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Pedro Gallo

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CSIC (Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas-Spanish National Research Council)

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University of Amsterdam, Dept of Sociology and anthropology

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CSIC (Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas-Spanish National Research Council)

Alberto Granero

Universidad de San Buenaventura Cali

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University of Oviedo / Universidad de Oviedo

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Evidencias y reflexiones sobre el impacto de la crisis en la salud y la sanidad

Los distintos gobiernos de Espana decidieron impulsar una serie de reformas y politicas sanitaria... more Los distintos gobiernos de Espana decidieron impulsar una serie de reformas y politicas sanitarias como respuesta a la crisis economica que, en un principio, se estimaron necesarias a corto plazo, pero que han ido ganando naturaleza de cambio significativo en nuestro sistema de salud. Este trabajo trata de recoger y ordenar para su lectura y analisis esos cambios, asi como su impacto sobre la salud de la poblacion. Los estudios publicados hasta la fecha apuntan a impactos tanto positivos como negativos, si bien es esperable que un desempleo y una pobreza sostenida en el tiempo perjudiquen seriamente la salud.

Understanding scientific communities: a social network approach to collaborations in Talent Management research

Scientometrics, 2017

Research on Talent Management (TM) is an emerging field of study and little is known about the co... more Research on Talent Management (TM) is an emerging field of study and little is known about the connections among authors in this research community. This paper aims at disclosing the dynamics in TM research by offering a detailed picture of its evolving collaboration networks. By means of Social Network Analysis (SNA), we both show and explain the extent of collaboration, taking articles' co-authorship as an indicator of collaboration. We graphically display how the network builds up throughout time, which has allowed us to examine its main structural characteristics. We analyze the contribution of individual researchers and identify key players in the research network and their characteristics. The co-authorship network is composed by loose and lowdensity collaborations, mainly consisting in two big components and surrounded by scattered and weak relationships. Two main research perspectives are built and consolidated through time, but they are missing the richness of exchanging ideas among different views. Our results complement recent studies on the dynamics of TM research by offering evidence on how and why collaboration among researchers shapes the current debates on the field. Some basic hypothesis about network indicators are also tested and provide further evidence for the Social Network Analysis advancement. The findings can be of value in the design of strategies that might improve both system and individual performance.

La joventut de Barcelona l'any de la pandèmia : 10 anàlisis de l'Enquesta a la Joventut de Barcelona 2020

Economic Crisis, Young Adults and Health in Spain

Health and Illness in the Neoliberal Era in Europe

1 Determinants of health and utilization in Catalonia (Spain)

This paper examines the role played by lifestyles, age, gender, geographical location, level of e... more This paper examines the role played by lifestyles, age, gender, geographical location, level of education and employment as determinants of health and health care utilization in Catalonia, Spain, using logistic regression techniques, count data models and quantiles for counts. We consider the endogeneity problem and attrition bias in our estimations. Our findings point to poorer self-reported health status among women, the old aged, the less educated, those with unhealthy lifestyles, the unemployed, and those dissatisfied with their job or exposed to potential risk in the workplace. Health care utilization is largely conditioned by duplicate coverage, need, pregnancy, pharmaceutical consultation, geographical location, and household size. Some differences are found in the utilization of health services depending on duplicate coverage availability.

Les reformes han de buscar el benefici per al ciutadà

Spanish adaptation of the Beck Cognitive Insight Scale (BCIS) for schizophrenia

Actas españolas de psiquiatría

The Beck Cognitive Insight Scale has been designed to evaluate the cognitive insight capacity, th... more The Beck Cognitive Insight Scale has been designed to evaluate the cognitive insight capacity, that is to say, the practice of self-reflectiveness as a meta-cognitive mechanism for examining and analysing the disorder's symptoms, it also permits a continuous re-evaluation of inadequate interpretations. The aim of this study is to examine the psychometric properties, the dimensional structure and the internal validity of the Spanish version of Beck's Cognitive Scale of Insight (BCIS). In this paper we also analyse its relation with the Positive and Negative Symptoms Scale (PANSS). The Cognitive Insight Scale was translated and adapted to Spanish with 129 in- and out-schizophrenic patients. Principal component analysis showed a two-factor structure that was similar to the original one, recognizable as self-reflectiveness (R) and self-certainty (C) with similar reliability as the American version. Self-reflectiveness and the R-C index correlated with loss of insight of the PANS...

