12 results on '"Conde, Karina"'
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2. Efficacy of Brief Intervention for Alcohol Consumption during Pregnancy in Argentinean Women: A Randomized Controlled Trial.
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Gimenez, Paula Victoria, Lichtenberger, Aldana, Cremonte, Mariana, Cherpitel, Cheryl J., Peltzer, Raquel Inés, and Conde, Karina
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BRIEF psychotherapy ,INFERENTIAL statistics ,STRUCTURAL equation modeling ,RELATIVE medical risk ,KEY performance indicators (Management) ,SELF-evaluation ,PREGNANT women ,WOMEN ,INTERVIEWING ,PUBLIC health ,BINGE drinking ,REGRESSION analysis ,MANN Whitney U Test ,RANDOMIZED controlled trials ,PSYCHOLOGICAL tests ,ALCOHOL drinking ,CLINICAL medicine ,DESCRIPTIVE statistics ,STATISTICAL sampling ,PRENATAL care ,DATA analysis software ,NURSING interventions ,POISSON distribution ,PREGNANCY - Abstract
Although Brief Intervention (BI) has proven to reduce alcohol consumption during pregnancy in high income countries, there is no evidence from the Southern Cone of America. Thus, we conducted a study to assess BI efficacy among Argentinean pregnant women. We collected data on pregnant women receiving prenatal care at the public health system in Mar del Plata, Argentina. Women with less than 26 weeks of gestation (n = 486) were randomized to brief advice (BA) or BI. Three months later they were re-assessed; women with more than 26 weeks of gestation constituted a screening only control group (SC) (n = 154). Self-reported quantity and frequency of alcohol consumption, frequency of binge drinking, and related problems after three months were used as outcomes. We performed generalized estimating equations and clinical significance analyses. Also, we obtained newborn health indicators from the city's health system database to use as objective outcomes. Women who did not participate in any of the three former conditions were randomly selected to constitute a non-screening control group (NSC) (n = 150). We compared objective outcomes among BI, BA, and NSC groups using the Wilcoxon rank test. In comparison with SC, BI and BA reduced alcohol consumption, without differences between the latter two. Newborns of women who received BI and BA had better health indicators compared with the NSC group. performing either a BI or BA reduces alcohol consumption among Argentinean pregnant women and might lead to healthier newborns. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2022
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3. Road traffic injury risk from alcohol and cannabis use among emergency department patients in Argentina.
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Conde, Karina, Peltzer, Raquel Inés, Gimenez, Paula Victoria, Salomón, Tomás, Suarez, Gabriel, Monteiro, Maristela, Cherpitel, Cheryl J., and Cremonte, Mariana
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ALCOHOL drinking , *HOSPITAL emergency services , *WOUNDS & injuries , *ALCOHOL - Abstract
Objective. To report the risk from alcohol, cannabis, and their combined use for non-fatal road traffic injuries for drivers, passengers, and pedestrians. Methods. Risk was estimated using the case-crossover method. Participants (N= 306) were injured patients from an emergency department in Mar del Plata, Argentina. Results. Alcohol use (OR= 6.78, CI 95% 3.75-12.25) as well as combined alcohol and cannabis use (OR= 7.05, CI 95% 1.16-42.73) significantly increased the risk of a road traffic injuries. Alcohol use increased the risk in both, women (OR= 8.87, CI 95% 2.69-29.21) and men (OR= 6.16, CI 95% 3.10-12.23); in those >30 years old (OR= 6.01, CI 95% 2.09-17.24) and those <30 years old (OR= 7.15, CI 95% 3.49-14.65). This last group also had an increased risk after combined alcohol and cannabis use (OR= 7.05, CI 95% 1.16-42.75). Both drivers (OR= 6.40, CI 95% 3.23-12.69) and passengers (OR= 13.83, CI 95% 2.87-66.42) had an increased risk after alcohol consumption. Conclusions. To our knowledge, these are the first estimates of the risk of having a road traffic injury after alcohol and cannabis consumption in one of the countries of the Southern Cone (Argentina, Chile, and Uruguay). These results highlight the urgent need to implement and enforce comprehensive alcohol control measures. Furthermore, given the global trend towards legalizing cannabis for recreational use, our results could also inform policymakers to enact or amend impaired driving laws. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2022
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4. PSYCHOTHERAPY ASSESSMENT: PSYCHOMETRIC PROPERTIES OF DE ARGENTINEAN VERSION OF THE OUTCOME RATING SCALE AND SESSION RATING SCALE.
