Alberto Ruano-Ravina
Biographic Data
| ID | 2754205 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Alberto Ruano-Ravina |
| GIVEN NAMES | Alberto |
| FAMILY NAME | Ruano-Ravina |
| SIGNATURE | RUANO-RAVINA A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Universidade de Santiago de Compostela |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-9927-7453 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 24 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 24 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2005 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Radon mitigation in the workplace in Spain
To evaluate radon mitigation frequency and possible determinants for mitigation among employers in Spain, before the new regulation came into force. We also aimed to assess the reasons for not mitigating radon. In this cross-sectional study, participants were systematically identified from all employers in Spain who had previously measured occupational radon through the Galician Radon Laboratory from 2015 until 2022. Employers responsible for at …
Impacto Del Retardo en La Estimación De Las Muertes Por Cáncer De Pulmón Atribuidas Al Consumo De Tabaco
Characteristics of retracted biomedical research papers from Latin American institutions
OBJECTIVE: To characterize retractions of biomedical research papers that had a least one author affiliated with a Latin American (LATAM) institution. METHODS: We conducted a cross-sectional study of retracted research papers published in scientific journals focusing on the field of biomedical research and identified by means of the Retraction Watch database. The retracted articles identified were required to have at least one author whose instit…
La valoración de la exposición al humo ambiental de tabaco en las encuestas de salud de España
Describir las preguntas empleadas para valorar la exposición al humo ambiental de tabaco (HAT) en las encuestas de salud en España. Extracción y análisis de literales de las preguntas sobre HAT de las encuestas de salud de España identificadas en las páginas web del Ministerio de Sanidad, Plan Nacional sobre Drogas y Consejerías de Sanidad de las comunidades autónomas. Tres encuestas de ámbito nacional valoran la exposición al HAT, con variabilid…
Biomedical retractions due to misconduct in Europe
The aim was to describe biomedical retractions and analyse those retracted in 2000–2021 due to research misconduct among authors affiliated with European institutions. A cross-sectional study was conducted, using Retraction Watch database, Journal Citation Reports and PubMed as data sources. Biomedical original papers, reviews, case reports and letters with at least one author affiliated with an European institution retracted between 01/01/2000 a…
Perception of pregnant individuals, health providers and decision makers on interventions to cease substance consumption during pregnancy
Consistent with previous work, this study found that cessation strategies implemented by the health authorities are not effective if they are not accompanied by organizational and behavioral changes. The current study identifies a set of factors that could be pivotal in ensuring the success of treatment interventions targeting tobacco, alcohol and cannabis use among pregnant individuals
Research misconduct as a challenge for academic institutions and scientific journals
Research misconduct refers to a set of unethical practices in research and publication and is the main reason for retraction of articles published in the academic literature. Research misconduct has negative consequences and has generated public scepticism about research, which has led to increasing distrust in science. In this context, a joint effort by the scientific community, academic institutions, scientific journals and research funders is …
Sedentary behavior and physical inactivity from a comprehensive perspective
To characterize the prevalence of physical activity in the population aged ≥16 years integrating sedentarism and physical inactivity. A cross-sectional study using data from the Galician Risk Behavior Data System (n = 12,928) was conducted. The population was classified into four categories: physically active (active and non-sedentary), active but sedentary (active and sedentary), lightly active (inactive and non-sedentary), and extremely sedenta…
La actividad física en los planes de salud autonómicos de España. Una revisión de propuestas
Conocer si en España los planes de salud autonómicos incluyen objetivos y medidas específicas relacionados con la actividad física. Se realizó una búsqueda en las páginas web institucionales para identificar el plan de salud más reciente de cada comunidad autónoma. Se extrajo la información que incluían los planes de salud sobre objetivos y medidas, y grupos poblacionales a los que se dirigían dichas medidas. La búsqueda se completó el 24 de ener…
