Fernando G Benavides
Biographic Data
| ID | 880629 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Fernando G Benavides |
| GIVEN NAMES | Fernando G |
| FAMILY NAME | Benavides |
| SIGNATURE | BENAVIDES F G |
| AFFILIATIONS | Universitat Pompeu Fabra |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-0747-2660 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 68 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 103 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 68 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1989 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 5 |
Matriz de empleo-exposición para centros sanitarios, un estudio piloto en el Hospital del Mar (Barcelona)
Desarrollar una matriz de empleo-exposición específica para profesionales de centros sanitarios a partir de un estudio piloto en el Hospital del Mar (Barcelona). Técnicos de prevención con amplia experiencia evaluaron 27 factores de riesgo laborales ergonómicos e higiénicos en 50 grupos homogéneos de exposición, que incluyen 5537 trabajadores en seis categorías laborales (1122 medicina, 1574 enfermería, 1186 auxiliar de enfermería, 361 residentes…
La institucionalización de la salud pública en España
Este artículo revisa el largo y complejo proceso de institucionalización de la salud pública en España, desde mediados del siglo xix hasta la actualidad, subrayando su fragilidad estructural pese a los avances normativos acumulados. A partir de la Ley de Sanidad de 1855, concebida como respuesta a las epidemias de cólera, se describe la progresiva asunción por parte del Estado de responsabilidades en protección de la salud colectiva, en paralelo …
La institucionalización de la salud pública en España (y II)
The long-standing delay in the institutionalization of public health in Spain is directly related, both as a cause or effect, to its academic and professional weaknesses. This second part examines the necessary, yet challenging, relationship between academia and administration, describing how public health research and training have developed in the country, primarily since the transition to democracy. One of the keys to consolidating the progres…
Recensión bibliográfica
Proteger la salud de las personas mayores de 55 años que trabajan, un reto cada día más urgente
Long Covid and Its Impact on Healthcare Worker’s Job Performance. A Qualitative Study in Spain
Formación básica y común en salud pública, una propuesta de Sespas
La profesión de la salud pública en España
Las últimas crisis sanitarias han puesto de manifiesto la debilidad de las estructuras de salud pública en España. Las causas son, entre otras, la escasez de recursos económicos y el retraso en su modernización institucional, junto a la debilidad de los procesos formativos y de la empleabilidad. La Sociedad Española de Salud Pública y Administración Sanitaria (SESPAS) ha impulsado la elaboración del Libro blanco de la profesión de salud pública c…
Salud y bienestar del personal sanitario
Definimos como personal sanitario a las personas que trabajan en actividades sanitarias, tengan contacto directo o no con los ciudadanos. En la actualidad, alrededor de 1,3 millones de personas (70% mujeres) trabajan en actividades sanitarias en España. Ello representa alrededor del 10% de la población activa, habiéndose incrementado un 33% desde 2008, un 100% las mujeres. Las organizaciones sanitarias, especialmente los hospitales, son lugares d…
Burnout en profesionales sanitarios
Políticas en salud laboral en personas trabajadoras mayores
Analizar y comparar la normativa vigente española y chilena en materia de prevención de riesgos laborales respecto a la existencia de indicaciones específicas que protejan la seguridad y la salud laboral de las personas trabajadoras mayores de 55 años. Estudio cualitativo en el que se realizó un análisis documental de contenido utilizando ATLAS/ti. La muestra fue de 88 documentos normativos en materia de prevención de riesgos laborales de España …
Workplace aggression against healthcare workers in a Spanish healthcare institution between 2019 and 2021
Objectives: Describe the incidence of first aggressions among healthcare workers (HCWs) before and during the COVID-19 pandemic in a Spanish healthcare institution, according to workers' socio-occupational characteristics and analyze the impact of the pandemic on it. Methods: A cohort involving HCWs who worked in the institution for at least 1 week each year from 1 January 2019 to 31 December 2021. Adjusted relative risks (aRR) were estimated usi…
Extreme temperatures and sickness absence in the Mediterranean province of Barcelona
Objectives: This study aims to assess the association between daily temperature and sickness absence episodes in the Mediterranean province of Barcelona between 2012 and 2015, according to sociodemographic and occupational characteristics. Methods: Ecological study of a sample of salaried workers affiliated to the Spanish social security, resident in Barcelona province between 2012 and 2015. The association between daily mean temperature and risk…
