Alicia E López‐Martínez
Datos Biográficos
| ID | 6576503 |
|---|---|
| NOMBRE | Alicia E López‐Martínez |
| NOMBRES | Alicia E |
| APELLIDO | López‐Martínez |
| FIRMA | MARTÍNEZ A E L |
| AFILIACIONES | Instituto de Investigación Biomédica de Málaga |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-4038-7863 |
| VERIFICADO | Sí |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 20 |
| TOTAL DE CITAS | 8 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 20 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN | 1999 |
| AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2025 |
| ÍNDICE H | 1 |
Measuring psychological flexibility and inflexibility
The Multidimensional Psychological Flexibility Inventory (MPFI) is a recently developed measure of psychological flexibility and inflexibility (PF and PI) based on the Hexaflex/Inflexahex Model. The aim of this article was to assess the factorial structure, reliability, and convergent and criterion validity of the MPFI-24 in a sample from Spain. The MPFI-24 was tested in a sample of 508 university students (Study 1). Items comprising the acceptan…
Virtual Reality Distraction for Needle-Related Pain and Distress in Children
This international multicenter randomized controlled trial aimed to compare the effectiveness of virtual reality (VR) distraction with an identical non-VR game in reducing needle-related pain and anxiety in children undergoing venous blood draw. The study involved 304 children aged 5–9 years undergoing a blood draw procedure, randomly allocated to one of three groups: VR distraction, non-VR distraction, and control group (usual care). The distrac…
Effect of a controlled diaphragmatic breathing session on perceived pain and state anxiety in people with chronic pain
Chronic pain conditions are frequently comorbid with anxiety problems. The controlled diaphragmatic breathing technique has been applied in both conditions. However, few studies have examined its efficacy in reducing perceived pain and state anxiety in the population with both pathologies. Thus, the study objective was to investigate the immediate effects of a single-session diaphragmatic breathing intervention on perceived pain and state anxiety…
Does pain catastrophizing and distress intolerance mediate the relationship between PTSD and prescribed opioid misuse in people with chronic noncancer pain
Distress intciolerance and pain catastrophizing may be theoretically and clinically relevant constructs in understanding the motivation for opioid misuse in people with concurrent chronic noncancer pain and PTSD. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2023 APA, all rights reserved)
Spanish Validation of the Comm Scale to Assess the Misuse of Prescription Opioids in Patients with Chronic Noncancer Pain
The Current Opioid Misuse Measure (COMM) is a questionnaire used to identify and monitor chronic pain patients on opioid therapy who may be misusing their prescription opioids. The aim of the present study was to adapt the questionnaire for its use in Spanish-speaking populations. A total of 171 individuals (131 women and 40 men) with nononcological chronic pain participated in this cross-sectional study. The most frequent pain diagnoses in the s…
Information concealment in palliative patients
Previous studies on palliative care have assessed the phenomenon of Information Concealment (IC), confirmed its relevance and emphasised the need to have a scale for its assessment. The aim of this study was to design and validate such an instrument. The sample comprised 150 palliative caregivers (23 men and 127 women). The dimensionality of the items of the Information Concealment Scale for Caregivers (ECOI) was assessed using Exploratory Factor…
The relevance of psychological strength for physical and psychological well‐being in trauma‐exposed women
Traumatic experiences have consistently been linked to poor health and well-being, particularly in women. Psychological factors have been theorized to directly affect the reporting of physical symptoms and perceptions of general health. Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) has been proposed as a major pathway through which trauma affects health and emotion dysregulation. Trauma is considered to be a key psychological variable in the pathogenesis …
Pain Acceptance Creates an Emotional Context That Protects against the Misuse of Prescription Opioids
There is solid evidence of an association between several psychological flexibility processes, particularly pain acceptance, and adaptation to chronic pain. However, there are relatively few studies on the relationship between pain acceptance and opioid misuse in chronic pain patients. Thus, the aim of the present study was to test a hypothetical model in which pain acceptance would regulate pain sensations and pain-related thoughts and emotions,…
The Informal Social Support for Autonomy and Dependence in Pain Inventory Spanish version
