Alejandra Cano

Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal

Purpose: To explore the perceptions of people with low back pain (LBP) treated within the Spanish National Health Service, and their experience while undergoing a new evidence-based treatment ("neuroreflexotherapy"). Methods: A focus group (FG) study was conducted. Participants were divided into five groups according to whether they: suffered fr...

We reviewed publications with two main objectives: to describe how survival analyses are reported across medical journal specialties and to evaluate changes in reporting across periods and journal specialties. Systematic review of clinical research articles published in 1991 and 2007, in 13 high-impact medical journals. The number of articles perfo...

A partir de la décadas de los 80 y los 90, comienza una proliferación de programas específicos para el análisis de datos cualitativos conocidos como CAQDAS (Computer Assisted Qualitative Data Analysis Software). En la actualidad existe una extensa gama de CAQDAS para el análisis cualitativo de los datos. Algunos investigadores cualitativos son reac...

Para concluir con esta serie de artículos focalizados en el análisis de datos cualitativos, vamos a centrarnos en el proceso de abstracción sugiriéndoles algunas estrategias que pueden resultar útiles para llevarlo a cabo.

Continuamos la exposición del análisis de datos en investigación cualitativa abordando los diferentes tipos de análisis que podemos seguir, que, lógicamente están relacionados con la orientación de la investigación; y cómo se deben organizar y procesar los datos, es decir, el proceso de codificación.

Nure Investigación, nº 44, Enero – Febrero 10 1 1 Introducción al análisis de datos en investigación cualitativa: concepto y características (I) proceso más complejo y sujeto a subjetividades dentro del proceso de investigación cualitativa, tal y como subrayan Amezcua y Gálvez Toro, " el lado oscuro" de la investigación cualitativa (1). Durante los...

Finalizamos en este capítulo el abordaje de la historia de vida como técnica de recogida de datos en investigación cualitativa. En este capítulo se indica cómo se deben construir las historias y los relatos de vida, cómo se debe hacer el análisis y la interpretación del material biográfico y cuáles son las potencialidades y limitaciones de esta téc...

To assess the influence of fear avoidance beliefs (FAB) and catastrophizing on low back pain (LBP)-related disability in Spanish community dwelling retirees. Correlation between variables measured with previously validated instruments. Majorca, Spain. 1,044 community dwelling subjects attending conferences for retired persons. Visual analog scales...

To evaluate the efficacy of nursing care and monitoring of patients over 65 in primary care, to reduce the rate of readmission and to extend time till readmission. Non-randomised clinical trial with control. Base Area 8, Madrid, Spain. Primary and specialist care. Patients over 65 admitted from home with the pathologies under study. There were 97 p...

Objectives To evaluate the efficacy of nursing care and monitoring of patients over 65 in primary care, to reduce the rate of readmission and to extend time till readmission. Design Non-randomised clinical trial with control. Setting Base Area 8, Madrid, Spain. Primary and specialist care. Participants Patients over 65 admitted from home with th...

The minimal detectable change (MDC) and the minimal clinically important changes (MCIC) have been explored for nonspecific low back pain patients and are similar across different cultural settings. No data on MDC and MCIC for pain severity are available for neck pain patients. The objectives of this study were to estimate MDC and MCIC for pain seve...

Bland & Altman Method (NDI and COM). The figure represents a comparison of the scores of both versions of the NDI and COM questionnaires.

Appendix 1. Spanish version of the NDI questionnaire. The translated and validated version of the Spanish NDI questionnaire.

Appendix 2. Spanish version of the COM questionnaire. The translated and validated version of the Spanish COM questionnaire.

The NDI, COM and NPQ are evaluation instruments for disability due to NP. There was no Spanish version of NDI or COM for which psychometric characteristics were known. The objectives of this study were to translate and culturally adapt the Spanish version of the Neck Disability Index Questionnaire (NDI), and the Core Outcome Measure (COM), to valid...

Comenzamos el abordaje de otra de las técnicas utilizada en la investigación cualitativa para la recogida de datos: el grupo de discusión. En este capítulo abordaremos las principales características del grupo de discusión, su diferencia con el grupo focal y cómo se deben diseñar los grupos, dependiendo de la pregunta de investigación de la que par...

Study Design. Cohort study. Objective. To estimate the minimal clinically important change (MCIC) on the pain intensity numerical rating scale (PI-NRS) and the Roland Morris Disability Questionnaire (RMQ) in subacute and chronic patients with low back pain (LBP), with and without referred pain to the leg (LP), seen in the routine clinical practice...

Correlation between previously validated questionnaires. To assess the association of fear avoidance beliefs (FAB) with disability and quality of life in elderly Spanish subjects. As opposed to Anglo-Saxon and Northern European patients, in Spanish low back pain (LBP) patients of working age, the influence of FAB on disability and quality of life i...

In 2001, Investen-isciii (Unit for Coordination and Development of Nursing Research) carried out a questionnaire survey among 13 European countries the aim of which was to assess the degree of progress concerning the recommendations of the 1999 Euroconference entitled ‘Building a European Nursing Research Strategy’, held in Salamanca, Spain. Aim:To...