Publications by authors named "Gemma Espigares-Tribo"
Objective: To define the role and scope of nursing practice within the global context of the euthanasia process by reviewing international legislation and scientific literature.
Background: Euthanasia is a controversial ethical topic that has been widely discussed. The provision of euthanasia involves a multidisciplinary health care team, in which nurses often have secondary roles.
Objectives: 1) To evaluate and improve the suitability and readability of an educational booklet designed for use in an intervention aimed at promoting healthy lifestyles as a way to manage cardiometabolic risk factors in adults with low levels of physical activity and 2) to check its acceptability to real end users.
Methods: A 7-phase methodology was used. The evaluation committee (9 experts, 6 potential end users) scored the booklet using the Suitability Assessment of Materials (SAM) and health education material (HEM) questionnaires on two occasions (original and revised version).
Background: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the feasibility and effectiveness of a high-intensity semisupervised exercise program alongside lifestyle counseling as an intervention for managing cardiometabolic risk in sedentary adults.
Methods: A 40-week 3-arm randomized controlled clinical trial (16-wk intervention and 24-wk follow-up) was used. Seventy-five sedentary adults (34-55 y) with at least 1 cardiometabolic risk factor were randomized into one of the following arms: (1) aerobic interval training (AIT) plus lifestyle counseling (n = 25), (2) low- to moderate-intensity continuous training plus lifestyle counseling (traditional continuous training, TCT) (n = 27), or (3) lifestyle counseling alone (COU) (n = 23).
Article Synopsis
- - The study aims to assess how different intensities of supervised exercise, along with lifestyle counseling, can effectively manage metabolic syndrome risk factors in low-active adults aged 30-55 over 40 weeks.
- - Participants will be divided into three groups: one receiving aerobic interval training, another undergoing low-to-moderate continuous training, and a control group receiving counseling only.
- - The outcomes measured include various metabolic risk factors, physical fitness, and lifestyle changes, as well as an evaluation of the economic cost-effectiveness of the program.