Publications by authors named "P Barrio-Fernandez"

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  • The study investigates the link between psychological factors and drug use among gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men (GBMSM) with drug-related issues.
  • Participants who used drugs showed higher rates of avoidant-insecure attachment styles and early adverse life experiences compared to a control group.
  • Findings suggest that individuals with drug-related problems may benefit from assessing psychological factors like emotional regulation and self-care practices, especially in relation to HIV status.
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Objective: To evaluate the perinatal and maternal outcomes of pregnancies in women infected with SARS-CoV-2, comparing spontaneous and in vitro fertilization (IVF) pregnancies (with either own or donor oocytes).

Design: Multicenter, prospective, observational study.

Setting: 78 centers participating in the Spanish COVID19 Registry.

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Background: To determine whether severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2, the cause of COVID-19 disease) exposure in pregnancy, compared to non-exposure, is associated with infection-related obstetric morbidity.

Methods: We conducted a multicentre prospective study in pregnancy based on a universal antenatal screening program for SARS-CoV-2 infection. Throughout Spain 45 hospitals tested all women at admission on delivery ward using polymerase-chain-reaction (PCR) for COVID-19 since late March 2020.

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Introduction: Drug-resistant epilepsy affects between a third and a quarter of patients with epilepsy. Within this group, with a poorer quality of life and high healthcare costs, there is a considerable proportion of patients with potentially surgical causes of epilepsy, and epilepsy surgery is a proven therapeutic option. In Spain, we do not know the actual number of patients who are treated in relation to the total number of cases of refractory epilepsy that could benefit from surgical treatment.

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Around two percent of asymptomatic women in labor test positive for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) in Spain. Families and care providers face childbirth with uncertainty. We determined if SARS-CoV-2 infection at delivery among asymptomatic mothers had different obstetric outcomes compared to negative patients.

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