Social support plays a crucial role in the quality of life of people with chronic pain. The Informal Social Support for Autonomy and Dependence in Pain Inventory assesses two functions of received social support: the promotion of autonomy and the promotion of dependence. The aim of this cross-sectional study was to adapt this instrument for its use in the Spanish population. The sample comprised 256 individuals with chronic pain. Participants wer…
Predictors of posttraumatic stress symptoms and perceived health after an acute coronary syndrome
Objectives: The identification of psychological markers of the posttraumatic stress reaction after a cardiac event is relevant in the management of cardiovascular risk factors. The aim of the study to test the contribution of experiential avoidance, anxiety sensitivity, and depressive symptoms to acute coronary syndrome posttraumatic stress symptoms and perceived health (both measured 6 months later), and to determine whether the associations bet…
Exploring Changes in Activity Patterns in Individuals with Chronic Pain
This longitudinal study explored whether activity patterns change over time in a sample of 56 individuals with chronic musculoskeletal pain over a 15-day period. Once a day, the participants recorded their level of pain intensity and the degree to which they had engaged in several specific activity patterns. Linear mixed models with random coefficients were used to investigate the rate of change in the activity patterns. Age, sex, pain intensity,…
Opioid Pain Medication Prescription for Chronic Pain in Primary Care Centers
Background : Psychological factors of patients may influence physicians' decisions on prescribing opioid analgesics. However, few studies have sought to identify these factors. The present study had a double objective: (1) To identify the individual factors that differentiate patients who had been prescribed opioids for the management of chronic back pain from those who had not been prescribed opioids and (2) to determine which factors make signi…
Pain Acceptance and Pain-Related Disability Predict Healthcare Utilization and Medication Intake in Patients with Non-Specific Chronic Spinal Pain
Longitudinal research is needed to determine predictive factors of healthcare utilization and medication intake in people with non-specific spinal pain. This study aims to prospectively examine the predictive value of sex, age, work status, pain intensity, pain acceptance, disability, depression, pain anxiety, and catastrophizing in relation to healthcare utilization and medication intake in people with non-specific spinal pain. Participants were…
Using vignettes to assess the contribution of goal adjustment in the adaptation to chronic musculoskeletal pain
Anxiety sensitivity and acculturative stress facets among Latinx in primary care
Behavioral Inhibition and Activation Systems, and Emotional Regulation in Individuals With Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain
Gray's Reinforcement Sensitivity Theory postulates two distinct neurophysiological systems that underlie thoughts, emotions, and behavior: the Behavioral Inhibition System (BIS) and the Behavioral Approach System (BAS). Preliminary research suggests that both systems may play relevant roles in the adjustment of individuals with chronic pain. However, there is a lack of research on the extent to which emotional regulation (i.e., cognitive reapprai…
A confirmatory factor analysis of the Resilience Scale adapted to chronic pain (RS-18)
Factor Analysis of the Spanish Version of the Weight Efficacy Life-Style Questionnaire
Factor Analysis of the Spanish Version of the Weight Efficacy Life-Style Questionnaire
This study examined the factor structure and psychometric properties of the Spanish version of the Weight Efficacy Life-Style Questionnaire (WEL), an instrument developed to measure self-efficacy in relation to food intake. A total of 292 Spanish persons participated, from three groups: clinical group, overweight group, and normal-weight group. The findings showed evidence of three situational factors (Negative Emotions, Social Pressure, and Phys…
Grasping the meaning of leisure
A self-report measurement tool for the assessment of what people feel when involved in leisure activities is described. The new instrument is composed of nine scales: Perceived freedom, Intrinsic motivation, Goal-orientation, Relation to work, Active-passive participation, Optimal incongruity, Social interaction, Perceived competence , and Discretionary time availability . In a sample of 335 subjects the scales showed high internal consistency, a…
Grasping the meaning of leisure
A self-report measurement tool for the assessment of what people feel when involved in leisure activities is described. The new instrument is composed of nine scales: Perceived freedom, Intrinsic motivation, Goal-orientation, Relation to work, Active-passive participation, Optimal incongruity, Social interaction, Perceived competence , and Discretionary time availability . In a sample of 335 subjects the scales showed high internal consistency, a…
