Alba Ayala
Biographic Data
| ID | 255282 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Alba Ayala |
| GIVEN NAMES | Alba |
| FAMILY NAME | Ayala |
| SIGNATURE | AYALA A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Instituto de Salud Carlos III |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-8020-9020 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 30 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 7 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 30 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2010 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Changes in daily routines and health-related quality of life among Spanish older adults after the Covid-19 pandemic
Aims: To examine the association between perceived changes in daily routines due to the COVID-19 pandemic and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) among community-dwelling adults aged 75 and older in Spain, through a gender-stratified analysis. Design: Cross-sectional, community-based, multicentre study using baseline data from the CUIDAMOS+75 cohort. Methods: A total of 1,072 older adults over 75 from 11 Spanish regions were interviewed betwee…
Evolución Del Perfil De Las Personas Cuidadoras en España. Análisis De Las Encuestas De Discapacidad
Rasch and Confirmatory Factor Analysis of the Community Wellbeing Index
Community wellbeing assessment is of growing interest in governance and policy-making. This study investigated the validity and reliability of the Community Wellbeing Index (CWI), assessing community wellbeing from an individual’s perspective, across independent international datasets. The CWI was translated from the original Spanish into English and Setswana and was administered to participants from established research cohorts in Spain ( n = 1,…
Bridging Reproductive and Productive Work
In this article, we explore the perspectives of commercial gestational surrogates in California, USA. Women who gestate for others reveal themselves as important agents in the process of giving meaning and cultural legitimacy to their practice, thus demonstrating their capacity to act in their own interest and resignify their work in their own terms. To them, surrogacy is more than wage labor. They assert the importance of their experience as a s…
Covid-19 vaccine hesitancy in Spain and associated factors
Introduction The present study explores the reasons of those who have not been vaccinated in the later stage of the vaccine rollout in Spain and its associated determinants. Methods Cluster and logistic regression analyses were used to assess differences in claimed reasons for vaccine hesitancy in Spain using two samples of unvaccinated people (18–40 years old) gathered by an online cross-sectional survey from social networks ( n = 910) and from …
Mapping the EQ-5D-5L from the Spanish national health survey functional disability scale through Bayesian networks
Validation of the Spanish Version of the Fear of Covid-19 Scale (FCV-19S) in Long-Term Care Settings
Fear of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is one of the main psychological impacts of the actual pandemic, especially among the population groups with higher mortality rates. The Fear of COVID-19 Scale (FCV-19S) has been used in different scenarios to assess fear associated with COVID-19, but this has not been done frequently in people living in long-term care (LTC) settings. The present study is aimed at measuring the psychometric properties o…
Knowledge, Attitudes, and Stigma
Tuberculosis remains one of the major causes of morbidity and mortality in Equatorial Guinea, with an estimated incidence of 280 per 100,000 inhabitants, an estimated mortality rate of 96 per 100,000 inhabitants, and a treatment non-adherence rate of 21.4%. This study aimed to identify the factors associated to TB-related knowledge, attitudes, and stigma in order to design community intervention strategies that could improve TB diagnostic and tre…
Effect of the Lights4Violence intervention on the sexism of adolescents in European countries
Clinicaltrials.gov : NCT03411564 . Unique Protocol ID: 776905. Date registered: 26-01-2018
Evaluation of the lights4violence program
The importance of empathy is shown in the effectiveness of interventions to reduce machismo and AV in adolescents. While the Lights4Violence program focuses on promoting healthy relationships, there were some controversial results. It is possible that some children, especially those with less empathy, may have felt "challenged" during the intervention and/or assessment. This suggests the need for the development of interventions that also conside…
Les représentations sociales des fournisseuses de gamètes en Espagne