Factores asociados a ingreso hospitalario en una cohorte de pacientes ancianos incorporados a un programa de atención domiciliaria

Medicina Clínica, 2012

Cuts drive health system reforms in Spain

Health Policy, 2013

The economic crisis is largely shaping health policy in Spain. This paper reports on major change... more The economic crisis is largely shaping health policy in Spain. This paper reports on major changes in the health care system, both nationally and regionally, as a consequence of sizable cutbacks and new pieces of legislation. The most relevant changes to the system introduced during the last year are having an impact on who is insured, which benefits are covered, and what share of the cost of service provision is contributed by the population, while at the same time reducing salaries and working conditions in the sector. We further report on the consequences these changes are having, and the roles played by key actors and organisations in the system.

Cost-Effectiveness and Down Syndrome [letter and reply]

Cost-Effectiveness and Down Syndrome [letter and reply]. DSpace/Manakin Repository. ...

Millenials" ante la adversidad: Efectos de la crisis sobre la salud, los hábitos y la percepción de riesgos

Los cambios sucedidos con la recesión económica –tasas elevadas de paro, inestabilidad laboral, e... more Los cambios sucedidos con la recesión económica –tasas elevadas de paro, inestabilidad laboral, elevados costes de la vivienda y recortes en las políticas públicas– sitúan a ciertos grupos sociales en condiciones de mayor vulnerabilidad. Los jóvenes concentran un número considerable de riesgos sociales, y además, debido a su edad, atraviesan importantes episodios (vitales) que determinarán su vida presente y futura. Conocer los efectos de la crisis y la austeridad en la salud (física, mental, hábitos y riesgos) de los jóvenes de 18 a 34 años es fundamental. Nuestro proyecto defiende además que estos efectos no tienen lugar en el vacío. Solo entendiendo mejor cómo interactúan en este colectivo los determinantes de la salud y el peso de factores como entorno, capital social, familia, escuela, trabajo, ocio y medios de comunicación podemos diseñar políticas correctivas, tanto universales como específicas, que tengan el<br> doble objetivo de (i) mejorar la salud y los hábitos salu...

Influence of socio-economic profile of neighbourhoods on the selection of home care strategies for older dependants

Ageing and Society

Care strategies for older dependants are determined by not only individuals or network characteri... more Care strategies for older dependants are determined by not only individuals or network characteristics, but also contextual factors. The objective of this study is to determine whether urban contexts (neighbourhoods) are linked to the use of family care (informal), public services or private care at home (formal). We applied logistic regression analysis to data from the Survey of People in a Situation of Dependence 2018. The sample was composed of 530 older people (55 years old and over) living in two types of socio-economic groups of neighbourhoods in Barcelona, Spain. The type of neighbourhood is relevant in explaining the home care that older dependants receive. In neighbourhoods with a high socio-economic level, dependants are more likely to use private services and less likely to use informal care services and public services, even after controlling for household income, degree of dependency, sex, age and the number of people in the household. Understanding the factors that det...

Mapping collaboration networks in talent management research

Journal of Organizational Effectiveness: People and Performance

Purpose Despite the popularity of talent management (TM), very little has been published on the c... more Purpose Despite the popularity of talent management (TM), very little has been published on the community of scholars that contribute to the knowledge base of the field. The purpose of this paper is to disclose the dynamics in TM research through a detailed analysis of its evolving collaboration networks (i.e. research communities) in order to identify key authors and major topics covered. Design/methodology/approach A total of 225 co-authored articles published on TM from 2001 to May 2016 were retrieved from the Web of Science and Scopus and then analyzed and mapped using social network analysis methods. Findings The authors identified two major scientific communities (one of 63 authors and the other one of 24 authors). Both communities not only have different characteristics and structure, but also focus on different topics. The authors identified key players within each community and offer a dynamic view on the main topics studied. Practical implications This paper may help pract...

Effects of undocumented immigrants exclusion from health care coverage in Spain

Health policy (Amsterdam, Netherlands), 2018

In 2012 the Spanish government passed Royal Decree-Law 16/2012 (RDL) aimed at containing public e... more In 2012 the Spanish government passed Royal Decree-Law 16/2012 (RDL) aimed at containing public expenditure in response to the economic crisis. This RDL redefined just who would be entitled to public health care. As a result, a large proportion of undocumented immigrants in Spain were excluded from basic publicly financed health care with access only being granted under particular circumstances (emergency care, maternal care, children under 18, asylum seekers and victims of human trafficking). The aims of this paper are to identify the specific traits of this policy, review its impact on health and health care access, and to evaluate its economic impact. Most political parties and health professional groups opposed the RDL, and a large number of Spanish regions either declined to apply it or opted to apply it partially. To date, the RDL has had a considerable impact on the access of undocumented immigrants to public health care, with evidence suggesting that approximately 870,000 pe...

