Position
Overview
Degree in psychology at the National University of San Marcos. Master in Public Health and Global Health at the Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia. Associated researcher of the Instituto Peruano de Orientación Psicológica. Editor of Interacciones: Revista de Avances en Psicología. Research training at the Center of Excellence in Chronic Chronic Diseases of the Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia. Psychologists linked to research projects at the National Center for Occupational Health and Environmental Protection for Health (CENSOPAS) of the Instituto Nacional de Salud (INS). Researcher in mental health, digital health, and chronic diseases.
Profiles
Relationship between job satisfaction, burnout syndrome and depressive symptoms in physicians: a cross-sectional study based on the employment demand-control model using structural equation modelling
Villarreal-Zegarra, D., Lázaro-Illatopa, W. I., Castillo-Blanco, R., Cabieses, B., Blukacz, A., Bellido-Boza, L., & Mezones-Holguin, E. (2021).
An explanatory model of depressive symptoms from anxiety, post-traumatic stress, somatic symptoms, and symptom perception: the potential role of inflammatory markers in hospitalized COVID-19 patients
Villarreal-Zegarra, D., Paredes-Angeles, R., Mayo-Puchoc, N., Vilela-Estada, A. L., Huarcaya-Victoria, J., & Copez-Lonzoy, A. (2022). BMC Psychiatry, 22, 638.
Policies on mental health in the workplace during the COVID-19 pandemic: A scoping review
Villarreal-Zegarra, D., Reátegui-Rivera, C. M., Sabastizagal-Vela, I., Burgos-Flores, M. A., Cama-Ttito, N. A., & Rosales-Rimache, J. (2022). PloS one, 17(7), e0272296.
Development of a Framework for the Implementation of Synchronous Digital Mental Health: Realist Synthesis of Systematic Reviews
Villarreal-Zegarra, D., Alarcon-Ruiz, C. A., Melendez-Torres, G. J., Torres-Puente, R., Navarro-Flores, A., Cavero, V., … & Huarcaya-Victoria, J. (2022). JMIR mental health, 9(3), e34760.
Spanish version of Jenkins Sleep Scale in physicians and nurses: psychometric properties from a Peruvian nationally representative sample
Villarreal-Zegarra, D., Torres-Puente, R., Otazú-Alfaro, S., Al-kassab-Córdova, A., de Castro, J. R., & Mezones-Holguín, E. (2022). Journal of Psychosomatic Research, 157, 110759.
Validation of the medium and short version of CENSOPAS-COPSOQ: a psychometric study in the Peruvian population
Lucero-Perez, M. R., Sabastizagal, I., Astete-Cornejo, J., Burgos, M. A., Villarreal-Zegarra, D., & Moncada, S. (2022). BMC public health, 22(1), 1-10.
Factors Associated with Mental Health Outcomes in Hospital Workers during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Mixed-Methods Study
Huarcaya-Victoria, J., Villarreal-Rao, B., Luna, M., Rojas-Mendoza, W., Alarcon-Ruiz, C. A., Villarreal-Zegarra, D., … & Ramírez, S. (2022). International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19(9), 5346.
Depression, post-traumatic stress, anxiety, and fear of COVID-19 in the general population and health-care workers: prevalence, relationship, and explicative model in Peru
Villarreal-Zegarra, D., Copez-Lonzoy, A., Vilela-Estrada, A. L., & Huarcaya-Victoria, J. (2021). BMC psychiatry, 21, 455.
Development of the set of scales to assess the job satisfaction among physicians in Peru: validity and reliability assessment
Villarreal-Zegarra, D., Torres-Puente, R., Castillo-Blanco, R., Cabieses, B., Bellido-Boza, L., & Mezones-Holguin, E. (2021). BMC public health, 21(1), 1-14.
Explanatory model of perceived stress in the general population: a cross-sectional study in Peru during the COVID-19 context
Boluarte-Carbajal, A., Navarro-Flores, A., & Villarreal-Zegarra, D. (2021). Frontiers in psychology, 12.