Cadre de la recherche : L’Espagne se classe au premier rang en Europe en matière de « don » d’ovules. Leur production et leur commercialisation constituent aujourd’hui l’un des marchés les plus lucratifs du système économique national. Objectifs : Comment les femmes cédant leurs ovules comprennent-elles ce « don » ? Dans une société où le « don » d’ovocytes est formalisé comme un acte bénévole et altruiste, comment les « donneuses » conçoivent-el…
Trends in Covid-19 Vaccine Acceptance in Spain, September 2020‒May 2021
Objectives. To analyze factors associated with COVID-19 vaccine acceptance in Spain, over time. Methods. We used data from a national study that included 5 online surveys carried out every 2 months from September 2020 to May 2021. Each round recruited a sample of 1000 participants aged 18 years or older. We performed a multivariable logistic regression with vaccination acceptance as the dependent variable. We evaluated time trends through the int…
Acompañando desde las trincheras
El presente artículo nace de una construcción conjunta fruto de la experiencia compartida entre personas vulnerabilizadas atravesadas por las políticas públicas que han puesto en marcha la prestación del ingreso mínimo vital (IMV) -en tanto que solicitantes y/o perceptoras del mismo- y plataformas ciudadanas de defensa de los derechos ciudadanos que los han acompañado en el proceso. El IMV es una prestación dirigida a prevenir el riesgo de pobrez…
The Cosmo-Spain Survey
Objective: To describe changes in knowledge, attitudes and preventive practices (KAP), risk perception, and psychological variables of Spanish population toward the COVID-19 pandemic from July to November 2020. Methods: Three samples, each of one composed by 1,000+ persons aged 18 years or older, were interviewed online in three rounds, every 2 months, from July to November 2020. Results: The level of knowledge on COVID-19 was high in the three r…
Living with Chronic Illness Scale
BACKGROUND: The Living with Chronic Illness (LW-CI) Scale is a comprehensive patient-reported outcome measure that evaluates the complex process of living with long-term conditions. OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to analyse the psychometric properties of the LW-CI scale according to the classic test theory and the Rasch model among individuals living with different long-term conditions. DESIGN: This was an observational, international and cross-sect…
Dating Violence Victimization among Adolescents in Europe
Dating 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 global prevalence of DV victimization…
Influence of Active and Healthy Ageing on Quality of Life Changes
This 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 component analysis was performed to group p…
Sexism and its associated factors among adolescents in Europe
Despite 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 from secondary schools in six European…
Are Loneliness and Social Isolation Associated with Quality of Life in Older Adults? Insights from Northern and Southern Europe
Loneliness and social isolation are prospectively associated with decreased QoL among older adults, yet the associations are contextually bound. Future interventions should target both exposures, among others, in order to increase QoL in this group
Psychometric Properties of the Casp-12 Scale in Portugal
The 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, sociodemographic data and health sta…
The Role of School Social Support and School Social Climate in Dating Violence Victimization Prevention among Adolescents in Europe
The aim of the article is to show the role of school social support and school social climate in dating violence victimization prevention among adolescents in Europe. Study participants were students from secondary schools (age 13-16) in Spain, Italy, Romania, Portugal, Poland and UK. The analysis in this text concern student with dating experience ( n = 993) (57.2% of girls and 66.5% of boys). School social support was measured by School Social …
Multi-ethnic validation of 15-item Geriatric Depression Scale in Chile
Background There has been scant research published regarding the assessment of depression in ethnic groups, and few studies have addressed the validation of scales for standardized assessment of depressive symptoms among indigenous minorities. Objective The aim of this study was to analyze the psychometric properties of the 15-item Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS-15) for a multi-ethnic sample of older Chilean adults. Methods Cross-sectional study…
Financial Fraud, Mental Health, and Quality of Life
