Loreto Maciá-Soler- PhD
- Research Director at University of Alicante
Loreto Maciá-Soler
- PhD
- Research Director at University of Alicante
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Introduction
Loreto Maciá-Soler currently works at the Nursing , University of Alicante. Their current project is 'Care prescripction acoording to the patient's functional capacity'.
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January 2009 - October 2014
Publications
Publications (121)
Objective.
This work sought to develop the Actuasalud platform as a useful tool for nursing that permits assessing health, in term of frailty, in population over 65 years of age.
Methods.
For the design and development of Actuasalud, two working groups were formed: one from nursing with different profiles, to identify the scientific content and a...
Objective: To analyze the trend in the prevalence of pressure ulcers in Chile and its regions according to hospital discharges. Material and Method: Ecological time series study, which analyzed the prevalence of pressure ulcers between 2001 and 2019. A descriptive, bivariate and linear analysis of trends was carried out.
The latter with the Prais...
Resumen Introducción: La epidemia de COVID-19 ha sobrecargado los servicios de salud, por lo que los grupos de mayor edad pueden ser más vulnerables a los determinantes de la salud asociados con la pandemia de COVID-19. Objetivo: Analizar la salud y sus determinantes en adultos mayores durante el período de pandemia de COVID-19 en un área mediterrá...
Resumen
Introducción
La gripe es una de las enfermedades de mayor impacto epidemiológico y de máxima relevancia en la gestión de los servicios sanitarios. La vacuna de la gripe puede tener una gran variabilidad cada temporada, por lo que nuestro objetivo fue conocer la efectividad de la vacuna de la gripe de la temporada 2017/2018 para la prevenci...
En este capítulo se expondrán cuestiones de interés que tienen gran impacto sobre la satisfacción de los profesionales y de los usuarios sobre los servicios de enfermería. Son aspectos tan importantes como la cantidad de enfermeros necesarios para realizar cuidados y la forma de organizar las unidades asistenciales que forman parte de la estructura...
Objetive
To determine the validity and reliability of the CUCACE (Quality of Nursing Care Questionnaire) in Colombia. Every day there is a growing interest in measuring the quality of care received from nursing personnel as a tangible element of care; however, not having reliable and valid instruments is an obstacle, especially in Colombia.
Method...
Estado de la ciencia sobre la efectividad de las estrategias que el personal perioperatorio ha utilizado para implementar y evaluar el SSC
Objective: The study aimed to describe the characteristics and circumstances of falls in the community-dwelling older adult population. Design: This was a cross-sectional observational and descriptive study involving primary health care centers in Lleida and Castellón de la Plana, Spain. Randomized sampling was used to include 966 individuals aged...
Objective:
compare ventilatory time between patients with the application of a disconnection protocol, managed in a coordinated way between doctor and nurse, with patients managed exclusively by the doctor.
Method:
experimental pilot study before and after. Twenty-five patients requiring invasive mechanical ventilation for 24 hours or more were...
Introduction and Aim Overuse injuries in volleyball represent between 50% and 80% of total injuries, of which, 80% are patellar tendinopathies. Volleyball is the sport with the greatest prevalence of patellar tendinopathy, estimated at 44.6%, followed by basketball with 31.9%. The tendon thickness bears a close and direct relationship with abnormal...
Introduction:
In recent years there has been an exponential growth in the number of mobile applications (apps) relating to the early diagnosis of cancer and prevention of side effects during cancer treatment. For health care professionals and users, it can thus be difficult to determine the most appropriate app for given needs and assess the level...
Objective:
To analyze the trend of opinion and satisfaction indicators of the Spanish national health system from 2005 to 2017.
Methods:
Ecological study of time series analyzing the trend of eight indicators of opinion and satisfaction on the Spanish national health system and its autonomous communities from 2005 to 2017. The data was obtained...
Objective:
to evaluate the efficacy of quality of life questionnaires St. George Respiratory Questionnaire and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Assessment Test in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease based on correlation and agreement analyses, and identify the most effective tool to assess their quality of life.
