Atencion primaria
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Multicenter Study
[Inappropriate multiple medication and prescribing of drugs immobile elderly patients living in the community].
To ascertain and analyse the drug consumption of the immobile elderly, as well as the number of potentially inappropriate medications (PIM). ⋯ The prevalence of inappropriate therapy in the immobile elderly is high, therefore an effort must be made to reduce it. Procedures directed towards increasing the quality of prescribing could improve the state of health and quality of life of these patients.
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Multicenter Study Comparative Study
[Benign prostate hyperplasia. Need to evaluate quality of life in the therapeutic process].
To relate the symptoms of benign prostate hyperplasia (BPH) to their repercussions on quality of life. ⋯ In treating BPH, we must bear in mind preferences of patients. They tolerate obstructive symptoms worse, and these are a criterion for referral to specialists and even surgery.
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Multicenter Study Comparative Study
[Prevalence of white-coat hypertension and masked hypertension in the general population, through home blood pressure measurement].
To determine the prevalence of white-coat hypertension (WCH) and masked hypertension (MH) in the general population, by means of home blood pressure measurement (HBPM). ⋯ The prevalence of WCH in the general population is low, whereas the prevalence of MH is high.
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Multicenter Study Comparative Study
[Palliative care support teams and the commitment of primary care teams to terminally ill patients in their homes].
To find out if the activity of palliative care support teams (PCST) does not negatively influences the performance of the primary care "care of terminally ill patients" service. ⋯ Joint visits and teaching sessions of a PCST are associated to an increase in the activity of primary care teams. Assessments and total visits did not have a negative influence.
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Multicenter Study
[Screening for factors relating to the development of mental disorders in the geriatric population (PSICOTARD)].
To detect the physical, psychological, social-demographic, and functional factors that may involve risk of developing mental disorder in the elderly, to determine the magnitude of each factor and to do the groundwork for a future longitudinal study that will enable us to define the elderly with psychological fragility in the autonomous region and to design predictive models for mental deterioration in the elderly. ⋯ The reliability of the questionnaire is ensured by use of diagnostic tests of proven validity and reliability, prior training of researchers and use of a data-gathering pilot study.