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Ph.D. in Biomedicine.
The aim of the present study was to analyse body composition, anxiety, cardiovascular, and physical activity factors related with academic performance of school students as well as to analyse differences, by age, in these factors. We analysed in 266 primary school students’ (8.81 ± 1.62 years, range: 5–13 years) heart rate, anthropometric variables to calculate body mass index, physical activity performance, anxiety levels and academic results by the average of marks. Students were divided in two different groups, firstly by their lower or higher academic performance, and secondly by age. Results showed a negative correlation between academic performance and age, weight, body mass index and trait anxiety variables. Additionally, significant differences were found by age, presenting older students higher scores in body mass index and lower physical activity, trait anxiety, heart rate and academic performance values than younger students. Overweight and obesity may have a great impact in academic performance in children and we pointed out the necessity to establish programs related with healthy habits which include improvements in physical activity and nutrition behaviours with the objective to enhance children’s health general status, psychological profile, cognitive and motor development, and academic performance.
Laura Redondo-Flórez; Domingo Ramos-Campo; Vicente Clemente-Suárez. Body Composition, Psychological, Cardiovascular, and Physical Activity Factors Related with Academic School Performance. Sustainability 2021, 13, 8775 .
AMA StyleLaura Redondo-Flórez, Domingo Ramos-Campo, Vicente Clemente-Suárez. Body Composition, Psychological, Cardiovascular, and Physical Activity Factors Related with Academic School Performance. Sustainability. 2021; 13 (16):8775.
Chicago/Turabian StyleLaura Redondo-Flórez; Domingo Ramos-Campo; Vicente Clemente-Suárez. 2021. "Body Composition, Psychological, Cardiovascular, and Physical Activity Factors Related with Academic School Performance." Sustainability 13, no. 16: 8775.
COVID-19 restrictions stipulate the mandatory use of surgical masks during outdoor and indoor physical activities. The impact of this on athletic performance and especially on anaerobic physical activities is poorly known. The aim of the present research was to analyze the effect of surgical mask use on the anaerobic running performance of athletes. Modifications in running time, blood lactate, blood glucose, blood oxygen saturation, subjective perceived stress, rating of perceived exertion, and heart rate variability were measured in 50 m and 400 m maximal running tests with and without the use of surgical masks in 72 athletes. The use of a surgical mask increased blood lactate concentration, sympathetic autonomic modulation, perceived exertion, perceived stress, and decreased blood oxygen saturation in 50 and 400 m running tests. Thus, the higher levels of blood lactate and lower blood oxygen saturation require adaptation of the athlete’s rest and recovery periods to the acute workload. The higher level of sympathetic activation makes the acute and chronic control of autonomic modulation essential for an efficient training periodization. Finally, the use of acid buffers such as bicarbonate or sodium citrate would be a recommended ergogenic strategy.
José Tornero-Aguilera; Alejandro Rubio-Zarapuz; Alvaro Bustamante-Sánchez; Vicente Clemente-Suárez. The Effect of Surgical Mask Use in Anaerobic Running Performance. Applied Sciences 2021, 11, 6555 .
AMA StyleJosé Tornero-Aguilera, Alejandro Rubio-Zarapuz, Alvaro Bustamante-Sánchez, Vicente Clemente-Suárez. The Effect of Surgical Mask Use in Anaerobic Running Performance. Applied Sciences. 2021; 11 (14):6555.
Chicago/Turabian StyleJosé Tornero-Aguilera; Alejandro Rubio-Zarapuz; Alvaro Bustamante-Sánchez; Vicente Clemente-Suárez. 2021. "The Effect of Surgical Mask Use in Anaerobic Running Performance." Applied Sciences 11, no. 14: 6555.
Background: The importance of the serve in tennis players’ performance is well known but no previous studies have analyzed the effects of both physical and cognitive fatigue on the speed and accuracy of the serve. This study analyzed the effect of a High-Intensity Interval Training (HIIT) with and without cognitive load on serve speed and accuracy, spirometry, and strength manifestation. Methods: 32 recreational players (25 men and 7 women; aged 21.40 ± 1.52 years) performed a HIIT and a HIIT with a Stroop in recovery phases before performing a series of tennis services. Speed and accuracy of the services, spirometry, and strength manifestations were registered. Results: The main findings of the study showed that strength manifestations and spirometry were not affected by either protocol. A decrease in serve speed was observed in both protocols (p< 0.001) but service accuracy did not show impairments (p = 0.66). Conclusion: A combination of physical and mental fatigue may decrease serve speed but will not affect strength manifestations or spirometry negatively. These results could be caused by a response of the central nervous system to maintain the accuracy of the ball in presence of fatigue.
Juan Fuentes-García; Jesús Díaz-García; Miguel López-Gajardo; Vicente Clemente-Suarez. Effects of Combined HIIT and Stroop on Strength Manifestations, Serve Speed and Accuracy in Recreational Tennis Players. Sustainability 2021, 13, 7717 .
