Atencion primaria
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This article rewievs the available evidence on low back pain, one of the most prevalent conditions and the main cause of disability in most countries according to the latest Global Disease Burden 2021 study, which has led entities such as the WHO to recently publish recommendations on low back pain management. The causes and associated risk factors are analyzed, with more than 90% of low back pain cases being nonspecific and closely related to biopsychosocial context, as well as the role of imaging tests, whose findings have not been proven to be the source of low back pain. Finally, the effectiveness of the different treatments is analyzed, with non pharmacological being the first-line of treatment and pharmacological treatment having a very limited role, despite the excessive use we make of it.
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Go deeply into the barriers and problems that long-term surviving breast cancer must face to continue with their lives and what are the demands they suggest to society. ⋯ The results show that the main demands by long-lived breast cancer survivors are: having a balance between breast cancer, working life and a more Comprehensive Health System.
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To describe clinical and sociodemographic characteristics as well as the outcome of patients infected with SARS-CoV-2 in first six months of the pandemic. ⋯ Sociodemographic and clinical differences were noted between the two health areas. Most infections were managed in primary care, while those referred to the hospital had a higher hospitalization rate.
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To know the degree of attraction towards Family and Community Medicine (MFyC) among MIR candidates by calculating the Competitive Preference Index (CPI) in the 2020 to 2024 calls. ⋯ The MFyC specialty presents notable attractiveness among MIR candidates, since positive results are obtained in comparison with the majority of specialties, and in the majority of the cities analyzed.