Atencion primaria
-
To evaluate the effect of corticosteroid infiltrations in osteoarticular and tendinous pathology in Primary Care. ⋯ The local corticosteroids infiltration is a useful technique in primary care because of a high effectivity, easy management, low cost and few complications.
-
[Diagnostic consistency between primary care and specialized care following emergency consultation].
To evaluate the diagnostic concordance between primary health-care level and hospital health-care level after emergency visits. ⋯ Global concordance was high. The highest concordance was obtained for diseases with clinical diagnosis. Most of diseases with low and very low concordance are diseases that need specialized clinical tests.
-
To find the results of a breast cancer early-detection programme run in a rural area, in terms of the activities corresponding to primary care. ⋯ The participation rate was acceptable, with fewer malignant cases found than in other programmes. It would be important to call again those women who could not attend.
-
To calculate the prevalence of eating attitudes which determine eating disorders and their relationship to social, personal and cultural variables. ⋯ There is a high prevalence of eating habits similar to those of patients with anorexia nervosa, which are related to the following variables: being a woman, having separated parents, seeing oneself as fat, desiring to slim and undertaking activities related to having a thin body. We observed no significant differences with the normal population in other social and personal variables. The socially imposed aesthetic model of the body determines anorexic conduct in women.
-
To assess the physical and cognitive capacity of chronically ill homebound patients, and the falls they suffered during three years of monitoring. ⋯ It is important to assess the autonomy, cognitive capacity and comorbidity of home-bound chronic patients when monitoring them. Likewise, cognitive disorders and falls must be properly weighed, as they are common in this class of patient.