Information concealment in palliative patients
Previous studies on palliative care have assessed the phenomenon of Information Concealment (IC), confirmed its relevance and emphasised the need to have a scale for its assessment. The aim of this study was to design and validate such an instrument. The sample comprised 150 palliative caregivers (23 men and 127 women). The dimensionality of the items of the Information Concealment Scale for Caregivers (ECOI) was assessed using Exploratory Factor…
Grasping the meaning of leisure
A self-report measurement tool for the assessment of what people feel when involved in leisure activities is described. The new instrument is composed of nine scales: Perceived freedom, Intrinsic motivation, Goal-orientation, Relation to work, Active-passive participation, Optimal incongruity, Social interaction, Perceived competence , and Discretionary time availability . In a sample of 335 subjects the scales showed high internal consistency, a…
Factor Analysis of the Spanish Version of the Weight Efficacy Life-Style Questionnaire
Factor Analysis of the Spanish Version of the Weight Efficacy Life-Style Questionnaire
This study examined the factor structure and psychometric properties of the Spanish version of the Weight Efficacy Life-Style Questionnaire (WEL), an instrument developed to measure self-efficacy in relation to food intake. A total of 292 Spanish persons participated, from three groups: clinical group, overweight group, and normal-weight group. The findings showed evidence of three situational factors (Negative Emotions, Social Pressure, and Phys…
A confirmatory factor analysis of the Resilience Scale adapted to chronic pain (RS-18)
Behavioral Inhibition and Activation Systems, and Emotional Regulation in Individuals With Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain
Gray's Reinforcement Sensitivity Theory postulates two distinct neurophysiological systems that underlie thoughts, emotions, and behavior: the Behavioral Inhibition System (BIS) and the Behavioral Approach System (BAS). Preliminary research suggests that both systems may play relevant roles in the adjustment of individuals with chronic pain. However, there is a lack of research on the extent to which emotional regulation (i.e., cognitive reapprai…
Anxiety sensitivity and acculturative stress facets among Latinx in primary care
Predictors of posttraumatic stress symptoms and perceived health after an acute coronary syndrome
Objectives: The identification of psychological markers of the posttraumatic stress reaction after a cardiac event is relevant in the management of cardiovascular risk factors. The aim of the study to test the contribution of experiential avoidance, anxiety sensitivity, and depressive symptoms to acute coronary syndrome posttraumatic stress symptoms and perceived health (both measured 6 months later), and to determine whether the associations bet…
Exploring Changes in Activity Patterns in Individuals with Chronic Pain
This longitudinal study explored whether activity patterns change over time in a sample of 56 individuals with chronic musculoskeletal pain over a 15-day period. Once a day, the participants recorded their level of pain intensity and the degree to which they had engaged in several specific activity patterns. Linear mixed models with random coefficients were used to investigate the rate of change in the activity patterns. Age, sex, pain intensity,…
Opioid Pain Medication Prescription for Chronic Pain in Primary Care Centers
Background : Psychological factors of patients may influence physicians' decisions on prescribing opioid analgesics. However, few studies have sought to identify these factors. The present study had a double objective: (1) To identify the individual factors that differentiate patients who had been prescribed opioids for the management of chronic back pain from those who had not been prescribed opioids and (2) to determine which factors make signi…
Pain Acceptance and Pain-Related Disability Predict Healthcare Utilization and Medication Intake in Patients with Non-Specific Chronic Spinal Pain
Longitudinal research is needed to determine predictive factors of healthcare utilization and medication intake in people with non-specific spinal pain. This study aims to prospectively examine the predictive value of sex, age, work status, pain intensity, pain acceptance, disability, depression, pain anxiety, and catastrophizing in relation to healthcare utilization and medication intake in people with non-specific spinal pain. Participants were…
Using vignettes to assess the contribution of goal adjustment in the adaptation to chronic musculoskeletal pain
The relevance of psychological strength for physical and psychological well‐being in trauma‐exposed women