Versión reducida del Minnesota Leisure Time Physical Activity Questionnaire para población general
El objetivo de este estudio fue proponer una versión reducida del Minnesota Leisure Time Physical Activity Questionnaire (MLTPAQ) que permita estimar prevalencias de inactividad física. Se incluyó el MLTPAQ en la encuesta del Sistema de Información sobre Conductas de Riesgo de Galicia. A cada actividad se le asoció un código de intensidad, en múltiplos de 1 MET, y se definió como físicamente inactivo un gasto energético semanal < 1000 kcal. La pr…
Mortalidad atribuida al consumo de tabaco en Brasil, 1996-2019
Analizar la carga del consumo de tabaco en la mortalidad y en los años de esperanza de vida perdidos en población ≥35 años en Brasil en el periodo 1996-2019, e identificar cambios de tendencia en la mortalidad atribuida. Para estimar la mortalidad atribuida se aplicó un método independiente de prevalencia que asume la tasa de mortalidad por cáncer de pulmón como indicador indirecto del riesgo acumulado asociado al consumo de tabaco. La mortalidad…
Covid-19 Variability Within European Countries Sourced From ECDC Data. Is Variability Explained by Specific Country Policies
Background Europe has had a large variability in COVID-19 incidence between and within countries, particularly after June 2020. We aim to assess the variability between European countries and regions located in a given country. Methods We used ECDC information including countries having 7 regions or more. The metric used to assess the regional variability within a country was the intercuartilic range in a weekly basis for 32 weeks between June 29…
Representatividad del Registro de Tumores Torácicos de España. Comparación de datos sociodemográficos con otros registros nacionales
En España, debido a la falta de datos, se creó un registro de cáncer de pulmón, el Registro de Tumores Torácicos (RTT), el cual debería demostrar su comparabilidad con los datos poblacionales para tener una representatividad adecuada. Con esta finalidad, se comparan las características sociodemográficas del RTT con los datos de incidencia de la Red de Registros de Cáncer (REDECAN) y de mortalidad del Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE). Se ut…
Comparison of Covid-19 and non-Covid-19 papers
The need to generate evidence related to COVID-19, the acceleration of publication and peer-review process and the competition between journals may have influenced the quality of COVID-19 papers. Our objective was to compare the characteristics of COVID-19 papers against those of non-COVID-19 papers and identify the variables in which they differ. We conducted a journal-matched case-control study. Cases were COVID-19 papers and controls were non-…
La Oficina de Integridad Científica en España. Una tarea pendiente
En los últimos años han salido a la luz muchos casos de mala conducta científica, algunos con importantes consecuencias, que han evidenciado las brechas que globalmente existen en cuanto a integridad científica. En España también se han dado casos notables de mala conducta científica en el ámbito de la investigación biomédica. Sin embargo, hasta el momento no se ha creado un organismo encargado de supervisar las fases de ejecución, análisis y pub…
An Innovative Tool to Control Occupational Radon Exposure
After smoking, indoor radon is the main contributor to lung cancer in many countries. The European Union (EU) Directive 2013/59/Euratom establishes a maximum reference level of 300 Bq/m 3 of radon concentration in the workplace, and an effective dose limit of 20 mSv per year for workers. If the radon concentration in a workplace exceeds the reference level, constructive mitigation applies. When constructive mitigation is not feasible, we propose …
Tendencias en la mortalidad por cáncer de pulmón en Colombia, 1985-2018
Objetivo. Determinar la evolución de la mortalidad por cáncer de pulmón en Colombia en el período 1985-2018 en la población de 35 años y más e identificar cambios en la tendencia. Métodos. Análisis de series temporales de mortalidad. Se calcularon las tasas específicas y estandarizadas por sexo y grupos de edad. Mediante la regresión joinpoint se estimó el porcentaje de cambio anual de las tasas y se identificaron puntos de cambio. Resultados. En…
Exposición al radón y cáncer genitourinario en mineros
Evaluar la asociación entre la exposición al radón y el cáncer genitourinario en población minera a través de una revisión sistemática de la literatura científica. Se realizó una revisión sistemática de la literatura científica en MEDLINE (PubMed) combinando términos MeSH (Medical Subject Heading) y términos libres. Se realizó una escala específica de valoración de la calidad de los estudios incluidos. Se incluyeron 17 estudios. Todos fueron estu…
Smoking-attributable mortality in South America
Residential Radon in Manizales, Colombia
