Maria Granados Santiago

University of Granada | UGR · Department of Nursing

Background: According to previous studies, a prolonged hospital stay, along with the patient’s clinical features, can lead to the onset of disability. Objectives: This study aimed to identify predictive factors of moderate-to-severe disability following hospital discharge in rib fracture patients. Methods: We conducted a retrospective study with ho...

The aim of this study is to evaluate the relationship between clinical severity and functionality, occupational performance, and health-related quality of life in patients hospitalized with pulmonary embolism. Pulmonary embolism patients were grouped by clinical severity using the Pulmonary Embolism Severity Index. Those scoring ≥160 were in the hi...

(1) Background: This systematic review and meta-analysis explores the effectiveness of telerehabilitation in patients suffering from chronic neck pain, specifically on pain and disability. The research delves into an area of growing significance within the realm of healthcare, aiming to understand the impact of digital interventions on the rehabili...

Objective This systematic review aimed to evaluate the effects of Tai Chi on the health-related quality of life (HRQoL) of people with neurodegenerative diseases. Data Source This review followed the guidelines of the updated PRISMA (Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses) 2020. A systematic search in five electronic da...

This paper summarises some of the outstanding sessions that were (co)organised by the Allied Respiratory Professionals Assembly during the 2023 European Respiratory Society (ERS) International Congress. Two sessions from each Assembly group are outlined in the present paper, covering the following topics: Group 9.1 focuses on respiratory physiology...

This study aimed to describe the presence of disabling symptoms in currently working Long-COVID survivors by comparing the hospitalized and non-hospitalized one year after infection. Patients with Long-COVID syndrome (LCS) that have been infected by COVID-19 a year ago and were actually working were included. Participants that had been hospitalized...

Objective: To synthesize the evidence of the effectiveness of self-management interventions during the peri-hospitalization period. Data sources: Three databases (i.e. PubMed, Web of Science, and Scopus) were systematically searched. Review methods: Full-text randomized controlled studies that assessed the effects of self-management interventi...

Background Due to its chronic and progressive nature, chronic kidney disease (CKD) affects patients in many spheres including their perception of quality of life (QOL). Breathing training techniques have shown positive effects on health and QOL for different conditions. Objective The aim of this study was to perform a scoping review to examine the...

Background: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients experience a progressive limitation of their functionality accompanying their clinical evolution. Concretely, severe COPD patients usually require the figure of a caregiver. Caregiver burden have been yet explored in other similar chronic diseases. The objective is to propose a cut-...

The aim of this study was to evaluate the characteristics of pain (i.e., pain intensity, pain interference, clinical presentation) in Long-COVID-19 patients and compare the location of pain between successfully recovered COVID-19 patients and healthy matched controls. A cross-sectional case-control study was carried out. Long-COVID-19 patients, age...

Background: Understanding the stomatognathic system disturbances is key to diagnosing them early and implementing rehabilitation approaches to promote functional recovery. The objective of this study was to systematically review all published data that examined the assessment and rehabilitation strategies for the stomatognathic system disturbances...

PurposeTo assess the effectiveness of healthy lifestyle–based interventions in lung cancer survivors.Methods We performed a literature search using PubMed, Web of Science, and Science Direct (last search March 2022). Quality assessment and risk of bias were assessed using the Downs and Black scale and the Cochrane tool. A systematic review and meta...

Background: Chronic shoulder pain is a very prevalent condition causing disability and functional impairment. The purpose of the study was to evaluate the relationship between pain intensity, physical variables, psychological vulnerability, pronociceptive pain modulation profile and disability in older people with chronic shoulder pain. Methods:...

Objective To investigate the efficacy of self-management interventions on quality of life and/or self-efficacy in patients diagnosed with prostate cancer through a systematic review with meta-analysis. Methods A search was conducted from database inception to March 2022 across three databases. Randomized controlled trials were included. Two review...

Background: Improvements in treatment of head-and-neck cancer (HNC) have resulted in improved long-term survival rates so there is a growing interest in long-term consequences. Objective: The aim was to perform a smartphone-based assessment to analyse the upper airway dysfunction-related symptoms in HNC 1 year after radiotherapy (RT) during soci...

