The subjective perception of the happiness of older adult residents in Colombia.

Introduction: Happiness is understood as the perception of subjective well-being, it can be a quality, a result, or a state characterized by well-being or satisfaction that every person wants to achieve. In older adults, this satisfaction is a sum of lifelong achievements and triumphs; However, some factors influence this ideal.

Objective: Analyze demographic, family, social, personal, and health factors associated with the subjective perception of happiness in older adults, using data from a study conducted in five cities in Colombia, in order to make a theoretical contribution in the search for improvement of their physical, mental and social health.

Sociodemographic, labor conditions, habits, lifestyles and diabetes in workers with subsistence jobs, Medellín-Colombia.

Introduction: According to American Diabetes Association, diabetes is a metabolic change characterized by the presence de hyperglycemia caused by a deficiency and/or malfunctioning of insulin secretion.

Objectives: To determine sociodemographic and labor conditions, habits and lifestyles that explain diabetes in a group of informal street workers in downtown Medellín, Colombia.

Methods: This is a cross-sectional study with analytical intent based on primary sources information and on a survey with a sample of 686 workers in 2016, after obtaining informed consent.

Hemorrhagic Cystitis after Haploidentical Transplantation with Post-Transplantation Cyclophosphamide: Protective Effect of MESNA Continuous Infusion.

Hemorrhagic cystitis (HC) is an important complication after haploidentical hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (haplo-HSCT) with post-transplantation cyclophosphamide (PT-CY). Sodium 2-mercaptoethanesulfonate (MESNA) can prevent bladder injury when given with PT-CY. However, the best way to deliver MESNA is not known.

Index of vulnerability of elderly people in Medellín, Barranquilla, and Pasto.

Introduction: Vulnerability can be defined as a lack of material and immaterial resources, which prevents the use of opportunities that may advance one’s self-interest. The presence of these welfare resources prevents reductions in the quality of life. Objective: The objective of this study was to build an index of vulnerability using characteristics of the physical, human, social and functional capital of adults in three cities of Colombia in the year 2016 and to determine the factors that contribute most to vulnerability.

[Trends in pertussis mortality and morbidity in Colombia, 2002-2012].

Whooping cough is a public health problem that mainly affects children under one year of age with highly lethal outcomes. It is a re-emerging disease, which is preventable by immunization. Objective: To analyze mortality and morbidity trends of whooping cough in Colombia between 2002 and 2012.

[Evolution of the concept of positive mental health: a systematic review].

Objective Characterize the theoretical models that have underpinned empirical research on the concept of positive mental health from the time it first emerged in the field of health up to the present. Methods A systematic search of the literature was conducted in PubMed, EBSCO (including Academic Search Complete, ERIC, Academic Source, MasterFILE Premier, MedicLatina, MEDLINE, and the Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection), Science Direct, Psicodoc, Springer Link, Taylor & Francis, Wiley Online Library, Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ), Redalyc, SciELO, Ovid, Embase, and ProQuest (including Health and Medical Complete, the Nursing and Allied Health Source, Psychology Journals, and Social Science Journals). The search criterion was the descriptor "positive mental health.

[Experiences of Life and Work of a Group of Epidemiologists in Training in Order to Address Mental Health Problems and Issues at Local and Departmental Level. Medellin, 2013].

Objective: To examine, from the point of view of a group of epidemiologists in training, their life experiences and work related to addressing mental health problems and mental health issues.

Methods: An exploratory qualitative-descriptive study was conducted using ethnographic tools, non-participant observation, note-taking, and group interviews (FG).

Results: The participants mentioned that mental health and mental health issues are managed and poorly differentiated either by them and the community in general.

Level of and change in road traffic mortality in Argentina, Chile, Colombia and Mexico, 2000-2011.

The aim of this study was to estimate the effect of run-over fatalities and traffic collisions in life expectancy in Argentina, Chile, Colombia and Mexico, between 2000 and 2011. Years of life expectancy lost (YLEL) were calculated for the periods 2000-2002 and 2009-2011. The results show that road traffic deaths made up between 1% and 4% of all deaths in each country.

[Contextual effects associated with depression risk variability in the elderly, Antioquia, Colombia, 2012].

Introduction: Depression is an affective disorder where interest in living is lost and functional areas like work, feelings, personal life, and relationships are negatively altered. However, little has been said about the association between place of residence and this mood disorder.

