Validation the Oral Health Impact Profile (OHIP-14sp) for adults in Spain

Objectives: The oral health-related quality of life indicators are increasingly used to measure the impact of oral conditions on quality of life to complement clinical data in cross-sectional and longitudinal studies. One of the most internationally spread indi- cators is the Oral Health Impact Profile (OHIP-14), but it has still never been applied in Spain. The aim of this study was to validate the OHIP-14 for use among adults in Spain. Study design: A cross-sectional study was performed in Granada (Spain). A consecutive sample (n=270) of the Regional Government staff visiting the Employment Risk Prevention Centre for a routine medical check-up participated in this study. All participants self-completed the piloted OHIP-14sp and were examined according to World Health Organization methodology for caries, periodontal disease and prosthesis. Reliability analyses and validity tests were carried out to evaluate the psychometric properties of the OHIP-14sp by using two different methods of total scoring (i.e. the Additive and the Simple Count). Results: The reliability coefficient (Cronbach ́s alpha) of the OHIP-14sp was above the recommended 0.7 threshold and considered excellent (alpha: 0.89). Some subjective factors (perceived dental treatment need, complaints about mouth and self-rated oral satisfaction) were strongly associated with both total scoring methods of the OHIP-14sp, supporting the criterion, construct and convergent validity. Moreover the impact levels were mainly influenced by caries data, e.g., number of teeth requiring extraction (r = 0.21; p<0.01) and number of decayed visible teeth (between premolars) (r = 0.17; p<0.01). The prevalence of impacts was 80.7% using the occasional or more frequently threshold. The most prevalently affected OHIP domains were “psychological discomfort” (53.7%), “functional limitation” (51.1%) and “physical pain” (42.2%). Conclusions: The OHIP-14sp is a precise, valid and reliable instrument for assessing oral health-related quality of life among adult population in Spain

Validation the Oral Health Impact Profile Validation the Oral Health Impact Profile (OHIP-14sp) for adults in Spain

Abstract Objectives: The oral health-related quality of life indicators are increasingly used to measure the impact of oral conditions on quality of life to complement clinical data in cross-sectional and longitudinal studies. One of the most internationally spread indicators is the Oral Health Impact Profile (OHIP-14), but it has still never been applied in Spain. The aim of this study was to validate the OHIP-14 for use among adults in Spain. Study design: A cross-sectional study was performed in Granada (Spain). A consecutive sample (n=270) of the Regional Government staff visiting the Employment Risk Prevention Centre for a routine medical check-up participated in this study. All participants self-completed the piloted OHIP-14sp and were examined according to World Health Organization methodology for caries, periodontal disease and prosthesis. Reliability analyses and validity tests were carried out to evaluate the psychometric properties of the OHIP-14sp by using two different methods of total scoring (i.e. the Additive and the Simple Count). Results: The reliability coefficient (Cronbach´s alpha) of the OHIP-14sp was above the recommended 0.7 threshold and considered excellent (alpha: 0.89). Some subjective factors (perceived dental treatment need, complaints about mouth and self-rated oral satisfaction) were strongly associated with both total scoring methods of the OHIP-14sp, supporting the criterion, construct and convergent validity. Moreover the impact levels were mainly influenced by caries data, e.g., number of teeth requiring extraction (r = 0.21; p&lt;0.01) and number of decayed visible teeth (between premolars) (r = 0.17; p&lt;0.01). The prevalence of impacts was 80.7% using the occasional or more frequently threshold. The most prevalently affected OHIP domains were &quot;psychological discomfort&quot; (53.7%), &quot;functional limitation&quot; (51.1%) and &quot;physical pain&quot; (42.2%). Conclusions: The OHIP-14sp is a precise, valid and reliable instrument for assessing oral health-related quality of life among adult population in Spain

Validation the Oral Health Impact Profile (OHIP-14sp) for adults in Spain. Med Oral Patol Oral Cir Bucal.