Radon is a colorless, odorless, and tasteless noble gas, causally related with the onset of lung cancer. We aimed to describe the distribution of radon exposure in the municipality of Manizales, Colombia, in order to estimate the population's exposure and establish the percentage of dwellings that surpass reference levels. A cross-sectional study representing all geographical areas was carried out by measuring indoor radon concentrations. Partici…
Residential radon and lung cancer
Case-control studies show an association between residential radon and lung cancer. The aim of this paper is to investigate this association through a cohort study. We designed an ambispective cohort study using the Galician radon map, Spain, with controls drawn from a previous case-control study. Subjects were recruited between 2002 and 2009. The data were cross-checked to ascertain lung cancer incidence and then analysed using a Cox regression …
Lung cancer screening with low-dose CT (LDCT), or when a public health intervention is beyond the patient’s benefit
Lung cancer is the main cause of cancer death in the developed world. It is also the second most incident cancer in males and the third in females. Tobacco is its main risk factor, with 90% of all LC deaths attributable to tobacco consumption. It has a 13% 5-year survival,1 and more than 60% of all LCs are diagnosed in advanced stages. To reduce the burden of disease, it would be very important to have a screening test that is able to: (1) detect…
Attributable mortality to radon exposure in Galicia, Spain. Is it necessary to act in the face of this health problem
Although the estimates have been derived from a study with a relatively limited sample size, these results highlight the importance of radon exposure as a cause of lung cancer and its effect in terms of disease burden. Radon mitigation activities in the study area must therefore be enforced
Radon in homes and risk of lung cancer
OBJECTIVE: To determine the risk of lung cancer associated with exposure at home to the radioactive disintegration products of naturally occurring radon gas. DESIGN: Collaborative analysis of individual data from 13 case-control studies of residential radon and lung cancer. SETTING: Nine European countries. SUBJECTS: 7148 cases of lung cancer and 14,208 controls. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Relative risks of lung cancer and radon gas concentrations in…
Lung cancer screening with low-dose CT (LDCT), or when a public health intervention is beyond the patient’s benefit
Lung cancer is the main cause of cancer death in the developed world. It is also the second most incident cancer in males and the third in females. Tobacco is its main risk factor, with 90% of all LC deaths attributable to tobacco consumption. It has a 13% 5-year survival,1 and more than 60% of all LCs are diagnosed in advanced stages. To reduce the burden of disease, it would be very important to have a screening test that is able to: (1) detect…
Radon in homes and risk of lung cancer
OBJECTIVE: To determine the risk of lung cancer associated with exposure at home to the radioactive disintegration products of naturally occurring radon gas. DESIGN: Collaborative analysis of individual data from 13 case-control studies of residential radon and lung cancer. SETTING: Nine European countries. SUBJECTS: 7148 cases of lung cancer and 14,208 controls. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Relative risks of lung cancer and radon gas concentrations in…
Attributable mortality to radon exposure in Galicia, Spain. Is it necessary to act in the face of this health problem
Although the estimates have been derived from a study with a relatively limited sample size, these results highlight the importance of radon exposure as a cause of lung cancer and its effect in terms of disease burden. Radon mitigation activities in the study area must therefore be enforced
Lung cancer screening with low-dose CT (LDCT), or when a public health intervention is beyond the patient’s benefit
Lung cancer is the main cause of cancer death in the developed world. It is also the second most incident cancer in males and the third in females. Tobacco is its main risk factor, with 90% of all LC deaths attributable to tobacco consumption. It has a 13% 5-year survival,1 and more than 60% of all LCs are diagnosed in advanced stages. To reduce the burden of disease, it would be very important to have a screening test that is able to: (1) detect…
Residential radon and lung cancer
Case-control studies show an association between residential radon and lung cancer. The aim of this paper is to investigate this association through a cohort study. We designed an ambispective cohort study using the Galician radon map, Spain, with controls drawn from a previous case-control study. Subjects were recruited between 2002 and 2009. The data were cross-checked to ascertain lung cancer incidence and then analysed using a Cox regression …
Exposición al radón y cáncer genitourinario en mineros