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Santangelo, Pablo Rafael, Conde, Karina, Schupp, Helga, and Paoloni, Natalia
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PSYCHOMETRICS ,PSYCHOTHERAPY ,THERAPEUTIC alliance ,VALUATION of real property ,AGE differences - Abstract
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- 2021
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5. Time to Get Help? Help-Seeking Process in Latin American Hospital Patients with Alcohol Use Disorder.
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Conde, Karina, Salomon, Tomás, Civetta, Elida, Blanco, Maria, and Cremonte, Mariana
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ALCOHOLISM , *HELP-seeking behavior - Abstract
Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD) is one of the most harmful conditions associated with consumption. Despite a high level of consumption and an elevated number of people living with an AUD, evidence from help-seeking processes in Latin America is scarce and absent in Argentina. This paper aims to describe reasons for delaying and starting help-seeking, the process of problem awareness, and the years elapsed between drinking initiation, problem awareness, and help-seeking, as perceived by a clinical, non-random sample of people with AUD (n = 51). The most frequent reason for delaying help-seeking was not believing there was a problem. The most frequent motivators for seeking help were having physical or psychological problems due to use and repeated attempts to reduce or stop use. The outcomes of this study can be useful for designing interventions to reduce help-seeking barriers and facilitate access to treatment. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2020
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6. ALCOHOL DRINKING IN PREGNANT WOMEN FROM AN ARGENTINIAN CITY.
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Lichtenberger, Aldana, Conde, Karina, Inés Peltzer, Raquel, Biscarra, María Ayelén, Gonzáles, Santiago, and Cremonte, Mariana
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ALCOHOL drinking , *PREGNANT women , *ALCOHOLISM , *BINGE drinking , *FETAL alcohol syndrome - Abstract
Alcohol drinking during pregnancy might lead to detrimental consequences to the mother and fetus, being Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS) the most severe. In many Latin-American countries, there is a paucity of information about prenatal exposure to alcohol. Aim. To estimate alcohol drinking in pregnant women and describe it concerning sociodemographic characteristics. Method. Data were collected from a random sample of women attending the public health care system (N=852) in 2016. Alcohol drinking, including binge drinking (BD), was evaluated before and after pregnancy recognition. Descriptive and bivariate analyses were performed. Results. While pregnant, two out of ten women reported drinking. Moreover, 2% engaged in BD and 3% presented indicators of alcohol dependence. BD before pregnancy was related to drinking during pregnancy and frequency, quantity, and BD before pregnancy with BD during pregnancy. Conclusions. Alcohol consumption in pregnant women was higher than the estimated for most Latin- American countries, and of the considered characteristics, was almost exclusively related to consumption patterns before pregnancy. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2020
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7. The Effectiveness of a Brief Intervention for Reducing Adolescent Alcohol Consumption.
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Conde, Karina, Brandariz, Romina Antonela, Lichtenberger, Aldana, and Cremonte, Mariana
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ALCOHOL drinking prevention ,ALCOHOL-induced disorders ,ETHICS committees ,HIGH school students ,INVESTMENTS ,MEDICAL protocols ,MEDICAL screening ,PATIENT education ,REGRESSION analysis ,STATISTICAL sampling ,LOGISTIC regression analysis ,RANDOMIZED controlled trials ,HUMAN services programs ,EVALUATION of human services programs ,DESCRIPTIVE statistics ,ADOLESCENCE ,DIAGNOSIS ,PREVENTION - Abstract
Copyright of Revista Ciencias de la Salud is the property of Colegio Mayor de Nuestra Senora del Rosario and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract. (Copyright applies to all Abstracts.)