Abstract Objectives: The oral health-related quality of life indicators are increasingly used to measure the impact of oral conditions on quality of life to complement clinical data in cross-sectional and longitudinal studies. One of the most internationally spread indicators is the Oral Health Impact Profile (OHIP-14), but it has still never been applied in Spain. The aim of this study was to validate the OHIP-14 for use among adults in Spain. Study design: A cross-sectional study was performed in Granada (Spain). A consecutive sample (n=270) of the Regional Government staff visiting the Employment Risk Prevention Centre for a routine medical check-up participated in this study. All participants self-completed the piloted OHIP-14sp and were examined according to World Health Organization methodology for caries, periodontal disease and prosthesis. Reliability analyses and validity tests were carried out to evaluate the psychometric properties of the OHIP-14sp by using two different methods of total scoring (i.e. the Additive and the Simple Count). Results: The reliability coefficient (Cronbach´s alpha) of the OHIP-14sp was above the recommended 0.7 threshold and considered excellent (alpha: 0.89). Some subjective factors (perceived dental treatment need, complaints about mouth and self-rated oral satisfaction) were strongly associated with both total scoring methods of the OHIP-14sp, supporting the criterion, construct and convergent validity. Moreover the impact levels were mainly influenced by caries data, e.g., number of teeth requiring extraction (r = 0.21; p&lt;0.01) and number of decayed visible teeth (between premolars) (r = 0.17; p&lt;0.01). The prevalence of impacts was 80.7% using the occasional or more frequently threshold. The most prevalently affected OHIP domains were &quot;psychological discomfort&quot; (53.7%), &quot;functional limitation&quot; (51.1%) and &quot;physical pain&quot; (42.2%). Conclusions: The OHIP-14sp is a precise, valid and reliable instrument for assessing oral health-related quality of life among adult population in Spain

Las prácticas en empresa en Formación Profesional: elemento orientador en la selección de estudios universitarios

Los títulos de Formación Profesional (FP) de Grado Superior permiten el acceso a estudios universitarios; de hecho, es frecuente encontrar estudiantes que se matriculan en FP con este propósito. Para finalizar el Ciclo Formativo el último módulo que han de superar es el de Formación en Centros de Trabajo (FCT) en el que ponen en práctica los conocimientos adquiridos en las clases teóricas. Estas prácticas, además de mejorar sus capacidades profesionales, también suponen su primera inserción en el mundo laboral. Este contacto con la realidad les puede hacer cambiar su vocación inicial, reformulando su proyecto de futuro. En este estudio se lanzó una encuesta a nivel nacional a profesores y alumnos de FP para identificar y cuantificar el perfil de los estudiantes que cambian de idea, analizando qué les ha llevado a modificar su planteamiento inicial. Los resultados –aun provisionales- muestran que a lo largo de las prácticas, (1) aumenta el número de estudiantes que deciden continuar sus estudios en la Universidad y (2) uno de cada cinco cambia de preferencia sobre qué titulación le gustaría cursar

La figura del defensor del menor en la Comunidad de Madrid: un análisis intergubernamental y comparado

Esta publicación da cuenta de una investigación, financiada por el Defensor del Menor de la Comunidad de Madrid (Asamblea de la Comunidad de Madrid) en que, de manera pionera, se aplica la metodología de análisis intergubernamental en España a una institución pública. También se aplica el análisis comparativo. La investigación contó con la participación en el trabajo de campo de decenas de organizaciones e instituciones públicas españolas y extranjeras. El estudio se desenvuelve en ocho capítulos, sin contar las conclusiones y las fuentes y anexos. En los primeros se realiza una aproximación a la metodología intergubernamental como marco de comprensión del conjunto de trabajo, se tratan los asuntos normativos y se analizan las redes de actores de que forma parte del Defensor del Menor, mostrando el lugar central que ocupa en varias de ellas. El capítulo VI profundiza en la legitimidad y realiza una operativización cualitativa de la misma a partir de la clásica distinción entre legitimidad institucional y por rendimientos, esquema que se confronta con las actuaciones del Defensor. El capítulo VII se plantea en qué medida el Defensor del Menor puede considerarse una organización moderna, en tanto que el VIII se centra en el análisis comparativo de esta figura con otras organizaciones defensoras de los derechos de la infancia tanto a nivel nacional como internacional

Pasados y presente. Estudios para el profesor Ricardo García Cárcel

Ricardo García Cárcel (Requena, 1948) estudió Historia en Valencia bajo el magisterio de Joan Reglà, con quien formó parte del primer profesorado de historia moderna en la Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona. En esta universidad, desde hace prácticamente cincuenta años, ha desarrollado una extraordinaria labor docente y de investigación marcada por un sagaz instinto histórico, que le ha convertido en pionero de casi todo lo que ha estudiado: las Germanías, la historia de la Cataluña moderna, la Inquisición, las culturas del Siglo de Oro, la Leyenda Negra, Felipe II, Felipe V, Austrias y Borbones, la guerra de la Independencia, la historia cultural, los mitos de la historia de España... Muy pocos tienen su capacidad para reflexionar, ordenar, analizar, conceptualizar y proponer una visión amplia y llena de matices sobre el pasado y las interpretaciones historiográficas. A su laboriosidad inimitable se añade una dedicación sin límites en el asesoramiento de alumnos e investigadores e impulsando revistas, dosieres, seminarios o publicaciones colectivas. Una mínima correspondencia a su generosidad lo constituye este volumen a manera de ineludible agradecimiento