Recensión bibliográfica
La necesaria vinculación universitaria de los profesionales de salud pública
Es necesario que exista una relación bidireccional entre la profesión de salud pública y el ámbito académico. Así, la salud pública mejorará su práctica profesional y la academia podrá realizar una docencia basada en la práctica. Esta nota de campo explica un avance legislativo en esta dirección. Con la finalidad de que las personas profesionales de instituciones sanitarias de salud pública puedan acceder a plazas permanentes de profesorado unive…
Dealing with the unknown
This study explores fears and worries regarding SARS-CoV-2 risk of infection and transmission to relatives, co-workers, and patients in relation to non-pharmacological preventive interventions among healthcare workers (including physicians, nurses, aides, cleaners, maintenance, and security staff) in a healthcare institution in Barcelona (Spain), during the first and second waves of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic. The research used an explorative qualit…
Labour market participation after sickness absence due to cancer
Workplaces, many of which have policies common to all diagnoses, should be modified to the needs of cancer survivors to prevent an increasing frequency of early retirement and permanent disability when possible. Future studies should assess the impact of cancer on premature exit from the labour market among survivors, depending on cancer localisation and type of treatment
Waiting time from identification to recognition an occupational disease in Spain
To estimate the waiting time since a suspected an occupational disease (OD) is identified, notified and recognized in Spain. A series of 34 patients attended at Occupational Diseases Unit (ODU) of Hospital del Mar in Barcelona were follow up since their identification until final resolution by the National Institute of Social Security (INSS). Median, and 25 and 75 percentiles (interquartile range [IQR]) were calculated in weeks by total time (n =…
Aproximación al coste de enfermedades profesionales atendidas en siete hospitales en España
Estimar el coste hospitalario de una muestra de casos atendidos en siete hospitales del Sistema Nacional de Salud de diferentes ciudades españolas. Estudio basado en 78 casos de enfermedad profesional reconocida por la Seguridad Social, atendidos en centros hospitalarios de Badalona, Barcelona, Ferrol, Gijón, Girona, Madrid y Vigo entre 2017 y 2019. La actividad asistencial generada en estos hospitales para atender estos procesos supuso un coste …
Características y contenidos de los programas de maestría en salud pública en España
Comparar las principales características académicas y los contenidos de los distintos programas de máster en salud pública ofertados actualmente en España. Se realizó una búsqueda sistemática en el Registro de Universidades, Centros y Títulos del Ministerio de Educación, Cultura y Deporte. Se analizaron las principales características académicas y los contenidos (obligatorios y optativos) de los programas de 11 másteres oficiales con la acreditac…
Fiber burden and asbestos-related diseases
OBJECTIVE: What are the levels of asbestos exposure that cause each type of health effect? The objective of this study was to review the available scientific evidence on exposure levels for asbestos and their relationship to health effects. METHOD: An umbrella review of English-language reviews and meta-analyses, from 1980 to March 2021 was conducted. We included reviews involving quantified asbestos exposures and health outcomes. The review has …
Non-Pharmacological Preventive Measures Had an Impact on Covid-19 in Healthcare Workers before the Vaccination Effect
Healthcare workers have been and still are at the forefront of COVID-19 patient care. Their infection had direct implications and caused important challenges for healthcare performance. The aim of this study is to assess the impact of non-pharmacological preventive measures against COVID-19 among healthcare workers. This study is based on a dynamic cohort of healthcare workers ( n = 5543) who had been hired by a Spanish hospital for at least one …
Informal Employment, Working Conditions, and Self-Perceived Health in 3098 Peruvian Urban Workers
Peru has one of the highest informal employment rates in Latin America (73%). Previous studies have shown a higher prevalence of poor self-perceived health (P-SPH) in informal than in formal workers. The aim of this study was to analyze the role of working conditions in the association between informality and SPH in an urban working population in Peru. We conducted a cross-sectional study based on 3098 workers participating in the working conditi…
Exceso de mortalidad en población en edad de trabajar en nueve países de Latinoamérica, año 2020
Objetivo. Estimar el impacto de la pandemia de la COVID-19 durante el año 2020, a través del exceso de mortalidad por todas las causas y los años potenciales de vida laboral perdidos en la población en edad de trabajar, de una selección de países latinoamericanos y el Caribe. Métodos. Estudio basado en datos de defunciones por todas las causas entre 15 y 69 años, procedentes principalmente de los Institutos Nacionales de Estadísticas. Se estimaro…
