Alcal� De Henares, Spain

Physical Activity and Work Ability in University Staff

Introduction: 39.17% of the population in the Autonomous Community of Madrid (CAM) does not meet the physical activity recommendations set by the World Health Organization, representing a significant public health issue and considerable socioeconomic costs. Sex, gender, and working conditions are key determinants of leisure-time physical activity (LTPA). However, there are few studies aimed at understanding these sociocultural barriers. Objective: To describe the association between LTPA and work ability, depending on occupational physical activity (OPA), among university staff in CAM, with a gender perspective. Secondly, to describe the relationship between the prevalence of musculoskeletal disorders at work, health-related quality of life (HRQoL), physical and mental workload, functional capacity, and working conditions with the aforementioned association. Methodology: Cross-sectional descriptive study. The study population will consist of a representative sample of 885 workers from the University of Alcalá (Alcalá de Henares, Madrid), selected by snowball non-probability sampling. Participants will complete an ad hoc form (Microsoft Forms) including sociodemographic data (working hours, type of service, main task, income, menopause, etc.) and validated questionnaires in Spanish. The variables collected through these questionnaires will include LTPA and OPA (Global Physical Activity Questionnaire), work ability (Work Ability Index), prevalence of musculoskeletal disorders at work (Nordic Musculoskeletal Questionnaire), HRQoL (SF-12), and physical and mental workload (NASA Task Load Index). Discussion: Improving understanding of the social determinants of physical activity in this population could facilitate the design of culturally sensitive interventions, thus making them more effective in reducing the economic and health costs of sedentary behavior.

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Dry Needling and Patients Treatment Expectations

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Aripiprazole Once-monthly Versus Daily Oral Atypical Antipsychotic Treatment in Patients With Recent-onset Schizophrenia

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A Combined Treatment of Manual Therapy and Nervous Vagus Stimulation in Patients With Myogenic Temporomandibular Disorders

The aim of the study is to check whether vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) combined with manual therapy (TM), given its neuroanatomical relationship with the structures involved in pain in the TMJ, is more effective in reducing pain, increasing joint range and increasing the quality ofthe patient lives than TM alone. The research team is made up of three physiotherapists. It has been decided to distribute the tasks as follows: - Physiotherapist 1 will be in charge of the treatment of all patients. - Physiotherapist 2 will be responsible for screening the sample and evaluating the study. - Physiotherapist 3 will be in charge of analyzing the results and statistics. This component of the team, being blinded and not knowing the group of origin of the patient, will be able to interpret the results without any type of convenience bias, showing absolutely transparency in the elaboration of the conclusions. Once the screening will be completed, the patients will be divided into two groups: an experimental group (TM + ENV) and a control group (TM + ENV placebo).The randomization will be carried out through the statistical program Epidat 4,237 9 obtaining two homogeneous groups. Each patient will be assigned a code with the aim that the physiotherapist who is in charge of the statistical analysis is not able to establish links between the data and the subjects to which it refers.