Assessment of Obsessive Thoughts About COVID-19 in 7 Latin American Countries: Structure and Measurement Invariance of the Obsession With COVID-19 Scale
Omega (Westport). 2023 Oct 26:302228231210148. doi: 10.1177/00302228231210148. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTThe present study aimed to evaluate the measurement invariance of the Obsession with COVID-19 Scale (OCS) among seven Latin American countries: Bolivia, Brazil, Cuba, El Salvador, Guatemala, Paraguay, and Uruguay. Although the OCS has been used in several countries and languages, there is a need for approaches that better integrate the cross-cultural equivalence of the scale. A total of 3185 people participated in the study. The results indicated the presence of a unidimensional structure and good reliability indice...
Source: Omega - October 26, 2023 Category: Palliative Care Authors: Tom ás Caycho-Rodríguez Renzo Rivera-Calcina Lindsey W Vilca Carlos Carbajal-Le ón Pablo D Valencia Daniel E Yupanqui-Lorenzo Walter L Arias Gallegos Mario Reyes-Bossio Nicol Or é-Kovacs Claudio Rojas-Jara Miguel Gallegos Roberto Polanco-Carrasco Maur Source Type: research

Assessment of Obsessive Thoughts About COVID-19 in 7 Latin American Countries: Structure and Measurement Invariance of the Obsession With COVID-19 Scale
Omega (Westport). 2023 Oct 26:302228231210148. doi: 10.1177/00302228231210148. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTThe present study aimed to evaluate the measurement invariance of the Obsession with COVID-19 Scale (OCS) among seven Latin American countries: Bolivia, Brazil, Cuba, El Salvador, Guatemala, Paraguay, and Uruguay. Although the OCS has been used in several countries and languages, there is a need for approaches that better integrate the cross-cultural equivalence of the scale. A total of 3185 people participated in the study. The results indicated the presence of a unidimensional structure and good reliability indice...
Source: Omega - October 26, 2023 Category: Palliative Care Authors: Tom ás Caycho-Rodríguez Renzo Rivera-Calcina Lindsey W Vilca Carlos Carbajal-Le ón Pablo D Valencia Daniel E Yupanqui-Lorenzo Walter L Arias Gallegos Mario Reyes-Bossio Nicol Or é-Kovacs Claudio Rojas-Jara Miguel Gallegos Roberto Polanco-Carrasco Maur Source Type: research

10.3 Fatherhood in El Salvador: Strengths and Challenges
Leveraging the inherent strengths of families is critical to child health outcomes. Although Salvadoran families struggle with issues such as machismo, economic crisis, immigration, and gang violence, there are significant strengths and protective factors that are underrecognized. This is particularly true with regard to the role of the father in the family system. For example, “familism” assigns the father with the responsibility to provide economic stability and emotional support for family members. (Source: Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry)
Source: Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry - October 1, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Henry R. Marquez-Castro Source Type: research

Effects of the WHO 8-step wheelchair-service-delivery process on wheelchair users in El Salvador: a cohort study
CONCLUSIONS: Wheelchair service delivery using the WHO 8-step process on manual wheelchair users in El Salvador has positive effects on health and quality of life, wheelchair skills, caregiver assistance levels, and poverty. Further research is needed to determine the relative contributions of the intervention components.Implications for RehabilitationProviding manual wheelchairs using the 8-step process of the WHO has benefits on health and quality of life, wheelchair skills, caregiver assistance levels, and poverty.The WHO 8-steps service delivery process for manual wheelchairs can be used in less-resourced settings.PMID...
Source: Disability and Rehabilitation. Assistive Technology. - September 23, 2023 Category: Rehabilitation Authors: Yasmin Garcia-Mendez Megan D'Innocenzo Jonathan Pearlman Stephanie V ásquez-Gabela Perth Rosen Maria-Virginia Rodriguez-Funes R Lee Kirby Anand Mhatre Source Type: research

Effects of the WHO 8-step wheelchair-service-delivery process on wheelchair users in El Salvador: a cohort study
CONCLUSIONS: Wheelchair service delivery using the WHO 8-step process on manual wheelchair users in El Salvador has positive effects on health and quality of life, wheelchair skills, caregiver assistance levels, and poverty. Further research is needed to determine the relative contributions of the intervention components.Implications for RehabilitationProviding manual wheelchairs using the 8-step process of the WHO has benefits on health and quality of life, wheelchair skills, caregiver assistance levels, and poverty.The WHO 8-steps service delivery process for manual wheelchairs can be used in less-resourced settings.PMID...
Source: Disability and Rehabilitation. Assistive Technology. - September 23, 2023 Category: Rehabilitation Authors: Yasmin Garcia-Mendez Megan D'Innocenzo Jonathan Pearlman Stephanie V ásquez-Gabela Perth Rosen Maria-Virginia Rodriguez-Funes R Lee Kirby Anand Mhatre Source Type: research

