María Del Río-Lozano
Biographic Data
| ID | 243132 |
|---|---|
| NAME | María Del Río-Lozano |
| GIVEN NAMES | María |
| FAMILY NAME | Del Río-Lozano |
| SIGNATURE | DEL RÍO-LOZANO M |
| AFFILIATIONS | Escuela Andaluza de Salud Pública (EASP), 18080 Granada, Spain |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-1517-8085 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 10 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 14 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 10 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2006 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Gender inequalities of caregiver mental health and burden in the three years post Covid-19 (Cuidar-SE Study)
This study underscores the mental health impact of caregiving during the pandemic, revealing gender inequities in caregiving tasks, burden, and mental health distress. The findings emphasize the need for gender-sensitive policies, aligned with the SDGs, to support caregivers' well-being. Strengthening formal care services and promoting shared caregiving responsibilities are essential to reducing caregiver burden and improving mental health outcom…
Caregiving and Caregiver Health 1 Year into the Covid-19 Pandemic (Cuidar-SE Study): A Gender Analysis
The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the importance of informal care and shown that women continue to shoulder the brunt of responsibilities in this area. In this study, we analyzed differences in caregiving and self-perceived health in a group of informal male and female caregivers 1 year into the COVID-19 pandemic. We performed a cross-sectional survey of 261 informal caregivers (165 women and 96 men) in two regions of Spain using computer-ass…
Redes personales de apoyo y cuidado informal: Diferencias por sexo y territorio? (estudio Cuidar-SE II)
Comparar la composición y la funcionalidad de apoyo social de redes personales de personas cuidadoras de Granada y Gipuzkoa en función del sexo y la provincia. Estudio transversal con metodología de análisis de redes personales. Se seleccionó una muestra de 66 personas cuidadoras segmentada por sexo en cada provincia. Se recogieron variables de composición, funcionalidad de apoyo y contenido relacional de 1650 contactos personales que conforman l…
Changes in Caregiver Personal Support Networks: Gender Differences and Effects on Health (Cuidar-SE Study)
Technological changes have led to important advances in medical diagnoses and treatments that prolong the informal care process. Support from the personal network of informal caregivers is an undervalued resource and the changes that have occurred over time are unknown. The aim of this study was to analyze the changes in personal network support among informal caregivers and to examine the effect of these changes on self-perceived caregiver healt…
Health, Work, and Social Problems in Spanish Informal Caregivers: Does Gender Matter? (The Cuidar-SE Study)
(1) Background: The aim of this study was (i) to analyze problems faced by informal caregivers in three areas of their life: health, work and finances, and family and social relationships, (ii) to investigate the main determinants of these problems, and (iii) to explore differences between men and women. (2) Methods: The study population consisted of people aged ≥18 years living in a family home who were providing unpaid care to a dependent perso…
Determinants of Burden and Satisfaction in Informal Caregivers: Two Sides of the Same Coin? The Cuidar-SE Study
The aim of this study conducted in Spain was to analyze and compare burden, severe burden, and satisfaction among informal caregivers in relation to health-related quality of life (HRQoL), type and duration of caregiving, perceived social support, and use of social and health care services. We performed multivariate analyses to identify variables associated with caregiver burden, severe burden, and satisfaction with caregiving, stratified by gend…
Gender Differences in Social Support Received by Informal Caregivers: A Personal Network Analysis Approach
Social support is an important predictor of the health of a population. Few studies have analyzed the influence of caregivers' personal networks from a gender perspective. The aim of this study was to analyze the composition, structure, and function of informal caregiver support networks and to examine gender differences. It also aimed to explore the association between different network characteristics and self-perceived health among caregivers.…
Gender Identity in Informal Care: Impact on Health in Spanish Caregivers
We examined the influence of gender identity on men's and women's perceptions of assuming the caregiver role to identify different coping strategies and the effects on caregiver health and quality of life. The study, performed in Andalusia, Spain, was based on a sociological analysis of the narratives produced during semistructured interviews with primary informal caregivers (16 men and 16 women) of different profiles. We observed a cultural assu…
Embedded gender and social changes underpinning inequalities in health: An ethnographic insight into a local Spanish context
How do women in Spain deal with an abusive relationship
Objectives: To determine the different responses adopted by women in Spain who are victims of intimate partner violence (IPV); identify the different sociodemographic profiles associated with each response; analyse the factors contributing to adopting a response; and study the association between the different types of response and the different types of IPV. Design: Cross sectional study. Setting: 23 volunteer general practices in Spain. Partici…
Gender Identity in Informal Care: Impact on Health in Spanish Caregivers
We examined the influence of gender identity on men's and women's perceptions of assuming the caregiver role to identify different coping strategies and the effects on caregiver health and quality of life. The study, performed in Andalusia, Spain, was based on a sociological analysis of the narratives produced during semistructured interviews with primary informal caregivers (16 men and 16 women) of different profiles. We observed a cultural assu…
