Arturo L Torres
Biographic Data
| ID | 1157400 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Arturo L Torres |
| GIVEN NAMES | Arturo L |
| FAMILY NAME | Torres |
| SIGNATURE | TORRES A L |
| AFFILIATIONS | Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-1751-1950 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 16 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 16 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1991 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Risk Factors for Non-Communicable Diseases in the South of Quito, Ecuador
Addressing Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus ́ Impact on Quality of Life When Life Is Defined by a Low-Income Setting
Intimate Partner Violence Against Indigenous Women and Association with Stunting and Anemia in Children
This study suggests that children of women exposed to IPV are at greater probability of suffering from anemia. Therefore, an integral approach to IPV prevention is required, through social protection and healthcare policies for mothers and children, considering the intercultural context
Participatory action research for adapting an integrated care intervention to reduce cancer diagnosis delays
Fragmentation of healthcare in Latin America (including Ecuador) causes delays in cancer diagnosis, especially among vulnerable populations. The context of this study was the EU-funded EquityCancer-LA project, and we aimed to describe the co-design process and adaptation of an integrated care intervention to reduce cancer diagnosis delays in Quito. These study's results target the population of Quito, Ecuador, aiming to reduce cancer diagnosis de…
Understanding the health system drivers of delayed cancer diagnosis in public healthcare networks of Chile, Colombia and Ecuador
Although the greatest delays in cancer diagnosis in Latin America occur in the provider interval little is known about the related factors. This study aims to analyze factors influencing access to cancer diagnosis -from initial contact with health services to confirmation- from institutional stakeholders' perspective in public healthcare networks of Chile, Colombia, and Ecuador. A qualitative, descriptive-interpretative study was conducted in two…
Digital health literacy and subjective wellbeing in the context of Covid-19
Background The COVID-19 pandemic has generated an avalanche of information, which, if not properly addressed, generates uncertainty and limits healthy decision-making. On the other hand, the pandemic has exacerbated mental health problems among young people and adolescents, causing a worsening of their wellbeing. Previous studies have found that digital health literacy has a positive impact on people's attitudes toward the disease. This study aim…
Access to health services for chronic disease care during the Covid-19 pandemic in Ecuador
This qualitative study aims to explore how the COVID-19 pandemic impacted healthcare access for patients with chronic conditions in Ecuador from the patient's perspective. We interviewed 19 patients diagnosed with arterial hypertension or type 2 diabetes in rural and urban areas of Ecuador during August and September 2020. We used the Framework Method to analyse the interview transcripts with ATLAS.Ti 8.4 and organised the ideas discussed using c…
Social Inequalities in Mental Health and Self-Perceived Health in the First Wave of Covid-19 Lockdown in Latin America and Spain
COVID-19 lockdowns greatly affected the mental health of populations and collectives. This study compares the mental health and self-perceived health in five countries of Latin America and Spain, during the first wave of COVID 19 lockdown, according to social axes of inequality. This was a cross-sectional study using an online, self-managed survey in Brazil, Chile, Ecuador, Mexico, Peru, and Spain. Self-perceived health (SPH), anxiety (measured t…
Prevalence and gender disparities of type 2 diabetes mellitus and obesity in Esmeraldas, Ecuador
We found alarming differences between the prevalence of T2DM and obesity in women and men that may be explained by gender roles, exacerbated in the rural context. Health promotion measures with a gender perspective should be adapted according to the characteristics of isolated rural contexts
Perspectives of health practitioners on the challenges to accessing sexual and reproductive health care services for Venezuelan migrant women during the Covid-19 pandemic in Quito, Ecuador
The perception among health practitioners in Quito was that discrimination occurred infrequently during the COVID-19 pandemic despite affecting the health care system. However, some level of discrimination toward migrant Venezuelan migrant women seeking SRH services was acknowledged and may be underrepresented