Method:
cros...
Objective To determine whether the anteroposterior (AP) diameter of the patellar tendon in volleyball players is associated with a greater sensation of pain and decreased functionality.
Material and Methods A descriptive, observational, cross-sectional study conducted on volleyball players. The scores on the Victorian Institute of Sport Assessment–...
Introduction
Recent immunological and transgenic advances are a promising alternative using limited materials of human origin for transplantation. However, it is essential to achieve social acceptance of this therapy.
Objective
To analyze the attitude of nursing students from Spanish universities toward organ xenotransplantation (XTx) and to deter...
The aim of this study was to assess health-related quality of life (HRQL) in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and to discuss the different tools available for its assessment. The most widely used assessments are the St. George respiratory questionnaire (SGRQ) and the COPD assessment test (CAT) questionnaire. Both have a di...
The objective of this study was to assess the effectiveness of an education program and telephone call follow-up at improving the health related quality of life (HRQL) of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).
Method:
Experimental, controlled, randomized, single blind study, masked data analysis. Duration of 2 years and 3 mon...
Objectives:
to evaluate the effectiveness of an educational intervention on the knowledge, skills and attitudes of evidence-based practice among second-year nursing students.
Method:
a quasi-experimental before-and-after study. The study population consisted of 120 students enrolled in the Nursing Care in Healthcare Processes course. The educati...
Objective:
to determine the factors related to the risk of malnutrition in a non-institutionalized population over 75 years of age.
Method:
a cross-sectional study was conducted using a questionnaire in a sample of 326 individuals over 75 years of age in Castellón (Spain), during 2015, and selected through intentional sampling.
Results:
Malnut...
Objective
To evaluate the level of participation of clinical nurses from Castellón where Universitat Jaume I nursing students do their clinical clerkship. To identify the variables that may influence clinical nurses’ participation in students’ clinical mentorship.
Method
This observational, cross-sectional and descriptive study was conducted by ap...
Objective
To know the variability in clinical practice related to the treatment of neonatal hyperbilirubinemia in the Neonatology Unit of the General University Hospital of Elche (Spain), where a specific clinical practice guide is not used.
Method
Retrospective audit of medical records of 130 patients ≥35 weeks of gestational age who presented ne...
Objective:
To determine the association and predictive nature of certain socio-demographic, education, work and research variables on nurses' participation level in the clinical care of students.
Design:
A cross-sectional analytical study using a validated questionnaire between February and June 2014.
Setting and participants:
A consecutive sa...
Introduction:
The prescription of basic care with temporality in medical-surgical hospitalization units represents a gap in the care plans and nursing students cannot acquire the competence of managing basic care. The objective of this study is to validate a standardized care plan to prescribe care that can be used by nursing students during the ac...
Objective:
Examine the relationships between quality of life, nutrition and frailty in non-institutionalized people older than 75 years of age.
Methods:
Observational, cross-sectional, analytical study conducted using a questionnaire with a sample of individuals older than 75 years of age residing in the community, who were selected via convenienc...
Grade inflation is the loss of external validity of student's grades, which implies getting high grades regardless of student's academic achievement. Evaluation of clinical practices is a complex process in which different health professionals intercede and there are ethical implications and consequences in grade average. Three-year retrospective c...
Objective:
To evaluate the level of participation of clinical nurses from Castellón where Universitat JaumeI nursing students do their clinical clerkship. To identify the variables that may influence clinical nurses' participation in students' clinical mentorship.
Method:
This observational, cross-sectional and descriptive study was conducted by...
Objetivos:
conocer la prevalencia del miedo a caer e identificar sus factores asociados en la población mayor comunitaria de 75 años o más, de la ciudad de Castellón de la Plana.
Metodología:
estudio descriptivo, transversal, realizado en los centros de atención primaria de Castellón. Se incluyó a 316 personas de 75 años o más, que disponían de ta...