Financial Strain and Health Status Among European Workers
Objectives: Although in-work poverty has been increasing, in Europe policy about poverty and social exclusion tends to focus on labor market participation, independently of the level of remuneration and the quality of work, and studies about financial strain among workers, as well as on its relationship with health status, are still scarce. The objectives of this study were: (1) to compare the prevalence of financial strain among workers among di…
How do types of employment relate to health indicators? Findings from the Second European Survey on Working Conditions
STUDY OBJECTIVE: To investigate the associations of various types of employment with six self reported health indicators, taking into account the part played by demographic variables, individual working conditions and four ecological indicators at the country level. DESIGN: Cross sectional survey (structured interview) of a sample of the active population of 15 European countries aged 15 years or over. Main independent variables were nine types o…
The consequences of flexible work for health
Association between working conditions and health Working conditions in industrialised countries have changed dramatically over the past two decades. The internationalisation of investment, production and trade, the application of new technologies, and the emergence of new forms of work organisation have transformed what had become standard forms of work arrangements, capital-labour accords and employment contracts. One of the most significant ch…
Differences in working conditions and employment arrangements among migrant and non-migrant workers in Europe
Migrant workers across Europe are more likely to be exposed to certain working and employment arrangements that may place them at higher risk of future health problems
A glossary for the social epidemiology of work organisation
Bacterial type II secretion systems (T2SS) translocate virulence factors, toxins and enzymes across the cell outer membrane (OM). An assembled T2SS has not yet been isolated in vitro. Here we use a fusion of negative stain and cryo-electron microscopy (EM) to reveal the core architecture of an assembled T2SS from the pathogen Klebsiella pneumoniae . We show that 7 proteins form a ∼2.5 MDa complex that spans the cell envelope. The outer membrane c…
Quality of death certificates in Valencia, Spain
Certificates of 1,454 deaths occurring over 11 months were retrieved from the Civil Register in Valencia, Spain. Relevant medical information was systematically gathered from hospital records, questionnaires, and Coroner reports. We compared the underlying cause of death (UCD) from the original death certificate, and a reference cause of death (RCD) determined by a panel of experts based on all available information. Overall, 80.2 percent of the …
Risk of fatal and non-fatal occupational injury in foreign workers in Spain
Study objective: In the past decade, Spain has experienced dramatic growth of its immigrant population. Available information on the occupational conditions of foreign workers is scarce. This study aims to add to this information by describing occupational injuries in foreign workers in Spain. Design, setting, participants: Data were analysed from the 2003 Ministry of Labour and Social Issues registry of non-fatal and fatal occupational injury in…
The Length of Working Life in Spain
While there has been considerable debate about extending the length of working life, relatively little is known about this issue. We use data from the Spanish Continuous Working Life Sample for 2004-2013 to calculate period working life tables, which in turn allows us to assess the impact of the financial crisis on working life expectancy in Spain. Before the recession hit, working life expectancy in Spain was around 38 years for males and 33 yea…
Cuestionario básico y criterios metodológicos para las Encuestas sobre Condiciones de Trabajo, Empleo y Salud en América Latina y el Caribe
El objetivo de este trabajo es presentar un cuestionario básico y criterios metodológicos mínimos, para ser considerados en futuras Encuestas sobre Condiciones de Trabajo, Empleo y Salud (ECTES) en América Latina y el Caribe. Para ello, se llevó a cabo un proceso de consenso, tanto virtual como presencial, con la participación de un grupo internacional de expertos que, para definir la propuesta, partieron de las encuestas disponibles en la región…
A qualitative study about immigrant workers’ perceptions of their working conditions in Spain
BACKGROUND: Spain has recently become an inward migration country. Little is known about the occupational health of immigrant workers. This study aimed to explore the perceptions that immigrant workers in Spain had of their working conditions. METHODS: Qualitative, exploratory, descriptive study. Criterion sampling. Data collected between September 2006 and May 2007 through semi-structured focus groups and individual interviews, with a topic guid…
