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Multimorbidity and frailty are associated with poorer SARS-CoV-2-related outcom...
Makovski, Tatjana T.; Ghattas, Jinane; Monnier-Besnard, Stéphanie; Cavillot, Lisa; Ambrožová, Monika; Vašinová, Barbora; Feteira-Santos, RodrigoBackground: Estimating the risks and impacts of COVID-19 for different health groups at the population level is essential for orienting public health measures. Adopting a population-based approach, we conducted a systematic review to explore: (1) the etiological role of multimorbidity and frailty in developing SARS-CoV-2 infection and COVID-19-related short-term outcomes; and (2) the prognostic role of multimor...
Identification of methodological issues regarding direct impact indicators of C...
Garriga, Cesar; Valero-Gaspar, Teresa; Rodriguez-Blazquez, Carmen; Diaz, Asuncion; Bezzegh, Péter; Daňková, Šárka; Unim, Brigid; Palmieri, LuigiBackground: During the first epidemic wave, COVID-19 surveillance focused on quantifying the magnitude and the escalation of a growing global health crisis. The scientific community first assessed risk through basic indicators, such as the number of cases or rates of new cases and deaths, and later began using other direct impact indicators to conduct more detailed analyses. We aimed at synthesizing the scienti...
Influence of Active and Healthy Ageing on Quality of Life Changes: Insights fro...
Ayala, Alba; Rodríguez-Blázquez, Carmen; Calderón-Larrañaga, Amaia; Beridze, Giorgi; Teixeira, Laetitia; Araújo, Lia; Rojo-Pérez, FerminaThis study aimed to analyze the determinants of quality of life (QoL) in older people in three European countries (Portugal, Spain and Sweden). A sample of 7589 participants in waves 4 (2011) and 6 (2015) of the Survey on Health, Aging, and Retirement in Europe (SHARE) project, aged 50 and over and living in Portugal, Spain and Sweden, was included. The CASP-12 scale was used to measure QoL. A principal compone...
Sexism and its associated factors among adolescents in Europe: Lights4Violence ...
Ayala, Alba; Vives-Cases, Carmen; Davo-Blanes, M. Carmen; Rodriguez-Blazquez, Carmen; Forjaz, Maria João; Bowes, Nicola; De Claire, KarenDespite the efforts of recent decades to reduce gender inequality, sexism is still prevalent among adolescents. The objective of this study was to identify the main socioeconomic characteristics, personal experiences, resources, and competencies associated with sexism in a sample of adolescents from different European countries. Baseline data from the Lights4Violence project included 1555 students ages 12–17 fr...
Dating Violence Victimization among Adolescents in Europe: Baseline Results fro...
Vives-Cases, Carmen; SANZ BARBERO, BELEN; Ayala, Alba; Pérez-Martínez, Vanesa; Sanchez-SanSegundo, Miriam; Jaskulska, SylwiaDating violence (DV) among adolescents is a public health issue because of its negative health consequences. In this study, we aimed to analyse the prevalence and the psychosocial and socioeconomic risk and protective factors associated DV among male and female adolescents in Europe. It was performed a cross-sectional study based on a non-probabilistic sample of 1555 students aged 13–16 years (2018–2019). The g...
Psychometric Properties of the CASP-12 Scale in Portugal: An Analysis Using SHA...
Rodríguez-Blázquez, Carmen; Ribeiro, Oscar; Ayala, Alba; Teixeira, Laetitia; Araújo, Lia; Forjaz, Maria JoãoThe purpose of this study is to assess the psychometric properties of the Portuguese version of the Control, Autonomy, Self-realization, and Pleasure (CASP)-12 scale used in the Survey of Health, Aging and Retirement in Europe (SHARE) project. Data were obtained from a representative sample of 1666 people aged ≥50 years living in Portugal and participating in the SHARE wave 6. In addition to the CASP-12 scale, ...
Anxiety, Depression and Quality of Life in Older Adults: Trajectories of Influe...
Ribeiro, Oscar; Teixeira, Laetitia; Araújo, Lia; Rodríguez-Blázquez, Carmen; Calderón-Larrañaga, Amaia; Forjaz, Maria JoãoThis study focuses on the influence of anxiety and depression on individual trajectories of quality of life in old age through a longitudinal approach. A representative sample of adults aged 50+ living in Portugal and participating in wave 4 (W4) and wave 6 (W6) of the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe (SHARE) project was considered. Participants, 1765 at baseline (W4) and 1201 at follow up (W6)...