Objective. The aim herein was to validate a questionnaire to measure the level of participation of clinical nursing professionals in the mentorship of nursing students during clinical practices. Methods.
Design and validation of a questionnaire. The psychometric properties of the tool were determined
through four phases: 1- literature review; 2- e...
La gestión es una función propia de la enfermería, desde los inicios de la profesión. Ya se recogía esta función en los antiguos escritos de los primeros hospitales y en las notas de Florence Nightingale, considerada un referente de los sistemas de calidad, a la vez que precursora de esta profesión.
Actualmente, la función gestora del personal de e...
Objective:
to identify and classify the most important occupational stressors affecting nursing professionals in the medical units within a hospital.
Method:
quantitative-qualitative, descriptive and prospective study performed with Delphi technique in the medical units of a general university hospital, with a sample of 30 nursing professionals....
At the time of with event 40 years of studies of Nursing in the University in Spain, it is important to advance in the improvement of the care of the people.
Objective:
determine which tool (NEMS and NAS) is most suitable for use in intensive care units using a quality-based methodology.
Method:
after identifying the opportunity for improvement "Inadequacy of the NEMS for determining nursing workload in the intensive care unit (ICU)", we assessed the NEMS and the NAS, as a proposed improvement to the N...
Introduction:
The complex chronic disease requires a model of care based found on multidisciplinary teams. The aim of this study was to analyse the development of nursing leadership in managing the complex chronic patient (CCP) and to identify how the resources for the attention and follow up of these patients are managed.
Method:
A qualitative...
Según la OMS, el objetivo de la educación terapéutica (ET) es ayudar al paciente a adquirir los recursos necesarios para gestionar óptimamente su vida con una enfermedad crónica. La ET forma parte del tratamiento en la prevención secundaria y terciaria. La última revisión de la Cochrane ha demostrado resultados positivos, sin embargo, la heterogene...
Una enfermera que siente curiosidad sobre la evolucion de su profesion, tanto laboral como academica o investigadora y desde luego gestora, no es ajena al proceso evolutivo que la enfermeria esta viviendo desde hace al menos 200 anos. Durante este tiempo, todos los periodos han tenido su propia singularidad que ha propiciado la evolucion profesiona...
COPD exacerbations worsen quality of life and increase cost. There is evidence of the impact of non-pharmacological treatment in the prevention of exacerbations. Therapeutic Education Programs (TEP) is a key component in the Integrated Care Models (ICM). To evaluate the effectiveness of TEP in preventing exacerbations after discharge. RCT (1:1), 6-...
Objective
To compare the agreement between two surgical checklists implanted in two hospitals in Spain and Argentina, using the international classification for patient safety as a framework.
Method
This was an expert opinion study carried out using an ad hoc questionnaire in electronic format, which included 7 of the 13 categories of the internat...
Objective:
this paper explores the experiences of registered nurses working with Spanish nursing students within the hospital.
Methods:
a qualitative phenomenological approach was followed. Purposeful sampling was employed. Twenty-one registered nurses, from a public hospital located in Spain, were included in the study. Data were collected by m...
Aim
We aimed to explore the meaning of obesity in elderly persons with knee osteoarthritis (KO) and to determine the factors that encourage or discourage weight loss.
Background
Various studies have demonstrated that body mass index is related to KO and that weight loss improves symptoms and functional capacity. However, dietary habits are difficu...
Objective: To know and analyse the 9 dimensions of life related to the frailty of elderly people aged 75 and over who live in the local community of Castellón de la Plana. Methodology: Descriptive and transversal study, involving 992 elderly people of 75 years old or over, who have a health card and live in familiar dwellings, by means of a stratif...
Background:
Although the dynamic balance has been proposed as a risk factor for sports-related injuries, few researchers have used the Y balance test to examine this relationship. The purpose of this study was to determine if the Y Balance Test (YBT) is a valid test for determining subjects susceptible to soft tissue injury among soccer players on...
Background
Writing a bachelor thesis (BT) is the last step to obtain a nursing degree. In order to perform an effective assessment of a nursing BT, certain reliable and valid tools are required.
