Publications by authors named "Adelaida Lozano Polo"

IntroducciÓn: la pandemia de la COVID-19 expuso a los profesionales sanitarios a circunstancias que incrementaron su estrés, recurriendo al consumo de sustancias como estrategia de afrontamiento.

Objetivos: conocer el patrón de consumo de alcohol, tabaco y cannabis en profesionales sanitarios españoles en el periodo prepandemia y durante la fase pandémica aguda (FPA), diferenciando en función de la profesión y estableciendo si hubo diferencias entre ambos periodos.

MÉtodos: estudio descriptivo no probabilístico con muestreo por conveniencia.

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  • The study aimed to assess changes in tobacco use among Spanish university students during the 2020 lockdown and identify vulnerable demographics based on gender, age, and living situation.
  • Of the 1540 students surveyed, 19.9% reported tobacco use, with a notable reduction in cigarette consumption among younger students (18-24 years), while women and middle-aged students (35-44 years) increased their use.
  • The findings indicate that those living alone or with partners saw a rise in cigarette consumption during lockdown, whereas younger students and those living with their parents were more likely to reduce or stop smoking altogether.
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Objective: During the state of alarm and once the confinement decreed by the COVID-19 pandemic ended, a cross-sectorial study was carried out in Spain between May 4 and 22, 2020 by volunteers who completed a self-administered online survey. The objective of this study was to know how the confinement period affected the consumption of tobacco and other related products in the adult Spanish population.

Methods: The survey consisted of 18 questions concerning sociodemographic characteristics, the consumption of tobacco and other related products, exposure to secondhand smoke and perception of COVID-19 risk associated with consumption.

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EVICT project has noted the increase in cannabis use in the Spanish youth population, and has studied its association with tobacco, concluding that: It has an influence in the learning to smoke process: The beginning can be combined and with bi-directional influence. It has an influence on dependence the development of dependence Their interaction is relevant in the development of dependence. It has an influence on toxicity: Smoking tobacco and cannabis generates greater problems than smoking tobacco alone.

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Tobacco use presents an odd confluence of circumstances: it is a significant and high threat to health, and there is a lack of motivation among health workers to act accordingly. Yet we have effective interventions. It is really hard to identify any other determinant of health presenting this mixture of lethality, prevalence, and lack of care, despite having effective treatments readily available.

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