A5054402201- Fungal Infections and Studies
- Antifungal resistance and susceptibility
- Social Media in Health Education
- Family and Disability Support Research
- Patient Dignity and Privacy
- Aging, Health, and Disability
- Palliative and Oncologic Care
- Nail Diseases and Treatments
- Myasthenia Gravis and Thymoma
- Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues
- Ethics in medical practice
- Psychology of Moral and Emotional Judgment
Pontificia Universidad Javeriana
2022-2024
Hospital Universitario San Ignacio
2022
Moral Distress (MD) refers to the negative experience that arise when a person cannot act in accordance with their values and principles caring for patients, associated individual, social or institutional barriers. This article presents result of qualitative research analyzing MD health personnel high complexity hospital Bogotá, Colombia focusing attention older patients chronic acute illnesses. The study used methods included semi-structured interviews, focus groups participant observation....
El buen morir es un fenómeno que se construye desde múltiples perspectivas de los actores involucrados en la atención del adulto mayor. objetivo este trabajo realizar una revisión temática con análisis cualitativo contenido 50 artículos relacionados el mayor publicados últimos 10 años. Se encontró carece definición universal y está configurada por elementos varían según actor involucrado, variables sociodemográficas aspectos culturales. Visibilizar más relevantes lo configura permite ampliar...
Abstract Background: Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder that causes muscle weakness, disability, and death, with survival of 3-5 years affecting all populations including Hispanics. ALS patients are mostly cared for by family caregivers (FCG) who experience burden, psychological distress impaired quality-of-life. Thus, FCG may not leave their homes to access resources. Social media might be way accessing support, but little known about...
La criptococosis es una enfermedad fúngica de distribución global, con mayor incidencia en países desarrollados. Se presenta usualmente inmunosuprimidos y se asocia alta morbilidad mortalidad. Su presentación diseminada muy poco frecuente personas inmunocompetentes, adultos mayores aumenta el riesgo mortalidad debido a su atípica los cambios fisiológicos asociados al envejecimiento. caso mujer 83 años síndrome confusional agudo subtipo motor hipoactivo, que progresó estupor, declinación...
Abstract Background Meningoencephalitis by Cryptococcus gattii (C. gattii) can be responsible for unspecific neurological clinical features, and its lesions in the brain diffuse with a preference basal ganglia. Case presentation Here we describe case of 72- year-old woman who developed dementia akinetic rigid syndrome bilateral hand myoclonus six-month period. Brain magnetic resonance imaging revealed striking leptomeningeal compromise midbrain. Film array culture C. cerebrospinal fluid were...