Over the past few decades, the financial system has engaged in abusive practices that meet the definition of fraud. Our objective is to compare the prevalence of psychological distress and levels of health-related quality of life according to having been exposed to financial fraud and its economic impact on family finances. The City of Madrid Health Survey 2017 included specific questions on exposure to financial fraud-this section was administer…
La Universidad y la vida…, o cómo mantenernos vivos en medio de la neoliberalización de la Universidad
La presente reflexión intenta tensionar el concepto de precariedad, entendida únicamente en términos de fragilización de las condiciones laborales, para preguntarse acerca de los efectos que las recientes transformaciones experimentadas por la Universidad (y que afectan no solo al ejercicio cotidiano de nuestro trabajo, sino también a la manera en la que nos vinculamos con nuestros compañeros y estudiantes, así como a la forma en la que nos pensa…
Mériter la paternité
Cet article souhaite contribuer à une réflexion sur les relations de genre et sur les expériences de la paternité auprès des hommes. Elle interpelle également la dimension biographique « d’autodéfinition » de ces hommes en apportant un regard critique autour des critères techniques et moraux utilisés à ce jour, tout en mettant en discussion les procédures d’évaluation des professionnels de la petite enfance appliquées au domaine de la famille et …
Les représentations sociales des fournisseuses de gamètes en Espagne
Cadre de la recherche : L’Espagne se classe au premier rang en Europe en matière de « don » d’ovules. Leur production et leur commercialisation constituent aujourd’hui l’un des marchés les plus lucratifs du système économique national. Objectifs : Comment les femmes cédant leurs ovules comprennent-elles ce « don » ? Dans une société où le « don » d’ovocytes est formalisé comme un acte bénévole et altruiste, comment les « donneuses » conçoivent-el…
Rasch and Confirmatory Factor Analysis of the Community Wellbeing Index
Community wellbeing assessment is of growing interest in governance and policy-making. This study investigated the validity and reliability of the Community Wellbeing Index (CWI), assessing community wellbeing from an individual’s perspective, across independent international datasets. The CWI was translated from the original Spanish into English and Setswana and was administered to participants from established research cohorts in Spain ( n = 1,…
Bridging Reproductive and Productive Work
In this article, we explore the perspectives of commercial gestational surrogates in California, USA. Women who gestate for others reveal themselves as important agents in the process of giving meaning and cultural legitimacy to their practice, thus demonstrating their capacity to act in their own interest and resignify their work in their own terms. To them, surrogacy is more than wage labor. They assert the importance of their experience as a s…
Acompañando desde las trincheras
El presente artículo nace de una construcción conjunta fruto de la experiencia compartida entre personas vulnerabilizadas atravesadas por las políticas públicas que han puesto en marcha la prestación del ingreso mínimo vital (IMV) -en tanto que solicitantes y/o perceptoras del mismo- y plataformas ciudadanas de defensa de los derechos ciudadanos que los han acompañado en el proceso. El IMV es una prestación dirigida a prevenir el riesgo de pobrez…
Sexism and its associated factors among adolescents in Europe
Despite 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 from secondary schools in six European…
De la "paga" a un derecho social
This article presents the different points of view of gypsy beneficiaries of the Social Integration Revenue Policy of the Region of Madrid, Spain. The discourses of the people interviewed are presented in relation to their relative social standing and the socio-economic features that are most relevant in explaining their narratives. Special emphasis is placed on describing the way in which they present themselves in order to obtain this social in…
Measurement properties of the Community Wellbeing Index in older adults
De la "paga" a un derecho social
This article presents the different points of view of gypsy beneficiaries of the Social Integration Revenue Policy of the Region of Madrid, Spain. The discourses of the people interviewed are presented in relation to their relative social standing and the socio-economic features that are most relevant in explaining their narratives. Special emphasis is placed on describing the way in which they present themselves in order to obtain this social in…
Change and predictors of quality of life in institutionalized older adults with dementia
La resocialización de la mujer gitana en los cursos de alfabetización de la Renta Mínima de Inserción