AMA StyleJuan Fuentes-García, Jesús Díaz-García, Miguel López-Gajardo, Vicente Clemente-Suarez. Effects of Combined HIIT and Stroop on Strength Manifestations, Serve Speed and Accuracy in Recreational Tennis Players. Sustainability. 2021; 13 (14):7717.
Chicago/Turabian StyleJuan Fuentes-García; Jesús Díaz-García; Miguel López-Gajardo; Vicente Clemente-Suarez. 2021. "Effects of Combined HIIT and Stroop on Strength Manifestations, Serve Speed and Accuracy in Recreational Tennis Players." Sustainability 13, no. 14: 7717.
This study aimed to analyze gender, anxiety, and psychological inflexibility differences of high school students’ behaviors in a simulated situation of peer coercion into academic cheating. Method: A total of 1147 volunteer adolescents participated, (Men: N = 479; Mage = 16.3; Women: N = 668; Mage = 16.2). The participants saw 15 s animated online video presenting peer coercion into an academic cheating situation, including a questionnaire about their reactions to face the situation. They also answered the State–Trait Anxiety Inventory for children and adolescents and the Avoidance and Fusion Questionnaire for Youth (AFQ-Y). Gender was associated with the behaviors facing the situation. Higher state anxiety and inflexibility were present in those participants that avoided aggressive behaviors facing the situation; on the other hand, trait anxiety was present in those who reacted aggressively. Finally, higher anxiety and inflexibility were associated with the used moral disengagement mechanisms, but also with peers’ perception as sanctioning or being against the participants’ decision. The most aggressive students were more flexible and less stressed than those who tried to solve assertively. Expectations about peers seem to be relevant to the decision-making facing moral dilemmas and peer victimization.
Marina Martínez-González; Claudia Arenas-Rivera; Aura Cardozo-Rusinque; Aldair Morales-Cuadro; Mónica Acuña-Rodríguez; Yamile Turizo-Palencia; Vicente Clemente-Suárez. Psychological and Gender Differences in a Simulated Cheating Coercion Situation at School. Social Sciences 2021, 10, 265 .
AMA StyleMarina Martínez-González, Claudia Arenas-Rivera, Aura Cardozo-Rusinque, Aldair Morales-Cuadro, Mónica Acuña-Rodríguez, Yamile Turizo-Palencia, Vicente Clemente-Suárez. Psychological and Gender Differences in a Simulated Cheating Coercion Situation at School. Social Sciences. 2021; 10 (7):265.
Chicago/Turabian StyleMarina Martínez-González; Claudia Arenas-Rivera; Aura Cardozo-Rusinque; Aldair Morales-Cuadro; Mónica Acuña-Rodríguez; Yamile Turizo-Palencia; Vicente Clemente-Suárez. 2021. "Psychological and Gender Differences in a Simulated Cheating Coercion Situation at School." Social Sciences 10, no. 7: 265.
COVID-19 is being a huge challenge for education systems. Mandatory use of face masks in presential classes may lead to psychophysiological impairment of students, which affect lessons. Thus, the aim of the present research was to analyze the effect of mask use in basal psychophysiological status of physical education students prior to a physical education lesson. We analyzed 72 physical education students in two moments prior to two physical education lessons with 48 h between them. Blood oxygen saturation, body, temple and face temperatures, perceived stress and exertion, and heart rate variability were measured. Results showed that the use of surgical masks in physical education students produced a significant increase on subjective stress perception, sympathetic modulation, cardiovascular response, face, and temple temperature while decreasing blood oxygen saturation. We concluded that the use of surgical masks by physical education students induce modifications on the organic status, which could represent a handicap compromising the academic objectives of physical education lessons. This information can help teachers design efficient physical education lessons.
José F Tornero-Aguilera; Alejandro Rubio-Zarapuz; Vicente J Clemente-Suárez. Implications of surgical mask use in physical education lessons. Physiology & Behavior 2021, 239, 113513 .
AMA StyleJosé F Tornero-Aguilera, Alejandro Rubio-Zarapuz, Vicente J Clemente-Suárez. Implications of surgical mask use in physical education lessons. Physiology & Behavior. 2021; 239 ():113513.
Chicago/Turabian StyleJosé F Tornero-Aguilera; Alejandro Rubio-Zarapuz; Vicente J Clemente-Suárez. 2021. "Implications of surgical mask use in physical education lessons." Physiology & Behavior 239, no. : 113513.
This research analyzes the decisions made by women facing simulated situations of psychological abuse. Seventy-three women (36.9 ± 13.6 years) who had been victims of domestic violence participated. The analysis was based on their coping strategies, early maladaptive schemes, and their decisions in response to vignettes describing the following domestic violence situations: humiliation to women’s maternal identity with children as witnesses and body shaming. We used Student’s t and Mann–Whitney tests to compare the results between groups. The participants presented some coping strategies (social support seeking, wishful thinking, and professional support seeking) and several early maladaptive schemes (emotional deprivation, defectiveness/shame, social isolation/alienation, failure to achieve, attachment, and subjugation) associated with their reactions facing a situation of humiliation with children as witnesses. When the humiliation was against the body image, their reactions were associated with some coping strategies (wishful thinking, professional support seeking, autonomy, negative auto-focus coping, and positive reappraisal) and one maladaptive scheme (defectiveness/shame). Women who reacted avoidantly showed higher social and professional support seeking but experienced higher indicators of discomfort and deterioration of self-esteem than those who opted for assertive decisions. The presence of children as witnesses seems to be a factor of stress in the configuration of coping strategies and maladaptive schemes in female victims of domestic violence. The evolution of early maladaptive schemes and coping strategies requires observation to avoid the risk of isolation and permanence in victimizing relationships.