Reduction of pharmaceutical expenditure by a drug appropriateness intervention in polymedicated elderly subjects in Catalonia (Spain)

Gaceta sanitaria, Jan 18, 2017

To assess the monetary savings resulting from a pharmacist intervention on the appropriateness of... more To assess the monetary savings resulting from a pharmacist intervention on the appropriateness of prescribed drugs in community-dwelling polymedicated (≥8 drugs) elderly people (≥70 years). An evaluation of pharmaceutical expenditure reduction was performed within a randomised, multicentre clinical trial. The study intervention consisted of a pharmacist evaluation of all drugs prescribed to each patient using the "Good Palliative-Geriatric Practice" algorithm and the "Screening Tool of Older Persons Prescriptions/Screening Tool to Alert doctors to Right Treatment" criteria (STOPP/START). The control group followed the routine standard of care. A time horizon of one year was considered and cost elements included human resources and drug expenditure. 490 patients (245 in each group) were analysed. Both groups experienced a decrease in drug expenditure 12 months after the study started, but this decrease was significantly higher in the intervention group than in the...

Desigualdades en la provisión de servicios sanitarios

Gestión y Análisis de Políticas Públicas

Gallardo-Gallardo, Eva, Nijs, Sanne, Dries, Nicky, & Gallo, Pedro. (2015). Towards an understanding of talent management as a phenomenon-driven field using bibliometric and content analysis. Human Resource Management Review, in press

Human Resource Management Review, 2015

Adaptation and validation of the Spanish version of the Strauss and Carpenter Prognostic Scale for Schizophrenia

Resumen. La mayoría de estudios sobre mobbing o acoso laboral se han centrado en las víctimas y e... more Resumen. La mayoría de estudios sobre mobbing o acoso laboral se han centrado en las víctimas y en sus percepciones. Tan solo unos pocos estudios han tratado de evaluar a los acosadores directamente. Sin embargo lo han hecho sin un instrumento de medida convenientemente validado. Este artículo presenta la adaptación y validación de una escala de conductas negativas realizadas (NAQ-P), basada en la Escala de Conductas Negativas-Revisada para víctimas (Moreno-Jiménez et al., 2007). Con una muestra de 521 empleados de un total de 20 organizaciones de diferentes sectores de actividad ubicadas en España, se recogieron datos acerca de las conductas negativas realizadas y recibidas, así como de otras variables como el liderazgo transformacional, el género o el estatus ocupacional. Los resultados mostraron que un modelo de dos factores (acoso personal-3 ítems-y acoso relacionado con el trabajo-4 ítems-) se ajustaba mejor a los datos que los otros modelos considerados. Además, los resultados mostraron que el instrumento tenía una buena consistencia interna y una adecuada validez de constructo y discriminante.

Comparing crime reporting factors in EU countries

European Journal on Criminal Policy and Research, 2016

Through crime-reporting citizens make their security needs explicit to the police. This informati... more Through crime-reporting citizens make their security needs explicit to the police. This information helps the police in the allocation of resources. In the European Union, there are significant differences among countries, both in terms of overall and specific crime-reporting rates. Factors highlighted by the literature that might explain these differences are not entirely satisfactory. There is little comparative research, and most published studies are nation-centred, based on the experience of central and northern European countries, and largely focused on the situational variables related to the criminal incident itself. It is widely assumed that situational variables have a universal explanatory capacity in crime reporting. This article questions this assumption and shows that a number of factors weight differently in explaining national rates. Following a literature review, we identified four groups of causal factors and analysed their explanatory capacity. These are related largely to the incident (rational models) and victims’ perception (psychological models). In addition, we also analysed the influence of institutional and community factors. The European Survey on Crime and Safety database was used for our analysis. Results show the existence of two areas in Europe, the north-central area and the south-eastern area, in terms of crime reporting rates and the factors that explain these differences. Rational and psychological models explain crime-reporting practices better in the north-central area. In contrast, socio-demographic variables and social inequalities are more relevant for explaining crime reporting in the south-eastern area of Europe. Institutional variables are also important in eastern countries. Community factors are not significant explanatory variables due to the limitations of indicators available in the database. Our research reveals that crime-reporting is a rather more complex phenomenon than is often assumed, and highlights the limitations of existing knowledge and methodologies on comparative crime-reporting.

