Papers by Carmen ECIJA-GALLARDO
Mantenimiento De Metas a Través De Factores Clave en La Adherencia Al Ejercicio Físico en Enfermedades Crónicas
Dykinson eBooks, May 24, 2023
La Inteligencia Social en el ámbito de la educación social
Efectos de una iniciativa metodológica para implementar la competencia de trabajo en equipo en estudiantes de Ciencias de la Salud
The humanization of social relations: Nourishment for resilience in midlife
American Psychological Association eBooks, 2016
Factores De La Adherencia Al Ejercicio Físico Relacionados Con Las Variables Cognitivo-Afectivas (Autoeficacia, Autocontrol y Expectativas)
Aspectos clave para la optimización de la adherencia al ejercicio físico. Aproximación conceptual y aplicaciones prácticas
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Dec 8, 2022
This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative... more This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY
¿Cómo Optimizar El Proceso De Adquisición De Competencias?
Dykinson eBooks, Nov 21, 2022
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a common postpartum problem and influences maternal bond... more Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a common postpartum problem and influences maternal bonding with the infant. However, the relationship between this disorder, maternal personality, and the infant’s emotional state during feeding is not clear. The aim of the present study was to explore the contribution of neuroticism on the infant’s emotional state during feeding, by attending to the mediating role of postpartum PTSD (P-PTSD) symptoms and the moderating role of worries during pregnancy. A prospective design study was developed with 120 women with a low pregnancy risk. They responded to a questionnaire assessing maternal personality (first trimester), worries during pregnancy (third trimester), P-PTSD symptoms, and mother-baby bonding (4 months postpartum). The results showed a positive association among neuroticism, infant irritability during feeding, and P-PTSD symptoms, suggesting the latter plays a mediating role in the relationship between neuroticism and infant irritabi...
Ansiedad y Estrés
Personal resources are key in adherence to treatment in patients with chronic pain. The aim of th... more Personal resources are key in adherence to treatment in patients with chronic pain. The aim of this study was to analyze the mediating effect of self-efficacy and commitment to physical exercise between the severity of pain and the number of times a week the patient has gone for a fast walk for at least 30 minutes with the aim of doing physical exercise, in women with fibromyalgia. Method: A total of 264 women with fibromyalgia participated in the study. The mean age was 56.99 years (SD = 10.35). Pain intensity, self-efficacy to cope with chronic pain, commitment to physical exercise and the number of times a week that the patient walked for at least 30 minutes with the goal of physical exercise were evaluated. For data analysis, the serial multiple mediator model of the macro Process for SPSS 22 was used. Results: A lower perception of pain was associated with a higher perception of self-efficacy, a higher perception of self-efficacy was associated with a greater commitment to physical exercise, and a higher commitment was associated with a greater number of times a week that they walked (B =-.34; SE = .20; 95% CI = [-0.83,-0.03]). A total effect (B =-1.04, SE = .38, t =-2.78, 95% I = [-1.81,-.78], p = .01) of the predictors on the described behavior pattern was observed. Conclusion: Self-efficacy and commitment to the physical exercise mediate the relationship between pain intensity and the described walking pattern. The results of the serial mediation indicate that self-efficacy is an essential variable for the performance of commitment to the physical exercise in the relationship between pain intensity and walking.
Applied Sciences
Adherence to physical exercise is especially low in patients with fibromyalgia, and there is a te... more Adherence to physical exercise is especially low in patients with fibromyalgia, and there is a tendency to overestimate its performance. This study explores the relationship between perceived and actual walking behavior in patients with fibromyalgia, including self-efficacy as a mediating variable. A prospective study with two time points (with one week between them) was carried out on 132 women diagnosed with fibromyalgia. Self-efficacy towards exercise was assessed at the first time point, and perceived intensity of physical activity and “objective” walking amount (accelerometer) in relation to the previous week were assessed at the second point. Physical and emotional symptoms and the consumption of drugs were also evaluated as covariates. The results show that perception of vigorous-intensity exercise was related to walking (accelerometer) (effort greater than 6 METs). This relationship was explained by the mediating effect of self-efficacy and was not interfered with either by ...
Biomedicines
Background: Pain, sleep disturbances, and mood disorders are considered common symptoms of fibrom... more Background: Pain, sleep disturbances, and mood disorders are considered common symptoms of fibromyalgia (FM). However, the interactions that are established between them and the implication that this has in the disease are not clear. The main objective of this study is to clarify the relationships established between insomnia, pain intensity and anxiety in women with FM. Additionally, the effect that the indicated pathological cycle between pain, insomnia and anxiety may have on the impact of the disease in these patients is explored. Methods: A total of 228 women diagnosed with FM participated in this study (mean age = 56.99 years, SD = 10.35). Measurements were conducted at two time points. Initially, the women completed self-report questionnaires about anxiety (The Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale; HADS), sleep problems (The Insomnia Severity Index; ISI) and pain intensity (Brief Pain Inventory; BPI), and a week later, they answered questions about the impact of fibromyalgia...
