María Sandín Vázquez
Biographic Data
| ID | 4440601 |
|---|---|
| NAME | María Sandín Vázquez |
| GIVEN NAMES | María Sandín |
| FAMILY NAME | Vázquez |
| SIGNATURE | VÁZQUEZ M S |
| AFFILIATIONS | Universidad de Alcalá |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-6632-5746 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 17 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 26 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 17 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2016 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Consumo De Alcohol en Adolescentes en Entornos Rurales
Exploring healthcare challenges for Latin American migrant women in Madrid through the lens of dignified treatment
This qualitative study utilized the Dignified Treatment framework to identify the main problems related to the treatment received by Spanish-speaking Latina migrants who use health services in the Community of Madrid. We conducted 16 semi-structured interviews with Spanish-speaking women of Latin American origin based on the dimensions of Dignified Treatment (choice of care provider, access to support networks, basic amenities, prompt attention, …
Photovoice versus focus groups
To compare, from an empirical point of view, the use of focus group and photovoice as we conducted two studies on food environment in neighbourhoods with different socio-economic profiles. The European project Heart Healthy Hoods studied the association between the physical and social environment of Madrid (Spain) and the cardiovascular health of its residents. Two ancillary studies were developed to further expand the study of urban health inequ…
Trends and determinants of social inequities in cardiovascular risk factors in Spain
This sequential mixed-methods study aims to: 1) assess spatial and temporal trends in cardiovascular risk factors by socioeconomic position from 2001 to 2020 in Spain; 2) explore public health professionals’ perspectives regarding interventions that might have impacted these inequities; and 3) analyze determinants on social inequities in cardiovascular risk factors. First, we will measure the change in absolute and relative social inequities in e…
Urban and social determinants of alcohol and tobacco consumption among adolescents in Madrid
This study aims to describe the accessibility to and promotion of alcohol and tobacco around secondary schools in Madrid and its distribution in relation with area-level socioeconomic deprivation; analyze the relationship between this exposure and individual consumption characteristics of students between 14 and 18 years old; and explore other facilitators of this consumption. Mixed-methods study conducted in three phases: 1) we collected data on…
Using photovoice to generate policy recommendations to improve the alcohol urban environment
The place where we live, work and play may influence our alcohol drinking behaviours. This study aimed to present local policy recommendations on urban determinants for alcohol consumption prevention in a low-income and a high-income area of Madrid (Spain) using a participatory action research method, with photovoice and nominal group techniques. Participants (n = 26) engaged in a photovoice project initiated a process of critical reflection by d…
Gender Matters
The epidemiological information available in Spain and the Community of Madrid highlights two relevant facts regarding alcohol consumption: an increase in binge drinking in teenagers and a reduction/reversal of the gender gap, particularly at young ages. This article aims to describe some of the factors related to alcohol use in teenagers, especially those related to gender and risk perception. A qualitative study was designed with semi-structure…
Activos para la salud y calidad de vida en personas diagnosticadas de enfermedad mental grave
OBJECTIVE: To identify health assets and describe quality of life for people diagnosed with severe mental disorder through their own testimonies; to understand the necessities and barriers that affect their quality of life; and offer improvement recommendations. METHOD: A qualitative, descriptive analysis based on the information obtained through semi-structured interviews and asset mapping. RESULTS: Assets are similar to those found in undiagnos…
Residents perceptions of the alcohol environment
The purpose of this study was to present the alcohol environment as perceived by its residents in two districts of Madrid using the Photovoice participatory methodology. Secondly, we compared the results according to the socio-economic status of the districts. The study was conducted in the city of Madrid, Spain, in two districts with different socio-economic status. A total of 26 people participated, who took and discussed photographs about thei…
Urban environment and dietary behaviours as perceived by residents living in socioeconomically diverse neighbourhoods
Availability, Promotion, and Signs of Alcohol Consumption
This study describes the alcohol environment comparing residents' perceptions and objective measures in two different income-level districts. Measures were gathered between 2017 and 2018 in two districts with different income levels in Madrid, Spain. We obtained perceived measures using Photovoice. We procured objective measures through social systematic observation. Data were integrated using triangulation. Perceived and objective measures of th…
How the choice of ethnic indicator influences ethnicity-based inequities in maternal health care in four Latin American countries