Long working hours and health in Europe
Psychosocial factors and work related sickness absence among permanent and non-permanent employees
Study objective: To examine the association between psychosocial work factors and work related sickness absence among permanent and non-permanent employees by sex. Design: A cross sectional survey conducted in 2000 of a representative sample of the European Union total active population, aged 15 years and older. The independent variables were psychological job demands and job control as measures of psychosocial work environment, and work related …
A glossary for the social epidemiology of work organisation
This is the second part of a three-part glossary of terms from the social epidemiology of work organization. The first part presented terms related to the social psychology of work.1 The third part will describe terms from the sociology of labour markets.2 The concepts in this glossary have been drawn mainly from the sociology of organisations, business and management literatures. Most of the concepts deal with how work organisations are structur…
A glossary for the social epidemiology of work organisation
Work is the means by which most human beings provide for their daily sustenance. Although many theorists suggest that work occupies a central place in human life, more recently some have questioned the centrality of work, arguing that we are now in a postindustrial, consumer-oriented society where consumption has replaced work as a source of health and disease in our societies.1,2 Nevertheless, even in wealthy countries most adults still spend mo…
Has the Spanish economic crisis affected the duration of sickness absence episodes
Regulating and inspecting working conditions could be good for both workers and business
Work participation is central to human well-being. Whether and how people participate in work remains a key determinant of health and health inequalities.1 Regulating and enforcing safe and fair working conditions (including employment conditions, such as type of contract, salary, occupational hazards and social protection benefits) are essential to maintain and improve health and reduce disparities. Some contend regulations destroy jobs and busi…
Flexible employment and health inequalities
A flexible labour market could contribute to increasing health inequalities and should be a priority on the public health policy agenda. The relation between flexible employment and health is a recent public health research question.1 After a long period of progressive labour market regulatory policymaking, particularly in European Union countries, where the influence of trade unions is strong, employers now argue for a supply of a full time work…
Psychosocial risk factors at the workplace
Job control and its effect on public health In the past two decades, research on workplace psychosocial risk factors has produced a large body of theoretical and empirical research.1 An extensive range of health end points, especially cardiovascular diseases,2 have been associated with the psychosocial work environment. Two main job stress models: the demand-control-social support 3, 4 and the effort-reward imbalance 5 are being widely used in oc…
Working conditions and sickness absence
Editor,— A recent article1 in this journal has commented on the part played by working conditions, especially psychosocial risk factors, in causing sickness absence, and two editorials have encouraged the need for research calling for action to improve the work environment and to assess its impact upon sickness absence.2 3 While we entirely agree with these views, the paths through which working conditions will lead to sickness absence are not cl…
Adding years to life
STUDY OBJECTIVE--The aim was to determine the number of years that could be gained by preventing avoidable deaths. DESIGN--The study arose from the concept of avoidable causes of death and life expectancy at birth. Four abbreviated life tables were computed. The first included all causes of death; the second excluded all avoidable causes of death; the third and fourth excluded respectively primary and secondary avoidable causes of death. SETTING-…
Quality of death certificates in Valencia, Spain
Certificates of 1,454 deaths occurring over 11 months were retrieved from the Civil Register in Valencia, Spain. Relevant medical information was systematically gathered from hospital records, questionnaires, and Coroner reports. We compared the underlying cause of death (UCD) from the original death certificate, and a reference cause of death (RCD) determined by a panel of experts based on all available information. Overall, 80.2 percent of the …
Adding years to life
STUDY OBJECTIVE--The aim was to determine the number of years that could be gained by preventing avoidable deaths. DESIGN--The study arose from the concept of avoidable causes of death and life expectancy at birth. Four abbreviated life tables were computed. The first included all causes of death; the second excluded all avoidable causes of death; the third and fourth excluded respectively primary and secondary avoidable causes of death. SETTING-…
