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IJERPH, Vol. 17, Pages 4237: Validation of the Spanish Version of Newcastle Stroke-Specific Quality of Life Measure (NEWSQOL)
Conclusion: The Spanish version of the NEWSQOL questionnaire is reliable, valid, and feasible to evaluate quality of life in the Spanish population.
Source: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health - June 13, 2020 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Concepci ón Soto-Vidal Soraya Pacheco-da-Costa Victoria Calvo-Fuente Sara Fern ández-Guinea Carlos Gonz ález-Alted Tom ás Gallego-Izquierdo Tags: Article Source Type: research

IJERPH, Vol. 17, Pages 4216: Predictive Model of the Risk of In-Hospital Mortality in Colorectal Cancer Surgery, Based on the Minimum Basic Data Set
Conclusions: This mortality model is the first to be based on administrative clinical databases and hospitalization episodes. The model achieves a moderate–high level of discrimination.
Source: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health - June 11, 2020 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Garc ía-Torrecillas Olvera-Porcel Ferrer-M árquez Rosa-Garrido Rodr íguez-Barranco Lea-Pereira Rubio-Gil S ánchez Tags: Article Source Type: research

IJERPH, Vol. 17, Pages 3398: Prevalence of Comorbidities in Individuals Diagnosed and Undiagnosed with Alzheimer ’s Disease in León, Spain and a Proposal for Contingency Procedures to Follow in the Case of Emergencies Involving People with Alzheimer’s Disease
Conclusions: Some comorbidities were present in both the AD and control groups, while others were found in the AD group and not in the control group, and vice versa.
Source: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health - May 12, 2020 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Tortajada-Soler S ánchez-Valdeón Blanco-Nistal Ben ítez-Andrades Li ébana-Presa Bay ón-Darkistade Tags: Article Source Type: research

IJERPH, Vol. 16, Pages 4979: Designing and Evaluating a Digital Family Health History Tool for Spanish Speakers
This study describes the cultural and linguistic adaptation and evaluation of a family health history tool (VICKY: VIrtual Counselor for Knowing Your Family History) for Spanish speakers. In-depth interviews were conducted with 56 Spanish-speaking participants; a subset of 30 also participated in a qualitative component to evaluate the acceptability and usability of Spanish VICKY. Overall, agreement in family history assessment was moderate between VICKY and a genetic counselor (weighted kappa range: 0.4695 for stroke—0.6615 for heart disease), although this varied across disease subtypes. Participants felt c...
Source: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health - December 6, 2019 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Maria Cerda Diez Dharma E. Cort és Michelle Trevino-Talbot Candice Bangham Michael R. Winter Howard Cabral Tricia Norkunas Cunningham Diana M. Toledo Deborah J. Bowen Michael K. Paasche-Orlow Timothy Bickmore Catharine Wang Tags: Article Source Type: research

IJERPH, Vol. 16, Pages 462: Health Benefits of Physical Activity Related to An Urban Riverside Regeneration
This study aimed to quantify health and health-related economic impacts associated with physical activity in an urban riverside park regeneration project in Barcelona, Spain. We used data from Barcelona local authorities and meta-analysis assessing physical activity and health outcomes to develop and apply the “Blue Active Tool”. We estimated park user health impacts in terms of all-cause mortality, morbidity (ischemic heart disease; ischemic stroke; type 2 diabetes; cancers of the colon and breast; and dementia), disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) and health-related economic impacts. We est...
Source: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health - February 5, 2019 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Vert Nieuwenhuijsen Gascon Grellier Fleming White Rojas-Rueda Tags: Article Source Type: research

IJERPH, Vol. 15, Pages 1233: Adherence to European Clinical Practice Guidelines for Secondary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease: A Cohort Study
ratala-Munuera To provide a better understanding of the actions taken within health systems and their results, this study aims to assess clinicians’ adherence to clinical practice guidelines regarding recommended treatments in patients with cardiovascular disease in primary care settings, and to determine the associated factors. We conducted an ambispective cohort study in 21 primary care centres in 8 Spanish regions. Patients diagnosed with coronary heart disease, stroke and/or peripheral arterial disease were included. Patients who received the treatment recommended in the European guidelines on cardiov...
Source: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health - June 11, 2018 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Josep Maria Pepi ó Vilaubí Domingo Orozco-Beltr án Alessandra Queiroga Gon çalves Dolors Rodriguez Cumplido Carina Aguilar Martin Adriana Lopez-Pineda Vicente F. Gil-Guillen Jose A. Quesada Concepcion Carratala-Munuera Tags: Article Source Type: research

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