Listando Articles por materia "Calidad de vida"
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The addition of diacutaneous fibrolysis to a pharmacological intervention in patients with tension-type headache: a randomized controlled trial
(Journal of Clinical Medicine, 2022)Background: Tension-type headache (TTH) is the most common headache worldwide. Pharmacological interventions are the most investigated therapies in patients with TTH. The addition of physical therapy ... -
Control in patients with advanced cancer: an interpretative phenomenological study
(BMC Palliative Care, 2022)Background: In the context of life-threatening illness, loss of control is argued as a source of suffering and loss of perceived dignity, whereas having control over the dying process has been seen as ... -
Cost-effectiveness of alternative smoking cessation scenarios in Spain: results from the EQUIPTMOD
(Addiction, 2018)Aims: To assess the cost‐effectiveness of alternative smoking cessation scenarios from the perspective of the Spanish National Health Service (NHS). Design: We used the European study on Quantifying ... -
Cuestiones controvertidas en evaluación económica (II): medidas de resultado en salud de las intervenciones sanitarias
(Revista Española de Salud Pública, 2015-03)En este segundo artículo, de una serie de tres, debatiremos, empleando la técnica Metaplan, sobre cuestiones controvertidas de las medidas de resultado en salud en la evaluación económica de intervenciones ... -
Factors influencing burden among non-professional immigrant caregivers: a case-control study
(Journal of Advanced Nursing, 2012)Aim: To identify factors related to the burden that is experienced by untrained immigrant caregivers. Background: There is growing concern about how to provide the care required by an ageing population. ... -
Gender differences in health-related quality of life in patients with systolic heart failure: results of the VIDA multicenter study
(Journal of Clinical Medicine, 2020-08-31)Previous studies have shown that heart failure is associated with worse health-related quality of life (HRQoL). The existence of differences according to gender remains controversial. We studied 1028 ... -
Meaning in life as a mediator between physical impairment and the wish to hasten death in patients with advanced cancer
(Journal of pain and symptom management, 2017-12)Context. Meaning in life (MiL) is a key factor for ensuring spiritual well-being and quality of life among patients with life threatening illnesses. However, the role of MiL in relation to the wish to ... -
Patient perspectives of dignity, autonomy and control at the end of life: systematic review and meta-ethnography
(PLoS ONE, 2016-03-24)Background: Research in the end-of-life context has explored the sense of dignity experienced by patients with advanced disease, examining the factors associated with it. Whereas certain perspectives ... -
Perception of quality of care of patients with potentially severe diseases evaluated at a distinct quick diagnostic delivery model: a cross-sectional study
(BMC Health Services Research, 2015-09-30)Background: Although hospital-based outpatient quick diagnosis units (QDU) are an increasingly recognized cost-effective alternative to hospitalization for the diagnosis of potentially serious diseases, ... -
¿Por qué descendió tanto la mortalidad infantil en Tarragona, provincia de Cataluña (España)? El ejemplo del doctor Frías i Roig (Reus, 1878-1963)
(Población y Salud en Mesoamérica, 2015)Desde la Transición Demográfica y Epidemiológica, marco conceptual de nuestra investigación, planteamos qué ocurrió en la provincia de Tarragona entre 1900 y 1935 (antes de la Guerra Civil española). A ... -
Prospective study of shoulder strength, shoulder range of motion, and lymphedema in breast cancer patients from pre-surgery to 5 years after ALND or SLNB
(Supportive Care in Cancer, 2018)Objective: Determine the changes in shoulder strength, shoulder range of motion, and arm volume in breast cancer patients treated with sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB) or axillary lymph node dissection ... -
Psychometric properties of the spanish version of the Jefferson Scale of Empathy: making sense of the total score through a second order confirmatory factor analysis
(BMC Medical Education, 2016-09-19)Background: Empathy is a key aspect of the physician-patient interactions. The Jefferson Scale of Empathy (JSE) is one of the most used empathy measures of medical students. The development of cross-cultural ... -
Quality of life impairment after a diagnosis of Cushing’s syndrome
(Pituitary, 2022)This brief review is devoted mainly to publications in the last 5 years dealing with health-related quality of life (QoL) after a diagnosis of endogenous hypercortisolism, due to pituitary-dependent ... -
The Efficacy of the proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation (PNF) approach in stroke rehabilitation to improve basic activities of daily living and quality of life: a systematic review and meta-analysis protocol
(BMJ Open, 2017-12)Introduction Proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation (PNF) is a widely used rehabilitation concept, although its efficacy has not yet been demonstrated in stroke survivors. The aim of this systematic ... -
Unmet needs in Cushing’s syndrome: the patients’ perspective
(Endocrine Connections, 2022)Background: Cushing’s syndrome (CS) is a rare condition of chronically elevated cortisol levels resulting in diverse comorbidities, many of which endure beyond successful treatment affecting the quality ...