Publications by authors named "Carmen Munoz-Ruiperez"
Healthcare workers (HCWs) were at high risk of experiencing psychological distress during COVID-19 pandemic. The objective of this study was to evaluate the impact on HCWs' mental health in a Spanish hospital. Cross-sectional study of HCW, active between May and June 2020.
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- The study focused on influenza vaccination coverage among healthcare workers (HCWs) in public hospitals in Madrid during the 2021-2022 season, revealing an overall vaccination rate of 52.1%.
- Individual factors positively linked to vaccine uptake included being female, older age, being born in Spain, holding a medical position, having multiple high-risk conditions, and previous vaccination history.
- The research highlights that while some hospitals had varying impacts on vaccination rates, the overall coverage for HCWs was still suboptimal, suggesting a need for targeted strategies to increase vaccine uptake among specific groups.
Trial Design: An interventional, phase 4, single group assignment, without masking (open label), preventive clinical trial was carried out in health workers with biological risk in their tasks, who have been filed as non-responders to conventional vaccination against Hepatitis B.
Methods: 67 health workers with biological risk in their tasks, who have been filed as non-responders to conventional vaccination against Hepatitis B, were enrolled in the Clinical Trial. All participants were from 18 years up to 64 years old.
We describe the management of a case of anorexia nervosa (body mass index, -BMI-, 13,6 Kg/m2) in a bank teller. The case was detected through routine occupational health surveillance. After being evaluated by different specialists (general practitioner, psychiatrist and endocrinologist) and being closely monitored (by psychology, nursing, and occupational medicine), the worker regained weight to a near normal BMI (17 Kg/m2) in less than a year and a half.
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