A5090936042- Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues
- Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies
- Chronic Disease Management Strategies
- Palliative and Oncologic Care
- Frailty in Older Adults
- Health and Lifestyle Studies
- Ethics and bioethics in healthcare
- Patient Dignity and Privacy
- Family and Patient Care in Intensive Care Units
- Healthcare Systems and Practices
- Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins
- Meat and Animal Product Quality
- Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology
- Air Quality Monitoring and Forecasting
- Health and Medical Education
- Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections
- Muscle metabolism and nutrition
- Mobile Health and mHealth Applications
- Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnout
- Parasites and Host Interactions
- Global Maternal and Child Health
- Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia detection and treatment
- Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes
- COVID-19 Digital Contact Tracing
- Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes
Institut Català de la Salut
2008-2024
Universitat de Vic - Universitat Central de Catalunya
2016-2018
Institut Català d'Oncologia
2018
Catalan Society of Family and Community Medicine
2018
Government of Catalonia
2012-2017
Departament de Salut
2016-2017
Background: Of deaths in high-income countries, 75% are caused by progressive advanced chronic conditions. Palliative care needs to be extended from terminal cancer these patients. However, direct measurement of the prevalence people need palliative population has not been attempted. Aim: Determine, measurement, among chronically ill patients a whole geographic population. Design: Cross-sectional, population-based study. Main outcome measure: according NECPAL CCOMS-ICO © tool. NECPAL+ were...
Palliative care (PC) has focused on patients with cancer within specialist services. However, around 75% of the population in middle-income and high-income countries die one or more chronic advanced diseases. Early identification such need PC becomes crucial. In this feature article we describe initial steps NECPAL ( Necesidades Paliativas [Palliative Needs]) Programme. The focus is development tool to identify PC; preliminary results prevalence study, which assessed chronically ill all...
Background: The Surprise Question (SQ) identifies patients with palliative care needs. NECPAL CCOMS-ICO © (NECPAL) tool combines the additional clinical parameters for a more comprehensive assessment. capacity of these screening tools to predict mortality is still unknown. Aim: To explore predictive validity and SQ determine 12- 24-month mortality. Design: Longitudinal, prospective observational cohort study. Setting/participants: Three primary centres, one general hospital, intermediate...
Abstract Background: There are major shortfalls in the identification and screening of at-risk migrant groups. This study aims to evaluate effectiveness a new digital tool (IS-MiHealth) integrated into electronic patient record system primary care centres detecting prevalent infections. IS-MiHealth provides targeted recommendations health professionals for multiple infections, including HIV, hepatitis B C, active tuberculosis, Chagas disease, strongyloidiasis, schistosomiasis, based on...
To determine the prevalence and profiles of people with advanced chronic diseases in Primary Care to analyse elements related their mortality order orient strategies for improvement this level care.
To understand the experiences of patients and caregivers living with advanced chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, impact their symptoms care needs arising from a functional, emotional, social context.Qualitative study. Phenomenological perspective. Data were collected during 2013-2015.Primary, secondary intermediate care. Osona (Barcelona).The study included 10 Primary Care respective caregivers, 19 primary professionals, as well 2 lung specialists, palliative professionals involved in...
Palliative care must be early applied to all types of advanced chronic and life limited prognosis patients, present in health social services. Patients' identification registry allows introducing palliative gradually concomitant with other measures. Patients undergo a systematic integrated process, meant improve their quality, which includes multidimensional assessment needs, recognition values preferences for advance planning purposes, treatments review, family care, case management. Leaded...
Abstract Objectives We aimed to evaluate the epidemiology of seven infections (Chagas disease, strongyloidiasis, schistosomiasis, human immunodeficiency virus, hepatitis B and C active tuberculosis) in migrant populations attended at primary care facilities Catalonia, Spain. Methods This is a cross sectional study conducted from March December 2018 eight centres Spain where health professionals were recommended systematically screen multiple migrants considering endemicity pathogens their...
Objective: After the recent publication of 2023 European Society Hypertension (ESH) guidelines, it became necessary to evaluate need updating our national which were based on prior 2018 ESH guidelines published. The objetive was compare and describe differences. Design method: Fifteen hypertension specialists from working group members society family doctors reviewed both guidelines. Afterwards, in different meetings, updates discussed eventually agreed. Here we present some major changes...
Objective: The usual techniques for disseminating knowledge are very often unpractical, useful those doing the dissemination but sometimes little remembered by attending. Our goal is to present three adaptations of different game formats approach hypertension (HT) with new guidelines. Design and method: We developed board games teams in a participative workshop format: Hypertension Goose (similar snakes ladders’ game), question answers’ on topics adapted phases HTA approach, strategy card...
Background: Care models for advanced chronic patients present two key aspects: early identification and care planning (ACP). In 2014, Catalonia arranged the ACP Model (ACPM), addressed to patient’s complex needs, into a public health-social system (HSS).Aims: Describe implementation process (IP) of an ACPM.Methods: A core group professionals (n=55) was convened develop ACPM with co-participation patients, caregivers, social agents healthy persons. Inclusion criteria included: solid...
<h3>Background</h3> Care models for advanced chronic patients present two key aspects: early identification and care planning (ACP). In 2014, Catalonia arranged the ACP Model (ACPM), addressed to patient's complex needs, into a public health-social system (HSS). <h3>Aims</h3> Describe implementation process (IP) of an ACPM. <h3>Methods</h3> A core group professionals (n = 55) was convened develop ACPM with co-participation patients, caregivers, social agents healthy persons. Inclusion...
OBJETIVOS El objetivo del estudio fue explorar las opiniones y percepciones de médicas los médicos internos residentes (MIR) personal enfermería interno residente (EIR) formados en una unidad docente entorno rural sobre factores asociados al reclutamiento a la retención. PACIENTES Y MÉTODOS Se hizo un cualitativo utilizando muestreo intencional. incluyeron 13 (9 MIR 4 EIR) que estaban su último año formación se les hicieron entrevistas semiestructuradas. Los datos fueron recogidos durante el...