Marina Martínez-González; Diana Pérez-Pedraza; Judys Alfaro-Álvarez; Claudia Reyes-Cervantes; María González-Malabet; Vicente Clemente-Suárez. Women Facing Psychological Abuse: How Do They Respond to Maternal Identity Humiliation and Body Shaming? International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 2021, 18, 6627 .
AMA StyleMarina Martínez-González, Diana Pérez-Pedraza, Judys Alfaro-Álvarez, Claudia Reyes-Cervantes, María González-Malabet, Vicente Clemente-Suárez. Women Facing Psychological Abuse: How Do They Respond to Maternal Identity Humiliation and Body Shaming? International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2021; 18 (12):6627.
Chicago/Turabian StyleMarina Martínez-González; Diana Pérez-Pedraza; Judys Alfaro-Álvarez; Claudia Reyes-Cervantes; María González-Malabet; Vicente Clemente-Suárez. 2021. "Women Facing Psychological Abuse: How Do They Respond to Maternal Identity Humiliation and Body Shaming?" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 18, no. 12: 6627.
The aim of the present research was to analyze those elements could influence on the learning process of the students, and the evaluation process of professors, during the development of clinical practices. For that, we analyze differences on the perception of difficulty, stress, and academic performance between students and teachers in a nursing Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE). We analyze the different perceptions in 41 s-year nursing degree students (20.1 ± 2.3 years; 29 females and 12 males) and 21 nursing degree professors (39.1 ± 4.2 years) of the different scenarios that compose the OSCE, that were: BP+EKG, venipuncture, CPR, nutritional assessment, respiratory assessment, mobilization, and interprofessional scenario. After the statistical analysis we found that professors presented higher difficulty perceptions of venopunction, cardio-pulmonary resuscitation (CPR), and nutritional evaluation, as well as higher academic performance perception on all scenarios except nutritional evaluation than students. Students showed higher stress perceptions on venopunction, respiratory evaluation, mobility and interprofessional scenarios, as well as higher academic perception on nutritional evaluation than teachers. Professors presented higher difficulty and academic performance perceptions than students, and stress perception varies depending on the OSCE station between professors and students.
Paula Sánchez Conde; Vicente Javier Clemente-Suárez. Differences between students and professors in difficulty, stress and performance in a nursing Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE). Physiology & Behavior 2021, 239, 113502 .
AMA StylePaula Sánchez Conde, Vicente Javier Clemente-Suárez. Differences between students and professors in difficulty, stress and performance in a nursing Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE). Physiology & Behavior. 2021; 239 ():113502.
Chicago/Turabian StylePaula Sánchez Conde; Vicente Javier Clemente-Suárez. 2021. "Differences between students and professors in difficulty, stress and performance in a nursing Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE)." Physiology & Behavior 239, no. : 113502.
The aim of this study was the effect of different perceptual, psychological, and behavioural factors in the academic performance of university students. A total of 172 students (23.5 ± 5.4 years) were recruited. Physical activity patterns, nutritional habits, personality factors, perceptions of difficulty, expected grade, grade average, and academic performance of students were analyzed. No significant differences were found in physical activity levels in relation to academic performance. Significant differences were found in the agreeableness domain in relation to higher academic performance, higher perception of healthy diet and higher body mass index values. With these results we can conclude that university student with higher academic performance were characterized by higher levels of agreeableness, perception of healthy diet and body mass index.
Ana Isabel Beltrán-Velasco; Macarena Donoso-González; Vicente Javier Clemente-Suárez. Analysis of perceptual, psychological, and behavioural factors that affect the academic performance of education university students. Physiology & Behavior 2021, 238, 113497 .
AMA StyleAna Isabel Beltrán-Velasco, Macarena Donoso-González, Vicente Javier Clemente-Suárez. Analysis of perceptual, psychological, and behavioural factors that affect the academic performance of education university students. Physiology & Behavior. 2021; 238 ():113497.
Chicago/Turabian StyleAna Isabel Beltrán-Velasco; Macarena Donoso-González; Vicente Javier Clemente-Suárez. 2021. "Analysis of perceptual, psychological, and behavioural factors that affect the academic performance of education university students." Physiology & Behavior 238, no. : 113497.
