La Epidemiologia y la Estadistica V encuentro Marcelino Pascua
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La Entrevista Clínica de Valoración Inicial. Guía para la práctica clínica
La Entrevista Clínica de Valoración Inicial es el primer contacto de paciente y familia con el personal enfermero, lo que constituye un momento clave para la relación entre ambos. [wpdm_file id=146]
La eficiencia no basta. Análisis ético y recomendaciones para la distribución de recursos escasos en situación de pandemia
Objetivo Elaborar una herramienta de apoyo que ayude a tomar decisiones en el marco de la pandemia de COVID-19. Método Se parte de una búsqueda de diferentes recomendaciones éticas surgidas en España sobre priorización de recursos sanitarios escasos en la pandemia de COVID-19, así como de una revisión narrativa de modelos teóricos sobre distribución en…
La calidad en el Bloque Quirúrgico del Hospital Clínico San Cecilio. La perspectiva del cliente interno
Objetivo Evaluar la calidad de los servicios prestados por el Bloque Quirúrgico (BQ) del Hospital Clínico Universitario San Cecilio (HUSC), desde el punto de vista del personal sanitario del hospital. Material y métodos Emplazamiento: Andalucía. Participantes: 134 profesionales con contacto con el BQ del HUSC. Instrumento: cuestionario de elaboración propia, con las siguientes dimensiones: accesibilidad,…
La activación de pacientes crónicos y su relación con el personal sanitario en Andalucía
Fundamento. Evaluar la (inter)relación entre la activación de pacientes crónicos y su relación con el personal sanitario en Andalucía. Material y métodos. Estudio cuantitativo realizado con 258 pacientes crónicos de la Escuela de Pacientes, que respondieron tras ser contactados por correo electrónico. De ellos, 142 completaron los cuestionarios. Se emplearon los cuestionarios Patient Activacion Measurement (PAM)…
KIM-1 as a Blood-Based Marker for Early Detection of Kidney Cancer: A Prospective Nested Case–Control Study
Purpose: Renal cell carcinoma (RCC) has the potential for cure with surgery when diagnosed at an early stage. Kidney injury molecule-1 (KIM-1) has been shown to be elevated in the plasma of RCC patients. We aimed to test whether plasma KIM-1 could represent a means of detecting RCC prior to clinical diagnosis. Experimental Design: KIM-1…
Kaposi sarcoma incidence, survival and trends: Data from the information network on rare cancers in Europe (RARECAREnet)
Background This study provides updated information on Kaposi sarcoma (KS) in Europe during 1995–2007 from the RARECARENet project. Methods Data comes from 59 population-based cancer registries in 22 countries. KS was defined as ICD-O-3 morphology code 9140 combined with any topography code. Crude and age-adjusted incidence rates and relative survival for years of diagnosis 2000–2007…
Is low survival for cancer in Eastern Europe due principally to late stage at diagnosis?
Background Cancer survival has persistently been shown to be worse for Eastern European and UK/Ireland patients than those of other European regions. This is often attributed to later stage at diagnosis. However, few stage-specific survival comparisons are available, so it is unclear whether poorer quality treatment or other factors also contribute. For the first time,…
Is It Possible to Find Something Positive in Being Confined Due to COVID-19? Implications for Well-Being
In relation to COVID-19, little research has focused on the study of variables that affect well-being during this pandemic. The purpose of this research is twofold: (1) to find out if people experiencing a quarantine are able to appreciate any positive aspects of it, and to analyze how these responses are categorized and (2) to…
Investigating the inequalities in route to diagnosis amongst patients with diffuse large B-cell or follicular lymphoma in England
Introduction Diagnostic delay is associated with lower chances of cancer survival. Underlying comorbidities are known to affect the timely diagnosis of cancer. Diffuse large B-cell (DLBCL) and follicular lymphomas (FL) are primarily diagnosed amongst older patients, who are more likely to have comorbidities. Characteristics of clinical commissioning groups (CCG) are also known to impact diagnostic…