Objective The aim of this study was to analyze the pain-related variables before and during the COVID-19 pandemic in COPD patients. Methods In this cross-sectional case-control study, stable COPD patients without a COVID-19 diagnosis were evaluated before and during the pandemic. The main outcomes were the pronociceptive pain profile (general pain...

The main objective of this study was to investigate the impairments presented after COVID-19 voluntary isolation by lung cancer survivors that experienced radiotherapy-related fatigue. In this observational study, data were collected after COVID-19 voluntary isolation. Patients were divided into two groups according to their fatigue severity report...

Objective: To evaluate the short- and medium-term effects of an 8-week individualized comprehensive rehabilitation program in women with chronic knee osteoarthritis as regards functionality, physical performance, and perceived health status. Methods: Women with chronic knee osteoarthritis were randomly assigned to the aquatic training group or t...

Purpose Patients with lung cancer experience a variety of distressing symptoms which could adversely affect quality of life. The aim of this study was to determine whether psychological distress prior to surgery is associated to health status and symptom burden in lung cancer survivors. Methods A longitudinal observational study with 1‐year follow...

Resting hypoxemia is the most severe stage of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD). Due to their impairments during the exacerbation, these patients are limited to traditional exercise rehabilitation and are excluded from the majority of the studies. The aim of this study was to assess the feasibility and the efficacy of two exercise progra...

Purpose Improvements in diagnosis and treatment of head and neck cancer (HNC) patients have resulted in improved long-term survival rates. However, a variety of symptoms and comorbidities, often secondary to the cancer and its treatments, are experienced by a relevant number of survivors. So, the aim of this study was to determine the global functi...

La fibromialgia es una enfermedad que cursa con dolor generalizado, astenia, ansiedad y depresión. Este trabajo, analiza cómo influye sobre el estado anímico y la calidad de vida de un grupo de mujeres diagnosticadas de dicha patología tras su participación en talleres prácticos de flamencoterapia dirigidos e impartidos por una enfermera especialis...

Objectives: We aimed to analyze the effects of a tailored rehabilitation nursing care program on functional ability and quality of life in patients with conservative treatment for rib fractures. Design: Randomized controlled trial. Setting: Inpatient rehabilitation hospital. Subjects: Rib fracture patients treated conservatively were randomi...

Purpose Patients with lung cancer experience a variety of distressing symptoms which could adversely quality of life. The aim of this study was to determine whether psychological distress prior to surgery is associated with health status and symptom burden in lung cancer survivors. Methods A longitudinal observational study with one-year follow‐up...

Background Fibromyalgia is a debilitating syndrome characterized by diffuse and chronic musculoskeletal pain and tender points in muscles and soft tissues. Objective To perform a systematic review and meta-analysis of case-control studies to explore the respiratory disturbances among persons with fibromyalgia in comparison with healthy adults. St...

Objective To examine the methodological quality and to summarize the evidence from clinical trials that examined the effectiveness of physical therapy interventions in the management of non-synostotic positional head deformities in infants. Methods Search of the following electronic databases: PubMed/MEDLINE, ScienceDirect, CINAHL, Scopus, PEDro,...

Background: Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) suffer a progressive deterioration of functional status and a decrease in independence in activities of daily living. Locomotor Syndrome (SL) is the involvement of the musculoskeletal system due to the deterioration caused by age. Aim: In patients with COPD, to evaluate the pre...

Resumen Antecedentes y objetivo Los ejercicios de resistencia y de cicloergómetro a alta intensidad se han utilizado en los últimos años para tratar la bradicinesia en la enfermedad de Parkinson (EP). El objetivo es determinar la efectividad del ejercicio de resistencia y de cicloergómetro a alta intensidad para disminuir la bradicinesia en pacien...

Background People with chronic pain conditions such as fibromyalgia may experience occupational limitations and imbalances in their basic and instrumental occupations of daily living, leisure, work, and social participation. Objective To describe occupational balance in persons with fibromyalgia and to analyze whether it is associated with self-re...

Objective: To assess the effect of speech and language therapy (SLT) on Hypokinetic dysarthria (HD) in Parkinson’s disease. Design: Systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. Methods: We performed a literature search of randomized controlled trials using PubMed, Web of Science, Science Direct and Cochrane database (last...

This article provides an overview of outstanding sessions that were (co)organised by the Allied Respiratory Professionals (ARP) Assembly during the European Respiratory Society (ERS) International Congress 2020, which this year assumed a virtual format. The content of the sessions was mainly targeted at ARP, including respiratory function technolog...