Present research studied the psychophysiological response and shooting performance taking into consideration the experience of the soldier after a physical stress protocol, which leaded to acute fatigue conditions. Sixty soldiers were divided into experienced and non-experienced groups to conduct a high-intensity interval training (HIIT) based on endurance type exercises (10 intervals of 40 m run at maximum intensity with 2 changes of direction and 45 s of recovery. Psychophysiological and shooting performance variables were measured before, during and after the HIIT protocol. Significant increases in heart rate, blood lactate, lower limbs strength, as well as a significant decrease in blood oxygen saturation and body temperature were found in both groups. Shooting performance was affected by experience and fatigue, being more accentuated in non-experienced. Present HIIT protocol elicited a similar psychophysiological response than in previously reported combat manoeuvres, thus proving to be an optimal stimuli approach/intervention for soldier's specific physical preparation
José Francisco Tornero-Aguilera; Jaime Gil-Cabrera; Jesús Fernandez-Lucas; Vicente Javier Clemente-Suárez. The effect of experience on the psychophysiological response and shooting performance under acute physical stress of soldiers. Physiology & Behavior 2021, 238, 113489 .
AMA StyleJosé Francisco Tornero-Aguilera, Jaime Gil-Cabrera, Jesús Fernandez-Lucas, Vicente Javier Clemente-Suárez. The effect of experience on the psychophysiological response and shooting performance under acute physical stress of soldiers. Physiology & Behavior. 2021; 238 ():113489.
Chicago/Turabian StyleJosé Francisco Tornero-Aguilera; Jaime Gil-Cabrera; Jesús Fernandez-Lucas; Vicente Javier Clemente-Suárez. 2021. "The effect of experience on the psychophysiological response and shooting performance under acute physical stress of soldiers." Physiology & Behavior 238, no. : 113489.
Objective: To analyze the psychophysiological response during takeoff, landing, air-air attack and air-ground attack maneuvers. Methods: A total of 11 expert pilots (age=33.36 (5.37)) from the Spanish Air Force participated in this cross-sectional study. Participants had to complete in a flight simulator the following missions: 1) takeoff; 2) Air-air attack; 3) Air-Ground attack, and 4) Landing. The electroencephalographic activity (EEG) and heart rate variability (HRV) were collected during all these maneuvers. Results: Significant higher values of theta (during takeoff, air-air attack and air-ground attack) EEG power spectrum were obtained when compared to baseline. Significant difference in the P3 scalp location was observed between landing and takeoff maneuvers in the beta EEG power spectrum. Furthermore, significant lower values of HRV were obtained during takeoff, landing, air-air attack and air-ground attack when compared to baseline values. Also, landing showed a higher sympathetic response when compared to takeoff maneuver. Conclusion: Takeoff, landing, air-air attack or air-ground attack maneuvers performed in a flight simulator produced significant changes in the electroencephalographic activity and autonomic modulation of professional pilots. Beta EEG power spectrum modifications suggest that landing maneuvers induced more attentional resources than takeoff. In the same line, a reduced HRV during landing was obtained when compared to takeoff. These results should be considered to training purposes.
Santos Villafaina; Juan Pedro Fuentes-García; Narcis Gusi; José F. Tornero-Aguilera; Vicente J. Clemente-Suárez. Psychophysiological response of military pilots in different combat flight maneuvers in a flight simulator. Physiology & Behavior 2021, 238, 113483 .
AMA StyleSantos Villafaina, Juan Pedro Fuentes-García, Narcis Gusi, José F. Tornero-Aguilera, Vicente J. Clemente-Suárez. Psychophysiological response of military pilots in different combat flight maneuvers in a flight simulator. Physiology & Behavior. 2021; 238 ():113483.
Chicago/Turabian StyleSantos Villafaina; Juan Pedro Fuentes-García; Narcis Gusi; José F. Tornero-Aguilera; Vicente J. Clemente-Suárez. 2021. "Psychophysiological response of military pilots in different combat flight maneuvers in a flight simulator." Physiology & Behavior 238, no. : 113483.
The pandemic of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) has shocked world health authorities generating a global health crisis. The present study discusses the main finding in nutrition sciences associated with COVID-19 in the literature. We conducted a consensus critical review using primary sources, scientific articles, and secondary bibliographic indexes, databases, and web pages. The method was a narrative literature review of the available literature regarding nutrition interventions and nutrition-related factors during the COVID-19 pandemic. The main search engines used in the present research were PubMed, SciELO, and Google Scholar. We found how the COVID-19 lockdown promoted unhealthy dietary changes and increases in body weight of the population, showing obesity and low physical activity levels as increased risk factors of COVID-19 affection and physiopathology. In addition, hospitalized COVID-19 patients presented malnutrition and deficiencies in vitamin C, D, B12 selenium, iron, omega-3, and medium and long-chain fatty acids highlighting the potential health effect of vitamin C and D interventions. Further investigations are needed to show the complete role and implications of nutrition both in the prevention and in the treatment of patients with COVID-19.
Vicente Clemente-Suárez; Domingo Ramos-Campo; Juan Mielgo-Ayuso; Athanasios Dalamitros; Pantelis Nikolaidis; Alberto Hormeño-Holgado; Jose Tornero-Aguilera. Nutrition in the Actual COVID-19 Pandemic. A Narrative Review. Nutrients 2021, 13, 1924 .
