A5048305074- Medical Malpractice and Liability Issues
- Healthcare Systems and Technology
- Patient Satisfaction in Healthcare
- Patient Safety and Medication Errors
- Health and Medical Education
- Patient-Provider Communication in Healthcare
- Health Literacy and Information Accessibility
- Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes
- Healthcare Policy and Management
- Healthcare Decision-Making and Restraints
- Healthcare Quality and Management
- Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life
- Social Media in Health Education
- Ethics in medical practice
- Social Sciences and Policies
- Medication Adherence and Compliance
- Stress and Burnout Research
- Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnout
- Psychology Research and Bibliometrics
- Ethics and bioethics in healthcare
- Emergency and Acute Care Studies
- Healthcare cost, quality, practices
- COVID-19 and Mental Health
- Disaster Response and Management
- Aging, Health, and Disability
Hospital Universitario Fundación Alcorcón
2013-2024
Marqués de Valdecilla University Hospital
2024
Ministry of Health
2023-2024
Foundation for Biomedical Research
2021
Stanford University
2018
Quality Research
2018
Universidad Surcolombiana
2016
Our Lady of the Lake University
2014
Departamento de Epidemiología
2013
Universidad de la República de Uruguay
2011-2012
Background: Nonadherence and medication errors are common among patients with complex drug regimens. Apps for smartphones tablets effective improving adherence, but they have not been tested in elderly chronic conditions who typically less experience this type of technology.
Adverse events (AEs) cause harm in patients and disturbance for the professionals involved event (second victims). This study assessed impact of AEs primary care (PC) hospitals Spain on second victims.A cross-sectional was conducted. We carried out a survey based random sample doctors nurses from PC hospital settings Spain. A total 1087 health responded, 610 477 hospitals.A 430 (39.6%) had informed patient an error. Reporting to by those with strongest safety culture (Odds Ratio -OR- 1.1,...
Adverse events (AE) are also the cause of suffering in health professionals involved. This study was designed to identify and analyse organization-level strategies adopted both primary care hospitals Spain address impact serious AE on second third victims. A cross-sectional conducted healthcare organizations assessing: safety culture; organization crisis management plans for AE; actions planned ensure transparency communication with patients (and relatives) who experience an support victims;...
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....
<h3>Objective</h3> To analyse the frequency of adverse events to treatment reported by patients in relation consultation time, attention from their usual doctor and information provided about treatment. <h3>Design</h3> Descriptive study. Patients were invited respond a telephone survey. <h3>Setting</h3> 21 Primary Care health centres Spain. <h3>Participants</h3> 15 282 attended GPs or paediatricians (error 1% for p=q=0.50, α 95%) selected at random total consultations recorded 1 month. For...
<b><i>Objective:</i></b> The objective of this study was to explore the theoretical relationship between social reputation and perceived safety a hospital. <b><i>Subjects Methods:</i></b> A random sample 316 patients 27 relatives who were unable respond themselves at four public hospitals in Madrid, Barcelona Alicante interviewed establish measure safety. <b><i>Results:</i></b> There no different perceptions regarding...
The number of older people living with HIV (OPLHIV) is increasing worldwide. However, little known about the factors that better predict their health-related quality life (HRQoL). We administered validated WHOQoL-HIV BREF questionnaire to 247 Spanish OPLHIV (192 men and 55 women). In addition six domains questionnaire, we constructed a seventh domain as theaverage punctuations all domains. Multivariable Poisson regression models robust estimates by sex were for seven (14 in total)....
Penicillin allergy is a common problem in the management of infectious diseases. The aim this study was to determine impact penicillin on length hospital stay (LOHS) among hospitalized adult patients and in-hospital mortality at national level.A retrospective cohort discharged from Spanish Hospital System between 2006 2015 conducted using Minimum Basic Data Set (MBDS). We compared LOHS whose records contained code V14.0 (International Classification Diseases, Ninth Revision, Clinical...
Background Current antiretroviral therapies have increased the life expectancy of people living with HIV (PLHIV). There is, however, limited evidence regarding health-related quality (HRQoL) and conditions older (OPLHIV) in Spain. Methods We implemented a self-administered online questionnaire to identify sex differences HRQoL poverty risk among Spanish OPLHIV (PLHIV ≥50 years). Participants were contacted through non-governmental organisations. used standardised WHOQoL-HIV BREF Europe 2020...
Objective: To determine whether elderly patients with complex drug regimens have enough information to ensure safe use. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted in Spain based on interviews of a random sample 265 aged over 65 and taking at least five drugs for multiple comorbidities. General practitioners reported diagnoses, drugs, dosage biochemical laboratory results. Patients were asked about the medications they (with higher scores indicating greater knowledge). Results: The took...