The indigenous identification criteria could have an impact on the measurement of inequalities in the coverage of maternal health care. Given the complexity and diversity observed, it is not possible to provide a definitive direction on the best way to define indigenous populations to measure inequalities. In practice, the categorization will depend on the information available. Our results call for greater care in the analysis of ethnicity-based…
Social Norms Influencing the Local Food Environment as Perceived by Residents and Food Traders
Exploring subjective elements of the food environment remains key to understand why and how residents purchase food. Our aim was to explore and describe the social norms relating to the local food environment and food purchasing behaviors, as perceived by residents and food traders in Madrid, Spain. This qualitative study took place in a middle socioeconomic status neighborhood of Madrid between January 2015 and May 2016. We conducted 35 semi-str…
Creating a Collaborative Platform for the Development of Community Interventions to Prevent Non-Communicable Diseases
Chronic diseases, also known as non-communicable diseases (NCD) are one of the most important public health problems of our time. Many of these diseases can be reduced by achieving healthy lifestyles. Community interventions are very useful in reducing these types of diseases since they have a direct impact over daily conditions and are adjustable to the complex situations that they carry. This article describes the process of the creation of a c…
Changing Neighborhoods and Residents’ Health Perceptions
Cities, and therefore neighborhoods, are under constant change. Neighborhood changes may affect residents' health in multiple ways. The Heart Healthy Hoods (HHH) project studies the association between neighborhood and residents' health. Focusing on a middle−low-socioeconomic neighborhood in Madrid (Spain), our aim was to describe qualitatively its residents' perceptions on the urban changes and their impacts on health. We designed a qualitative …
A Community-Driven Approach to Generate Urban Policy Recommendations for Obesity Prevention
There is an increasing research interest in targeting interventions at the neighborhood level to prevent obesity. Healthy urban environments require including residents' perspectives to help understanding how urban environments relate to residents' food choices and physical activity levels. We describe an innovative community-driven process aimed to develop environmental recommendations for obesity prevention. We conducted this study in a low-inc…
Understanding the local food environment
Understanding the local food environment
Urban environment and dietary behaviours as perceived by residents living in socioeconomically diverse neighbourhoods
Residents perceptions of the alcohol environment
The purpose of this study was to present the alcohol environment as perceived by its residents in two districts of Madrid using the Photovoice participatory methodology. Secondly, we compared the results according to the socio-economic status of the districts. The study was conducted in the city of Madrid, Spain, in two districts with different socio-economic status. A total of 26 people participated, who took and discussed photographs about thei…
Understanding the local food environment
Changing Neighborhoods and Residents’ Health Perceptions
Cities, and therefore neighborhoods, are under constant change. Neighborhood changes may affect residents' health in multiple ways. The Heart Healthy Hoods (HHH) project studies the association between neighborhood and residents' health. Focusing on a middle−low-socioeconomic neighborhood in Madrid (Spain), our aim was to describe qualitatively its residents' perceptions on the urban changes and their impacts on health. We designed a qualitative …
A Community-Driven Approach to Generate Urban Policy Recommendations for Obesity Prevention
There is an increasing research interest in targeting interventions at the neighborhood level to prevent obesity. Healthy urban environments require including residents' perspectives to help understanding how urban environments relate to residents' food choices and physical activity levels. We describe an innovative community-driven process aimed to develop environmental recommendations for obesity prevention. We conducted this study in a low-inc…
Social Norms Influencing the Local Food Environment as Perceived by Residents and Food Traders
Exploring subjective elements of the food environment remains key to understand why and how residents purchase food. Our aim was to explore and describe the social norms relating to the local food environment and food purchasing behaviors, as perceived by residents and food traders in Madrid, Spain. This qualitative study took place in a middle socioeconomic status neighborhood of Madrid between January 2015 and May 2016. We conducted 35 semi-str…
Creating a Collaborative Platform for the Development of Community Interventions to Prevent Non-Communicable Diseases
Chronic diseases, also known as non-communicable diseases (NCD) are one of the most important public health problems of our time. Many of these diseases can be reduced by achieving healthy lifestyles. Community interventions are very useful in reducing these types of diseases since they have a direct impact over daily conditions and are adjustable to the complex situations that they carry. This article describes the process of the creation of a c…
Availability, Promotion, and Signs of Alcohol Consumption
