Browsing Recerca by Subject "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 ... -
Claves para la mejoría del enfermo en la atención clínica de las personas afectas de un trastorno mental severo
(Date of defense: 2018-07-24)Los trastornos mentales severos son entidades nosológicas agrupadas en un concepto multicategorial que incluye mantenimiento en el tiempo y discapacidad. Como consecuencia, son necesarias múltiples ... -
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 ... -
Descripción del rendimiento cognitivo y rasgos de personalidad de pacientes con fibromialgia: relación del rendimiento cognitivo con la percepción de dolor, sintomatología depresiva e impacto de la enfermedad.
(Date of defense: 2015-07-20)La fibromialgia (FM) es una enfermedad de etiología desconocida, que se caracteriza por la presencia de dolor musculoesquelético difuso crónico de más de tres meses de evolución, acompañado generalmente ... -
Eficacia de la Fisioterapia respiratoria estandarizada en Atención Primaria en los pacientes con EPOC moderada y su evaluación económica
(2011-04-12)OBJETIVOS<br/>Evaluar la eficacia sobre la calidad de vida y diversos factores predictores de la mortalidad (índice BODE, distancia caminada en 6 minutos, FEV1, disnea e índice de masa corporal) y el ... -
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 ... -
Valoración de la funcionalidad y la calidad de vida de las personas afectas de enfermedades neuromusculares y de sus cuidadores principales en la población española
(Date of defense: 2016-06-13)Les malalties neuromusculars representen per als diferents professionals del món de la sanitat, un dels grans reptes en el seu maneig terapèutic ja que encara són malalties poc conegudes amb un llarg ...