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Background
Traumatic grief can exert a considerable influence on the mental and physical well-being of nurses, potentially altering their ability to provide high quality care. This impact is most pronounced in specific contexts such as health emergencies, palliative care and paediatric intensive care units. In the context of the Covid-19 pandemic,...
Objectives
To analyse the effectiveness of a physical exercise programme guided by a mobile health technology system (COVIDReApp) for patients with post-acute COVID-19 syndrome. This syndrome is a multisystem disease that occurs in people with a history of COVID-19 between 1 and 3 months after the onset of the disease. This study will assess the im...
Background
Chronic pain (CP) is a public health problem worldwide.
Aim
To update the prevalence of CP and compare the clinical and social characteristics of people with CP with those with non‐chronic continuous pain and a group without pain.
Methods
An observational cross‐sectional study was carried out in a representative sample of 7058 adults f...
Background
Traumatic grief can exert a considerable influence on the mental and physical well-being of nurses, potentially altering their ability to provide high quality care. This impact is most pronounced in specific contexts such as health emergencies, palliative care and paediatric intensive care units. In the context of the Covid-19 pandemic,...
Objective:
To identify and compare physical activity levels in the Spanish population with chronic low back pain and their associated factors.
Design:
Cross-sectional national study.
Subjects:
A total of 3,220 adults with chronic low back pain from the 2017 Spanish National Health Survey.
Methods:
Three groups were defined according to physi...
The aim of this study was to analyse the differences in cognitive function between women and men with type-2 diabetes mellitus (DMT2) and diabetic peripheral neuropathy (DPN) with and without diabetic neuropathic pain (DNP), and the factors associated with cognitive function in each sex. A cross-sectional study of 149 patients with DMT2 and DPN was...
Background: The challenge posed by multimorbidity makes it necessary to look at new forms of prevention, a fact that has become heightened in the context of the pandemic. We designed a questionnaire to detect multimorbidity patterns in people over 50 and to associate these patterns with mental and physical health, COVID-19, and possible social ineq...
Objective
To analyse the COVID-19-related lockdown impact on University workers, to identify groups based on this information, and to study the factors associated with each group.
Study design
Cross-sectional study.
Methods
A survey was conducted 3.5 weeks after COVID-19-related lockdown in University workers in Spain. Sociodemographic variables,...
Introduction
The knowledge of COVID-19 and the recommended preventive measures for controlling the disease have been widely studied in the general population, but little is known about whether the University workers as educators and transmitters of knowledge have appropriate knowledge and take preventive measures for COVID-19. This study aims to an...
To compare cognitive function in patients with diabetes mellitus type-2 (T2DM) both with and without diabetic neuropathic pain (DNP). To analyse the relationship between mood and sleep disorders, quality of life and cognitive function in patients with DNP. Cross-sectional study conducted in patients with T2DM and neuropathy. The presence of DNP, co...
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused a series of biopsychosocial repercussions among nursing professionals. The impossibility of anticipating the events, the numerous deaths, the excessive workload, the lack of personal health and the necessary means of protection made it difficult to regulate the impact and the elaboration of grief to the point of bec...
Objectives:
The aim of this study is to improve our knowledge of cognitive function in individuals with type 1 (T1DM) or type 2 (T2DM) diabetes mellitus and with peripheral diabetic neuropathy (DPN).
Methods:
A systematic review and meta-analysis was performed of publications included in PubMed, Scopus, PsycInfo and Web of Science databases unti...
Aim
To evaluate the effectiveness of PainReApp, an mHealth system, based on physical exercise recommendations for patients with chronic pain (low back pain, fibromyalgia and diabetic neuropathic pain) based on pain intensity, quality of life, anxiety and/or depression, and sleep quality.
Design
Single-blinded randomized controlled trial.
Methods...
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Introducción
KnowPain-12 (KP12) y Nurses Pain Management Attitude Survey (NPMAS) son 2 herramientas que determinan el nivel de conocimiento y actitud frente al manejo del dolor crónico (DC). El objetivo de este trabajo es traducir y adaptar al castellano estos cuestionarios para determinar la actitud y el conocimiento sobre el manejo del D...
Introduction: The lack of adherence is frequent in chronic pain (CP) patients and the influence of psychological factors may play a relevant role. The aim of this study was to analyze the psychological factors related to the adherence to analgesic treatment in patients with CP.
This study aims to explore the psychological impact of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19)-related lockdown in university workers, and to analyse the factors related to their levels of stress, anxiety, and depression. A cross-sectional study was conducted between 8–22 April 2020, 3.5 weeks after the COVID-19-related lockdown in Spain. We collected s...
Objectives: To determine the prevalence and factors associated with the use of opioids among patients with chronic non-cancer pain (CNCP).
Methods: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Comprehensive literature searches in Medline-PubMed, Embase and SCOPUS databases. Original studies published between 2009 and 2019 with a cross-sectional design we...
