective management of axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA). Nevertheless, the patient perspective remains insufficiently explored.
Objectives
To describe patients’ axSpA-related fears and hopes and their associations with sociodemographic, disease outcomes and psych...
Purpose of Review
Scientific research in axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA) has grown significantly. Nevertheless, the patient perspective remains insufficiently explored. Using a cross-sectional survey, the European Map of Axial Spondyloarthritis (EMAS) describes how patients living with self-reported axSpA experience their disease physically, psycho...