How do types of employment relate to health indicators? Findings from the Second European Survey on Working Conditions
STUDY OBJECTIVE: To investigate the associations of various types of employment with six self reported health indicators, taking into account the part played by demographic variables, individual working conditions and four ecological indicators at the country level. DESIGN: Cross sectional survey (structured interview) of a sample of the active population of 15 European countries aged 15 years or over. Main independent variables were nine types o…
Working conditions and sickness absence
Editor,— A recent article1 in this journal has commented on the part played by working conditions, especially psychosocial risk factors, in causing sickness absence, and two editorials have encouraged the need for research calling for action to improve the work environment and to assess its impact upon sickness absence.2 3 While we entirely agree with these views, the paths through which working conditions will lead to sickness absence are not cl…
Psychosocial risk factors at the workplace
Job control and its effect on public health In the past two decades, research on workplace psychosocial risk factors has produced a large body of theoretical and empirical research.1 An extensive range of health end points, especially cardiovascular diseases,2 have been associated with the psychosocial work environment. Two main job stress models: the demand-control-social support 3, 4 and the effort-reward imbalance 5 are being widely used in oc…
The consequences of flexible work for health
Association between working conditions and health Working conditions in industrialised countries have changed dramatically over the past two decades. The internationalisation of investment, production and trade, the application of new technologies, and the emergence of new forms of work organisation have transformed what had become standard forms of work arrangements, capital-labour accords and employment contracts. One of the most significant ch…
Psychosocial factors and work related sickness absence among permanent and non-permanent employees
Study objective: To examine the association between psychosocial work factors and work related sickness absence among permanent and non-permanent employees by sex. Design: A cross sectional survey conducted in 2000 of a representative sample of the European Union total active population, aged 15 years and older. The independent variables were psychological job demands and job control as measures of psychosocial work environment, and work related …
Flexible employment and health inequalities
A flexible labour market could contribute to increasing health inequalities and should be a priority on the public health policy agenda. The relation between flexible employment and health is a recent public health research question.1 After a long period of progressive labour market regulatory policymaking, particularly in European Union countries, where the influence of trade unions is strong, employers now argue for a supply of a full time work…
Las competencias profesionales en Salud Pública
Recibido: 25 de mayo de 2005. Aceptado: 12 de junio de 2005. L a Sociedad Espanola de Salud Publica y Administracion Sanitaria (SESPAS) y la Sociedad Espanola de Epidemiologia (SEE) (1), conscientes de su papel en la institucionalizacion de la salud publica en Espana y de la necesidad de incrementar la credibilidad de los profesionales de salud publica ante la sociedad, decidieron el ano 2000 iniciar conjuntamente la elaboracion de este documento…
Risk of fatal and non-fatal occupational injury in foreign workers in Spain
Study objective: In the past decade, Spain has experienced dramatic growth of its immigrant population. Available information on the occupational conditions of foreign workers is scarce. This study aims to add to this information by describing occupational injuries in foreign workers in Spain. Design, setting, participants: Data were analysed from the 2003 Ministry of Labour and Social Issues registry of non-fatal and fatal occupational injury in…
A glossary for the social epidemiology of work organisation
This is the second part of a three-part glossary of terms from the social epidemiology of work organization. The first part presented terms related to the social psychology of work.1 The third part will describe terms from the sociology of labour markets.2 The concepts in this glossary have been drawn mainly from the sociology of organisations, business and management literatures. Most of the concepts deal with how work organisations are structur…
A glossary for the social epidemiology of work organisation
Work is the means by which most human beings provide for their daily sustenance. Although many theorists suggest that work occupies a central place in human life, more recently some have questioned the centrality of work, arguing that we are now in a postindustrial, consumer-oriented society where consumption has replaced work as a source of health and disease in our societies.1,2 Nevertheless, even in wealthy countries most adults still spend mo…