Objectives
To develop and validate a 3-rubric system (drafting process, dissertation, and viva) to assess final year nursing students' BT.
Design
A multi...
Objective
To describe the documentary quality of two records related to patient safety in the operating room and to identify differences between information related to infection and hospitalization.
Methods
Comparative study based on two cross sections, conducted with 3,033 patients who had been hospitalized for more than 24 hours in an Orthopedic...
Objective:
to identify aspects of improvement of the quality of the teaching-learning process through the analysis of tools that evaluated the acquisition of skills by undergraduate students of Nursing.
Method:
prospective longitudinal study conducted in a population of 60 secondyear Nursing students based on registration data, from which qualit...
Analytical and descriptive study of the process of change being experienced in the Spanish university system over the last decade (2005-2014).
To describe the structural changes occurring in Nursing Education in Spain, reaching access to doctoral studies from the European Convergence Process and the subsequent legislative development.
Bibliographic...
to identify the training nursing professionals receive and its relevance to the workplace, as well as professional demand for continuous education.
this was a descriptive observational study using a questionnaire entitled "Training and Adaptation of the Nursing Professional to the Workplace" available at: http://enfermeriadocente.es for nursing pro...
Background/rationale:
Many interpersonal labor disputes stem from the lack of communication skills and the relational problems in the interactions between health professionals.
Aims/methods:
A qualitative study was conducted in a Spanish hospital in order to get to know how the communicative interaction between hospital nurses is like in relatio...
To assess nursing professionals and health care assistants' perceptions, opinions and behaviours on patient safety culture in the operating room of a public hospital of the Spanish National Health Service. To describe strengths and weaknesses or opportunities for improvement according to the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality criteria, as w...
The objective of this study was to describe the Supplemental Nursing Staff´s experiences at different hospital units. A qualitative phenomenological approach was conducted; a purposeful and theoretical sampling was implemented with supplemental nursing staff at Santa Barbara Hospital of Soria (Spain), to gain a more in-depth understanding of the Su...
Objetivo. Evaluar la efectividad de un programa de educación terapéutica a pacientes que ingresan por exacerbación de la EPOC con respecto a utilización de recursos, manejo signos y síntomas, mortalidad, calidad de vida relacionada con la salud (CVRS), parámetros ventilatorios y la adherencia al tratamiento.
Degree in nursing from the Universitat Jaume I (UJI) maintains the continuity of learning with an integrated learning methodology (theory, simulated practice and clinical practice). The objective of this methodology is to achieve consistency between the knowledge, abilities and skills acquired in the classroom, laboratory and clinic to ensure skill...
Objective:
To determine the level of involvement of clinical nurses accredited by the Universitat Jaume I (Spain) as mentors of practice (Reference Nurses) in the evaluation of competence of nursing students. METHODOLGY: Cross-sectional study, in which the "Clinical Practice Assessment Manual'' (CPAM) reported by reference 41 nurses (n=55) were an...
Objective. To determine the level of involvement of clinical nurses accredited by the Universitat Jaume I (Spain) as mentors of practice (Reference Nurses) in the evaluation of competence of nursing students.Methodolgy. Cross-sectional study, in which the "Clinical Practice Assessment Manual” (CPAM) reported by reference 41 nurses (n=55) were analy...
The main objective of the present work is to analyze the results of the utilization and evaluation of the LORETO Record System (LRS), providing improvement areas in the teaching-learning process and technology, in second year nursing students. A descriptive, prospective, cross sectional study using inferential statics has been carried out on all el...
Estudo exploratório-descritivo, qualitativo, para conhecer os problemas organizativos
que ocorreram nas unidades hospitalares e a maneira de os gerir nas relações laborais
dos profissionais da enfermagem. Os participantes foram 21 enfermeiros que
trabalhavam num hospital geral do Norte da Espanha, entre os anos 2010 e 2012. Os
dados foram obtidos p...
