Victor Puac‐Polanco

Biographic Data

ID7780681
NAMEVictor Puac‐Polanco
GIVEN NAMESVictor
FAMILY NAMEPuac‐Polanco
SIGNATUREPOLANCO V P
AFFILIATIONSUniversidad de San Carlos de Guatemala
ORCID0000-0002-6024-6542
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS8
TOTAL CITATIONS2
AUTHOR COUNT8
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2015
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2024
H-INDEX1

  • Inequality on the frontline

    Open AccessDiana Czepiel, Clare Mccormack et al.ARTICLECambridge Prisms Global Mental…2024

    Healthcare workers (HCWs) were at increased risk for mental health problems during the COVID-19 pandemic, with prior data suggesting women may be particularly vulnerable. Our global mental health study aimed to examine factors associated with gender differences in psychological distress and depressive symptoms among HCWs during COVID-19. Across 22 countries in South America, Europe, Asia and Africa, 32,410 HCWs participated in the COVID-19 HEalth…

  • The comparative importance of mental and physical disorders for health-related days out of role in the general population of Saudi Arabia

    Open AccessYasmin A Altwaijri, Victor Puac-Polanco et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2022

    Mental disorders are associated with a substantial proportion of all health-related DOR in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Programs to detect and treat mental disorders might lead to substantially decreased role impairment in the Kingdom

  • La salud mental de los trabajadores de salud en Guatemala durante la pandemia de Covid-19

    Open AccessAlejandra Paniagua-Avila, Dorian E Ramírez et al.ARTICLERevista Panamericana de Salud…2022

    Objetivos. Evaluar la prevalencia de base de los trastornos de salud mental y exposiciones conexas en una cohorte de trabajadores de salud de Guatemala. Métodos Se analizó la información de base del estudio HÉROES (por COVID-19 HEalth caRe wOrkeRs Study, sobre los trabajadores de salud durante la pandemia) en Guatemala, realizado en línea en el 2020. Las variables de resultado fueron malestar psicológico y síntomas depresivos. Las exposiciones in…

  • Mental Health of Guatemalan Health Care Workers During the Covid-19 Pandemic

    Alejandra Paniagua-Avila, Dorian E Ramírez et al.ARTICLEAmerican Journal of Public Health2022References: 24

    Objectives. To assess the baseline prevalence of mental health conditions and associated exposures in a cohort of health care workers (HCWs) in Guatemala. Methods. We analyzed baseline information from the 2020 Web-based COVID-19 Health Care Workers Study (HEROES)–Guatemala. Outcomes included mental distress and depressive symptoms. Exposures included COVID-19 experiences, sociodemographic characteristics, and job characteristics. We used crude a…

  • Mental health in the Americas

    Open AccessRobert Kohn, Ali Ahsan Ali et al.ARTICLERevista Panamericana de Salud…2018

    The treatment gap for mental health remains a public health concern. A high proportion of adults, children, and indigenous individuals with serious mental illness remains untreated. The result is an elevated prevalence of mental disorders and global burden of disease

  • Previous Violent Events and Mental Health Outcomes in Guatemala

    Victor D Puac-Polanco, Victor Puac‐Polanco et al.ARTICLEAmerican Journal of Public Health2015Cited by: 2References: 29

    Objectives. We analyzed a probability sample of Guatemalans to determine if a relationship exists between previous violent events and development of mental health outcomes in various sociodemographic groups, as well as during and after the Guatemalan Civil War. Methods. We used regression modeling, an interaction test, and complex survey design adjustments to estimate prevalences and test potential relationships between previous violent events an…

  • En español”

    Mila C González, Julian Santaella-Tenorio et al.ARTICLEAmerican Journal of Public Health2015

  • In Spanish”

    Mila C González, Julian Santaella-Tenorio et al.ARTICLEAmerican Journal of Public Health2015

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