Impact of 2 Successive Smoking Bans on Hospital Admissions for Cardiovascular Diseases in Spain.

Introduction And Objectives: To evaluate the impact of 2 smoking bans enacted in 2006 (partial ban) and 2011 (comprehensive ban) on hospitalizations for cardiovascular disease in the Spanish adult population.

Methods: The study was performed in 14 provinces in Spain. Hospital admission records were collected for acute myocardial infarction (AMI), ischemic heart disease (IHD), and cerebrovascular disease (CVD) in patients aged ≥ 18 years from 2003 through 2012.

Inequalities in the risk of disability due to traffic injuries in the Spanish adult population, 2009-2010.

Background: Although traffic injuries (TIs) are an important cause of disability the related factors are little known. We aimed to estimate the differences in risk of TI-related disability according to individual characteristics that might generate health inequalities.

Methods: Cross-sectional study using a representative Spanish population sample drawn from the European Health Interview Survey 2009/2010.

Mortality trends for accidental falls in older people in Spain, 2000-2015.

Background: Accidental falls in older people are a major public health problem but a relatively limited number of studies have analyzed the mortality trends from this cause. Effective public health interventions have been found to prevent the incidence of falls and their complications. Therefore, characterizing the mortality trends of falls for different subpopulations can help to identify their needs and contribute to develop more appropriate prevention programs for specific target groups.

Smoke-Free Legislation in Spain and Prematurity.

Background And Objective: Spain implemented a partial smoking ban in 2006 followed by a comprehensive ban in 2011. The objective was to examine the association between these smoke-free policies and different perinatal complications.

Methods: Cross-sectional study including all live births between 2000 and 2013.

Changes in hospitalizations for chronic respiratory diseases after two successive smoking bans in Spain.

Background: Existing evidence on the effects of smoke-free policies on respiratory diseases is scarce and inconclusive. Spain enacted two consecutive smoke-free regulations: a partial ban in 2006 and a comprehensive ban in 2011. We estimated their impact on hospital admissions via emergency departments for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and asthma.

Severity of disability related to road traffic crashes in the Spanish adult population.

Background: The severity of disability related to road traffic crashes has been little studied, despite the significant health and socio-economic impacts that determine victims' quality of life.

Objective: To estimate the consequences of road traffic crashes on the severity of disability, in terms of individuals' capacity to execute activities and perform tasks in their current environment, using aids.

Methods: Cross-sectional study conducted on community-dwelling participants in the "2008 National Survey of Disability", with data on 91,846 households having 20,425 disabled persons, 443 of whom had disability due to road traffic crashes.

Assessing the effects of the Spanish partial smoking ban on cardiovascular and respiratory diseases: methodological issues.

Objective: Recent research has assessed the impact of tobacco laws on cardiovascular and respiratory morbidity. In this study, we also examined whether the association between the implementation of the 2005 Spanish smoking ban and hospital admissions for cardiovascular and respiratory diseases varies according to the adjustment for potential confounders.

Design: Ecological time series analysis.

Disability related to road traffic crashes among adults in Spain.

Background: Road traffic accidents cause substantial morbidity and disease burden; few studies have examined their impact on disability.

Objective: To estimate the magnitude and distribution of disability due to road traffic accidents according to socio-demographic variables, and its main socioeconomic and health determinants.

Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted in community-dwelling participants in the "2008 Spanish National Disability Survey", a representative sample of 91,846 households with 20,425 disabled persons older than 15 years; 443 had disability due to road traffic accidents.

[Spatial analysis of road traffic accidents with fatalities in Spain, 2008-2011].

Objective: To estimate the areas of greatest density of road traffic accidents with fatalities at 24 hours per km(2)/year in Spain from 2008 to 2011, using a geographic information system.

Methods: Accidents were geocodified using the road and kilometer points where they occurred. The average nearest neighbor was calculated to detect possible clusters and to obtain the bandwidth for kernel density estimation.

[Economic crisis and communicable diseases. SESPAS report 2014].

Past economic crises have increased the impact of communicable diseases especially on groups particularly vulnerable to the social and health consequences of the recession. However, it has been shown that the impact of these crises largely depends on the response of governments and the inhabitants of affected countries. We describe the consequences of the current crisis in the causal chain of infectious disease, including the response of the health system, and explore whether there is evidence of its impact in Spain.

Trends in infectious disease mortality rates, Spain, 1980-2011.

Using mortality data from National Institute of Statistics in Spain, we analyzed trends of infectious disease mortality rates in Spain during 1980-2011 to provide information on surveillance and control of infectious diseases. During the study period, 628,673 infectious disease-related deaths occurred, the annual change in the mortality rate was -1.6%, and the average infectious disease mortality rate was 48.

[Classification of illicit drug-induced deaths in Spain: toward the adoption of the European standard criteria].

Aims: To describe patterns of ICD-10 classification of illicit drug-induced deaths (DID) in the General Mortality Register (GMR), to assess the applicability of the European criterion (which excludes the X44 code) to extract these deaths from the GMR, and to estimate drug-induced mortality in Spain by applying a correction index for underestimation.

Methods: DID between 1999 and 2007 were extracted from the GMR using the European and the Spanish criteria. Both data sets were compared, and differences in classification patterns by time and space were assessed.

[Health system interventions assessment in Spain: an approach through the analysis of the time trends and the geographical variability of avoidable mortality between 1986 -2001].

Background: Many studies have proposed Avoidable Mortality (ME) to monitor the performance of health services although its usefulness is limited by the multiplicity of the avoidable mortality lists being used. Time trends from 1986-2001 and the geographical distribution of avoidable mortality by provinces, are presented for Spain.

Methods: An Avoidable Mortality consensus list is being used.