A5058007254- Patient-Provider Communication in Healthcare
- Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life
- Health Literacy and Information Accessibility
- Diabetes Management and Research
- Patient Satisfaction in Healthcare
- Diabetes Management and Education
- Mental Health and Patient Involvement
- Chronic Disease Management Strategies
- Digital Mental Health Interventions
- Patient Dignity and Privacy
- Mobile Health and mHealth Applications
- Mental Health Treatment and Access
- Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues
- Healthcare Decision-Making and Restraints
- Clinical practice guidelines implementation
- Diabetes Treatment and Management
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
- Schizophrenia research and treatment
- Genomics and Rare Diseases
- Social Media in Health Education
- Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Studies
- Osteoarthritis Treatment and Mechanisms
- E-Learning and Knowledge Management
- Healthcare cost, quality, practices
- Feminist Theory and Gender Studies
Red de Investigación en Actividades Preventivas y Promoción de la Salud
2022-2024
Health Research Institute of the Balearic Islands
2020-2024
Servicio Canario de la Salud
2011-2024
Agencia de Evaluación de Tecnologías Sanitarias
2021-2024
Fundación Canaria de Investigación Sanitaria
2013-2022
Spanish Clinical Research Network
2015-2022
Instituto de Salud Carlos III
2021
Sistema Nacional de Salud
2021
Universidad de La Laguna
2019-2020
Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red
2014-2020
Background/Objective: This systematic review aims to evaluate the effect of interventions based on mindfulness and/or acceptance process ruminative thoughts, in patients with depression. Method: Electronic searches Medline, Embase, Cochrane Central, PsycInfo, and Cinahl until December 2016, addition hand-searches relevant studies, identified eleven studies that fulfilling inclusion criteria. Results: A meta-analysis intervention compared usual care showed a significant moderate reduction...
The Patient Activation Measure-13 (PAM-13) has been found useful for assessing patient knowledge, skills and confidence in management of chronic conditions, but the empirical evidence from mental health is sparse. psychometric properties PAM out-patients waiting treatment community centers (CMHC) have therefore examined. A total 290 adults two CMHC completed PAM. An exploratory factor analysis was conducted with 273 patients. Data at baseline after 4 weeks were used to analyze test-retest...
Abstract Background Shared decision making is an important component of patient‐centred care and aids are tools designed to support patients' help patients with depression make informed choices. Objective The study aim was assess the effectiveness a web‐based aid for unipolar depression. Design Randomized controlled trial. Setting participants Adults diagnosed major depressive disorder recruited in primary centres were included randomized (n=68) or usual (n=79). Intervention Patients group...
Abstract Objective To translate and assess the psychometric properties of 9‐item S hared D ecision‐ M aking Q uestionnaire ( SDM ‐Q‐9) for measuring patients' perceptions how clinicians' performance fits process. Design Cross‐sectional study. Setting Participants Data were collected in primary care health centres. Patients suffering from chronic diseases facing a medical decision included Measurements The original G erman ‐Q‐9 was translated to panish using process cross‐cultural adaptation...
Over the last decade European Union has been coordinating actions addressing various aspects of rare diseases and funded several cross-border research projects. Recently initiated biggest disease international collaborative effort by launching International Rare Diseases Research Consortium (IRDiRC). RARE-Bestpractices is one more than 100 projects on under Seventh Framework Programme for Technological Development (FP7; 2007-2013) (1). As a wide, open inclusive network, will build knowledge...
Digital health literacy (DHL) is the ability to search, understand and evaluate information from digital media apply that knowledge solve problems. However, currently many citizens have not developed these skills, this compromises only self-management of their health, but possibility services are socially sustainable. The objective article was present objectives, activities results IC-Health project whose develop a series massive open online courses (MOOCs) improve DHL skills European...
Concordance and Shared Decision-Making (SDM) are considered measures of the quality care that improves communication, promotes patient participation, creates a positive relationship with healthcare professional, results in greater adherence treatment plan. This study compares attitudes 225 mental health professionals (125 psychiatrists 100 psychiatry registrars) 449 psychiatric outpatients towards SDM concordance medicine taking by using "Leeds Attitude toward Scale" (LATCon). The internal...
Digital health literacy (DHL) increases the self-efficacy and empowerment of pregnant lactating women (PLW) in using Internet for issues. The European project IC-Health aimed to improve DHL among PLW, through co-creation Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs). MOOCs included focus groups creation communities practice (CoPs) with PLW healthcare professionals co-design MOOCs. quantitative measures MOOCs' acceptability, experience process increase (dimensions finding, understanding appraisal) were...
The present study aims to establish the factor structure and reliability of Spanish version Beliefs about Medicines Questionnaire (BMQ), adapted psychiatric medication, analyze potential differences between outpatients, medical students, psychology students.The BMQ was tested on a sample 405 216 222 students. Students completed only BMQ-General scale, for patients also BMQ-Specific scale.For scale items, analysis shows two-factor similar that described validation original instrument, but...
To assess the effectiveness of a combination intense pulsed light and low-level therapy (IPL/LLLT) for treatment dry eye.Retrospective before-after single-center clinical study.Patients diagnosed with eye, refractory to conventional treatment, underwent four sessions combined IPL/LLLT over 3 months. The Ocular Surface Disease Index (OSDI) questionnaire, non-invasive breakup time (NIBUT), tear film osmolarity meniscus height were measured 6 months before intervention, at baseline,...
Self-management education is a fundamental aspect in the health care of people with diabetes to develop necessary skills for improvement outcomes. Patients are required have competencies manage electronic information resources-that is, an appropriate level digital literacy. The European project IC-Health aimed improve literacy among through cocreation massive open online courses (MOOCs).We report preliminary results obtained 3 participating countries (Italy, Spain, and Sweden) regarding (1)...
We aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of a virtual community practice (vCoP) in improving primary health care professionals' (HCPs') attitudes toward empowering patients with chronic disease.We conducted cluster randomized controlled trial. Practices were units randomization, and HCPs analysis. Sixty-three practices Madrid, Catalonia, Canary Islands randomly allocated intervention or control groups. Randominzation was performed after HCP patient recruitment. The statistician anonymized...
To assess gender differences in the decision-making process for treatment of knee osteoarthritis (OA). A secondary analysis a randomized trial was conducted (n = 193). Knowledge OA and total replacement (TKR), decisional conflict, satisfaction with process, preference TKR uptake 6 months later were compared by gender. Multivariate regression models developed to identify gender-specific predictors. Women showed less knowledge (MD −7.68, 95% CI: −13.9, −1.46, p 0.016), reported −6.95, −11.7,...