This article studies the gender values that are promoted both in the literacy courses for gypsy women beneficiaries of the Social Integration Revenue Policy of the Region of Madrid and in the events that are organized for this group by public institutions and NGOs. The process of “socialization” that occurs in the educative groups for Gypsy women is focused on constructing an image of what it is to be a “Gypsy modern woman”. Through multiple mech…
Self-perceived health status, gender, and work status
This study analyzes the relationship between gender and self-perceived health status in Spanish retirees and housewives from a sample of 1,106 community-dwelling older adults. A multivariate linear regression model was used in which self-perceived health status was measured by the EQ-5D visual analogue scale and gender according to work status (retired men and women and housewives). Retired males reported a significantly better health status than…
Mériter la paternité
Cet article souhaite contribuer à une réflexion sur les relations de genre et sur les expériences de la paternité auprès des hommes. Elle interpelle également la dimension biographique « d’autodéfinition » de ces hommes en apportant un regard critique autour des critères techniques et moraux utilisés à ce jour, tout en mettant en discussion les procédures d’évaluation des professionnels de la petite enfance appliquées au domaine de la famille et …
La Universidad y la vida…, o cómo mantenernos vivos en medio de la neoliberalización de la Universidad
La presente reflexión intenta tensionar el concepto de precariedad, entendida únicamente en términos de fragilización de las condiciones laborales, para preguntarse acerca de los efectos que las recientes transformaciones experimentadas por la Universidad (y que afectan no solo al ejercicio cotidiano de nuestro trabajo, sino también a la manera en la que nos vinculamos con nuestros compañeros y estudiantes, así como a la forma en la que nos pensa…
Financial Fraud, Mental Health, and Quality of Life
Over the past few decades, the financial system has engaged in abusive practices that meet the definition of fraud. Our objective is to compare the prevalence of psychological distress and levels of health-related quality of life according to having been exposed to financial fraud and its economic impact on family finances. The City of Madrid Health Survey 2017 included specific questions on exposure to financial fraud-this section was administer…
Are Loneliness and Social Isolation Associated with Quality of Life in Older Adults? Insights from Northern and Southern Europe
Loneliness and social isolation are prospectively associated with decreased QoL among older adults, yet the associations are contextually bound. Future interventions should target both exposures, among others, in order to increase QoL in this group
Psychometric Properties of the Casp-12 Scale in Portugal
The 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, sociodemographic data and health sta…
The Role of School Social Support and School Social Climate in Dating Violence Victimization Prevention among Adolescents in Europe
The aim of the article is to show the role of school social support and school social climate in dating violence victimization prevention among adolescents in Europe. Study participants were students from secondary schools (age 13-16) in Spain, Italy, Romania, Portugal, Poland and UK. The analysis in this text concern student with dating experience ( n = 993) (57.2% of girls and 66.5% of boys). School social support was measured by School Social …
Multi-ethnic validation of 15-item Geriatric Depression Scale in Chile
Background There has been scant research published regarding the assessment of depression in ethnic groups, and few studies have addressed the validation of scales for standardized assessment of depressive symptoms among indigenous minorities. Objective The aim of this study was to analyze the psychometric properties of the 15-item Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS-15) for a multi-ethnic sample of older Chilean adults. Methods Cross-sectional study…
The Cosmo-Spain Survey
Objective: To describe changes in knowledge, attitudes and preventive practices (KAP), risk perception, and psychological variables of Spanish population toward the COVID-19 pandemic from July to November 2020. Methods: Three samples, each of one composed by 1,000+ persons aged 18 years or older, were interviewed online in three rounds, every 2 months, from July to November 2020. Results: The level of knowledge on COVID-19 was high in the three r…
Living with Chronic Illness Scale