Evaluar la asociación entre la exposición al radón y el cáncer genitourinario en población minera a través de una revisión sistemática de la literatura científica. Se realizó una revisión sistemática de la literatura científica en MEDLINE (PubMed) combinando términos MeSH (Medical Subject Heading) y términos libres. Se realizó una escala específica de valoración de la calidad de los estudios incluidos. Se incluyeron 17 estudios. Todos fueron estu…
Smoking-attributable mortality in South America
Residential Radon in Manizales, Colombia
Radon is a colorless, odorless, and tasteless noble gas, causally related with the onset of lung cancer. We aimed to describe the distribution of radon exposure in the municipality of Manizales, Colombia, in order to estimate the population's exposure and establish the percentage of dwellings that surpass reference levels. A cross-sectional study representing all geographical areas was carried out by measuring indoor radon concentrations. Partici…
Covid-19 Variability Within European Countries Sourced From ECDC Data. Is Variability Explained by Specific Country Policies
Background Europe has had a large variability in COVID-19 incidence between and within countries, particularly after June 2020. We aim to assess the variability between European countries and regions located in a given country. Methods We used ECDC information including countries having 7 regions or more. The metric used to assess the regional variability within a country was the intercuartilic range in a weekly basis for 32 weeks between June 29…
Representatividad del Registro de Tumores Torácicos de España. Comparación de datos sociodemográficos con otros registros nacionales
En España, debido a la falta de datos, se creó un registro de cáncer de pulmón, el Registro de Tumores Torácicos (RTT), el cual debería demostrar su comparabilidad con los datos poblacionales para tener una representatividad adecuada. Con esta finalidad, se comparan las características sociodemográficas del RTT con los datos de incidencia de la Red de Registros de Cáncer (REDECAN) y de mortalidad del Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE). Se ut…
Comparison of Covid-19 and non-Covid-19 papers
The need to generate evidence related to COVID-19, the acceleration of publication and peer-review process and the competition between journals may have influenced the quality of COVID-19 papers. Our objective was to compare the characteristics of COVID-19 papers against those of non-COVID-19 papers and identify the variables in which they differ. We conducted a journal-matched case-control study. Cases were COVID-19 papers and controls were non-…
La Oficina de Integridad Científica en España. Una tarea pendiente
En los últimos años han salido a la luz muchos casos de mala conducta científica, algunos con importantes consecuencias, que han evidenciado las brechas que globalmente existen en cuanto a integridad científica. En España también se han dado casos notables de mala conducta científica en el ámbito de la investigación biomédica. Sin embargo, hasta el momento no se ha creado un organismo encargado de supervisar las fases de ejecución, análisis y pub…
An Innovative Tool to Control Occupational Radon Exposure
After smoking, indoor radon is the main contributor to lung cancer in many countries. The European Union (EU) Directive 2013/59/Euratom establishes a maximum reference level of 300 Bq/m 3 of radon concentration in the workplace, and an effective dose limit of 20 mSv per year for workers. If the radon concentration in a workplace exceeds the reference level, constructive mitigation applies. When constructive mitigation is not feasible, we propose …
Tendencias en la mortalidad por cáncer de pulmón en Colombia, 1985-2018
Objetivo. Determinar la evolución de la mortalidad por cáncer de pulmón en Colombia en el período 1985-2018 en la población de 35 años y más e identificar cambios en la tendencia. Métodos. Análisis de series temporales de mortalidad. Se calcularon las tasas específicas y estandarizadas por sexo y grupos de edad. Mediante la regresión joinpoint se estimó el porcentaje de cambio anual de las tasas y se identificaron puntos de cambio. Resultados. En…
Sedentary behavior and physical inactivity from a comprehensive perspective
To characterize the prevalence of physical activity in the population aged ≥16 years integrating sedentarism and physical inactivity. A cross-sectional study using data from the Galician Risk Behavior Data System (n = 12,928) was conducted. The population was classified into four categories: physically active (active and non-sedentary), active but sedentary (active and sedentary), lightly active (inactive and non-sedentary), and extremely sedenta…
La actividad física en los planes de salud autonómicos de España. Una revisión de propuestas