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- 2018
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8. Características de los Instrumentos de Tamizaje del Trastorno por Uso de Alcohol en Jóvenes Universitarios de Argentina.
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Conde, Karina, Gimenez, Paula Victoria, and Cremonte, Mariana
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ALCOHOL drinking , *COLLEGE students , *MEDICAL screening , *EPIDEMIOLOGY , *ALCOHOLISM - Abstract
The prevalence of alcohol use disorders in university students is alarmingly high. Screening instruments are fundamental for both, epidemiological research and clinical practice. The aim of this article is to compare the performance of the most widely used screening instruments (AUDIT, AUDIT-C, TWEAK, RAPS-QF, and CAGE) in Argentinean university students. Screening tests, along with the Alcohol Section of the Composite International Diagnostic Interview that yields DSM 5 compatible diagnoses were administered to a probabilistic sample (N = 2,430) of university students from a national public university. The following characteristics were evaluated among others: optimal cut-off points, sensitivity, specificity, internal consistency, temporal stability, and item presence and discrimination capacity. The global appraisal of results suggests that the AUDIT and RAPS-QF would be preferable for evaluating AUD in this population. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2018
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9. Gender and Alcohol Use Disorders Diagnostic Criteria in Emergency Department Patients of Argentina.
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Conde, Karina, Cremonte, Mariana, López, Mariana Beatriz, and Cherpitel, Cheryl J.
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SUBSTANCE abuse diagnosis , *AGE distribution , *ALCOHOLISM , *CONFIDENCE intervals , *CLASSIFICATION of mental disorders , *MULTIVARIATE analysis , *NOSOLOGY , *PROBABILITY theory , *QUESTIONNAIRES , *RESEARCH funding , *SEX distribution , *LOGISTIC regression analysis , *DATA analysis software - Abstract
Background: Alcohol consumption and its related consequences are not equal for women and men, although related studies do not frequently include gender analysis. Objective: Our aim was to characterize differences in endorsement of ICD-10 and DSM 5 alcohol use disorder (AUD) criteria by gender in an Argentinean emergency department population. Methods: A probability sample of patients (N = 923) from the largest emergency department in the city of Mar del Plata, Argentina (44% were females, aged 16 to 86, M (SD) = 37.31(15.20) was collected. Using a structured questionnaire, diagnostic criteria for alcohol use disorders, alcohol consumption, and socio-demographic variables were obtained. Bivariate and multivariate analyses were used to assess differences in the endorsement of each diagnostic criterion by gender. Results: Women were less likely to endorse each of the criteria for each of the diagnostic schemes. Even after controlling alcohol consumption, socio-demographic variables, severity of alcohol use disorders and adjusting for multiple comparisons females had a lower probability than males of endorsing withdrawal and impaired control. Conclusions: gender differences in the endorsement of diagnostic criteria for both the DSM 5 and ICD-10 were found. Some differences in endorsement but not all, might be partially explained by alcohol consumption patterns and socio-demographic factors, and same remained after controlling severity of the AUD. Results also suggest a differential functioning of DSM 5 and ICD-10 AUD criteria for women and men. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2016
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10. Natural recovery from alcohol use disorders in Argentinean university students.
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Conde, Karina, Lichtenberger, Aldana, Santángelo, Pablo, and Cremonte, Mariana
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ALCOHOLISM ,COLLEGE students ,CONFIDENCE intervals ,CONVALESCENCE ,MULTIVARIATE analysis ,RESEARCH funding ,STATISTICAL sampling ,LOGISTIC regression analysis ,ALCOHOL drinking in college ,DATA analysis software ,ALCOHOL-induced disorders ,DESCRIPTIVE statistics ,ODDS ratio - Abstract
A significant percentage of people with an alcohol-use disorder (AUD) recover on their own and differ substantially from those who do not. Those who do not seek assistance for AUD include a high proportion of university students. The aim of this study was to describe, in a cohort of Argentinean university students, the differences among drinkers who had never had an alcohol-related problem, those who recovered from an AUD on their own (natural recovery), and those who currently had an AUD. Participants were 1170 randomly selected students from the National University of Mar del Plata. They were assessed regarding the quantity and frequency of alcohol consumption, AUD severity, and sociodemographic variables. Descriptive and multivariate analyses (logistic regressions) were performed. Differences were found primarily in alcohol consumption variables, gender, and age. Natural recovery and current AUD groups drank higher quantities of alcohol and did so more frequently compared with drinkers who had never met any AUD criteria. Students with a current AUD drank higher quantities than did those who were in natural recovery. Students who recovered naturally had less severe AUDs, but many still had an alcohol-related problem. The implications of self-promoted changes in drinking behaviors are discussed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2016
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11. Psychometric Properties of Brief Screening Tests for Alcohol Use Disorders during Pregnancy in Argentina.