High prevalence of chronic malnutrition in indigenous children under 5 years of age in Chimborazo-Ecuador
One out of every two rural indigenous children included in this study is stunted. The high prevalence of stunting in the indigenous and rural population is multicausal, and requires an intersectoral and multidisciplinary approach. This study identified three fundamental elements on which public policy could focus: (a) reduce overcrowding conditions, improving economic income in the rural sector (for example, through the strengthening of agricultu…
Contextualizing Evidence for Action on Diabetes in Low-Resource Settings—Project Cead Part-II, Strengthening the Health System
Diabetes is a major public health problem, increasingly affecting low- and middle-income countries. The project CEAD (Contextualizing Evidence for Action in Diabetes in low-resource settings) aims to evaluate the implementation of comprehensive diabetes care in two low-resource settings in Ecuador and to stimulate context-led health systems innovations to improve diabetes care and reduce inequity. The mixed-methods approach includes a 24-month re…
Contextualizing Evidence for Action on Diabetes in Low-Resource Settings—Project Cead Part I
Challenges remain for policy adoption and implementation to tackle the unprecedented and relentless increase in obesity, diabetes and other non-communicable diseases (NCDs), especially in low- and middle-income countries. The aim of this mixed-methods study is to analyse the contextual relevance and applicability to low-resource settings of a sample of evidence-based healthy public policies, using local knowledge, perceptions and pertinent epidem…
Salud mental, virtualidad y pandemia
El lugar que ocupa la salud mental de la población, tanto en la arena pública como en la aceptación social, ha sido cuestionado y revertido por las condiciones de confinamiento y aislamiento social que la emergencia sanitaria por la COVID-19 ha provocado. A través de un servicio virtual de acompañamiento psicológico -Psico Escucha PUCE- emprendido por el Centro de Psicología Aplicada y la Facultad de Psicología de la Pontificia Universidad Católi…
A Multi-causal Model for Chronic Malnutrition and Anemia in a Population of Rural Coastal Children in Ecuador
Findings support the need for comprehensive interventions targeted toward chronic malnutrition and anemia in children from rural coastal communities. Improvement of socioeconomic conditions, family planning, prenatal care and reduction of diarrheal diseases should be prioritized
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A Multi-causal Model for Chronic Malnutrition and Anemia in a Population of Rural Coastal Children in Ecuador
Findings support the need for comprehensive interventions targeted toward chronic malnutrition and anemia in children from rural coastal communities. Improvement of socioeconomic conditions, family planning, prenatal care and reduction of diarrheal diseases should be prioritized
Contextualizing Evidence for Action on Diabetes in Low-Resource Settings—Project Cead Part I
Challenges remain for policy adoption and implementation to tackle the unprecedented and relentless increase in obesity, diabetes and other non-communicable diseases (NCDs), especially in low- and middle-income countries. The aim of this mixed-methods study is to analyse the contextual relevance and applicability to low-resource settings of a sample of evidence-based healthy public policies, using local knowledge, perceptions and pertinent epidem…
Salud mental, virtualidad y pandemia
El lugar que ocupa la salud mental de la población, tanto en la arena pública como en la aceptación social, ha sido cuestionado y revertido por las condiciones de confinamiento y aislamiento social que la emergencia sanitaria por la COVID-19 ha provocado. A través de un servicio virtual de acompañamiento psicológico -Psico Escucha PUCE- emprendido por el Centro de Psicología Aplicada y la Facultad de Psicología de la Pontificia Universidad Católi…
Contextualizing Evidence for Action on Diabetes in Low-Resource Settings—Project Cead Part-II, Strengthening the Health System
Diabetes is a major public health problem, increasingly affecting low- and middle-income countries. The project CEAD (Contextualizing Evidence for Action in Diabetes in low-resource settings) aims to evaluate the implementation of comprehensive diabetes care in two low-resource settings in Ecuador and to stimulate context-led health systems innovations to improve diabetes care and reduce inequity. The mixed-methods approach includes a 24-month re…
High prevalence of chronic malnutrition in indigenous children under 5 years of age in Chimborazo-Ecuador
