Publications by authors named "A Fernandez Cebrian"
Objective: The objective of this study is to analyse the perspectives of screening candidates and healthcare professionals on shared decision-making (SDM) in prostate cancer (PCa) screening using the prostate-specific antigen (PSA) test.
Design: Descriptive qualitative study (May-December 2022): six face-to-face focus groups and four semistructured interviews were conducted, transcribed verbatim and thematically analysed using ATLAS.ti software.
Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a progressive condition that affects more than 10% of the population worldwide, accounting for more than 843 million (M) individuals. The prevalence of CKD (844 M patients) is higher than that of diabetes mellitus (422 M patients), cancer (42 M patients), and HIV (37 M patients), but people are often less aware of it. Global expert groups predict reductions in the nephrology workforce in the next decade, with a declining interest in nephrology careers.
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- - The study investigated how the COVID-19 pandemic and related restrictions affected the emotional well-being of people with type 2 diabetes and/or hypertension in Ecuador and Spain, considering their unique sociopolitical and economic contexts.
- - Through 36 semi-structured interviews conducted in 2020, researchers found a notable decline in emotional health among participants, driven by pandemic-related stresses and pre-existing concerns about their chronic conditions, leading to feelings like fear and depression.
- - A conceptual framework was developed to show the interplay between COVID-19 control measures, economic and social factors, and existing inequalities, suggesting that tailored social policies are needed to address emotional well-being during future health crises.
Background: DNA polymerase theta (POLQ) is a translesion synthesis polymerase essential for the repair of double strand breaks by the error-prone TMEJ (Theta Mediated End Joining) pathway. Although POLQ participates in maintaining genome stability, several studies have shown that its overexpression correlates with cancer progression and poor prognosis. Due to the fact that its role as a biomarker in pancreatic cancer remains unexplored, we aimed to study the usefulness of POLQ H-score as a prognostic factor in a pancreatic cancer patient cohort.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFEarly-stage (stage 1-3) chronic kidney disease (CKD) has an asymptomatic presentation such that most people with CKD are unaware of their disease status and remain undiagnosed. CKD is associated with multiple long-term conditions (MLTC), or multimorbidity, the most common of these being cardiovascular disease, hypertension, and type 2 diabetes. Primary care practitioners (PCPs) are crucial in the early identification and management of patients with CKD.
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