El consum de recursos dels malalts oncol�gics durant l'�ltim mes de vida: el paper dels PADES

Evidencias y reflexiones sobre el impacto de la crisis en la salud y la sanidad

Los distintos gobiernos de Espana decidieron impulsar una serie de reformas y politicas sanitaria... more Los distintos gobiernos de Espana decidieron impulsar una serie de reformas y politicas sanitarias como respuesta a la crisis economica que, en un principio, se estimaron necesarias a corto plazo, pero que han ido ganando naturaleza de cambio significativo en nuestro sistema de salud. Este trabajo trata de recoger y ordenar para su lectura y analisis esos cambios, asi como su impacto sobre la salud de la poblacion. Los estudios publicados hasta la fecha apuntan a impactos tanto positivos como negativos, si bien es esperable que un desempleo y una pobreza sostenida en el tiempo perjudiquen seriamente la salud.

Understanding scientific communities: a social network approach to collaborations in Talent Management research

Scientometrics, 2017

Research on Talent Management (TM) is an emerging field of study and little is known about the co... more Research on Talent Management (TM) is an emerging field of study and little is known about the connections among authors in this research community. This paper aims at disclosing the dynamics in TM research by offering a detailed picture of its evolving collaboration networks. By means of Social Network Analysis (SNA), we both show and explain the extent of collaboration, taking articles' co-authorship as an indicator of collaboration. We graphically display how the network builds up throughout time, which has allowed us to examine its main structural characteristics. We analyze the contribution of individual researchers and identify key players in the research network and their characteristics. The co-authorship network is composed by loose and lowdensity collaborations, mainly consisting in two big components and surrounded by scattered and weak relationships. Two main research perspectives are built and consolidated through time, but they are missing the richness of exchanging ideas among different views. Our results complement recent studies on the dynamics of TM research by offering evidence on how and why collaboration among researchers shapes the current debates on the field. Some basic hypothesis about network indicators are also tested and provide further evidence for the Social Network Analysis advancement. The findings can be of value in the design of strategies that might improve both system and individual performance.

La joventut de Barcelona l'any de la pandèmia : 10 anàlisis de l'Enquesta a la Joventut de Barcelona 2020

Economic Crisis, Young Adults and Health in Spain

Health and Illness in the Neoliberal Era in Europe

1 Determinants of health and utilization in Catalonia (Spain)

This paper examines the role played by lifestyles, age, gender, geographical location, level of e... more This paper examines the role played by lifestyles, age, gender, geographical location, level of education and employment as determinants of health and health care utilization in Catalonia, Spain, using logistic regression techniques, count data models and quantiles for counts. We consider the endogeneity problem and attrition bias in our estimations. Our findings point to poorer self-reported health status among women, the old aged, the less educated, those with unhealthy lifestyles, the unemployed, and those dissatisfied with their job or exposed to potential risk in the workplace. Health care utilization is largely conditioned by duplicate coverage, need, pregnancy, pharmaceutical consultation, geographical location, and household size. Some differences are found in the utilization of health services depending on duplicate coverage availability.

Les reformes han de buscar el benefici per al ciutadà

Spanish adaptation of the Beck Cognitive Insight Scale (BCIS) for schizophrenia

Actas españolas de psiquiatría

The Beck Cognitive Insight Scale has been designed to evaluate the cognitive insight capacity, th... more The Beck Cognitive Insight Scale has been designed to evaluate the cognitive insight capacity, that is to say, the practice of self-reflectiveness as a meta-cognitive mechanism for examining and analysing the disorder's symptoms, it also permits a continuous re-evaluation of inadequate interpretations. The aim of this study is to examine the psychometric properties, the dimensional structure and the internal validity of the Spanish version of Beck's Cognitive Scale of Insight (BCIS). In this paper we also analyse its relation with the Positive and Negative Symptoms Scale (PANSS). The Cognitive Insight Scale was translated and adapted to Spanish with 129 in- and out-schizophrenic patients. Principal component analysis showed a two-factor structure that was similar to the original one, recognizable as self-reflectiveness (R) and self-certainty (C) with similar reliability as the American version. Self-reflectiveness and the R-C index correlated with loss of insight of the PANS...

