Comparing infant and toddler sleep patterns prior to and during the first wave of home confinement due to COVID-19 in Spain.

Unlabelled: Recent literature has shown that sleep patterns are shaped during the first years of life, playing a relevant role in children's functioning. We focused on comparing sleep patterns in infants and toddlers in Spain before and during COVID-19 home confinement to assess the immediate impact on sleep patterns. We compared data from two cross-sectional surveys from parents of 1658 children three to 36 months of age from Spain.

Correlation between tobacco control policies and mortality of haematological cancers across Europe: An ecological study.

Introduction: To determine the correlation between tobacco control policies and mortality of haematological malignancies: leukemia, lymphoma and multiple myeloma (MM).

Methods: Ecological study with the countries as the unit of analysis. Tobacco Control Scale (TCS) scores from 2010, 2013 and 2016 were used as measures for the level of tobacco control policy implementation in 27 European countries.

Smoking-Attributable mortality in Spain in 2016.

Introduction: Smoking-attributable mortality (SAM) is a valuable indicator that can be used to characterize the course and health burden of the smoking epidemic. The aim of this paper was to estimate SAM in Spain in 2016 in the population aged 35 and over, using the best available evidence.

Methods: A smoking prevalence-dependent analysis based on the estimation of population-attributable fractions was performed.

Communication issues in nutritional observational research.

Observational epidemiological studies involving foods and nutrients often attract great attention from both the press and the public as they involve substances that are part of the daily lives of millions of individuals. In the digital era, findings of this research can be disseminated to very large audiences almost instantaneously, informing health beliefs and potentially triggering lifestyle changes. In this context, communication of results from observational nutritional epidemiology often involves specific issues that may limit the accuracy of the information ultimately being delivered to the public.

Smoking among hospitalized patients: A multi-hospital cross-sectional study of a widely neglected problem.

Introduction: A comprehensive smoking ban was recently enacted for acute-care hospital campuses in Spain. The aim of this study was to assess the prevalence and patterns of smoking among inpatients before and during hospitalization.

Methods: Multi-center cross-sectional study was conducted in 13 hospitals in the province of Barcelona, Spain from May 2014 to May 2015.

Attitudes of students of a health sciences university towards the extension of smoke-free policies at the university campuses of Barcelona (Spain).

Objective: To assess attitudes towards the extension of outdoor smoke-free areas on university campuses.

Methods: Cross-sectional study (n=384) conducted using a questionnaire administered to medical and nursing students in Barcelona in 2014. Information was obtained pertaining to support for indoor and outdoor smoking bans on university campuses, and the importance of acting as role models.

Smoking cessation after 12 months with multi-component therapy.

Smoking is one of the most important causes of morbidity and mortality in developed countries. One of the priorities of public health programmes is the reduction of its prevalence, which would involve millions of people quitting smoking, but cessation programs often have modest results, especially within certain population groups. The aim of this study was to analyze the variables determining the success of a multicomponent therapy programme for smoking cessation.

Impact of a long-term tobacco-free policy at a comprehensive cancer center: a series of cross-sectional surveys.

Background: Spain has passed two smoke-free laws in the last years. In 2005, the law banned smoking in indoor places, and in 2010 the ban was extended to outdoor areas of certain premises such as hospitals. This study assesses the impact of smoking consumption among hospital workers at a comprehensive cancer center after the passage of two national smoke-free laws.

Assessment of the smoke-free outdoor regulation in the WHO European Region.

Objective: The aim of this study is to assess the level of protection of secondhand smoke in outdoor locations among countries belonging to the WHO European Region.

Method: This cross-sectional study measures the level of protection provided by laws in outdoor locations. A protocol to evaluate the outdoor smoke-free legislation was developed according to the recommendations provided by the WHO Guidelines for implementing smoke-free outdoor places.

Protection from secondhand smoke in countries belonging to the WHO European Region: an assessment of legislation.

Objectives: Comprehensive smokefree laws, as recommended by the WHO Framework Convention of Tobacco Control (WHO FCTC), are the most effective tool to protect the population from secondhand smoke (SHS) and to ensure healthy environments. Studies evaluating how laws govern SHS protection are scarce. This study assessed the level of protection from SHS of laws from countries belonging to the WHO European Region.

Questionnaire-based second-hand smoke assessment in adults.

Background: Numerous studies have assessed second-hand smoke (SHS) exposure but a gold standard remains to be established. This study aimed to review how SHS exposure has been assessed in adults in questionnaire-based epidemiological studies.

Methods: A literature search of original papers in English, French, Italian or Spanish published from January 2000 to May 2011 was performed using PubMed.

[Mortality and hospital utilization due to breast cancer in Extremadura, Spain (2002-2004)].

Objective: To provide an update on breast cancer mortality and hospital utilization in the autonomous region of Extremadura (Spain).

Method: We performed a retrospective, cross-sectional study of breast cancer in Extremadura, using the minimum data set and the death register as data sources. The means and standard deviation (SD) are presented.