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Political influence, facilitators and barriers in the decision-making processes of executive nurse leaders during the COVID-19 pandemic in Spain: an ethnographic study 

Alite-Cerezuela, Paula; Zabalegui, Adelaida; Velasco-Leon, Jone; Vizcaya-Moreno, Maria Flores (Publication date: 2025)

To describe the political influence Executive Nurse Leaders (ENLs) in Spain had on decision-making processes during the COVID-19 pandemic, identifying facilitators and barriers to executive and policy-related decision-making ...

Professional Development and Roles of Doctorally Prepared Nurses in Spain: Results From a National Survey 

Cabrera, Esther; Chabrera, Carolina; Zabalegui, Adelaida (Publication date: 2025-09)

Aim: To explore the professional development, roles, competencies, labour environment, and recognition of doctorally prepared nurses in Spain. Design: A national cross-sectional survey.

Effectiveness of high versus mixed-level fidelity simulation on undergraduate nursing students: A randomised controlled trial 

Chabrera, Carolina; Curell, Laura; Rodríguez-Higueras, Encarna (Publication date: 2025-01)

Aim: This study evaluates the impact of high-fidelity simulation on the acquisition and retention of competències in nursing students. Background: High-fidelity simulation provides a realistic and risk-free environment ...

Physical activity promotion in Spanish adults with spinal cord injury: Community guidelines, supporting resources and messaging strategies 

Monforte, Javier; Castan Delshorts, Alex; Smith, Brett; Hoekstra, Femke; Úbeda-Colomer, Joan (Publication date: 2025-12-10)

The purpose of this study was threefold: (1) to develop spinal cord injury (SCI) physical activity (PA) community guidelines suitable for a Spanish context; (2) to generate seminal resources for supporting PA participation ...

Actions to improve the secondary prevention of fragility fractures in women with postmenopausal osteoporosis: a social return on investment (SROI) study 

Olmo Montes, Francisco Jesús; Caeiro-Rey, José Ramón; Peris Bernal, Pilar; Perez del Rio, Veronica; Etxebarria-Foronda, Iñigo; CANCIO TRUJILLO, JOSE MANUEL; Pareja Sierra, Teresa; Jodar, Esteban; Naranjo, Antonio; Moro-Álvarez, María Jesús; García-Goñi, Manuel; Vergés, Josep; Maratia, Stefano; Campos Tapias, Ignasi; Prades, Miriam; Aceituno, Susana (Publication date: 2024-12)

Purpose: This study evaluates the Social Return on Investment (SROI) of implementing measures to prevent fragility fractures in postmenopausal women with osteoporosis (OP) in Spain. Methods: A group of 13 stakeholders ...

Adherence to supervised and unsupervised exercise programmes in ageing population with intermittent claudication: a randomized controlled trial 

Herrero-Alonso, Cecilia; López-Lifante, Víctor-Miguel; Costa-Garrido, Anna; Pera, Guillem; Alzamora, M Teresa; Forés Raurell, Rosa; Martínez, Esau; López-Palencia, Juan; Moizé Arcone, Luciana; MATEO AGUILAR, ESTER; Rodriguez-Salés, Vanesa; alventosa-zaidin, marina; Heras Tébar, Antonio; Valverde , Marta; Violán, Concepció; Torán-Monserrat, Pere (Publication date: 2024-06)

Background: Intermittent Claudication symptomatic peripheral arterial disease (ICSPAD) is associated with reduced mobility, functional capacity, and quality of life. Physical exercise is an effective non-pharmacological ...

Advanced parametrization of graphomotor difficulties in school-aged children 

Galaz, Zoltan; Mucha, Ján; Zvončák, Vojtěch; Mekyska, Jiri; Smekal, Zdenek; Zvončáková, Katarína; Ondráčková, Anežka; Urbanek, Tomas; Havigerova, Jana Marie; Bednarova, Jirina; Faundez-Zanuy, Marcos (Publication date: 2020-06-17)

School-aged children spend 31–60% of their time at school performing handwriting, which is a complex perceptual-motor skill composed of a coordinated combination of fine graphomotor movements. As up to 30% of them experience ...

Repeatability and learning effect in the 6MWT in preoperative cancer patients undergoing a prehabilitation program 

Sebio-Garcia, Raquel; Dana, Fernando; Gimeno-Santos, Elena; López-Baamonde, Manuel; Ubré, Marta; Montané-Muntané, Mar; Risco, Raquel; Messaggi Sartor, Monique; Roca, Josep; Martinez-Palli, Graciela (Publication date: 2022)

Objective: The main objective was to assess repeatability and learning effect of the 6-min walk test (6MWT) in a cohort of preoperative cancer patients referred to a prehabilitation program. As a secondary objective, we ...

Fast reliability assessment of neutral-point-clamped topologies through Markov models 

Busquets-Monge, Sergio; Rafiezadeh, Roya; Alepuz, Salvador; Filba-Martinez, Alber; Nicolas-Apruzzese, Joan (Publication date: 2021-06-08)

This article presents detailed Markov models for the reliability assessment of multilevel neutral-point-clamped (NPC) converter leg topologies, incorporating their inherent fault-tolerance under open-circuit switch faults. ...