Embedded gender and social changes underpinning inequalities in health: An ethnographic insight into a local Spanish context
How do women in Spain deal with an abusive relationship
Objectives: To determine the different responses adopted by women in Spain who are victims of intimate partner violence (IPV); identify the different sociodemographic profiles associated with each response; analyse the factors contributing to adopting a response; and study the association between the different types of response and the different types of IPV. Design: Cross sectional study. Setting: 23 volunteer general practices in Spain. Partici…
How do women in Spain deal with an abusive relationship
Objectives: To determine the different responses adopted by women in Spain who are victims of intimate partner violence (IPV); identify the different sociodemographic profiles associated with each response; analyse the factors contributing to adopting a response; and study the association between the different types of response and the different types of IPV. Design: Cross sectional study. Setting: 23 volunteer general practices in Spain. Partici…
Embedded gender and social changes underpinning inequalities in health: An ethnographic insight into a local Spanish context
Gender Identity in Informal Care: Impact on Health in Spanish Caregivers
We examined the influence of gender identity on men's and women's perceptions of assuming the caregiver role to identify different coping strategies and the effects on caregiver health and quality of life. The study, performed in Andalusia, Spain, was based on a sociological analysis of the narratives produced during semistructured interviews with primary informal caregivers (16 men and 16 women) of different profiles. We observed a cultural assu…
Gender Differences in Social Support Received by Informal Caregivers: A Personal Network Analysis Approach
Social support is an important predictor of the health of a population. Few studies have analyzed the influence of caregivers' personal networks from a gender perspective. The aim of this study was to analyze the composition, structure, and function of informal caregiver support networks and to examine gender differences. It also aimed to explore the association between different network characteristics and self-perceived health among caregivers.…
Determinants of Burden and Satisfaction in Informal Caregivers: Two Sides of the Same Coin? The Cuidar-SE Study
The aim of this study conducted in Spain was to analyze and compare burden, severe burden, and satisfaction among informal caregivers in relation to health-related quality of life (HRQoL), type and duration of caregiving, perceived social support, and use of social and health care services. We performed multivariate analyses to identify variables associated with caregiver burden, severe burden, and satisfaction with caregiving, stratified by gend…
Redes personales de apoyo y cuidado informal: Diferencias por sexo y territorio? (estudio Cuidar-SE II)
Comparar la composición y la funcionalidad de apoyo social de redes personales de personas cuidadoras de Granada y Gipuzkoa en función del sexo y la provincia. Estudio transversal con metodología de análisis de redes personales. Se seleccionó una muestra de 66 personas cuidadoras segmentada por sexo en cada provincia. Se recogieron variables de composición, funcionalidad de apoyo y contenido relacional de 1650 contactos personales que conforman l…
Changes in Caregiver Personal Support Networks: Gender Differences and Effects on Health (Cuidar-SE Study)
Technological changes have led to important advances in medical diagnoses and treatments that prolong the informal care process. Support from the personal network of informal caregivers is an undervalued resource and the changes that have occurred over time are unknown. The aim of this study was to analyze the changes in personal network support among informal caregivers and to examine the effect of these changes on self-perceived caregiver healt…
Health, Work, and Social Problems in Spanish Informal Caregivers: Does Gender Matter? (The Cuidar-SE Study)
(1) Background: The aim of this study was (i) to analyze problems faced by informal caregivers in three areas of their life: health, work and finances, and family and social relationships, (ii) to investigate the main determinants of these problems, and (iii) to explore differences between men and women. (2) Methods: The study population consisted of people aged ≥18 years living in a family home who were providing unpaid care to a dependent perso…
Caregiving and Caregiver Health 1 Year into the Covid-19 Pandemic (Cuidar-SE Study): A Gender Analysis
The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the importance of informal care and shown that women continue to shoulder the brunt of responsibilities in this area. In this study, we analyzed differences in caregiving and self-perceived health in a group of informal male and female caregivers 1 year into the COVID-19 pandemic. We performed a cross-sectional survey of 261 informal caregivers (165 women and 96 men) in two regions of Spain using computer-ass…
Gender inequalities of caregiver mental health and burden in the three years post Covid-19 (Cuidar-SE Study)
This study underscores the mental health impact of caregiving during the pandemic, revealing gender inequities in caregiving tasks, burden, and mental health distress. The findings emphasize the need for gender-sensitive policies, aligned with the SDGs, to support caregivers' well-being. Strengthening formal care services and promoting shared caregiving responsibilities are essential to reducing caregiver burden and improving mental health outcom…
Medicine (9 works) · Psychology (8 works) · Gerontology (7 works) · Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving (6 works) · Social Psychology (6 works) · Social support (6 works) · Health disparities and outcomes (5 works) · Social Psychology (4 works) · Sociology (4 works) · Computer Science (3 works)