Atencion primaria
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Randomized Controlled Trial
[Effect of a multidimensional intervention for prevention of falls in the eldery].
To evaluate the effect of a multidimensional intervention on the perception and management of risk factors and frequency of falls in independent elderly people living in the community. ⋯ The multidimensional intervention was effective in reducing the frequency of falls and in the management of extrinsic risk factors associated with surfaces, lighting, and support devices.
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Despite the acknowledged importance of 'Person Centered Care' (PCC), there are obvious limitations for its determination and measurement due to the difficulty of its exact definition. The objective of our review is to identify valid tools that measure the PCC or some of its aspects in the field of Primary Health Care. ⋯ Due to the difficulty of measuring PCC as a whole, most of the articles refer only to one of its aspects or dimensions, with the patient's perspective prevailing over that of the professional. All these tools are, nevertheless, an important starting point for future questionnaires that attempt an integral approach to the PCC.
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Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter Study
[Effectiveness of double-layered compression therapy against crepe bandage for healing venous ulcers in primary care. Randomized clinical trial].
To evaluate if the two-layer bandage is more effective than the crepe bandage in the healing of venous ulcers after 12 weeks of follow-up. ⋯ We didn't find significant differences in the healing between the two bandages evaluated. Both are appropriate for ulcer healing and to improve the health-related quality of life.
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Describe the characteristics of the therapeutic positioning reports (TPRs) published in Spain in the period 2013-2019. ⋯ For TPRs to meet their objective of improving the efficiency of the assessment process and the consistency in the decisions on price, reimbursement and financing of medicines by the SNS, the deadlines established for publication must be met, incorporating systematically information on the efficiency of the drugs and including periodic updates with the new information generated.
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To describe the use and perception of the need for assistive devices and identify their relationship with instruments to measure dependence and caregiver burden. ⋯ There is a strong association between the level of dependence and the use of these devices. However, there is a high percentage of the sample that do not have the products that they need, which are associated with the socioeconomic situation of the household as well as with the characteristics of the dependent person and the caregiver.