Emotional state recognition performance improvement on a handwriting and drawing task 

Nolazco Flores, Juan Arturo; Faundez-Zanuy, Marcos; Velázquez-Flores, O. A.; Cordasco, Gennaro; Esposito, Anna (Publication date: 2021-02-21)

In this work we combine time, spectral and cepstral features of the signal captured in a tablet to characterize depression, anxiety, and stress emotional state recognition on the EMOTHAW database. EMOTHAW contains the ...

Segmental body composition estimated by specific BIVA and dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry 

Stagi, Silvia; Irurtia, Alfredo; Rosales Rafel, Quim; Cabras, Stefano; Buffa, Roberto; Carrasco-Marginet, Marta; Castizo-Olier, Jorge (Publication date: 2021-04)

Aims: The aim of this study was to analyse the association between specific bioelectric impedance vector analysis (BIVA) and dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) to assess segmental body composition using DXA as the ...

Evaluación de la efectividad de un programa de intervención en cuidadores no profesionales de personas dependientes en el ámbito de la atención primaria 

Ortiz-Mallasén, Víctor; Claramonte Gual, Eloy; Cervera-Gasch, Agueda; Cabrera, Esther (Publication date: 2021)

Objetivo: Evaluar la eficacia de una intervención a cuidadores no profesionales (CNP). Diseño: Estudio cuasiexperimental de tipo antes/después, sin grupo control. Emplazamiento: Atención primaria; 5 Zonas Básicas de Salud ...

Los senderos lúdicos que se bifurcan: el juego como mundo y el laberinto como estructura primordial 

Planells de la Maza, Antonio José (Publication date: 2021-07-12)

El laberinto ha sido tradicionalmente una de las estructuras físicas, psicológicas y simbólicas más relevantes y enigmáticas del mundo cultural occidental. Fértil como marco mítico para la literatura y el cine, apenas se ...

Overeducation and childcare time 

Kucel, Aleksander; Vilalta-Bufí, Montserrat (Publication date: 2023-08-01)

Purpose – Research shows that parental employment and education status affect the amount of parental childcare time, which is a fundamental determinant of children’s outcomes. In this paper, the authors study whether being ...

Effects of introducing rest intervals in functional fitness training 

Hernández-Lougedo, Juan; Cimadevilla-Pola, Eduardo; Fernández-Rodríguez, Tomás; Guodemar-Pérez, Jesús; Otero-Campos, Álvaro; Lozano-Estevan, María del Carmen; Cañuelo-Márquez, Ana María; de Jesús-Franco, Fernando; Garnacho-Castaño, Manu; García Fernández, Pablo; Maté-Muñoz, José Luis (Publication date: 2021-10-18)

Background: Functional Fitness Training (FFT) is a new exercise modality prioritizing functional multi-joint movements executed at high intensity as a circuit. Objective: To examine the impacts of introducing rest intervals ...

Changes in phonation and their relations with progress of Parkinson’s disease 

Galaz, Zoltan; Mekyska, Jiri; Zvoncak, Vojtech; Mucha, Jan; Kiska, Tomáš; Smekal, Zdenek; Eliasova, Ilona; Mrackova, Martina; Kostalova, Milena; Rektorova, Irena; Faundez-Zanuy, Marcos; Alonso-Hernández, Jesús B.; Gomez-Vilda, Pedro (Publication date: 2018-11-22)

Hypokinetic dysarthria, which is associated with Parkinson’s disease (PD), affects several speech dimensions, including phonation. Although the scientific community has dealt with a quantitative analysis of phonation in ...

The 360° performance system in team sports: is it time to design a “Personalized Jacket” for team sports players? 

Jukic, Igor; calleja-gonzalez, julio; Cuzzolin, Francesco; Sampaio, Jaime; Cos, Francesc; Milanovic, Luka; Krakan, Ivan; Ostojic, Sergej; Olmo, Jesús; Requena, Bernardo; Njaradi, Nenad; Sassi, Roberto; Rovira, Mar; Kocaoglu, Baris (Publication date: 2021-03-17)

Elite performance in team sports attracts the attention of the general public. In particular, the best players became incredibly skilled and physically powerful, which is a fact that potentiates the delivery of a product ...

The effect of training schedule and playing positions on training loads and game demands in professional handball players 

Font, Roger; Karcher, Claude; Loscos-Fàbregas, Eduard; Altarriba-Bartes, Albert; Peña, Javier; Vicens-Bordas, Jordi; Mesas, Jose Antonio; Irurtia, Alfredo (Publication date: 2023)

In this research, we aimed to (1) describe the differences in internal and external load between playing positions and (2) characterize the training demands of the days before competitive events for professional handball ...

Changes in muscle contractile properties after cold- or warm-water immersion using tensiomyography: a cross-over randomised trial 

Mur, Esther; Campa, Francesco; Badicu, Georgian; Castizo-Olier, Jorge; Palomera-Fanegas, Elisabet; Sebio-Garcia, Raquel (Publication date: 2020-06-04)

Muscle contractile properties in clinical practice are often measured using either subjective scales or high-cost, inaccessible equipment. In this randomised cross-over study, we aimed to explore the use of tensiomyography ...

Systematic review of the effect of aquatic therapeutic exercise in breast cancer survivors 

Mur, Esther; Postigo-Martin, Paula; Cantarero-Villanueva, Irene; Sebio-Garcia, Raquel (Publication date: 2022)

Background: Aquatic therapeutic exercise can be equally effective or even superior to land-based exercise in improving several clinical variables. However, there is still a lack of knowledge on the effects compared to ...

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