This study describes the alcohol environment comparing residents' perceptions and objective measures in two different income-level districts. Measures were gathered between 2017 and 2018 in two districts with different income levels in Madrid, Spain. We obtained perceived measures using Photovoice. We procured objective measures through social systematic observation. Data were integrated using triangulation. Perceived and objective measures of th…
How the choice of ethnic indicator influences ethnicity-based inequities in maternal health care in four Latin American countries
The indigenous identification criteria could have an impact on the measurement of inequalities in the coverage of maternal health care. Given the complexity and diversity observed, it is not possible to provide a definitive direction on the best way to define indigenous populations to measure inequalities. In practice, the categorization will depend on the information available. Our results call for greater care in the analysis of ethnicity-based…
Activos para la salud y calidad de vida en personas diagnosticadas de enfermedad mental grave
OBJECTIVE: To identify health assets and describe quality of life for people diagnosed with severe mental disorder through their own testimonies; to understand the necessities and barriers that affect their quality of life; and offer improvement recommendations. METHOD: A qualitative, descriptive analysis based on the information obtained through semi-structured interviews and asset mapping. RESULTS: Assets are similar to those found in undiagnos…
Residents perceptions of the alcohol environment
The purpose of this study was to present the alcohol environment as perceived by its residents in two districts of Madrid using the Photovoice participatory methodology. Secondly, we compared the results according to the socio-economic status of the districts. The study was conducted in the city of Madrid, Spain, in two districts with different socio-economic status. A total of 26 people participated, who took and discussed photographs about thei…
Urban environment and dietary behaviours as perceived by residents living in socioeconomically diverse neighbourhoods
Gender Matters
The epidemiological information available in Spain and the Community of Madrid highlights two relevant facts regarding alcohol consumption: an increase in binge drinking in teenagers and a reduction/reversal of the gender gap, particularly at young ages. This article aims to describe some of the factors related to alcohol use in teenagers, especially those related to gender and risk perception. A qualitative study was designed with semi-structure…
Trends and determinants of social inequities in cardiovascular risk factors in Spain
This sequential mixed-methods study aims to: 1) assess spatial and temporal trends in cardiovascular risk factors by socioeconomic position from 2001 to 2020 in Spain; 2) explore public health professionals’ perspectives regarding interventions that might have impacted these inequities; and 3) analyze determinants on social inequities in cardiovascular risk factors. First, we will measure the change in absolute and relative social inequities in e…
Urban and social determinants of alcohol and tobacco consumption among adolescents in Madrid
This study aims to describe the accessibility to and promotion of alcohol and tobacco around secondary schools in Madrid and its distribution in relation with area-level socioeconomic deprivation; analyze the relationship between this exposure and individual consumption characteristics of students between 14 and 18 years old; and explore other facilitators of this consumption. Mixed-methods study conducted in three phases: 1) we collected data on…
Using photovoice to generate policy recommendations to improve the alcohol urban environment
The place where we live, work and play may influence our alcohol drinking behaviours. This study aimed to present local policy recommendations on urban determinants for alcohol consumption prevention in a low-income and a high-income area of Madrid (Spain) using a participatory action research method, with photovoice and nominal group techniques. Participants (n = 26) engaged in a photovoice project initiated a process of critical reflection by d…
Photovoice versus focus groups
To compare, from an empirical point of view, the use of focus group and photovoice as we conducted two studies on food environment in neighbourhoods with different socio-economic profiles. The European project Heart Healthy Hoods studied the association between the physical and social environment of Madrid (Spain) and the cardiovascular health of its residents. Two ancillary studies were developed to further expand the study of urban health inequ…
Consumo De Alcohol en Adolescentes en Entornos Rurales
Exploring healthcare challenges for Latin American migrant women in Madrid through the lens of dignified treatment
This qualitative study utilized the Dignified Treatment framework to identify the main problems related to the treatment received by Spanish-speaking Latina migrants who use health services in the Community of Madrid. We conducted 16 semi-structured interviews with Spanish-speaking women of Latin American origin based on the dimensions of Dignified Treatment (choice of care provider, access to support networks, basic amenities, prompt attention, …
Medicine (15 works) · Environmental health (12 works) · Psychology (12 works) · Geography (8 works) · Nursing (8 works) · Political science (8 works) · Sociology (8 works) · Psychological intervention (7 works) · Public health (7 works) · Community Health and Development (6 works)