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López MB, Lichtenberger A, Conde K, and Cremonte M
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- Adolescent, Adult, Argentina, Female, Humans, Pregnancy, Psychometrics, Reproducibility of Results, Young Adult, Alcoholism diagnosis, Pregnancy Complications diagnosis, Self Report
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Background Considering the physical, mental and behavioral problems related to fetal alcohol exposure, prenatal clinical guides suggest a brief evaluation of alcohol consumption during pregnancy to detect alcohol intake and to adjust interventions, if required. Even if any alcohol use should be considered risky during pregnancy, identifying women with alcohol use disorders is important because they could need a more specific intervention than simple advice to abstain. Most screening tests have been developed and validated in male populations and focused on the long-term consequences of heavy alcohol use, so they might be inappropriate to assess consumption in pregnant women. Objective To analyze the internal reliability and validity of the alcohol screening instruments Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT), Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test - Consumption (AUDIT-C), Tolerance, Worried, Eye-Opener, Amnesia and Cut-Down (TWEAK), Rapid Alcohol Problems Screen - Quantity Frequency (RAPS-QF) and Tolerance, Annoyed, Cut-Down and Eye-Opener (T-ACE) to identify alcohol use disorders in pregnant women. Methods A total of 641 puerperal women were personally interviewed during the 48 hours after delivery. The receiver operating characteristics (ROC) curves and the sensitivity and specificity of each instrument using different cut-off points were analyzed. Results All instruments showed areas under the ROC curves above 0.80. Larger areas were found for the TWEAK and the AUDIT. The TWEAK, the T-ACE and the AUDIT-C showed higher sensitivity, while the AUDIT and the RAPS-QF showed higher specificity. Reliability (internal consistency) was low for all instruments, improving when optimal cut-off points were used, especially for the AUDIT, the AUDIT-C and the RAPS-QF. Conclusions In other cultural contexts, studies have concluded that T-ACE and TWEAK are the best instruments to assess pregnant women. In contrast, our results evidenced the low reliability of those instruments and a better performance of the AUDIT in this population., Competing Interests: Disclosure The authors report no conflicts of interest in this work., (Thieme Revinter Publicações Ltda Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.)
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- 2017
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12. [Data quality in surveys on alcohol consumption among university students].
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Conde K and Cremonte M
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- Adolescent, Adult, Argentina, Cross-Sectional Studies, Female, Humans, Middle Aged, Socioeconomic Factors, Young Adult, Alcohol Drinking, Health Surveys methods, Students statistics & numerical data
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Different survey modalities have been developed to assess alcohol consumption and related problems. Research that compares data quality between survey modalities is scarce in Latin America. The aim of this study was to assess data quality in three survey modalities on alcohol consumption: self-administered online, self-administered hard-copy, and face-to-face interviews. Data were obtained from three probabilistic samples of students (n = 60 each) from the National University of Mar del Plata, Argentina, using the same questionnaire. Data quality was measured for each modality by overall response rate, item response rate, and accuracy. Data accuracy was evaluated as the percentage of self-reported binge drinking, positive results on AUDIT, and internal consistency of AUDIT for each modality. The overall and item response rates were lower in the online modality and similar between the other two. No differences were found between modalities in the accuracy of responses.
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- 2015
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