Factores asociados a ingreso hospitalario en una cohorte de pacientes ancianos incorporados a un programa de atención domiciliaria

Medicina Clínica, 2012

Cuts drive health system reforms in Spain

Health Policy, 2013

The economic crisis is largely shaping health policy in Spain. This paper reports on major change... more The economic crisis is largely shaping health policy in Spain. This paper reports on major changes in the health care system, both nationally and regionally, as a consequence of sizable cutbacks and new pieces of legislation. The most relevant changes to the system introduced during the last year are having an impact on who is insured, which benefits are covered, and what share of the cost of service provision is contributed by the population, while at the same time reducing salaries and working conditions in the sector. We further report on the consequences these changes are having, and the roles played by key actors and organisations in the system.

Cost-Effectiveness and Down Syndrome [letter and reply]

Cost-Effectiveness and Down Syndrome [letter and reply]. DSpace/Manakin Repository. ...

Millenials" ante la adversidad: Efectos de la crisis sobre la salud, los hábitos y la percepción de riesgos

Los cambios sucedidos con la recesión económica –tasas elevadas de paro, inestabilidad laboral, e... more Los cambios sucedidos con la recesión económica –tasas elevadas de paro, inestabilidad laboral, elevados costes de la vivienda y recortes en las políticas públicas– sitúan a ciertos grupos sociales en condiciones de mayor vulnerabilidad. Los jóvenes concentran un número considerable de riesgos sociales, y además, debido a su edad, atraviesan importantes episodios (vitales) que determinarán su vida presente y futura. Conocer los efectos de la crisis y la austeridad en la salud (física, mental, hábitos y riesgos) de los jóvenes de 18 a 34 años es fundamental. Nuestro proyecto defiende además que estos efectos no tienen lugar en el vacío. Solo entendiendo mejor cómo interactúan en este colectivo los determinantes de la salud y el peso de factores como entorno, capital social, familia, escuela, trabajo, ocio y medios de comunicación podemos diseñar políticas correctivas, tanto universales como específicas, que tengan el<br> doble objetivo de (i) mejorar la salud y los hábitos salu...

Influence of socio-economic profile of neighbourhoods on the selection of home care strategies for older dependants

Ageing and Society

Care strategies for older dependants are determined by not only individuals or network characteri... more Care strategies for older dependants are determined by not only individuals or network characteristics, but also contextual factors. The objective of this study is to determine whether urban contexts (neighbourhoods) are linked to the use of family care (informal), public services or private care at home (formal). We applied logistic regression analysis to data from the Survey of People in a Situation of Dependence 2018. The sample was composed of 530 older people (55 years old and over) living in two types of socio-economic groups of neighbourhoods in Barcelona, Spain. The type of neighbourhood is relevant in explaining the home care that older dependants receive. In neighbourhoods with a high socio-economic level, dependants are more likely to use private services and less likely to use informal care services and public services, even after controlling for household income, degree of dependency, sex, age and the number of people in the household. Understanding the factors that det...

Mapping collaboration networks in talent management research

Journal of Organizational Effectiveness: People and Performance

Purpose Despite the popularity of talent management (TM), very little has been published on the c... more Purpose Despite the popularity of talent management (TM), very little has been published on the community of scholars that contribute to the knowledge base of the field. The purpose of this paper is to disclose the dynamics in TM research through a detailed analysis of its evolving collaboration networks (i.e. research communities) in order to identify key authors and major topics covered. Design/methodology/approach A total of 225 co-authored articles published on TM from 2001 to May 2016 were retrieved from the Web of Science and Scopus and then analyzed and mapped using social network analysis methods. Findings The authors identified two major scientific communities (one of 63 authors and the other one of 24 authors). Both communities not only have different characteristics and structure, but also focus on different topics. The authors identified key players within each community and offer a dynamic view on the main topics studied. Practical implications This paper may help pract...

Effects of undocumented immigrants exclusion from health care coverage in Spain

Health policy (Amsterdam, Netherlands), 2018

In 2012 the Spanish government passed Royal Decree-Law 16/2012 (RDL) aimed at containing public e... more In 2012 the Spanish government passed Royal Decree-Law 16/2012 (RDL) aimed at containing public expenditure in response to the economic crisis. This RDL redefined just who would be entitled to public health care. As a result, a large proportion of undocumented immigrants in Spain were excluded from basic publicly financed health care with access only being granted under particular circumstances (emergency care, maternal care, children under 18, asylum seekers and victims of human trafficking). The aims of this paper are to identify the specific traits of this policy, review its impact on health and health care access, and to evaluate its economic impact. Most political parties and health professional groups opposed the RDL, and a large number of Spanish regions either declined to apply it or opted to apply it partially. To date, the RDL has had a considerable impact on the access of undocumented immigrants to public health care, with evidence suggesting that approximately 870,000 pe...