Conocer si en España los planes de salud autonómicos incluyen objetivos y medidas específicas relacionados con la actividad física. Se realizó una búsqueda en las páginas web institucionales para identificar el plan de salud más reciente de cada comunidad autónoma. Se extrajo la información que incluían los planes de salud sobre objetivos y medidas, y grupos poblacionales a los que se dirigían dichas medidas. La búsqueda se completó el 24 de ener…
Versión reducida del Minnesota Leisure Time Physical Activity Questionnaire para población general
El objetivo de este estudio fue proponer una versión reducida del Minnesota Leisure Time Physical Activity Questionnaire (MLTPAQ) que permita estimar prevalencias de inactividad física. Se incluyó el MLTPAQ en la encuesta del Sistema de Información sobre Conductas de Riesgo de Galicia. A cada actividad se le asoció un código de intensidad, en múltiplos de 1 MET, y se definió como físicamente inactivo un gasto energético semanal < 1000 kcal. La pr…
Mortalidad atribuida al consumo de tabaco en Brasil, 1996-2019
Analizar la carga del consumo de tabaco en la mortalidad y en los años de esperanza de vida perdidos en población ≥35 años en Brasil en el periodo 1996-2019, e identificar cambios de tendencia en la mortalidad atribuida. Para estimar la mortalidad atribuida se aplicó un método independiente de prevalencia que asume la tasa de mortalidad por cáncer de pulmón como indicador indirecto del riesgo acumulado asociado al consumo de tabaco. La mortalidad…
La valoración de la exposición al humo ambiental de tabaco en las encuestas de salud de España
Describir las preguntas empleadas para valorar la exposición al humo ambiental de tabaco (HAT) en las encuestas de salud en España. Extracción y análisis de literales de las preguntas sobre HAT de las encuestas de salud de España identificadas en las páginas web del Ministerio de Sanidad, Plan Nacional sobre Drogas y Consejerías de Sanidad de las comunidades autónomas. Tres encuestas de ámbito nacional valoran la exposición al HAT, con variabilid…
Biomedical retractions due to misconduct in Europe
The aim was to describe biomedical retractions and analyse those retracted in 2000–2021 due to research misconduct among authors affiliated with European institutions. A cross-sectional study was conducted, using Retraction Watch database, Journal Citation Reports and PubMed as data sources. Biomedical original papers, reviews, case reports and letters with at least one author affiliated with an European institution retracted between 01/01/2000 a…
Perception of pregnant individuals, health providers and decision makers on interventions to cease substance consumption during pregnancy
Consistent with previous work, this study found that cessation strategies implemented by the health authorities are not effective if they are not accompanied by organizational and behavioral changes. The current study identifies a set of factors that could be pivotal in ensuring the success of treatment interventions targeting tobacco, alcohol and cannabis use among pregnant individuals
Research misconduct as a challenge for academic institutions and scientific journals
Research misconduct refers to a set of unethical practices in research and publication and is the main reason for retraction of articles published in the academic literature. Research misconduct has negative consequences and has generated public scepticism about research, which has led to increasing distrust in science. In this context, a joint effort by the scientific community, academic institutions, scientific journals and research funders is …
Radon mitigation in the workplace in Spain
To evaluate radon mitigation frequency and possible determinants for mitigation among employers in Spain, before the new regulation came into force. We also aimed to assess the reasons for not mitigating radon. In this cross-sectional study, participants were systematically identified from all employers in Spain who had previously measured occupational radon through the Galician Radon Laboratory from 2015 until 2022. Employers responsible for at …
Impacto Del Retardo en La Estimación De Las Muertes Por Cáncer De Pulmón Atribuidas Al Consumo De Tabaco
Characteristics of retracted biomedical research papers from Latin American institutions
OBJECTIVE: To characterize retractions of biomedical research papers that had a least one author affiliated with a Latin American (LATAM) institution. METHODS: We conducted a cross-sectional study of retracted research papers published in scientific journals focusing on the field of biomedical research and identified by means of the Retraction Watch database. The retracted articles identified were required to have at least one author whose instit…
Medicine (20 works) · Environmental health (8 works) · Radiation Dose and Imaging (7 works) · Radioactivity and Radon Measurements (7 works) · Demography (6 works) · Lung cancer (6 works) · Population (6 works) · Radon (6 works) · Humanities (5 works) · Internal Medicine (5 works)