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Ajejas Bazán, María Julia

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María Julia
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Ajejas Bazán
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https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/77333
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Universidad Complutense de Madrid
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Enfermería, Fisioterapia y Podología
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    Lack of Social Support and Its Role on Self-Perceived Health in a Representative Sample of Spanish Adults. Another Aspect of Gender Inequality
    (Journal of Clinical Medicine, 2021) Wärnberg, Julia; Pérez Farinós, Napoleón; Ajejas Bazán, María Julia; Pérez López, Jéssica; Benavente Marín, Juan Carlos; Crespo Oliva, Edelys; Castillo Antúnez, Virginia; Fernández Barceló, Olga; Valenzuela Guerrero, Silvia; Silva Soto, María Ángeles; Barón López, F. Javier
    Self-perceived health has been used as a good estimator of health status and receiving affection can be a determining factor for good self-perceived health. The aim of the present study was to assess whether lack of social support (measured through Duke scale, which ranges from 11 to 55) was associated with poorer health status measured as self-perceived health, and whether that association was different between women and men. A cross-sectional study was conducted using data from the 2017 Spanish National Health Survey. A descriptive study was performed, and logistic regression models were applied using self-perceived health as a dependent variable. Mean Duke score was 47.6 for men and 47.9 for women (p = 0.016). Moreover, 36.3% of women and 27.6% of men reported poor self-perceived health (p < 0.001). The multivariate analysis revealed that lower scores in Duke-UNC social support scale were associated with poorer health status. That association was higher in women than in men. Poor self-perceived health was also associated with low level of education and obesity, especially among women. There was gender inequality as regards health status associated with lack of social support. These results can help design prevention strategies to improve health.
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    Factors Influencing eHealth Literacy among Spanish Primary Healthcare Users: Cross-Sectional Study
    (International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2022) García-García, David; Ajejas Bazán, María Julia; Pérez Rivas, Francisco Javier
    Background: Adequate eHealth literacy levels empower people to make informed decisions, enhancing their autonomy. The current study assessed a group using primary care services for their eHealth literacy and examined its relationship with sociodemographic characteristics. Methods: Adult patients in need of primary care nursing services participated in this cross-sectional study, which was carried out in a healthcare center in the Madrid region of Spain. Through systematic random sampling, 166 participants were chosen for the study. The eHealth Literacy Questionnaire was used to assess eHealth literacy (eHLQ). Results: The studied population showed higher eHealth literacy scores in dimensions 2 (“understanding of health concepts and language”) and 4 (“feel safe and in control”); the lowest scores were recorded for dimensions 1 (“using technology to process health information”), 3 (“ability to actively engage with digital services”), and 7 (“digital services that suit individual needs”). People with completed secondary education and a better-perceived health status who were younger and employed showed a higher level of eHealth literacy. Conclusions: The findings advance our knowledge of the variables affecting eHealth literacy. We may be able to understand patients’ needs and provide them with greater support if we can pinpoint the areas where they demonstrate the lowest eHealth literacy.