One out of every two rural indigenous children included in this study is stunted. The high prevalence of stunting in the indigenous and rural population is multicausal, and requires an intersectoral and multidisciplinary approach. This study identified three fundamental elements on which public policy could focus: (a) reduce overcrowding conditions, improving economic income in the rural sector (for example, through the strengthening of agricultu…
Digital health literacy and subjective wellbeing in the context of Covid-19
Background The COVID-19 pandemic has generated an avalanche of information, which, if not properly addressed, generates uncertainty and limits healthy decision-making. On the other hand, the pandemic has exacerbated mental health problems among young people and adolescents, causing a worsening of their wellbeing. Previous studies have found that digital health literacy has a positive impact on people's attitudes toward the disease. This study aim…
Access to health services for chronic disease care during the Covid-19 pandemic in Ecuador
This qualitative study aims to explore how the COVID-19 pandemic impacted healthcare access for patients with chronic conditions in Ecuador from the patient's perspective. We interviewed 19 patients diagnosed with arterial hypertension or type 2 diabetes in rural and urban areas of Ecuador during August and September 2020. We used the Framework Method to analyse the interview transcripts with ATLAS.Ti 8.4 and organised the ideas discussed using c…
Social Inequalities in Mental Health and Self-Perceived Health in the First Wave of Covid-19 Lockdown in Latin America and Spain
COVID-19 lockdowns greatly affected the mental health of populations and collectives. This study compares the mental health and self-perceived health in five countries of Latin America and Spain, during the first wave of COVID 19 lockdown, according to social axes of inequality. This was a cross-sectional study using an online, self-managed survey in Brazil, Chile, Ecuador, Mexico, Peru, and Spain. Self-perceived health (SPH), anxiety (measured t…
Prevalence and gender disparities of type 2 diabetes mellitus and obesity in Esmeraldas, Ecuador
We found alarming differences between the prevalence of T2DM and obesity in women and men that may be explained by gender roles, exacerbated in the rural context. Health promotion measures with a gender perspective should be adapted according to the characteristics of isolated rural contexts
Perspectives of health practitioners on the challenges to accessing sexual and reproductive health care services for Venezuelan migrant women during the Covid-19 pandemic in Quito, Ecuador
The perception among health practitioners in Quito was that discrimination occurred infrequently during the COVID-19 pandemic despite affecting the health care system. However, some level of discrimination toward migrant Venezuelan migrant women seeking SRH services was acknowledged and may be underrepresented
Risk Factors for Non-Communicable Diseases in the South of Quito, Ecuador
Addressing Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus ́ Impact on Quality of Life When Life Is Defined by a Low-Income Setting
Intimate Partner Violence Against Indigenous Women and Association with Stunting and Anemia in Children
This study suggests that children of women exposed to IPV are at greater probability of suffering from anemia. Therefore, an integral approach to IPV prevention is required, through social protection and healthcare policies for mothers and children, considering the intercultural context
Participatory action research for adapting an integrated care intervention to reduce cancer diagnosis delays
Fragmentation of healthcare in Latin America (including Ecuador) causes delays in cancer diagnosis, especially among vulnerable populations. The context of this study was the EU-funded EquityCancer-LA project, and we aimed to describe the co-design process and adaptation of an integrated care intervention to reduce cancer diagnosis delays in Quito. These study's results target the population of Quito, Ecuador, aiming to reduce cancer diagnosis de…
Understanding the health system drivers of delayed cancer diagnosis in public healthcare networks of Chile, Colombia and Ecuador
Although the greatest delays in cancer diagnosis in Latin America occur in the provider interval little is known about the related factors. This study aims to analyze factors influencing access to cancer diagnosis -from initial contact with health services to confirmation- from institutional stakeholders' perspective in public healthcare networks of Chile, Colombia, and Ecuador. A qualitative, descriptive-interpretative study was conducted in two…
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