BACKGROUND: The Living with Chronic Illness (LW-CI) Scale is a comprehensive patient-reported outcome measure that evaluates the complex process of living with long-term conditions. OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to analyse the psychometric properties of the LW-CI scale according to the classic test theory and the Rasch model among individuals living with different long-term conditions. DESIGN: This was an observational, international and cross-sect…
Dating Violence Victimization among Adolescents in Europe
Dating 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 global prevalence of DV victimization…
Influence of Active and Healthy Ageing on Quality of Life Changes
This 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 component analysis was performed to group p…
Sexism and its associated factors among adolescents in Europe
Despite 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 from secondary schools in six European…
Validation of the Spanish Version of the Fear of Covid-19 Scale (FCV-19S) in Long-Term Care Settings
Fear of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is one of the main psychological impacts of the actual pandemic, especially among the population groups with higher mortality rates. The Fear of COVID-19 Scale (FCV-19S) has been used in different scenarios to assess fear associated with COVID-19, but this has not been done frequently in people living in long-term care (LTC) settings. The present study is aimed at measuring the psychometric properties o…
Knowledge, Attitudes, and Stigma
Tuberculosis remains one of the major causes of morbidity and mortality in Equatorial Guinea, with an estimated incidence of 280 per 100,000 inhabitants, an estimated mortality rate of 96 per 100,000 inhabitants, and a treatment non-adherence rate of 21.4%. This study aimed to identify the factors associated to TB-related knowledge, attitudes, and stigma in order to design community intervention strategies that could improve TB diagnostic and tre…
Effect of the Lights4Violence intervention on the sexism of adolescents in European countries
Clinicaltrials.gov : NCT03411564 . Unique Protocol ID: 776905. Date registered: 26-01-2018
Evaluation of the lights4violence program
The importance of empathy is shown in the effectiveness of interventions to reduce machismo and AV in adolescents. While the Lights4Violence program focuses on promoting healthy relationships, there were some controversial results. It is possible that some children, especially those with less empathy, may have felt "challenged" during the intervention and/or assessment. This suggests the need for the development of interventions that also conside…
Les représentations sociales des fournisseuses de gamètes en Espagne
Cadre de la recherche : L’Espagne se classe au premier rang en Europe en matière de « don » d’ovules. Leur production et leur commercialisation constituent aujourd’hui l’un des marchés les plus lucratifs du système économique national. Objectifs : Comment les femmes cédant leurs ovules comprennent-elles ce « don » ? Dans une société où le « don » d’ovocytes est formalisé comme un acte bénévole et altruiste, comment les « donneuses » conçoivent-el…
Trends in Covid-19 Vaccine Acceptance in Spain, September 2020‒May 2021
Objectives. To analyze factors associated with COVID-19 vaccine acceptance in Spain, over time. Methods. We used data from a national study that included 5 online surveys carried out every 2 months from September 2020 to May 2021. Each round recruited a sample of 1000 participants aged 18 years or older. We performed a multivariable logistic regression with vaccination acceptance as the dependent variable. We evaluated time trends through the int…
Acompañando desde las trincheras
El presente artículo nace de una construcción conjunta fruto de la experiencia compartida entre personas vulnerabilizadas atravesadas por las políticas públicas que han puesto en marcha la prestación del ingreso mínimo vital (IMV) -en tanto que solicitantes y/o perceptoras del mismo- y plataformas ciudadanas de defensa de los derechos ciudadanos que los han acompañado en el proceso. El IMV es una prestación dirigida a prevenir el riesgo de pobrez…
Covid-19 vaccine hesitancy in Spain and associated factors
Introduction The present study explores the reasons of those who have not been vaccinated in the later stage of the vaccine rollout in Spain and its associated determinants. Methods Cluster and logistic regression analyses were used to assess differences in claimed reasons for vaccine hesitancy in Spain using two samples of unvaccinated people (18–40 years old) gathered by an online cross-sectional survey from social networks ( n = 910) and from …
Medicine (21 works) · Psychology (17 works) · Environmental health (12 works) · Demography (11 works) · Political science (10 works) · Psychiatry (10 works) · Gerontology (9 works) · Health disparities and outcomes (9 works) · Sociology (9 works) · Demography (8 works)