AMA StyleVicente Clemente-Suárez, Domingo Ramos-Campo, Juan Mielgo-Ayuso, Athanasios Dalamitros, Pantelis Nikolaidis, Alberto Hormeño-Holgado, Jose Tornero-Aguilera. Nutrition in the Actual COVID-19 Pandemic. A Narrative Review. Nutrients. 2021; 13 (6):1924.
Chicago/Turabian StyleVicente Clemente-Suárez; Domingo Ramos-Campo; Juan Mielgo-Ayuso; Athanasios Dalamitros; Pantelis Nikolaidis; Alberto Hormeño-Holgado; Jose Tornero-Aguilera. 2021. "Nutrition in the Actual COVID-19 Pandemic. A Narrative Review." Nutrients 13, no. 6: 1924.
In late December 2019, a series of acute atypical respiratory disease occurred in Wuhan, China, which rapidly spread to other areas worldwide. It was soon discovered that a novel coronavirus was responsible, named the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2, 2019-nCoV). The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the population’s health is unprecedented in recent years and the impact on a social level even more so. The COVID-19 pandemic is the most large-scale pandemic on earth this century, and the impact in all life sectors is devasting and directly affected human activity in the first wave. The impact on the economy, social care systems, and human relationships is causing an unprecedented global crisis. SARS-CoV-2 has a strong direct acute impact on population health, not only at the physiological level but also at the psychological level for those who suffer it, those close to them, and the general population, who suffer from the social consequences of the pandemic. In this line, the economic recession increased, even more, the social imbalance and inequity, hitting the most vulnerable families, and creating a difficult context for public institutions to address. We are facing one of the greatest challenges of social intervention, which requires fast, effective, and well-coordinated responses from public institutions, the private sector, and non-governmental organizations to serve an increasingly hopeless population with increasingly urgent needs. Long-term legislation is necessary to reduce the vulnerability of the less fortunate, as well as to analyze the societal response to improve the social organization management of available resources. Therefore, in this scoping review, a consensus and critical review were performed using both primary sources, such as scientific articles, and secondary ones, such as bibliographic indexes, web pages, and databases. The main search engines were PubMed, SciELO, and Google Scholar. The method was a narrative literature review of the available literature. The aim was to assess the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on population health, where the possible interventions at the health level are discussed, the impact in economic and social areas, and the government and health systems interventions in the pandemic, and finally, possible economic models for the recovery of the crisis are proposed.
Vicente Clemente-Suárez; Eduardo Navarro-Jiménez; Libertad Moreno-Luna; María Saavedra-Serrano; Manuel Jimenez; Juan Simón; Jose Tornero-Aguilera. The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Social, Health, and Economy. Sustainability 2021, 13, 6314 .
AMA StyleVicente Clemente-Suárez, Eduardo Navarro-Jiménez, Libertad Moreno-Luna, María Saavedra-Serrano, Manuel Jimenez, Juan Simón, Jose Tornero-Aguilera. The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Social, Health, and Economy. Sustainability. 2021; 13 (11):6314.
Chicago/Turabian StyleVicente Clemente-Suárez; Eduardo Navarro-Jiménez; Libertad Moreno-Luna; María Saavedra-Serrano; Manuel Jimenez; Juan Simón; Jose Tornero-Aguilera. 2021. "The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Social, Health, and Economy." Sustainability 13, no. 11: 6314.
The aim of the present research was to analyze the autonomic stress response of nursing students in a nursing Objective Structured Clinical Evaluation (OSCE). We analyzed, in 41 s-year nursing degree students (20.1 ± 2.3 years), modifications in heart rate variability (HRV) to monitor the autonomic stress response before, during and after the 18 different scenarios of a complete OSCE. Heart rate mean response of nurse students was consistent with an anticipatory anxiety response at the beginning of the OSCE, showing a sympathetic nervous system activation, but HRV parameters show contradictory results. The most stressful OSCE station was the CPR maneuver, the stress response varying according to the station’s demands.
Paula Sánchez-Conde; Vicente Clemente-Suárez. Autonomic Stress Response of Nurse Students in an Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE). Sustainability 2021, 13, 5803 .
AMA StylePaula Sánchez-Conde, Vicente Clemente-Suárez. Autonomic Stress Response of Nurse Students in an Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE). Sustainability. 2021; 13 (11):5803.
Chicago/Turabian StylePaula Sánchez-Conde; Vicente Clemente-Suárez. 2021. "Autonomic Stress Response of Nurse Students in an Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE)." Sustainability 13, no. 11: 5803.