Traumatic experiences have consistently been linked to poor health and well-being, particularly in women. Psychological factors have been theorized to directly affect the reporting of physical symptoms and perceptions of general health. Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) has been proposed as a major pathway through which trauma affects health and emotion dysregulation. Trauma is considered to be a key psychological variable in the pathogenesis …
Pain Acceptance Creates an Emotional Context That Protects against the Misuse of Prescription Opioids
There is solid evidence of an association between several psychological flexibility processes, particularly pain acceptance, and adaptation to chronic pain. However, there are relatively few studies on the relationship between pain acceptance and opioid misuse in chronic pain patients. Thus, the aim of the present study was to test a hypothetical model in which pain acceptance would regulate pain sensations and pain-related thoughts and emotions,…
The Informal Social Support for Autonomy and Dependence in Pain Inventory Spanish version
Social support plays a crucial role in the quality of life of people with chronic pain. The Informal Social Support for Autonomy and Dependence in Pain Inventory assesses two functions of received social support: the promotion of autonomy and the promotion of dependence. The aim of this cross-sectional study was to adapt this instrument for its use in the Spanish population. The sample comprised 256 individuals with chronic pain. Participants wer…
Does pain catastrophizing and distress intolerance mediate the relationship between PTSD and prescribed opioid misuse in people with chronic noncancer pain
Distress intciolerance and pain catastrophizing may be theoretically and clinically relevant constructs in understanding the motivation for opioid misuse in people with concurrent chronic noncancer pain and PTSD. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2023 APA, all rights reserved)
Spanish Validation of the Comm Scale to Assess the Misuse of Prescription Opioids in Patients with Chronic Noncancer Pain
The Current Opioid Misuse Measure (COMM) is a questionnaire used to identify and monitor chronic pain patients on opioid therapy who may be misusing their prescription opioids. The aim of the present study was to adapt the questionnaire for its use in Spanish-speaking populations. A total of 171 individuals (131 women and 40 men) with nononcological chronic pain participated in this cross-sectional study. The most frequent pain diagnoses in the s…
Information concealment in palliative patients
Previous studies on palliative care have assessed the phenomenon of Information Concealment (IC), confirmed its relevance and emphasised the need to have a scale for its assessment. The aim of this study was to design and validate such an instrument. The sample comprised 150 palliative caregivers (23 men and 127 women). The dimensionality of the items of the Information Concealment Scale for Caregivers (ECOI) was assessed using Exploratory Factor…
Virtual Reality Distraction for Needle-Related Pain and Distress in Children
This international multicenter randomized controlled trial aimed to compare the effectiveness of virtual reality (VR) distraction with an identical non-VR game in reducing needle-related pain and anxiety in children undergoing venous blood draw. The study involved 304 children aged 5–9 years undergoing a blood draw procedure, randomly allocated to one of three groups: VR distraction, non-VR distraction, and control group (usual care). The distrac…
Effect of a controlled diaphragmatic breathing session on perceived pain and state anxiety in people with chronic pain
Chronic pain conditions are frequently comorbid with anxiety problems. The controlled diaphragmatic breathing technique has been applied in both conditions. However, few studies have examined its efficacy in reducing perceived pain and state anxiety in the population with both pathologies. Thus, the study objective was to investigate the immediate effects of a single-session diaphragmatic breathing intervention on perceived pain and state anxiety…
Measuring psychological flexibility and inflexibility
The Multidimensional Psychological Flexibility Inventory (MPFI) is a recently developed measure of psychological flexibility and inflexibility (PF and PI) based on the Hexaflex/Inflexahex Model. The aim of this article was to assess the factorial structure, reliability, and convergent and criterion validity of the MPFI-24 in a sample from Spain. The MPFI-24 was tested in a sample of 508 university students (Study 1). Items comprising the acceptan…
Clinical Psychology (16 obras) · Psychology (16 obras) · Medicine (13 obras) · Psychiatry (13 obras) · Chronic pain (10 obras) · Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation (10 obras) · Clinical Psychology (9 obras) · Anxiety (7 obras) · Physical therapy (7 obras) · Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Research (5 obras)