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A Spanish Study on Psychological Predictors of Quality of Life in People with HIV
Springer (2016-02)In Spain little research has focused on assessment of health indicators, both physical and psychological, in people living with HIV. The aim of this study is to evaluate a set of different indicators that allow us to ... -
El alcance de las estrategias preventivas y terapéuticas del VIH en el ámbito penitenciario
Universitat Jaume I (2023-06-08)Introducción: La infección por VIH es una situación extendida en la actualidad. Se han implementado medidas para para lidiar con ella en la comunidad en general, pero son diferentes en el ámbito penitenciario. Por lo ... -
Aplicación de la ventilación mecánica no invasiva en pacientes con infección por VHI y neumonía
Universitat Jaume I (2018-06-05)Objectives: To describe the results obtained with the application of NIMV in patients with hypoxemic respiratory insufficiency caused by pneumonia, in the context of an HIV infection; as well ... -
Brief transdiagnostic group intervention for people living with HIV and emotional disorders: feasibility and clinical utility
Taylor and Francis (2023)Emotional regulation-based transdiagnostic interventions provide positive but limited evidence regarding efficacy with people living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). In the present study, 10 participants living ... -
Development of a New Instrument for the Assessment of Psychological predictors of well-being and quality of life in people with HIV or AIDS
Springer (2012-11)This study aims to develop an instrument for the assessment of psychological predictors of well-being and quality of life (QoL) in people living with HIV. A four- step procedure was followed to achieve this objective. ... -
ER stress in human hepatic cells treated with Efavirenz: Mitochondria again
Elsevier (2013-10)Background & Aims ER stress is associated with a growing number of liver diseases, including drug-induced hepatotoxicity. The non-nucleoside analogue reverse transcriptase inhibitor Efavirenz, a cornerstone of the ... -
Factors Associated with Condom Use in Anal Intercourse Among Spanish Men Who Have Sex with Men: Proposal for an Explanatory Model
Springer (2021-12)Men who have sex with men (MSM) account for more than half of the new HIV diagnoses in Spain. This study aims to carry out a descriptive analysis of the sexual practices and frequency of condom use of MSM and identify the ... -
Factors associated with condom use in vaginal intercourse among Spanish adults with intellectual disability: Proposal for an explanatory model
Elsevier (2022)Background: The prevention of HIV or other STIs in people with intellectual disabilities (ID) is a rarely studied subject even though this population group is at the same risk of infection as the general population. Aims: ... -
HIV and STI Prevention Among Spanish Women Who have Sex with Women: Factors Associated with Dental Dam and Condom Use
Springer (2022)The scientific community has systematically ignored the needs of women who have sex with women (WSW). The invisibilization of romantic and sexual relationships between women has caused a profound lack of knowledge about ... -
HIV Prevention Interventions for Young Male Commercial Sex Workers
Springer US (2014-03)The sex industry, where men sell sexual services to other men or women, has grown in recent years. These men who offer sexual services are particularly vulnerable to HIV infection due to such factors as: frequency of risky ... -
HIV-Related Stigma in Spanish society between 2011 and 2021: a systematic review
Universitat Jaume I (2021-06-21)People living with HIV/AIDS continue to suffer the consequences of social stigma and discrimination. This has a negative influence on their quality of life and encourages the concealment of the infection, delaying possible ... -
HIV-Risk Index: Development and Validation of a Brief Risk Index for Hispanic Young People
(2016-08)The prevalence of HIV risk behaviors among young people facilitates the spread of HIV, in particular regarding unsafe sex behavior, although this trend is different within this population. For this reason, identifying the ... -
Influencia del estilo de amor y de apego en las conductas sexuales de riesgo de jóvenes españoles
Universitat Jaume I (2017-07-13)El objetivo de este estudio ha sido examinar la influencia de los estilos de apego y de amor sobre las conductas sexuales de riesgo. Para ello se evaluó a 735 jóvenes, de entre 18 y 35 años de diferentes partes de España. ... -
Involvement of nitric oxide in the mitochondrial action of efavirenz: a differential effect on neurons and glial cells
Oxford University Press (2014-12)The anti-human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) drug efavirenz (EFV) alters mitochondrial function in cultured neurons and glial cells. Nitric oxide (NO) is a mediator of mitochondrial dysfunction associated with HIV central ... -
Male sex workers in Spain: what has changed in the last lustrum? A comparison of sociodemographic data and HIV sexual risk behaviors (2010-2015)
Springer Verlag (2016-07)The purpose of this study is to compare the evolution of risky factors related to HIV infection among Male Sex Workers (MSW) in Spain between 2010 and 2015. Participants were 180 MSW: 100 in 2010 and 80 in 2015. Socio-demographic ... -
Mitochondrial (dys)function-a factor underlying the variability of EFV-induced hepatoxicity?
Wiley (2015-01-08)Background and PurposeThe non-nucleoside analogue reverse transcriptase inhibitor efavirenz is associated with hepatic toxicity and metabolic disturbances. Although the mechanisms involved are not clear, recent evidence ... -
Neuronal Bioenergetics and Acute Mitochondrial Dysfunction: A Clue to Understanding the Central Nervous System Side Effects of Efavirenz
Oxford University Press (2014-05)Background. Neurological pathogenesis is associated with mitochondrial dysfunction and differences in neuronal/glial handling of oxygen and glucose. The main side effects attributed to efavirenz involve the CNS, but the ... -
One drug for two targets: Biological evaluation of antiretroviral agents endowed with antiproliferative activity
Elsevier (2017-06-01)AIDS-related cancer diseases are malignancies with low incidence on healthy people that affect mostly subjects already immunocompromised. The connection between HIV/AIDS and these cancers has not been established yet, but ... -
Predicting condom use in adolescents: a test of three socio-cognitive models using a structural equation modeling approach
BioMed Central (2016)Background The theory of planned behavior (TPB), socio-cognitive model (SCM), and information-motivation-behavioral skills (IMB) model are effective in predicting condom use. However, the adequacy of these three theoretical ... -
Revisión del conocimiento de los adolescentes acerca del virus de la inmunodeficiencia humana y sida
Universitat Jaume I (2023-06-08)Introducción: El Virus de la inmunodeficiencia Humana (VIH) es un retrovirus que ataca y daña el sistema inmunitario, produciendo una destrucción de los glóbulos blancos al emplear estos para su reproducción. Existen dos ...