This study aims to shed light on the frequency and associated factors of self-reported adherence to analgesic treatment among chronic pain (CP) patients in the Spanish population. A nationwide cross-sectional study was performed of 1066 Spanish adults, of whom 251 suffered from CP and 168 had been prescribed analgesic treatment. Adherence was asses...
This study aims to compare the sleep characteristics (structure and quality) in patients with type-2 diabetes mellitus with and without diabetic neuropathic pain (DNP), and to investigate the relationship of sensory phenotypes, anxiety, and depression with sleep quality in DNP patients. A cross-sectional study was performed in patients with type-2...
Purpose: To estimate the prevalence of diagnosed and undiagnosed chronic low back pain (CLBP-D and CLBP-UD respectively) in the general adult population in Spain and to compare the characteristics of these two groups with subjects without CLBP symptoms (No-CLBP). To establish CLBP-D patient subgroups according to their selfperceived health status,...
Objective. To investigate the evolution of opioid-related mortality and potential years of life lost in Spanish general population from 2008 to 2017. To evaluate the differences between Spain and US.
Methods. A descriptive study using retrospective annual data from 2008 to 2017 in Spanish and US general population. Information on the population and...
Background:
Chronic pain (CP) is a major public health problem affecting patient's lives and reducing physical activity. The aim is to establish subgroups of people with chronic pain (PCP) according to limitations in activities of daily living (ADL), and to identify sociodemographic, pain related, and psychosocial variables associated to each subg...
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Background
The objective of the study was to estimate the prevalence of pure central neuropathic pain (CNP) and peripheral neuropathic pain (PNP) among patients attending pain clinics in Spain. The study also aimed to analyze factors associated with pain intensity and quality of life (QoL).
Methods
A cross-sectional study was performed including 5...
Context:
A lack of information has been found related to patients' perception towards pain management.
Objectives:
To analyze the point of view of the general Spanish population regarding the use of opioids in pain treatment. To identify groups of individuals based on this information.
Methods:
Nationwide cross-sectional study on a representat...
Objective. To compare sleep dimensions in patients suffering from chronic pain of different origins, and with a group of pain-free subjects. To analyze the relationship between depression and/or anxiety and sleep disorders in musculoskeletal, neuropathic and fibromyalgia patients.
Methods. This cross-sectional study included patients diagnosed with...
Aims:
To determine the use of clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) for chronic pain (CP) management; analyze the effects of training in pain and the attitudes of physicians towards pain and CP patients on the adherence to these CPGs; and assess the impact of adherence to CPGs on patient care.
Method:
This was a cross-sectional study in a sample o...
Objective.:
To assess cognitive performance of chronic pain (CP) patients diagnosed with three types of pain-neuropathic pain (NP), musculoskeletal (MSK), and fibromyalgia (FM)-and to analyze the factors influencing cognitive difficulties in each group.
Methods.:
Two hundred fifty-four CP patients-104 NP, 99 MSK, 51 FM-and 72 pain-free subjects...
Objetivos:
El sistema sanitario español ha sufrido muchos cambios como consecuencia de las políticas de austeridad llevadas a cabo durante la crisis económica, concretamente en lo que se refiere al gasto farmacéutico; medicamentos como los analgésicos, que previamente eran gratuitos para un sector de la población, se han visto afectados por la apli...
OBJECTIVES: to analyse the evolution of Health Related Quality of Life (HRQL) in coronary patients (CP) and to identify predictive factors influencing this evolution in a situation with missing data and time-dependent variables. DESIGN: prospective study with repeated measures. SETTING AND PARTICIPANTS: a total of 175 CP were included. General Esti...
Objective:
The Bowel Function Index (BFI) is a simple and sound measure of bowel function and opioid-induced constipation (OIC) screening tool. We aimed to develop the translation and cultural adaptation of this measure (BFI-P) and to assess its reliability and validity for the Portuguese language and a chronic pain population.
Methods:
The BFI-...
Objectives
To determine the prevalence and the factors related to sick leave and job loss among individuals suffering from chronic pain (CP), and to analyse specifically the effect of family and social support on the individual's employment.
Design
Observational cross-sectional study.
Setting
Data were collected using structured computer-assisted...
Background:
The aim is to know the factors related to the evolution of Health Related Quality of Life (HRQL) in Coronary Patients (CP) from a longitudinal perspective using an appropriate method that handles missing data adequately when the mechanism of missingness is uncertain.
Methods:
Prospective study with repeated measures at baseline, 3 an...
Objective:
To analyse the use of healthcare resources by chronic pain (CP) patients in Spain and their satisfaction thereof.
Research design and methods:
A nationwide, cross sectional study was carried out on a representative sample of 1,957 Spanish adults. A telephone survey was conducted with the aim of analysing the prevalence of CP, the char...
Introducción: Dadas las ventajas de metodologías de aprendizaje activo colaborativo se plantea establecer una enseñanza de Salud Pública basada en estas metodologías, evaluarla y detectar la satisfacción del alumno con este método.
