Publications by authors named "Miriam Jimenez-Maldonado"
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- The study aimed to estimate the occurrence of moderate/severe pediatric traumatic brain injury (p-TBI) in children aged 5-15 in Western Mexico and identify related factors.
- The standardized incidence rate was found to be 31.0 cases per 100,000 person-years, with a higher prevalence in boys and those in primary school, and falls being a common cause of injury.
- The findings indicate that males, particularly those with lower education and a history of falls, are more at risk for moderate/severe p-TBI compared to other studies.
Objective: Type-1 diabetes (T1D) is a disruptive metabolic disease that has an impact on neurodevelopment through its effects on the structure and function of the brain. One of the cognitive domains affected by T1D is sustained attention. The aim of this study was to analyze this process in children with T1D and compare their results to those of healthy controls.
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- Research on social support and resilience in Parkinson's disease (PD) caregivers has been limited, even though these factors are important for other caregiver populations.
- A study involving 253 PD caregivers investigated the relationship between social support, resilience, and mental health symptoms, using a structural equation model.
- Results showed that higher social support led to greater resilience, which in turn reduced mental health symptoms, indicating that resilience plays a key role in how social support affects caregivers' well-being.
Research has documented the deleterious effects on caregivers of providing care for an individual with traumatic brain injury (TBI). TBI caregivers in Mexico specifically have reduced health-related quality of life (HRQOL) across both physical and mental health domains. The purpose of the current study was to uncover the system of connections between Mexican TBI caregivers' HRQOL and their mental health.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a leading cause of death in Mexico, and Mexican TBI caregivers have been shown to experience significant mental health problems and high levels of family needs.
Objective: This study investigated the associations between family needs and Mexican TBI caregiver mental health.
Methods: Ninety TBI caregivers from Guadalajara, Mexico completed measures assessing their own mental health (depression, anxiety, burden, satisfaction with life, and self-esteem) and family needs (physical health, informational, financial, social support, and household).
Postconcussion syndrome and mild head injury: the role of early diagnosis using neuropsychological tests and functional magnetic resonance/spectroscopy.
World Neurosurg
November 2014
Objective: Postconcussion syndrome (PCS) is usually underestimated in cases of mild head injury (MHI). It is one of the most common causes of physical, cognitive, and psychomotor disturbances that affect the quality of life, work, and social reintegration of individuals. Until now, we did not have evidence of structural abnormalities shown by traditional imaging methods.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPurpose: This study examined the influence of five types of impairments in individuals with traumatic brain injury (TBI)-and caregiver stress due to these impairments-on the mental health of family caregivers in Guadalajara, Mexico.
Method: Ninety caregivers completed measures of TBI impairments and of their own mental health. The majority were female (92.
Dysthymia is defined as a chronic mood disorder that persists for at least two years in adults, and one year in adolescents and children. According to DSM IV-TR, Dysthymia is classified into two subtypes: early-onset, when it begins before 21 years-old, and late onset Dysthymia, when it starts after this age. Before age 21, symptoms of conduct disorder, attention deficit disorder and hyperactivity with a few vegetative symptoms are usually present.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: To compare the mental health of family caregivers of individuals with Traumatic brain injury (TBI) to an age-matched healthy control from Guadalajara, Mexico.
Setting: Hospital Civil Fray Antonio Alcade, a public medical facility in Guadalajara, Mexico.
Participants: Ninety family caregivers of individuals with TBI and 89 healthy controls (n = 179) did not differ with respect to age, sex, marital status, education, or household income.
Objective: The aim of this study was to examine the influence of three types of social support (appraisal, belonging, and tangible) on caregiver mental health (anxiety, burden, depression, and satisfaction with life) among Mexican caregivers of individuals with traumatic brain injury.
Design: This is a cross-sectional study of 90 family caregivers from Hospital Civil Fray Antonio Alcade in Guadalajara, Mexico.
Results: More months spent caregiving was associated with decreases in all three types of social support.
Objective: The goal of the present study was to assess the health-related quality of life of a group of family caregivers of individuals with traumatic brain injury from Guadalajara, Mexico.
Patients And Methods: Ninety family caregivers of individuals with traumatic brain injury and 83 healthy controls completed the Short-Form 36, a self-report health-related quality of life measure composed of 8 component areas: physical functioning, role-physical, bodily pain, general health, vitality, social functioning, mental health, and role-emotional. The samples were statistically similar with respect to age, gender, marital status, and education.