A5061897877- Patient Safety and Medication Errors
- Medical Malpractice and Liability Issues
- Patient Satisfaction in Healthcare
- Patient-Provider Communication in Healthcare
- Chronic Disease Management Strategies
- Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes
- COVID-19 and Mental Health
- Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life
- Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnout
- Medication Adherence and Compliance
- Ethics and bioethics in healthcare
- Diabetes Management and Education
- Primary Care and Health Outcomes
- Ethics in medical practice
- Nursing care and research
- COVID-19 and healthcare impacts
- Healthcare Quality and Management
- Mobile Health and mHealth Applications
- Healthcare Decision-Making and Restraints
- Occupational Health and Safety Research
- Long-Term Effects of COVID-19
- Global Cancer Incidence and Screening
- Pharmaceutical studies and practices
- Healthcare Systems and Technology
- Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology
Universitat de Miguel Hernández d'Elx
2015-2024
Sociedad Española de Nefrología
2023-2024
Hospital Universitari Sant Joan D'Alacant
2013-2023
Generalitat Valenciana
2020
Universidad de Deusto
2015
MSD (Spain)
2015
Departamento de Salud
2013-2015
Conselleria de Sanitat Universal i Salut Pública
2013
Objectives To determine the volume of health professionals who suffered distress due to their care patients with COVID-19 and analyse direction in which response capacity face future waves is evolving. Design A cross-sectional study. Setting Primary hospitals Spain. Participants non-randomised sample 685 (physicians, nurses other staff). secondary outcome measures Frequency intensity stress responses measured by Acute Stress Health Professionals Caring Scale (EASE). Variation according...
The experience of chronic patients with the care they receive, fuelled by focus on patient-centeredness and increasing evidence its positive relation other dimensions quality, is being acknowledged as a key element in improving quality care. There are dearth accepted tools metrics to assess patient from patient's perspective that have been adapted new context: continued, systemic, multidisciplinary teams technologies.Development validation scale conducting literature review, expert panel,...
Adverse events (incidents that harm a patient) can also produce emotional hardship for the professionals involved (second victims). Although few international pioneering programs exist aim to facilitate recovery of second victim, there are no known initiatives raise awareness in professional community about this issue and prevent situation from worsening.The study was design evaluate an online program directed at frontline hospital primary care health raises provides information victim...
Abstract Background There are doubts on whether patients feel that they have sufficient information for actively participating in clinical decisions. Objective To describe the type of receive. determine consider this sufficient, and it contributes or not to improve safety. identify barriers patient participation decision making. Study Design Cross‐sectional study with 764 327 physicians. Setting participants Fourteen health centres belonging three primary care districts hospitals Spain....
Background COVID-19 became a major public health concern in March 2020. Due to the high rate of hospitalizations for short time, care workers and other involved staff are subjected large workload emotional distress. Objective The objective this study is develop digital tool provide support resources that might prevent consider acute stress reactions due pandemic. Methods contents platform were created through an evidence-based review consensus conference. website was built using Google...
Lack of adherence constitutes one the most important challenges in patients undergoing treatment with oral antineoplastic drugs (ANEO). Understanding cancer patients’ experiences respect to their medication is key for optimizing and therapeutic results. We aimed assess experience (ME) ANEO, describe barriers facilitators related disease its compare them healthcare professionals’ perspectives. carried out an exploratory qualitative study University Hospital San Juan de Alicante, Spain. Three...
Abstract This study analyzed the frequency and intensity of acute stress among health professionals caring for COVID-19 patients in four Latin American Spanish-speaking countries during outbreak. A cross-sectional involved a non-probability sample healthcare countries. Participants from each country were invited using platform mobile application designed this study. Hospital primary care workers different services included. The EASE Scale (SARS-CoV-2 Emotional Overload Scale, Spanish named...
Background: Adverse events are a reality in clinical practice. Reducing the prevalence of preventable adverse by stemming their causes requires health managers' engagement. Objective: The objective our study was to develop an app for mobile phones and tablets that would provide managers with overview responsibilities matters patient safety help them manage interventions expected be carried out throughout year. Methods: Safety Agenda Mobile App (SAMA) designed based on standardized...
Patient experience is acknowledged as a principal aspect of quality healthcare delivery, and it has implications with regard to outcomes.Our objective was evaluate the patients chronic diseases identify patient-perceived gaps assess influence demographic healthcare-related variables on patient experiences.A cross-sectional survey delivered adult diseases: diabetes mellitus (DM), human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection, inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) or rheumatic diseases. experiences...
Background Smartphone addiction has become a reality accepted by all. Some previous studies have shown that the use of smartphones on public roads while walking is very common among young population. The term “smombie” or smartphone zombie been coined for this behavior. Such behavior causes reduction in attention given to other pedestrians and drivers may result accidents collisions. However, there are no precise data about how many people phone they street. usage habits evolving rapidly,...
The correct treatment of most non-transmissible diseases requires, in addition to adequate medication, adherence physical activity and diet guidelines, as well health data monitoring patient motivation. restrictions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic made telemedicine tools mobile apps best choice for compliance. objective this study was analyze benefits an m-Health solution designed specifically chronic patients during pandemic. A pragmatic clinical trial with pre-post measurements a single...
To present the context, aim and process of designing Instrument for Assessment Chronic Care Models (Instrumento de Evaluación Modelos Atención ante la Cronicidad [IEMAC]), which was developed to make conceptual framework chronic care model operational in Spanish national health system.The IEMAC by a series experts with distinct profiles expertise using qualitative research techniques. A matrix built dimensions selected as basic new model. In each dimension, actions were identified...
Patient perception and the organizational safety culture of health professionals are an indirect indicator quality care. Both patient professional perceptions were evaluated, their degree coincidence was measured in context a mutual insurance company (MC Mutual). This study based on secondary analysis routine data available databases patients’ professionals’ evaluations care provided by MC Mutual during period 2017–2019, prior to COVID-19 pandemic. Eight dimensions considered: results care,...
To explore speaking up behaviours, barriers to openly expressing patient safety concerns, and perceived psychological climate in the clinical setting which healthcare trainees from Ibero-America were receiving their practical training. Cross-sectional survey of Colombia, Mexico, Spain (N = 1,152). Before field study, Speaking Up About Patient Safety Questionnaire (SUPS-Q) was translated into Spanish assessed for face validity. A confirmatory factor analysis conducted establish construct...
Objective: Design and validate a measure of the experience family caregivers with integrated care that receive persons they for. Methods: The new instrument for measuring is based on Instrument to Evaluate EXperience PAtients Chronic Diseases (acronym in Spanish: IEXPAC) scale instrument. With qualitative technique discussion group, nine professionals eight assessed face validity advised issues explore use. instrument’s items were analyzed individually, as well its consistency, reliability,...
The COVID-19 pandemic has affected the response capacity of health care workforce, and professionals have been experiencing acute stress reactions since beginning pandemic. In Spain, first wave was particularly severe among population professionals, many whom were infected. These required initial psychological supports that gradual in line with their conditions.