Trasplante hepático: proceso asistencial integrado. 2ª ed

Publicado en la página web de la Consejería de Salud: www.juntadeandalucia.es/salud (Consejería de Salud / Profesionales / Nuestro Compromiso por la Calidad / Procesos Asistenciales Integrados)

Enfermedad pulmonar obstructiva crónica: proceso asistencial integrado. 2ª ed

En noviembre de 2015, se ha publicado la 3ª edición de este proceso (http://hdl.handle.net/10668/2125). Existe una guía de información para pacientes "Conozca cómo vivir mejor con la EPOC" basada en la 2ª edición de este Proceso.

Conozca cómo vivir mejor con la EPOC: Respuestas sencillas a las preguntas más frecuentes sobre la enfermedad pulmonar obstructiva crónica (EPOC)

La guía se apoya en los contenidos del Enfermedad Pulmonar Obstructiva Crónica: Proceso Asistencial Integrado. http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/219

El uso de anticonceptivos y de la píldora anticonceptiva de urgencia por la población inmigrante residente en Andalucía

Públicado en la página web de la Consejería de Salud: www.juntadeandalucia.es/salud (Consejería de Salud / Ciudadanía / Nuestra Salud / Vida sana / Salud Sexual y Reproductiva / Sexualidad / Materiales Sexualidad Humana / Materiales Sexualidad Humana)

Gender and the professional career of primary care physicians in Andalusia (Spain).

Background: Although the proportion of women in medicine is growing, female physicians continue to be disadvantaged in professional activities. The purpose of the study was to determine and compare the professional activities of female and male primary care physicians in Andalusia and to assess the effect of the health center on the performance of these activities. Methods: Descriptive, cross-sectional, and multicenter study. Setting: Spain. Participants: Population: urban health centers and their physicians. Sample: 88 health centers and 500 physicians. Independent variable: gender. Measurements: Control variables: age, postgraduate family medicine specialty (FMS), patient quota, patients/day, hours/day housework from Monday to Friday, idem weekend, people at home with special care, and family situation. Dependent variables: 24 professional activities in management, teaching, research, and the scientific community. Self-administered questionnaire. Descriptive, bivariate, and multilevel logistic regression analyses. Results: Response: 73.6%. Female physicians: 50.8%. Age: female physicians, 49.1 ± 4.3 yrs; male physicians, 51.3 ± 4.9 yrs (p < 0.001). Female physicians with FMS: 44.2%, male physicians with FMS: 33.3% (p < 0.001). Female physicians dedicated more hours to housework and more frequently lived alone versus male physicians. There were no differences in healthcare variables. Thirteen of the studied activities were less frequently performed by female physicians, indicating their lesser visibility in the production and diffusion of scientific knowledge. Performance of the majority of professional activities was independent of the health center in which the physician worked. Conclusions: There are gender inequities in the development of professional activities in urban health centers in Andalusia, even after controlling for family responsibilities, work load, and the effect of the health center, which was important in only a few of the activities under study.

Ankle-brachial index in HIV infection

Prognosis for patients with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) has improved with the introduction of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART). Evidence over recent years suggests that the incidence of cardiovascular disease is increasing in HIV patients. The ankle-brachial index (ABI) is a cheap and easy test that has been validated in the general population. Abnormal ABI values are associated with increased cardiovascular mortality. To date, six series of ABI values in persons with HIV have been published, but none was a prospective study. No agreement exists concerning the risk factors for an abnormal ABI, though its prevalence is clearly higher in these patients than in the general population. Whether this higher prevalence of an abnormal ABI is associated with a higher incidence of vascular events remains to be determined.

The association of education with body mass index and waist circumference in the EPIC-PANACEA study

Background To examine the association of education with body mass index (BMI) and waist circumference (WC) in the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC). Method This study included 141,230 male and 336,637 female EPIC-participants, who were recruited between 1992 and 2000. Education, which was assessed by questionnaire, was classified into four categories; BMI and WC, measured by trained personnel in most participating centers, were modeled as continuous dependent variables. Associations were estimated using multilevel mixed effects linear regression models. Results Compared with the lowest education level, BMI and WC were significantly lower for all three higher education categories, which was consistent for all countries. Women with university degree had a 2.1 kg/m2 lower BMI compared with women with lowest education level. For men, a statistically significant, but less pronounced difference was observed (1.3 kg/m2). The association between WC and education level was also of greater magnitude for women: compared with the lowest education level, average WC of women was lower by 5.2 cm for women in the highest category. For men the difference was 2.9 cm. Conclusion In this European cohort, there is an inverse association between higher BMI as well as higher WC and lower education level. Public Health Programs that aim to reduce overweight and obesity should primarily focus on the lower educated population.

El final de la vida en la infancia y la adolescencia: aspectos éticos y jurídicos en la atención sanitaria

Coordinadores: María J. Escudero Carretero, Pablo Simón Lorda

Validación de escala para evaluar la relación familia-trabajo en médicos y médicas de familia

Ayudas concedidas por la Consejería de Salud de la Junta de Andalucía (Expediente: 0020/2006); por el Fondo de Investigación Sanitaria (Expediente PI071176) y los Fondos FEDER de la Unión Europea

Estrategia para la seguridad del paciente en el SSPA 2011-2014

En soporte papel, está acompañada por el "Análisis de la implementación de la Estrategia para la Seguridad del Paciente en el SSPA 2006-2010."