Publications by authors named "Mireya Zamora-Macorra"
Objective: To analyze, from the perspective of intersectionality, the association of social inequality dimensions (occupation, poverty, and educational level) and socio-demographic and health characteristics with the proportion of depressive symptoms among males and females aged 50 years and older who participated in the 2001 and 2012 waves of the Mexican Health and Aging Study (MHAS).
Materials And Methods: Descriptive analysis and logistic regression models stratified by sex were performed, including interaction terms between poverty, educational level, and employment conditions on the presence of depressive symptoms.
Results: The proportion of females with depressive symptoms was significantly higher than that of males in both waves.
Background: Fatigue and sleep disturbances are among the most common disorders suffered by transport drivers.
Objective: To identify and analyze working conditions for Mexican federal transportation truck and bus drivers, and their connection with sleep disorders and fatigue.
Methods: A cross-sectional, quantitative study was performed with a convenience sample of 172 drivers (84 truck and 88 bus) by applying the Survey Evaluation and Monitoring of Workers Health (PROESSAT in Spanish) and the Yoshitake Fatigue questionnaire.
Background: Working conditions in public hospitals in Mexico City are highly demanding. The need for healthcare is pressing, materials and instruments are scarce, and exposure to pain and suffering is constant. These adverse conditions have an adverse impact on the physical and mental health of healthcare professionals.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFWork Environment, Mental Health, and Eating Behavior in Mexican Nurses.
J Psychosoc Nurs Ment Health Serv
January 2022
Nursing staff in public hospitals face highly demanding working conditions, which are related to mental health and eating problems. The current study aimed to identify the most frequent work characteristics associated with mental health problems and eating behavior in nursing staff. A cross-sectional study was performed on a random sample of 190 nurses at a specialized hospital in Mexico City.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: Identify the association between working conditions, musculoskeletal symptoms and ergonomic demands on nurses.
Background: The physical demands of nursing often require repetitive and forced movements that increase the likelihood of developing musculoskeletal disorders, which are the main occupational diseases in this working population.
Methodology: Cross-sectional study of 329 nurses chosen at random.
Unlabelled: Social support networks are crucial for the health of older adults; however, personal characteristics and time of life may diminish the protective effect of social support.
Objective: to determine if the presence of social support networks were associated with cognitive impairment among Mexican adults aged 50 or older and if this relationship was different based on age.
Method: This study analyzed data from the National Representation Survey performed in Mexico, Study on Global Ageing (SAGE) wave 1.
Objective: To describe risk factors associated to the incidence of type 2 diabetes (T2D) in Mexican population and to define phenotypic (clinical, anthropometric, metabolic) characteristics present in the individual who will convert to diabetes, regardless of time of onset.
Materials And Methods: The Mexico City Diabetes Study began in 1990, with 2 282 participants, and had three subsequent phases: 1994, 1998, and 2008. A systematic evaluation with an oral glucose tolerance test was performed in each phase.
Objective: To estimate the incidence of type 2 diabetes (T2D) in Mexican population.
Materials And Methods: Population based prospective study. At baseline (1990), the population at risk (1939 non-diabetic adults 35-64 years) was evaluated with oral glucose tolerance test.