Effects of the WHO 8-step wheelchair-service-delivery process on wheelchair users in El Salvador: a cohort study
CONCLUSIONS: Wheelchair service delivery using the WHO 8-step process on manual wheelchair users in El Salvador has positive effects on health and quality of life, wheelchair skills, caregiver assistance levels, and poverty. Further research is needed to determine the relative contributions of the intervention components.Implications for RehabilitationProviding manual wheelchairs using the 8-step process of the WHO has benefits on health and quality of life, wheelchair skills, caregiver assistance levels, and poverty.The WHO 8-steps service delivery process for manual wheelchairs can be used in less-resourced settings.PMID...
Source: Disability and Rehabilitation. Assistive Technology. - September 23, 2023 Category: Rehabilitation Authors: Yasmin Garcia-Mendez Megan D'Innocenzo Jonathan Pearlman Stephanie V ásquez-Gabela Perth Rosen Maria-Virginia Rodriguez-Funes R Lee Kirby Anand Mhatre Source Type: research

Effects of the WHO 8-step wheelchair-service-delivery process on wheelchair users in El Salvador: a cohort study
CONCLUSIONS: Wheelchair service delivery using the WHO 8-step process on manual wheelchair users in El Salvador has positive effects on health and quality of life, wheelchair skills, caregiver assistance levels, and poverty. Further research is needed to determine the relative contributions of the intervention components.Implications for RehabilitationProviding manual wheelchairs using the 8-step process of the WHO has benefits on health and quality of life, wheelchair skills, caregiver assistance levels, and poverty.The WHO 8-steps service delivery process for manual wheelchairs can be used in less-resourced settings.PMID...
Source: Disability and Rehabilitation. Assistive Technology. - September 23, 2023 Category: Rehabilitation Authors: Yasmin Garcia-Mendez Megan D'Innocenzo Jonathan Pearlman Stephanie V ásquez-Gabela Perth Rosen Maria-Virginia Rodriguez-Funes R Lee Kirby Anand Mhatre Source Type: research

Effects of the WHO 8-step wheelchair-service-delivery process on wheelchair users in El Salvador: a cohort study
CONCLUSIONS: Wheelchair service delivery using the WHO 8-step process on manual wheelchair users in El Salvador has positive effects on health and quality of life, wheelchair skills, caregiver assistance levels, and poverty. Further research is needed to determine the relative contributions of the intervention components.Implications for RehabilitationProviding manual wheelchairs using the 8-step process of the WHO has benefits on health and quality of life, wheelchair skills, caregiver assistance levels, and poverty.The WHO 8-steps service delivery process for manual wheelchairs can be used in less-resourced settings.PMID...
Source: Disability and Rehabilitation. Assistive Technology. - September 23, 2023 Category: Rehabilitation Authors: Yasmin Garcia-Mendez Megan D'Innocenzo Jonathan Pearlman Stephanie V ásquez-Gabela Perth Rosen Maria-Virginia Rodriguez-Funes R Lee Kirby Anand Mhatre Source Type: research

Effects of the WHO 8-step wheelchair-service-delivery process on wheelchair users in El Salvador: a cohort study
CONCLUSIONS: Wheelchair service delivery using the WHO 8-step process on manual wheelchair users in El Salvador has positive effects on health and quality of life, wheelchair skills, caregiver assistance levels, and poverty. Further research is needed to determine the relative contributions of the intervention components.Implications for RehabilitationProviding manual wheelchairs using the 8-step process of the WHO has benefits on health and quality of life, wheelchair skills, caregiver assistance levels, and poverty.The WHO 8-steps service delivery process for manual wheelchairs can be used in less-resourced settings.PMID...
Source: Disability and Rehabilitation. Assistive Technology. - September 23, 2023 Category: Rehabilitation Authors: Yasmin Garcia-Mendez Megan D'Innocenzo Jonathan Pearlman Stephanie V ásquez-Gabela Perth Rosen Maria-Virginia Rodriguez-Funes R Lee Kirby Anand Mhatre Source Type: research

Effects of the WHO 8-step wheelchair-service-delivery process on wheelchair users in El Salvador: a cohort study
CONCLUSIONS: Wheelchair service delivery using the WHO 8-step process on manual wheelchair users in El Salvador has positive effects on health and quality of life, wheelchair skills, caregiver assistance levels, and poverty. Further research is needed to determine the relative contributions of the intervention components.Implications for RehabilitationProviding manual wheelchairs using the 8-step process of the WHO has benefits on health and quality of life, wheelchair skills, caregiver assistance levels, and poverty.The WHO 8-steps service delivery process for manual wheelchairs can be used in less-resourced settings.PMID...
Source: Disability and Rehabilitation. Assistive Technology. - September 23, 2023 Category: Rehabilitation Authors: Yasmin Garcia-Mendez Megan D'Innocenzo Jonathan Pearlman Stephanie V ásquez-Gabela Perth Rosen Maria-Virginia Rodriguez-Funes R Lee Kirby Anand Mhatre Source Type: research

