Published in Atencion primaria
Analyze whether the use of Z codes in the Electronic Health Record (EHR) correlates with the socioeconomic reality of the population attended. Observational, descriptive, cross-sectional, ecological study. 90 health centres of two Primary Health Care (PHC) Departments of the Community of Madrid. The total number of patients treated during 2016: 1,9...
Published in Atencion primaria
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. Systematic review DATA SOURCES...
ObjectiveTo describe the implementation and results of a proactive patient outreach project to offer self-administered, depot medroxyprogesterone (DMPA) subcutaneous (SC) to interested patients at a California safety-net clinic following expanded state Medicaid coverage.Study designWe contacted non-pregnant patients at an urban, safety-net hospital...
Background: The ‘IMOCAFV’ project is developing a multi-country vision on how to provide effective primary care for family violence (FV). In phase I, a situational analysis is performed based on mixed method review of countries’ policies and interventions, key persons inquiries and professional questionnaires. Aim: Provide in a first phase of IMOCA...
Published in Atencion primaria
To determine which variables determine the average annual attendance time per patient in Primary Care (PC) in Catalonia to improve the adequacy of the budget allocation. Cross-sectional ecological study. The Primary Care health centers (EAP) from the Institut Català de la Salut (ICS) in 2016. The 285 EAPs from the ICS, which cover 75% of citizens o...
Published in Korean journal of family medicine
Clival chordoma is a rare malignant tumor of the brain that typically occurs in older adults. It has a high local recurrence rate and is hence associated with poor prognosis. Here, we report a case of an adolescent who presented with a 1-month history of worsening headache and blurring of vision, as well as a 6-month history of left-sided facial an...
COVID-19 is an acute infectious respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) caused by the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2. The disease is highly communicable and produces mild to severe symptoms, generating a high demand for intensive care and thousands of deaths. In March 2020, COVID-19 was declared a pandemic and has already surpassed five million cases an...
Published in Revista de Saúde Pública
OBJECTIVE To present the methodological approach used in a research that analyzed the use and performance of specialized health care, from primary care access, in four major Brazilian cities: Fortaleza (CE), Campinas (SP), São Paulo (SP) and Porto Alegre (RS). METHODS Presentation and discussion of the quantitative-qualitative components of the pro...
