Revista médica de Chile
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Revista médica de Chile · Jan 2024
[Evaluation of the state and implementation of the Hospital Clinical Forensic Units in Chile].
Sexual violence has a several negative impact on women's health. Thus, the health system is a gateway for the multisector response to victims. In 2018, the Clinical Forensic Hospital Units (UCFH) in Chile were launched for this purpose. ⋯ Challenges persist in the implementation of the UCFH, with special limitations in the availability of human resources.
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Revista médica de Chile · Jan 2024
[Association between pain and depression in chilean older adults. Reality that requires an immediate approach].
ABASTRACT Background: To study the association between pain and depression, its characteristics and related factors in chilean older adults. ⋯ The association between pain and depression is high and is related to pain intensity, being higher in people with less education and physical dependency. The high frequency of both conditions in Chilean elderly people and their serious consequences make it an urgent public health problem, aggravated as a consequence of the prolonged isolation due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Revista médica de Chile · Jan 2024
[Dying during the pandemic: Experiences of relatives of patients who died during the COVID-19 pandemic in Chile].
The COVID-19 pandemic marked a milestone in the history of medicine worldwide. Together with the humanitarian drama it represented, the problems that arose are promoting lines of research in multiple fields. One of these fields is the aspects related to medical communication and end-of-life care. This paper reports the experiences and perceptions of relatives of patients who died during the pandemic with a psychospiritual support intervention in a public hospital in the Metropolitan Region, Chile, called "farewell". ⋯ It is argued that the end of life is an area that requires physical and psychospiritual spaces, and adequate training at all levels to do justice to a highly relevant moment in the care of people.
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Revista médica de Chile · Jan 2024
[Intercultural characterization of the empathetic physician: Experiences of chronic patients of the chilean public health system].
Empathy is a fundamental element of the physician-patient relationship for treatment and therapeutic adherence that has had to face significant changes due to the migrations of the health system in Chile. ⋯ The affective and psychoemotional aspects were more valued than the cognitive aspects of empathetic care. No differences were observed in assessing the empathetic care of patients seen by Chilean physicians and those treated by foreign physicians.
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Revista médica de Chile · Jan 2024
[Perceptions and experiences of users who received outpatient COVID-19 care in Santiago, Chile].
To explore the perceptions and experiences of COVID-19 patients who received outpatient treatment in public health services in the Metropolitan Region of Chile. ⋯ The experiences of patients show the need to strengthen communication and information strategies for patients who receive outpatient care during the pandemic. This is key to reducing misinformation, fear and uncertainty about the progression of the disease and the potential recovery. Consequently, this could impact clinical outcomes and patient satisfaction.