Effects of the WHO 8-step wheelchair-service-delivery process on wheelchair users in El Salvador: a cohort study
CONCLUSIONS: Wheelchair service delivery using the WHO 8-step process on manual wheelchair users in El Salvador has positive effects on health and quality of life, wheelchair skills, caregiver assistance levels, and poverty. Further research is needed to determine the relative contributions of the intervention components.Implications for RehabilitationProviding manual wheelchairs using the 8-step process of the WHO has benefits on health and quality of life, wheelchair skills, caregiver assistance levels, and poverty.The WHO 8-steps service delivery process for manual wheelchairs can be used in less-resourced settings.PMID...
Source: Disability and Rehabilitation. Assistive Technology. - September 23, 2023 Category: Rehabilitation Authors: Yasmin Garcia-Mendez Megan D'Innocenzo Jonathan Pearlman Stephanie V ásquez-Gabela Perth Rosen Maria-Virginia Rodriguez-Funes R Lee Kirby Anand Mhatre Source Type: research

Effects of the WHO 8-step wheelchair-service-delivery process on wheelchair users in El Salvador: a cohort study
CONCLUSIONS: Wheelchair service delivery using the WHO 8-step process on manual wheelchair users in El Salvador has positive effects on health and quality of life, wheelchair skills, caregiver assistance levels, and poverty. Further research is needed to determine the relative contributions of the intervention components.Implications for RehabilitationProviding manual wheelchairs using the 8-step process of the WHO has benefits on health and quality of life, wheelchair skills, caregiver assistance levels, and poverty.The WHO 8-steps service delivery process for manual wheelchairs can be used in less-resourced settings.PMID...
Source: Disability and Rehabilitation. Assistive Technology. - September 23, 2023 Category: Rehabilitation Authors: Yasmin Garcia-Mendez Megan D'Innocenzo Jonathan Pearlman Stephanie V ásquez-Gabela Perth Rosen Maria-Virginia Rodriguez-Funes R Lee Kirby Anand Mhatre Source Type: research

The long arm of the gang: Disengagement under gang governance in Central America
This article proposes a new theoretical model of gang disengagement based on a comparative case study with MS-13 and Barrio 18 gangs in Central America. It is based on 112 in-depth interviews with former gang members in El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras. The article identifies three forms of gang disengagement: religious conversion, secular pass, and walking away. Two factors, the gang's organizational structure and its territorial reach, mediate in the choices gang members have when leaving an institutionalized gang. The specific combination of these factors makes some disengagement modes more likely than others. The a...
Source: Criminology - September 18, 2023 Category: Criminology Authors: Jos é Miguel Cruz, Jonathan D. Rosen, Yemile Mizrahi Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLE Source Type: research

Elimination Strategy for Malaria in El Salvador: a Retrospective Study
This study retrospectively investigated the evolution of strategies utilized to reduce malaria incidence and eliminate it in El Salvador. A retrospective systematic review of the malaria cases from 1960 until 2019 was carried out by analyzing the data from the MOH surveillance system, as well as a historical analysis of documents from El Salvador MOH, PAHO/WHO, and UN El Salvador Malaria Eradication Program since its origin in the 1950s.Recent FindingsThe peak of malaria cases in the country was observed in 1980 with 95,835 cases when the Civil War started with a subsequent decline reaching 0 indigenous cases in 2017, 2018...
Source: Current Tropical Medicine Reports - September 18, 2023 Category: Tropical Medicine Source Type: research

Types of Psychiatric Beds and Mental Health Services in 16 Latin American Countries, 1990-2020
CONCLUSIONS: The findings indicate that treatment capacity shifted from inpatient to outpatient and community care. Most countries had a bed shortage for acute psychiatric care, especially for children and adolescents and forensic patients. More comprehensive and standardized mental health service registries are needed.PMID:37644830 | DOI:10.1176/appi.ps.20220590 (Source: Psychiatric Services)
Source: Psychiatric Services - August 30, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Adrian P Mundt Sabine Delhey Pablo Mart ínez Mat ías Irarrázaval Luciano Grasso Guillermo Rivera-Arroyo Adelia Capistrano Natalia Trujillo Francisco Golcher Andr é Benavides Salcedo Corinne Dedik Martha Cordero Julio Torales C ésar Malpartida Ángel Source Type: research