Atencion primaria
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Multicenter Study Observational Study
[Survival of patients with heart failure in primary care].
To describe survival of patients with chronic heart failure (HF) followed up in primary care (PC) and analyse the effect of sex, age, clinical and health services factors, and income levels on survival. ⋯ Data from patients with HF followed up in PC indicate that their survival is better than that obtained in other countries, supporting the argument of a better evolution of HF in Mediterranean countries.
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Multicenter Study
[Development and validation of a questionnaire on knowledge and personal hygiene habits in childhood (HICORIN®)].
To develop and validate a questionnaire on the integral assessment of the habits and knowledge in personal hygiene in children between 7 to 12 years old in the educational, social and health environment. ⋯ HICORIN® is a reliable and valid instrument that integrally assesses the habits and knowledge in personal hygiene in children between 7-12 years old. It is applicable in educative and social and health environments and in children from different socioeconomic levels.
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Multicenter Study
[Health status of the elderly in primary health care practices using an integral geriatric assessment].
To determine the health status of patients 60 years of age or over in Primary Health Care practices using an integral geriatric assessment. ⋯ The health status of the elderly seen in primary health care practices is characterized by independent patients with different levels of alterations in the medical dimensions, low levels in mental alteration, and moderately deteriorated social resources.
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Multicenter Study
[ARAPOC Study: Prevalence of respiratory symptoms and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in the general population].
The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of respiratory symptoms and COPD, as well as the characteristics of this population in Aragon (Spain). ⋯ The high prevalence of COPD and the significant level of underdiagnoses lead to believe that early diagnosis of this disease is still a pending issue. New strategies need to be developed to resolve this problem.
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Multicenter Study
[A pilot study in a community pharmacy to determine the efficiency and the effectiveness of statin prescriptions].
The efficacy of statins to reduce LDL-cholesterol serum levels is high, but effectiveness is limited and costs are elevated. ⋯ Most of the participants reached therapeutic objectives for LDL-Cholesterol levels, but more than half of the prescriptions were considered inefficient.