Increase in hospital care at the end of life: Retrospective analysis of the last 20 years of life of a cohort of patients.

Background: There is an increasing need for end-of-life care due to society's progressive aging. This study aimed to describe how hospitalizations evolve long-term and in the last months life of a cohort of deceased patients.

Methods: The study population were those who died in one year who lived in a district in southern Spain.

[Hospital emergencies due to alcohol consumption in times of COVID-19 on the Costa del Sol (Spain)].

Objective: Alcohol consumption is a Public Health problem that impacts the health, social and economic spheres. The objectives of this study were to describe the characteristics of alcohol-related emergencies (ARI) in an area of high recreational tourism, and the implications of the COVID-19 pandemic on this activity.

Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional study of the period of ARI emergency activity in the Costa del Sol Hospital Area during the years 2019-2021 was carried out.

Physical activity and sedentary behaviour in patients admitted with COPD: Associated factors.

Aim: To establish amongst a cohort of patients admitted with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease which factors were associated with their level of Physical Activity and Sedentary Behavior prior to the admission event.

Methods: Prospective observational cohort study. Nine Spanish hospitals participated.

Predictors of short-term COPD readmission.

COPD readmissions have a great impact on patients' quality of life and mortality. Our goal was to identify factors related to 60-day readmission. We conducted a prospective observational cohort study with a nested case-control study, with 60 days of follow-up after the index admission.