Trends in the prevalence and treatment of depressive symptoms in Peru: a population-based study
Villarreal-Zegarra, D., Cabrera-Alva, M., Carrillo-Larco, R. M., & Bernabe-Ortiz, A. (2020). BMJ open, 10(7), e036777.
Psychometric properties of a Spanish version of the fear of COVID-19 scale in general population of Lima, Peru
Huarcaya-Victoria, J., Villarreal-Zegarra, D., Podestà, A., & Luna-Cuadros, M. A. (2020). International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction, 1-14.
Association between arterial hypertension and depressive symptoms: Results from population‐based surveys in Peru
Villarreal‐Zegarra, D., & Bernabe‐Ortiz, A. (2020). Asia‐Pacific Psychiatry, 12(2), e12385.
Valid group comparisons can be made with the Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9): A measurement invariance study across groups by demographic characteristics
Villarreal-Zegarra, D., Copez-Lonzoy, A., Bernabé-Ortiz, A., Melendez-Torres, G. J., & Bazo-Alvarez, J. C. (2019). PloS one, 14(9), e0221717.
Characteristics and quality of clinical practice guidelines for depression in adults: a scoping review
Zafra-Tanaka, J. H., Goicochea-Lugo, S., Villarreal-Zegarra, D., & Taype-Rondan, A. (2019). BMC psychiatry, 19(1), 1-9.
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Single vs multiple suicide attempts: a prospective cohort study in patients attending a general hospital emergency department: SUicide pRospective eValuatIon and Valoration prOgRam (SURVIVOR-Cohort Study)
Award Dates: 01/06/2022 – 01/06/2023
Grantee: Instituto Peruano de Orientación Psicológica (Peru)
Sponsor: EsSalud-Kaelin Award
Rol: Co-Investigator (CoI)
Goal: We aim to determine the incidence of new cases of suicide attempts in a period of one and six months for patients with single vs. multiple suicide attempts attending the emergency department of the Hospital Nacional Guillermo Almenara Irigoyen (HNGAI) between July 2022 and June 2023.
SUPERA: Sistema Unificado de tamizaje y atención oportuna en salud mental en trabajadores post-COVID-19
Award Dates: 01/01/2022 – 01/01/2023
Grantee: Instituto Nacional de Salud (Perú)
Sponsor: PROCIENCIA-CONCYTEC
Rol: Principal Investigator (PI)
Goal: The main objective is to adapt and validate a mental health service that allows screening, initial management, and timely referral of workers with a history of SARS-CoV-2 infection. The proposal proposes the delivery of the service through a digital platform that allows for periodic evaluations, appointment management, and events recorded in an electronic medical record. This platform will have personalized care modules that will allow monitoring and timely referrals to other actors in the health system. The results of the proposal will allow the scalability of this service at a national and regional level, and will also provide the necessary information for other institutions to implement this service.
Peruvian health government response to mental health care in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic: A scoping review and policy document analysis
Victoria Cavero Vilela-Estrada Ana L. Rubí Paredes-Angeles David Villarreal-Zegarra Francisco Diez-Canseco
Data available on mental health in national surveys in Latin American and Caribbean countries: A scoping review protocol
David Villarreal-Zegarra Francesca Ramírez Bontá Rafaela Paola Vasquez Vilchez Percy Soto-Becerra
Salud mental en los hospitales
Source: La Republica
Type: Press report
Lenguaje: Spanish
Date: February 27, 2022
COVID-19: diseñarán herramienta digital para atender salud mental de personal médico
Source: Andina
Type: Press report
Lenguaje: Spanish
Date: January 14, 2022
El peso del aislamiento: la salud mental en cuidados intensivos
Source: Ojo Público
Type: Press report
Lenguaje: Spanish
Date: July 30, 2020
Mental health
Depression. Anxiety. Stress. Emotional problems.
Digital health
Digital mental health. E-mental health. Self-administered digital interventions for depression. Digital interventions for depression.
Epidemiology
Epidemiology of depression. Predictive models of depression. Epidemiology of mental health in Latin America.
Psychometrics
Measurement invariance in scales on emotional problems. Factor analysis for the validation of instruments on emotional problems. Analysis of internal consistency in scales on emotional problems.