Biomedicines
Background: Fibromyalgia is characterized by chronic pain and fatigue that triggers a functional ... more Background: Fibromyalgia is characterized by chronic pain and fatigue that triggers a functional disability caused by the lack of activity. Pain catastrophizing may contribute to avoiding activity with the intention of managing pain levels. Based on the sedentary behavior with fibromyalgia, the present study assessed the preference of pain-avoidance goals and pain catastrophizing as mediator and moderator variables, respectively, that influence pain perception after a 6-min-walking test. Methods: The sample was composed of 76 women with fibromyalgia (mean age = 55.05, SD = 7.70). Previous sedentary behavior, preference for pain-avoidance goals, and pain catastrophizing were evaluated before starting the walking-test. Subsequently, pain perception was evaluated. Results: A significant moderated-mediation model was found in which pain-avoidance goals mediated the relationship between sedentarism and pain after a walking-test, and pain catastrophizing moderated the relationship between...
Exploring the Preference for Fatigue-avoidance Goals as a Mediator Between Pain Catastrophizing, Functional Impairment, and Walking Behavior in Women With Fibromyalgia
The Clinical Journal of Pain, 2021
Objectives: Along with the symptoms of pain and fatigue, pain catastrophizing and avoidance behav... more Objectives: Along with the symptoms of pain and fatigue, pain catastrophizing and avoidance behaviors are highly prevalent and associated with functional impairment in fibromyalgia (FM) patients. Although pain and fatigue affect patients’ quality of life, research has been exclusively focused on how pain affects physical activity and exercise. The aim of this study was to analyze the role of pain catastrophizing and preference for fatigue-avoidance goals in walking behavior and functional impairment in women with FM. Materials and Methods: In this cross-sectional study the sample was composed of 76 participants aged 18 years and older (mean age=55.05, SD=7.70). The study evaluated pain catastrophizing, preference for fatigue-avoidance goals, functional impairment, and walking behavior along with sociodemographic variables and clinical data. Results: Pain catastrophizing was associated with preference for fatigue-avoidance goals and this preference was associated with greater functio...
La incorporación de un programa basado en mindfulness en estudiantes de fisioterapia
Desarrollo y valoración de un programa de innovación docente de entrenamiento en competencias emocionales en una muestra de universitarios de Ciencias de la Salud
Influencia de la competencia de trabajo en equipo sobre la autoeficacia, la autoestima y el afecto en estudiantes universitarios
Programa para la mejora de las estrategias de afrontamiento ante los exámenes mediante nuevas tecnologías e intenciones de implementación
International Journal of Paediatric Dentistry, 2021
Cleft lip/palate (CL/P) is one of the most frequent craniofacial malformations, affecting approxi... more Cleft lip/palate (CL/P) is one of the most frequent craniofacial malformations, affecting approximately 1 in 500 to 1000 births worldwide. 1,2 This malformation can give rise to a wide variety of aesthetic and functional problems, which have a profound impact on the physical and psychosocial functioning, as well as on the quality of life (QoL) of the individual. 2 Affected individuals have decreased facial growth, dental abnormalities, language disorders, hearing problems, and difficulties in psychological well-being and social relationships. 1 Thus, CL/P is associated with an increased risk of psychosocial problems, which include anxiety, social inhibition, depression, low self-esteem, externalizing problems, and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder. 2-4
Progress in Orthodontics, 2021
Background The quality of life (QoL) of children and adolescents with cleft lip/palate (CL/P) has... more Background The quality of life (QoL) of children and adolescents with cleft lip/palate (CL/P) has been shown to be a predictor of good psychosocial functioning in this population group. This study aimed to measure QoL, from the patient´s perception of change produced by the different surgical and orthodontic treatments carried out since early childhood, and if gender and age are modulating the outcome variables results. Materials and methods A cross-sectional research study was carried out. The study included 60 patients with cleft lip, cleft palate, or cleft lip/palate, aged between 8 and 18, who were in orthodontic treatment and had undergone at least one surgery. They were asked to complete the Quality-of-Life Adolescent Cleft Questionnaire (QoLAdoCleft), which allows the assessment of the QoL through self-perception of improvement after surgical and orthodontic interventions. In particular, this questionnaire (administered only once), allows the evaluation of self-perception of ...
Psychology, Health & Medicine, 2020
The objective of this study is to test the efficacy of a group motivational plus implementation i... more The objective of this study is to test the efficacy of a group motivational plus implementation intentions intervention in promoting adherence to an unsupervised walking program recommended for fibromyalgia, compared to an implementation intentions condition and to an active control condition. A triple-blind, randomized, longitudinal study with measures at baseline, short (seven weeks postintervention), mid (12 weeks) and long-term (36 weeks) is performed. Data are analyzed using multilevel longitudinal growth curve twolevel modelling. Participants are 157 women with fibromyalgia. In the short-term, adherence to the minimum and to the standard walking program (primary outcome measures) is explained by time (both p <.001), motivational plus implementation intentions intervention (both p <.001) and by their interaction (both p <.001). Regarding the secondary outcomes, only physical function is explained by time (p <.001), motivational plus implementation intentions intervention (p <.05) and by their interaction (p <.05). Motivational plus implementation intentions intervention achieve the promotion of walking as an exercise in the short-term; furthermore, physical function of the women in this condition is better than in the other two intervention groups, which is a relevant outcome from a rehabilitation point of view. However, more studies are needed to maintain the exercise at mid and long-term.
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