The determinants and outcomes of long-stay psychiatric admissions : A case-control study.
BACKGROUND: Acute psychiatric admissions lasting over 6 months (long-stays) continue to occur in England. Previous studies have suggested an association between long-stay and both schizophrenia and challenging behaviour, as well as rehousing or placement difficulties, but no UK study to date […]
[Access to Cervical Cytology in MedellÃn, Colombia during 2006.]
Background: The burden of illness of cervical cancer has not decreased enough in developing countries. For that reason is important to improve coverage, access and effectiveness of cervical cancer screening programs. The objective of this paper is to analyze women\’s access to the cervical […]
[Prevalence of Certain Osteoporosis-Determining Habits among Post Menopausal Women in the Basque Country, Spain, in 2003.]
Backgound: On planning health promotion strategies for a disease or condition, one must know the current situation of the factors which have a bearing thereon. This study is aimed at analyzing, in the Basque Country, those living […]
[Design and validation of a questionnaire to evaluate satisfaction of patients of the hospital outpatient clinics in Madrid, Spain, 2006.]
Background: In order to improve the quality of health care it is necessary to know the point of view of the patients through satisfaction surveys. Satisfaction surveys need some psychometric properties to guarantee […]
[Functional Capacity for Daily Living Activities among Senior Citizens Attending Community Centers in the City of Zaragoza, Spain, 2005.]
Background: To study the dependence related to aging is of particular interest in Aragon, where the population is one of the most aged in Spain. The objective of this study is that of quantifying […]
[Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Preventive Activities (Strategic Action Plans) on the Incidence of Non-Fatal Traumatic Occupational Injuries Leading to Disabilities in Spain (1994-2004).]
Backgound: The strategic action plans have been the main preventive activities carried out by the Autonomous Community Governments in relation to occupational injuries in Spain since 1999. This study […]
[G1 Mumps Virus Outbreak in the Province of Almeria in 2005.]
Background: Despite high levels of triple MMR vaccinations being recorded on Spain, epidemic mumps outbreaks are still being reported. This study is aimed at describing an outbreak reported in the province of Almeria in 2005 and of evaluating the degree to which […]
[Tuberculosis in the Autonomous Region of Madrid, Spain: Incidence among Foreign and Spanish Individuals during the 1996-2004 Period.]
Backgound: Immigration from countries having a high prevalence of tuberculosis to other more highly-developed countries has a bearing on the overall evolution of tuberculosis in the latter. This study is aimed at describing the influence […]
[Incentives in Primary Care: from Cost Control to Improving Population Health.]
Gérvas J, Ortún V, Palomo L, Ripoll MA.
[Tuberculosis and Inmigration in Spain.]
Chaves Sánchez F, Iñigo MartÃnez J.
Servicio de MicrobiologÃa, Hospital 12 de Octubre, Madrid.
