Publications by authors named "F Samalvides"
Structural Study of Anxiety and Mood-related Symptomatology in Psychiatric Outpatients.
Rev Colomb Psiquiatr (Engl Ed)
December 2024
Article Synopsis
- The study investigates the structure of anxious and mood-related symptoms in psychiatric outpatients, aiming to classify and understand their interactions.
- Researchers employed factor analysis and network graphs to analyze the symptoms of 305 patients, identifying 15 overlapping syndromes, with general anxiety identified as central.
- The findings highlight the complexity and correlation of psychiatric syndromes, advocating for a dimensional approach to better comprehend mental disorders.
Article Synopsis
- Children in a rural Amazonian community of Peru are experiencing a high prevalence of soil-transmitted helminth (STH) infections, with 25.8% of 124 children infected despite a school-based deworming program.
- Younger children (ages 2-5) are particularly affected, showing higher rates of infection compared to older kids, and factors like walking barefoot and maternal infection contribute to these rates.
- To reduce STH infections, improvements in hygiene, sanitation, and screening/deworming for mothers are recommended, alongside further research to understand the social and epidemiological factors involved.
Background: Strongyloidiasis is a gut infection with Strongyloides stercoralis which is common world wide. Chronic infection usually causes a skin rash, vomiting, diarrhoea or constipation, and respiratory problems, and it can be fatal in people with immune deficiency. It may be treated with ivermectin or albendazole or thiabendazole.
View Article and Find Full Text PDF[Characteristics of patients with cerebral palsy seen in neuropediatric external consultation in a peruvian hospital].
Rev Peru Med Exp Salud Publica
March 2018
The aim of this study was to describe the neurological consultation and baseline characteristics of children with cerebral palsy (CP). The clinical records of children with CP attending an external consultation of the Neuropediatric department of Hospital Nacional Cayetano Heredia between 2011 and 2012 were assessed in this retrospective descriptive study. A total of 81 children were included: 53.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIn developing countries, education to health-care professionals is a cornerstone in the battle against neglected tropical diseases (NTD). Studies evaluating the level of knowledge of medical students in clinical and socio-demographic aspects of NTD are lacking. Therefore, a cross-sectional study was conducted among students from a 7 year-curriculum medical school in Peru to assess their knowledge of NTD by using a pilot survey comprised by two blocks of 10 short questions.
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