Non svfficit orbis. Geografía Histórica y Mítica en la Antigüedad

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Organic amendment and mycorrhizal inoculation as a practice in afforestation of soils with Pinus halepensis Miller: effect on their microbial activity

9 pages, 6 tables.Soil amendment with organic materials prior to afforestation as well as the use of mycorrhizal inoculation, are advisable practices in afforestation of semiarid areas. In this work, the effect of both organic amendment and mycorrhizal treatment on the microbial activity of a soil afforested with Aleppo pine (Pinus halepensis Miller) was studied. Labile carbon fractions (water soluble carbon and water soluble carbohydrates), microbiological parameters (microbial biomass carbon, basal respiration and metabolic quotient), and enzyme activities such as oxydoreductases (deshydrogenase and catalase activities) and hydrolases (urease, protease and phosphatase) were determined. All these parameters were found positively influenced by organic amendment and mycorrhizal treatment of plant roots by inoculation of fungi or forest soil addition. The best result was obtained when mycorrhizal inoculation with fungi was supplemented by organic amendment.This work was funded by the CICYT (Comision Interministerial de Ciencia y Tecnologia), Project AGF-95-0097.Peer reviewe

Las prácticas en empresa en Formación Profesional: elemento orientador en la selección de estudios universitarios

Los títulos de Formación Profesional (FP) de Grado Superior permiten el acceso a estudios universitarios; de hecho, es frecuente encontrar estudiantes que se matriculan en FP con este propósito. Para finalizar el Ciclo Formativo el último módulo que han de superar es el de Formación en Centros de Trabajo (FCT) en el que ponen en práctica los conocimientos adquiridos en las clases teóricas. Estas prácticas, además de mejorar sus capacidades profesionales, también suponen su primera inserción en el mundo laboral. Este contacto con la realidad les puede hacer cambiar su vocación inicial, reformulando su proyecto de futuro. En este estudio se lanzó una encuesta a nivel nacional a profesores y alumnos de FP para identificar y cuantificar el perfil de los estudiantes que cambian de idea, analizando qué les ha llevado a modificar su planteamiento inicial. Los resultados –aun provisionales- muestran que a lo largo de las prácticas, (1) aumenta el número de estudiantes que deciden continuar sus estudios en la Universidad y (2) uno de cada cinco cambia de preferencia sobre qué titulación le gustaría cursar

Changing Trends in Hospital Admissions for Pulmonary Embolism in Spain from 2001 to 2018

(1) Background: The aims of this study were to examine trends in the incidence, clinical characteristics, and in-hospital outcomes of patients hospitalized with pulmonary embolism in Spain and to identify factors associated with in-hospital mortality (IHM). (2) Methods: We included all patients who were hospitalized for pulmonary embolism between 2001 and 2018. Data were collected from the Spanish National Hospital Discharge Database. (3) Results: We identified 241,821 hospitalizations for pulmonary embolism during the study period. The incidence of pulmonary embolism increased from 20.49 cases per 100,000 inhabitants in the period 2001&ndash;2002 to 35.9 cases in the period 2017&ndash;2018 (p &lt; 0.001). After controlling for possible confounders, there was a significant increase in the incidence over the study period (adjusted incidence rate ratio 1.53, 95% Confidence Interval I 1.51&ndash;1.56). The median length of hospital stay was 11 days in the period 2001&ndash;2002, decreasing to seven days in the period 2017&ndash;2018 (p &lt; 0.001). For the total time period, the crude IHM rate was 9.51%. After multivariable adjustment, IHM decreased significantly over time. The IHM was significantly higher in women, in patients suffering from more comorbidities, and in those with a massive pulmonary embolism. (4) Conclusions: Our results revealed an increase in the incidence of pulmonary embolism hospitalizations from 2001 to 2018 in Spain, with older patients being the most affected