Objetivo: Conocer los resultados en términos de ganancia funcional de la aplicación de un sistema de registro electrónico basado en el índice de Barthel y la prevención de efectos adversos como método de prescripción y ejecución de cuidados estandarizados, utilizado por estudiantes de enfermería bajo la tutela de enfermeras clínicas acreditadas dur...
OBJETIVO: Describir la experiencia de los profesionales de enfermería en relación a las dificultades encontradas y los futuros retos de la coordinación asistencial dentro del Servicio Madrileño de Salud (SERMAS) para garantizar una atención integral al enfermo crónico (EC). MÉTODO: Estudio observacional-descriptivo con metodología cualitativa, real...
Introduction
The Dynesys® system is a non-fusion pedicular dynamic stabilization system. The aim of our study is to evaluate the clinical outcomes in patients with degenerative disc disease and/or stenosis, and to measure the prevalence of screw loosening and breakage after 4 years of follow up.
Material and methods
All patients who underwent surg...
The literature supports that organizations that create working conditions with positive practice
environments improve nurses’ job satisfaction and reduce turnover in hospital settings (Havens &
Johnston, 2004; International Council of Nurses [ICN], 2007). Positive practice environments promote
quality nursing care and better patient outcomes. Howev...
The Dynesys(®) system is a non-fusion pedicular dynamic stabilization system. The aim of our study is to evaluate the clinical outcomes in patients with degenerative disc disease and/or stenosis, and to measure the prevalence of screw loosening and breakage after 4 years of follow up.
All patients who underwent surgery with Dynesys(®) system in 200...
The present study is conducted in a geriatric institution in the province of Alicante (Spain) from in-depth interviews with 24 elderly people to analyze, among others, the causes that led him there. The information is processed using qualitative techniques and obtained the following results: except for two of them, they all are healthy and may have...
The present study is conducted in a geriatric institution in the province of Alicante (Spain) from in-depth interviews with 24 elderly people to analyze, among others, the causes that led him there. The information is processed using qualitative techniques and obtained the following results: except for two of them, they all are healthy and may have...
We present an experience in Nursing Education, accredited and implemented under the Spanish University System Reform in a Public University (Jaume I, Castellón) which had no previous nursing studies. The academics offered included all three educational levels (Bachelor, Master's and Doctorate), with an integrated theoretical-practical-clinical teac...
This article explains how twenty-four people living in a nursing home over religious. They express: live well in what can be. They are happy and feel fortunate to have achieved a place in that residence. Life at home, as they see and like to call the residence has given them peace, tranquility and welfare. In a second analysis of the result can be...
Objective: To know the impact of the Dynesys system on the functional outcomes in patients with spinal degenerative diseases.
Summary of background data: Dynesys system has been proposed as an alternative to vertebral fusion for several spinal degenerative diseases. The fact that it has been used in people with different diagnosis criteria using di...
http://hdl.handle.net/10234/47994
Interest in the study of stress and the psycho-social factors related with work has grown over recent decades. Stress may be studied in specific units, but situations of stress are frequently to be found in medical units. The objective of this study was to identify and classify work-related stress factors which affect nursing professionals in hospi...
Interest in the study of stress and the psycho-social factors related with work has grown over recent decades. Stress may be studied in specific units, but situations of stress are frequently to be found in medical units. The objective of this study was to identify and classify work-related stress factors which affect nursing professionals in hospi...
Objective: DRG system groups patients with similar clinical characteristics and resource consumption. The main objective of this study is to examine the intra- and inter-DRG variability in average of length of stay and average of cost per case in general hospitals of the Spanish National Health System. Methodology: A descriptive, retrospective, tra...
Editorial. Desarrollo del Master y Doctorado Oficial de Enfermería en España.
Objective: To evaluate the effectiveness of the Short Stay Unit (USS) in patients who suffer from a chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) that worsens versus conventional hospitalization (CH) in terms of readmission and mortality. Patient and Method: Non randomized retrospective study of cohorts of patients hospitalized due to exacerbation o...