The actual coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has led to the limit of emergency systems worldwide, leading to the collapse of health systems, police, first responders, as well as other areas. Various ways of dealing with this world crisis have been proposed from many aspects, with fuzzy multi-criteria decision analysis being a method that can be applied to a wide range of emergency systems and professional groups, aiming to confront several associated issues and challenges. The purpose of this critical review was to discuss the basic principles, present current applications during the first pandemic wave, and propose future implications of this methodology. For this purpose, both primary sources, such as scientific articles, and secondary ones, such as bibliographic indexes, web pages, and databases, were used. The main search engines were PubMed, SciELO, and Google Scholar. The method was a systematic literature review of the available literature regarding the performance of the fuzzy multi-criteria decision analysis of emergency systems in the COVID-19 pandemic. The results of this study highlight the importance of the fuzzy multi-criteria decision analysis method as a beneficial tool for healthcare workers and first responders’ emergency professionals to face this pandemic as well as to manage the created uncertainty and its related risks.
Vicente Clemente-Suárez; Eduardo Navarro-Jiménez; Pablo Ruisoto; Athanasios Dalamitros; Ana Beltran-Velasco; Alberto Hormeño-Holgado; Carmen Laborde-Cárdenas; Jose Tornero-Aguilera. Performance of Fuzzy Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis of Emergency System in COVID-19 Pandemic. An Extensive Narrative Review. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 2021, 18, 5208 .
AMA StyleVicente Clemente-Suárez, Eduardo Navarro-Jiménez, Pablo Ruisoto, Athanasios Dalamitros, Ana Beltran-Velasco, Alberto Hormeño-Holgado, Carmen Laborde-Cárdenas, Jose Tornero-Aguilera. Performance of Fuzzy Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis of Emergency System in COVID-19 Pandemic. An Extensive Narrative Review. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2021; 18 (10):5208.
Chicago/Turabian StyleVicente Clemente-Suárez; Eduardo Navarro-Jiménez; Pablo Ruisoto; Athanasios Dalamitros; Ana Beltran-Velasco; Alberto Hormeño-Holgado; Carmen Laborde-Cárdenas; Jose Tornero-Aguilera. 2021. "Performance of Fuzzy Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis of Emergency System in COVID-19 Pandemic. An Extensive Narrative Review." International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 18, no. 10: 5208.
Background: The aim of the present research was to study the psychological and physiological features associated with aerobic and anaerobic performance in trained swimmers. Methods: A correlation and stepwise regression analyses were conducted with the data obtained in a RESTQ-76 sport questionnaire, a heart rate variability test, and an anaerobic and aerobic swimming performance efforts of 20 swimmers. Results: Aerobic performance correlated, principally, with parameters related to parasympathetic modulation measured in the frequency and time domains of the heart rate variability (LF/HF r: −0.806, p < 0.001; NN50 r: 0.937, p < 0.001). Swimmers’ anaerobic performance correlated to psychological features (low stress r: 0.526, p: 0.025, and high fatigue r: −0.506, p: 0.032). Conclusion: Swimming performance presented different psychological and physiological features depending on the probe characteristic. Specifically, swimmers’ anaerobic performance was associated with psychological features (low stress and high fatigue perception) and aerobic performance with physiological features (high parasympathetic modulation). This information could help coaches to know the variables to control in their swimmers, depending on the probe in which they compete (anaerobic or aerobic).
Vicente Clemente-Suárez; Juan Fuentes-García; Ricardo Fernandes; João Vilas-Boas. Psychological and Physiological Features Associated with Swimming Performance. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 2021, 18, 4561 .
AMA StyleVicente Clemente-Suárez, Juan Fuentes-García, Ricardo Fernandes, João Vilas-Boas. Psychological and Physiological Features Associated with Swimming Performance. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2021; 18 (9):4561.
Chicago/Turabian StyleVicente Clemente-Suárez; Juan Fuentes-García; Ricardo Fernandes; João Vilas-Boas. 2021. "Psychological and Physiological Features Associated with Swimming Performance." International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 18, no. 9: 4561.
Introduction: Physiotherapy treatment is a common intervention for low back pain (LBP) patients. These interventions have been related to physiological effects in the central nervous system. Thus, the aim of this study was to analyze the effect of physiotherapy treatment in patients with LBP in the autonomic nervous system activation and subjective pain perception of patients. Methods: A total of 30 male subjects diagnosed with non-specific subacute LBP received a 50 min session consisting of (a) a manual therapy based on joint mobilization and soft tissues techniques in the lumbo-pelvic area, (b) a stretching program, and (c) motor control exercises of the core muscles. The autonomic modification of participants was assessed prior to and after the physiotherapy treatment. Results: Heart rate variability (HRV) analysis reported a significant increase in average RR (p = 0.001), RMSSD (p = 0.008), LRMSSD (p = 0.001), SDNN (p = 0.005), and PNN50 (p = 0.024) after the session. Frequency-domain measures showed a significant increase in LF (p = 0.030) and HF (p = 0.014), and a decrease in LF/HF ratio (p = 0.046). A significant decrease was found in minimum HR values (p = 0.001) and average HR (p = 0.001). Moreover, maximal HR decreased its value from 116.7 ± 26.1 to 113.7 ± 40.8 after intervention. In addition, subjective pain perception (VAS scores) was significantly lower (p = 0.001) in the post-session assessment. Conclusions: Physiotherapy treatment produced an increase in parasympathetic nervous system activation and a decrease in subjective pain perception in non-specific subacute LBP patients.