Material y métodos: Estudio descriptivo transversal en el que se aplicó aprendizaje activo colaborativo a alumnos de S...
Chronic pain (CP) seriously affects the patient’s daily activities and quality of life, but few studies on CP have considered its effects on the patient’s social and family environment. In this work, through a review of the literature, we assessed several aspects of how CP influences the patient’s daily activities and quality of life, as well as it...
Purpose:
This study aimed to validate the definition and define the characteristics and related factors of unemployment disorder, a proposed nursing diagnosis.
Methods:
Using Fehring's diagnostic content validity model, Spanish experts were asked to assess the adequacy of the label, defining the characteristics and other related factors.
Findin...
Patients with chronic pain often complain about cognitive difficulties, and since these symptoms represent an additional source of suffering and distress, evaluating the cognitive status of these patients with valid and reliable tests should be an important part of their overall assessment. Although cognitive impairment is a critical characteristic...
Exploratory Factor Analysis of the TYM (n = 254).
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Missing data are a common problem in clinical and epidemiological research, especially in longitudinal studies. Despite many methodological advances in recent decades, many papers on clinical trials and epidemiological studies do not report using principled statistical methods to accommodate missing data or use ineffective or inappropriate techniqu...
Objectives:
to analyse the evolution of Health Related Quality of Life (HRQL) in coronary patients (CP) and to identify predictive factors influencing this evolution in a situation with missing data and time-dependent variables.
Design:
prospective study with repeated measures.
Setting and participants:
a total of 175 CP were included. General...
Objective:
. We aimed to systematically review the methods and instruments used to evaluate cognitive function in chronic pain (CP) patients.
Methods:
A sensitive search strategy was designed using five databases. Based on the objectives and methodology, we selected cross-sectional studies on adults with chronic non-cancer pain in which cognitiv...
Objective
This study aims to assess the prevalence of chronic pain, its characteristics, and its impact on the general Spanish population. Also, to establish chronic pain patient subgroups according to the characteristics of pain and to identify variables specifically associated with each subgroup.DesignTelephone-based, cross-sectional nationwide s...
To assess the impact of chronic pain on the family environment from the patient's, relative's and caregiver's perspective, we undertook cross-sectional study on a representative sample of Spanish adults who suffered pain at least 4 days a week for ≥3 months and on relatives and caregivers of patients that fulfilled these criteria. The characteristi...
The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of painful musculoskeletal conditions and migraine headache or any other headache in a sample of Spanish adults with disabilities and their association with anxiety, depression, and sleep disorders.
This cross-sectional study analyzed data from the Spanish national disability and dependence surv...
Aims: To classify a sample of nurses into groups with similar attitude towards nursing diagnosis (ND) to explore differences in the characteristics (sociodemographic and professional aspects, and the degree of contact with ND) between the identified profile groups.
Methods: A cross-sectional explorative design was used. A convenience sample of 548...
Background / Purpose:
The association between pain and affective disorders is complex. Therefore, it is necessary to know other factors that may affect this relationship. In the present study we explored the effect of cognitive function and quality of sleep on affective disorder in chronic pain patients.
Main conclusion:
Sleep and cognitive fu...
Objective:
The study aims to determine the prevalence of undiagnosed comorbid mood disorders in patients suffering chronic musculoskeletal pain in a primary care setting and to identify sleep disturbances and other associated factors in these patients, and to compare the use of health services by chronic musculoskeletal pain patients with and with...
Background
While pain is frequently associated with unipolar depression, few studies have investigated the link between pain and bipolar depression. In the present study we estimated the prevalence and characteristics of pain among patients with bipolar depression treated by psychiatrists in their regular clinical practice. The study was designed t...
The Test Your Memory (TYM) scale is a screening tool, which assesses mild cognitive impairment (MCI). It has shown better psychometric outcomes than the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE). We aimed to translate and adjust into Spanish a conceptually equivalent version.
Translation-back translation method, complemented with qualitative methods, an...
Chronic pain constitutes a serious public health problem due to its high prevalence and the social and personal consequences. The presence of chronic pain has been associated with mild cognitive impairment, especially in patients with fibromyalgia and neuropathic pain, and it has been also related with other disease like anxiety, depression, sleep...
The role of gender differences in Health Related Quality Life (HRQL) in coronary patients is controversial, so understanding the specific determinants of HRQL in men and women might be of clinical importance. The aim of this study was to know the gender differences in the evolution of HRQL at 3 and 6 months after a coronary event, and to identify t...
Chronic pain constitutes a serious public health problem due to its high prevalence and the social and personal consequences. The presence of chronic pain has been associated with mild cognitive impairment, especially in patients with fibromyalgia and neuropathic pain, and it has been also related with other disease like anxiety, depression, sleep...
Background and objectivesThe Test Your Memory (TYM) scale is a screening tool, which assesses mild cognitive impairment (MCI). It has shown better psychometric outcomes than the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE). We aimed to translate and adjust into Spanish a conceptually equivalent version.