A glossary for the social epidemiology of work organisation
Bacterial type II secretion systems (T2SS) translocate virulence factors, toxins and enzymes across the cell outer membrane (OM). An assembled T2SS has not yet been isolated in vitro. Here we use a fusion of negative stain and cryo-electron microscopy (EM) to reveal the core architecture of an assembled T2SS from the pathogen Klebsiella pneumoniae . We show that 7 proteins form a ∼2.5 MDa complex that spans the cell envelope. The outer membrane c…
A qualitative study about immigrant workers’ perceptions of their working conditions in Spain
BACKGROUND: Spain has recently become an inward migration country. Little is known about the occupational health of immigrant workers. This study aimed to explore the perceptions that immigrant workers in Spain had of their working conditions. METHODS: Qualitative, exploratory, descriptive study. Criterion sampling. Data collected between September 2006 and May 2007 through semi-structured focus groups and individual interviews, with a topic guid…
The Employment Precariousness Scale (Epres)
BACKGROUND: Despite the fact that labour market flexibility has resulted in an expansion of precarious employment in industrialised countries, to date there is limited empirical evidence concerning its health consequences. The Employment Precariousness Scale (EPRES) is a newly developed, theory-based, multidimensional questionnaire specifically devised for epidemiological studies among waged and salaried workers. OBJECTIVE: To assess the acceptab…
Sickness presenteeism in Spanish-born and immigrant workers in Spain
Immigrant workers report more sickness presenteeism than their Spanish-born counterparts. These results could be related to precarious work and employment conditions of immigrants. Immigrant workers should benefit from the same standards of social security, and of health and safety in the workplace that are enjoyed by Spanish workers
The effect of perceived discrimination on the health of immigrant workers in Spain
Discrimination may constitute a risk factor for health in immigrant workers in Spain and could explain some health inequalities among immigrant populations in Spanish society
Differences in Exposure to Occupational Health Risks in Spanish and Foreign-Born Workers in Spain (Itsal Project)
Differences in working conditions and employment arrangements among migrant and non-migrant workers in Europe
Migrant workers across Europe are more likely to be exposed to certain working and employment arrangements that may place them at higher risk of future health problems
Gender inequalities in occupational health related to the unequal distribution of working and employment conditions
Employment Precariousness and Poor Mental Health
Background. Evidence on the health-damaging effects of precarious employment is limited by the use of one-dimensional approaches focused on employment instability. This study assesses the association between precarious employment and poor mental health using the multidimensional Employment Precariousness Scale. Methods. Cross-sectional study of 5679 temporary and permanent workers from the population-based Psychosocial Factors Survey was carried …
Regulating and inspecting working conditions could be good for both workers and business
Work participation is central to human well-being. Whether and how people participate in work remains a key determinant of health and health inequalities.1 Regulating and enforcing safe and fair working conditions (including employment conditions, such as type of contract, salary, occupational hazards and social protection benefits) are essential to maintain and improve health and reduce disparities. Some contend regulations destroy jobs and busi…
Informal employment and health status in Central America
Our results show that informal employment is a significant factor in social health inequalities among Central American workers, which could be diminished by policies aimed at increasing social security coverage
A qualitative exploration of the impact of the economic recession in Spain on working, living and health conditions
BACKGROUND: This study aimed to analyse how immigrant workers in Spain experienced changes in their working and employment conditions brought about Spain's economic recession and the impact of these changes on their living conditions and health status. METHOD: We conducted a grounded theory study. Data were obtained through six focus group discussions with immigrant workers (n = 44) from Colombia, Ecuador and Morocco, and two individual interview…
Long working hours and health in Europe
Medicine (48 works) · Employment and Welfare Studies (30 works) · Environmental health (26 works) · Workplace Health and Well-being (26 works) · Political science (25 works) · Demography (23 works) · Gerontology (18 works) · Psychology (18 works) · Public health (18 works) · Economics (17 works)