Reduction of pharmaceutical expenditure by a drug appropriateness intervention in polymedicated elderly subjects in Catalonia (Spain)

Gaceta sanitaria, Jan 18, 2017

To assess the monetary savings resulting from a pharmacist intervention on the appropriateness of... more To assess the monetary savings resulting from a pharmacist intervention on the appropriateness of prescribed drugs in community-dwelling polymedicated (≥8 drugs) elderly people (≥70 years). An evaluation of pharmaceutical expenditure reduction was performed within a randomised, multicentre clinical trial. The study intervention consisted of a pharmacist evaluation of all drugs prescribed to each patient using the "Good Palliative-Geriatric Practice" algorithm and the "Screening Tool of Older Persons Prescriptions/Screening Tool to Alert doctors to Right Treatment" criteria (STOPP/START). The control group followed the routine standard of care. A time horizon of one year was considered and cost elements included human resources and drug expenditure. 490 patients (245 in each group) were analysed. Both groups experienced a decrease in drug expenditure 12 months after the study started, but this decrease was significantly higher in the intervention group than in the...

Desigualdades en la provisión de servicios sanitarios

Gestión y Análisis de Políticas Públicas

Gallardo-Gallardo, Eva, Nijs, Sanne, Dries, Nicky, & Gallo, Pedro. (2015). Towards an understanding of talent management as a phenomenon-driven field using bibliometric and content analysis. Human Resource Management Review, in press

Human Resource Management Review, 2015

Adaptation and validation of the Spanish version of the Strauss and Carpenter Prognostic Scale for Schizophrenia

Resumen. La mayoría de estudios sobre mobbing o acoso laboral se han centrado en las víctimas y e... more Resumen. La mayoría de estudios sobre mobbing o acoso laboral se han centrado en las víctimas y en sus percepciones. Tan solo unos pocos estudios han tratado de evaluar a los acosadores directamente. Sin embargo lo han hecho sin un instrumento de medida convenientemente validado. Este artículo presenta la adaptación y validación de una escala de conductas negativas realizadas (NAQ-P), basada en la Escala de Conductas Negativas-Revisada para víctimas (Moreno-Jiménez et al., 2007). Con una muestra de 521 empleados de un total de 20 organizaciones de diferentes sectores de actividad ubicadas en España, se recogieron datos acerca de las conductas negativas realizadas y recibidas, así como de otras variables como el liderazgo transformacional, el género o el estatus ocupacional. Los resultados mostraron que un modelo de dos factores (acoso personal-3 ítems-y acoso relacionado con el trabajo-4 ítems-) se ajustaba mejor a los datos que los otros modelos considerados. Además, los resultados mostraron que el instrumento tenía una buena consistencia interna y una adecuada validez de constructo y discriminante.

Comparing crime reporting factors in EU countries

European Journal on Criminal Policy and Research, 2016

Through crime-reporting citizens make their security needs explicit to the police. This informati... more Through crime-reporting citizens make their security needs explicit to the police. This information helps the police in the allocation of resources. In the European Union, there are significant differences among countries, both in terms of overall and specific crime-reporting rates. Factors highlighted by the literature that might explain these differences are not entirely satisfactory. There is little comparative research, and most published studies are nation-centred, based on the experience of central and northern European countries, and largely focused on the situational variables related to the criminal incident itself. It is widely assumed that situational variables have a universal explanatory capacity in crime reporting. This article questions this assumption and shows that a number of factors weight differently in explaining national rates. Following a literature review, we identified four groups of causal factors and analysed their explanatory capacity. These are related largely to the incident (rational models) and victims’ perception (psychological models). In addition, we also analysed the influence of institutional and community factors. The European Survey on Crime and Safety database was used for our analysis. Results show the existence of two areas in Europe, the north-central area and the south-eastern area, in terms of crime reporting rates and the factors that explain these differences. Rational and psychological models explain crime-reporting practices better in the north-central area. In contrast, socio-demographic variables and social inequalities are more relevant for explaining crime reporting in the south-eastern area of Europe. Institutional variables are also important in eastern countries. Community factors are not significant explanatory variables due to the limitations of indicators available in the database. Our research reveals that crime-reporting is a rather more complex phenomenon than is often assumed, and highlights the limitations of existing knowledge and methodologies on comparative crime-reporting.

El consum de recursos dels malalts oncol�gics durant l'�ltim mes de vida: el paper dels PADES