Vanesa Abuín-Porras; Vicente Clemente-Suárez; Gonzalo Jaén-Crespo; Emmanuel Navarro-Flores; Helios Pareja-Galeano; Carlos Romero-Morales. Effect of Physiotherapy Treatment in the Autonomic Activation and Pain Perception in Male Patients with Non-Specific Subacute Low Back Pain. Journal of Clinical Medicine 2021, 10, 1793 .
AMA StyleVanesa Abuín-Porras, Vicente Clemente-Suárez, Gonzalo Jaén-Crespo, Emmanuel Navarro-Flores, Helios Pareja-Galeano, Carlos Romero-Morales. Effect of Physiotherapy Treatment in the Autonomic Activation and Pain Perception in Male Patients with Non-Specific Subacute Low Back Pain. Journal of Clinical Medicine. 2021; 10 (8):1793.
Chicago/Turabian StyleVanesa Abuín-Porras; Vicente Clemente-Suárez; Gonzalo Jaén-Crespo; Emmanuel Navarro-Flores; Helios Pareja-Galeano; Carlos Romero-Morales. 2021. "Effect of Physiotherapy Treatment in the Autonomic Activation and Pain Perception in Male Patients with Non-Specific Subacute Low Back Pain." Journal of Clinical Medicine 10, no. 8: 1793.
The aims of this study were: i. to analyze the effect of nationality on the psychophysiological stress response of physiotherapy last year students in their final degree dissertations; and ii. to analyze the relationship between the stress response and academic results according to nationality. We evaluated the autonomic stress response, cortical arousal, distress subjective perception, and objective and subjective academic fulfilment in Spanish, Italian, and French physiotherapy students during their final degree dissertation. Results showed a large anticipatory anxiety response before the dissertation in the three student groups. Only the Spanish group showed an increased tendency in the habituation process, reducing the psychophysiological stress response during the dissertation, while the Italian and French groups maintained a large sympathetic activation until the end of the dissertation. Cortical arousal and subjective perception of distress were similar in the three nationalities. In addition, no correlation between academic fulfilment and autonomic modulation was found. We concluded that there was no nationality effect in the psychophysiological stress response of physiotherapy last year students in their final degree dissertation, all of them showing a large anticipatory anxiety response.
Ana Ramírez-Adrados; Beatriz Martínez-Pascual; Cristina Gonzalez-De-Ramos; Silvia Fernández-Martínez; Valentín Fernández-Elías; Vicente Clemente-Suárez. The Impact of Nationality on the Psychophysiological Stress Response and Academic Fulfilment in the Final Degree Dissertation. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 2021, 18, 4035 .
AMA StyleAna Ramírez-Adrados, Beatriz Martínez-Pascual, Cristina Gonzalez-De-Ramos, Silvia Fernández-Martínez, Valentín Fernández-Elías, Vicente Clemente-Suárez. The Impact of Nationality on the Psychophysiological Stress Response and Academic Fulfilment in the Final Degree Dissertation. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2021; 18 (8):4035.
Chicago/Turabian StyleAna Ramírez-Adrados; Beatriz Martínez-Pascual; Cristina Gonzalez-De-Ramos; Silvia Fernández-Martínez; Valentín Fernández-Elías; Vicente Clemente-Suárez. 2021. "The Impact of Nationality on the Psychophysiological Stress Response and Academic Fulfilment in the Final Degree Dissertation." International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 18, no. 8: 4035.
The actual COVID-19 pandemic scenario has generated a context of uncertainty, helplessness, and inequality. Yet, the perception of COVID-19 risk has influenced nutritional, psychological, and physical activity patterns depending on gender. We conducted the present research with the aim of studying gender differences of university students in the perceived risk of the COVID-19 pandemic, and in psychological, nutritional, oral health, and physical activity habits. To reach the study’s aim, 300 volunteer university students completed an online questionnaire which analyzed variables of perceived risk of the COVID-19 pandemic, psychological profiles, and nutritional, oral health, and physical activity habits. Results showed that females presented a higher perception of danger to the COVID-19 virus than males but showed no differences in how the pandemic has affected personal lives. Females showed higher values of anxiety, conscientiousness, neuroticism, and openness to experience, while males presented higher values of extraversion. Nutritionally, males presented greater consumption of soft drinks, meat, and pasta or rice, and lower buccal hygiene. Yet, no differences were found regarding physical activity patterns. Results from the present study could be used by various educational institutions to implement multidisciplinary interventions to reduce the stress and risk perception.
Stephanie Rodriguez-Besteiro; José Tornero-Aguilera; Jesús Fernández-Lucas; Vicente Clemente-Suárez. Gender Differences in the COVID-19 Pandemic Risk Perception, Psychology, and Behaviors of Spanish University Students. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 2021, 18, 3908 .