This article provides an overview of outstanding sessions that were (co)organised by the Allied Respiratory Professionals (ARP) Assembly during the European Respiratory Society (ERS) International Congress 2020, which this year assumed a virtual format. The content of the sessions was mainly targeted at ARP, including respiratory function technolog...

Introduction To evaluate the effects of internet-based interventions on physical and psychosocial outcomes in women with chronic pain through a systematic review. Method A search of the following electronic databases: PubMed/MEDLINE, ScienceDirect, and Web of Science. Two different authors separately tabulated the indices selected in identical pre...

Objective To evaluate the effectiveness of a self-management treatment added to a physical therapy program compared to a physical therapy program in patients with chronic neck pain. Methods Fifty-three patients with chronic neck pain were randomly allocated to a physical therapy intervention (control group) or an individualized self-management com...

Background: While neck pain can be severely disabling and costly, treatment options have shown moderate evidence of effectiveness. Objective: The objective of this study was to explore the effects of a 4-week active program based on myofascial release and neurodynamics on trigger point (TrP) examination, pain, and functionality in patients with...

Background: Growing evidence demonstrates the negative health impact of physical inactivity. Our aim was to examine the influence of previous-year physical activity (PA) on the cognition of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients during exacerbation. Methods: Observational study. One hundred and fifty-one patients with COPD exacerb...

Objective To assess the effectiveness of an Individualized Comprehensive Rehabilitation Program (ICPR) on impaired postural control, pain, self-perceived health status and functionality in women with CPP. Design A randomized controlled trial was carried out. Setting Women with chronic pelvic pain were recruited from the Gynaecology Department of...

Objective: To evaluate the effectiveness of a shared decision-making and patient engagement (SDM-PE) program concerning in-hospital stay during acute exacerbation of COPD and determine its impact on patients' perceived health status. Methods: Patients were randomly allocated to a control group that received standard treatment or an intervention...

Objective: The incidence and associated healthcare costs of malignant pleural effusion (MPE) are expected to rise, but there is limited evidence about which factors affect patients' prognosis. So, the aim of this study was to determine whether psychological distress at hospital admission is associated with symptom severity and health status in pat...

Clinical placements are an important part of health students’ training. Whilst much value is placed on the clinical environment as a place to learn, there is a paucity of direct evidence about its effectiveness. The aim of this study was to compare the competence, importance, and interest in cardiorespiratory physiotherapy of students before and af...

Introduction: The high incidence of respiratory impairments in patients with neurological diseases is recognized, but the design, dosage and effectiveness of interventions to manage them is seen as an ongoing challenge. Areas covered: This article summarizes the evidence regarding the respiratory impairments in major neurological diseases, and how...

Objective: The main objective of this study was to evaluate the results of an in-hospital Self-Management program in addition to physiotherapy in severe patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) compared to a physiotherapy program.Methods: In this randomized clinical trial, 66 acute exacerbation COPD patients were included and were...

The main objective of this study is to determine the relationship between physical activity (PA) level prior to hospitalization and the pulmonary symptomatology, functionality, exercise capacity, and strength of acute exacerbated chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients. In this observational study, all data were taken during the patie...

Purpose: The purpose of this systematic review was to summarize the effectiveness of interventions in the literature to improve adherence to continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) treatment in patients with excessive daytime sleepiness. Methods: In this review, we considered only randomized controlled trials that included interventions to im...

Introduction and objective Muscle dysfunction is very common in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Muscular strength depletion is a result of numerous hospitalisations and this causes an increase in the symptomatology. Numerous interventions have been used in these patients, but there is no consensus on the best. The main o...

Evidencia de la intervención enfermera en el manejo de inhaladores en pacientes con patología respiratoria crónica, una revisión bibliográfica (María Granados Santiago) Resumen Objetivo principal: El objetivo principal de esta revisión fue recopilar las intervenciones de educación empleadas en el aprendizaje de la técnica del inhalador y observar c...

Introduction and objective: Muscle dysfunction is very common in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Muscular strength depletion is a result of numerous hospitalisations and this causes an increase in the symptomatology. Numerous interventions have been used in these patients, but there is no consensus on the best. The main...