AMA StyleStephanie Rodriguez-Besteiro, José Tornero-Aguilera, Jesús Fernández-Lucas, Vicente Clemente-Suárez. Gender Differences in the COVID-19 Pandemic Risk Perception, Psychology, and Behaviors of Spanish University Students. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2021; 18 (8):3908.
Chicago/Turabian StyleStephanie Rodriguez-Besteiro; José Tornero-Aguilera; Jesús Fernández-Lucas; Vicente Clemente-Suárez. 2021. "Gender Differences in the COVID-19 Pandemic Risk Perception, Psychology, and Behaviors of Spanish University Students." International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 18, no. 8: 3908.
We analyzed gender and anxiety differences in middle school students facing a physical peer aggression situation. The participants were 1147 adolescents aged between 12 and 18 years (male: n = 479; female: n = 668) who watched a 12 s animation representing the situation and filled out a questionnaire to analyze the legitimation of violent behaviors and anxiety levels. We registered their decisions to solve the situation using a categorical scale that included assertive, avoidant, aggressive, submissive, and supportive behaviors. Gender was not associated with the adolescent’s behaviors in facing a simulated peer aggression situation. However, male teenagers tended to perceive adults as sanctioners and neutrals; those who used the diffusion of responsibility and dehumanization to justify their behavior also showed a higher state of anxiety. Female teenagers who expected legitimation from their peers, presented higher anxiety as well. Educational interventions may use these results, helping adolescents to understand that their acts have substantial implications in the lives of others. It is essential to develop group interventions that modify how adolescents manage their conflicts and change gender stereotypes that significantly impact health. We highlight the need for linking families in educational programs facing the challenges of transforming the legitimization of violence in parental practices.
Marina Martínez-González; Yamile Turizo-Palencia; Claudia Arenas-Rivera; Mónica Acuña-Rodríguez; Yeferson Gómez-López; Vicente Clemente-Suárez. Gender, Anxiety, and Legitimation of Violence in Adolescents Facing Simulated Physical Aggression at School. Brain Sciences 2021, 11, 458 .
AMA StyleMarina Martínez-González, Yamile Turizo-Palencia, Claudia Arenas-Rivera, Mónica Acuña-Rodríguez, Yeferson Gómez-López, Vicente Clemente-Suárez. Gender, Anxiety, and Legitimation of Violence in Adolescents Facing Simulated Physical Aggression at School. Brain Sciences. 2021; 11 (4):458.
Chicago/Turabian StyleMarina Martínez-González; Yamile Turizo-Palencia; Claudia Arenas-Rivera; Mónica Acuña-Rodríguez; Yeferson Gómez-López; Vicente Clemente-Suárez. 2021. "Gender, Anxiety, and Legitimation of Violence in Adolescents Facing Simulated Physical Aggression at School." Brain Sciences 11, no. 4: 458.
The Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has surprised health authorities around the world producing a global health crisis. This research discusses the main psychosocial stressors associated with COVID-19 in the literature, and the responses of global public mental health services to these events. Thus, a consensus and critical review were performed using both primary sources, such as scientific articles and secondary ones, such as bibliographic indexes, web pages, and databases. The main search engines were PubMed, SciELO, and Google Scholar. The method was a systematic literature review (SLR) of the available literature regarding mental health services during the COVID-19 pandemic to conduct the present narrative review. Different stressors are identified in this pandemic, from psychophysiological, confinement, to social and work. Depending on the level of severity and the country of origin, various interventions have been applied that mark different ways of returning to normality and preparing new interventions. This new stressor has a direct impact on the mental health of the population, provoking governments, and health services to become more flexible, innovate and adapt to the changing situation. The use of technology and mass media could be an important tool in this aim. Independent of this, preparing the general population for possible future waves of the pandemic is currently the best measure to mitigate more serious effects on the mental health of the population.
Vicente Clemente-Suárez; Eduardo Navarro-Jiménez; Manuel Jimenez; Alberto Hormeño-Holgado; Marina Martinez-Gonzalez; Juan Benitez-Agudelo; Natalia Perez-Palencia; Carmen Laborde-Cárdenas; Jose Tornero-Aguilera. Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic in Public Mental Health: An Extensive Narrative Review. Sustainability 2021, 13, 3221 .
AMA StyleVicente Clemente-Suárez, Eduardo Navarro-Jiménez, Manuel Jimenez, Alberto Hormeño-Holgado, Marina Martinez-Gonzalez, Juan Benitez-Agudelo, Natalia Perez-Palencia, Carmen Laborde-Cárdenas, Jose Tornero-Aguilera. Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic in Public Mental Health: An Extensive Narrative Review. Sustainability. 2021; 13 (6):3221.
Chicago/Turabian StyleVicente Clemente-Suárez; Eduardo Navarro-Jiménez; Manuel Jimenez; Alberto Hormeño-Holgado; Marina Martinez-Gonzalez; Juan Benitez-Agudelo; Natalia Perez-Palencia; Carmen Laborde-Cárdenas; Jose Tornero-Aguilera. 2021. "Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic in Public Mental Health: An Extensive Narrative Review." Sustainability 13, no. 6: 3221.