Objective: To determine the effects of the municipality and block of residence on the depression risk variability in the elderly in the Department of Antioquia, Colombia, in 2012.

The public health impact of economic fluctuations in a Latin American country: mortality and the business cycle in Colombia in the period 1980-2010.

Introduction: Studies in high-income countries suggest that mortality is related to economic cycles, but few studies have examined how fluctuations in the economy influence mortality in low- and middle-income countries. We exploit regional variations in gross domestic product per capita (GDPpc) over the period 1980-2010 in Colombia to examine how changes in economic output relate to adult mortality.

Methods: Data on the number of annual deaths at ages 20 years and older (n = 3,506,600) from mortality registries, disaggregated by age groups, sex and region, were linked to population counts for the period 1980-2010.

Factors associated with recurrence and survival in liver transplant patients with HCC--a single center retrospective study.

Introduction: Hepatocellular carcinoma is the most common primary tumor of the liver and is diagnosed in more than a half million people worldwide each year. This study aims to assess factors associated with the recurrence and survival of patients with hepatocellular carcinoma and liver transplantation in a cohort of patients from Medellín, Colombia.

Material And Methods: This was a descriptive retrospective study of a consecutive series of liver transplant patients from the Pablo Tobon Uribe Hospital of Medellín from January 2004 to May 2013.

Socioeconomic inequalities in premature mortality in Colombia, 1998-2007: the double burden of non-communicable diseases and injuries.

Objectives: Non-communicable diseases have become the leading cause of death in middle-income countries, but mortality from injuries and infections remains high. We examined the contribution of specific causes to disparities in adult premature mortality (ages 25-64) by educational level from 1998 to 2007 in Colombia.

Methods: Data from mortality registries were linked to population censuses to obtain mortality rates by educational attainment.

[Trends in yellow fever mortality in Colombia, 1998-2009].

Introduction: Yellow fever is a neglected tropical disease, thus, knowing the trends in mortality from this disease in Colombia is an important source of information for decision making and identifying public health interventions.

Objective: To analyze trends in yellow fever mortality in Colombia during the 1998-2009 period and the differences in the morbidity and mortality information sources for the country, which affect indicators such as the lethality one.

Materials And Methods: This is a descriptive study of deaths by yellow fever according to the Departamento Administrativo Nacional de Estadística and the incidence of the disease according to the Instituto Nacional de Salud .

[Inequities in health among Latin American and Caribbean countries (2005-2010)].

Objective: To identify health inequalities among Latin American and Caribbean countries in recent years (2005-2010), based on the view that measurement of inequalities is the first step in identifying health inequities.

Method: We performed an ecological study, whose units of analysis were 20 Latin American and Caribbean countries. These units were used to build the Inequalities in Health Index.

The impact of increasing health insurance coverage on disparities in mortality: health care reform in Colombia, 1998-2007.

Objectives: We examined the impact of expanding health insurance coverage on socioeconomic disparities in total and cardiovascular disease mortality from 1998 to 2007 in Colombia.

Methods: We used Poisson regression to analyze data from mortality registries (633 905 deaths) linked to population census data. We used the relative index of inequality to compare disparities in mortality by education between periods of moderate increase (1998-2002) and accelerated increase (2003-2007) in health insurance coverage.

[Quality of life in institutionalized elderly people of Medellín].

Introduction: Many factors contribute to the deteriorating quality of life of elderly people living in care institutions. Some of these problems are a consequence of few contacts with relatives and friends, and being alone with a feeling of isolation.

Objective: The conditions of quality of life are explored for elderly people living in care institutions.

[Trends in adult mortality in the city of Medellín, Colombia, 1994-2003].

Introduction: The death of an adult affects the family as well as the adults role in its labor and social environment. In developing countries, the load of diseases and associated trauma continues to increase and place increasing demands for the intervention by public health authorities.

Objective: Trends of mortality were determined for adults of 20 to 64 years in Medellín, Colombia, between 1994 and 2003 according to sex.

[Personal satisfaction as a component of adult's quality of life in Medellin].

Objective: Determining personal satisfaction as the main component of the quality of life of men and women aged 20 to 64 in Medellin during 2005.

Methods: This was a cross/sectional descriptive population study. Its primary source of information consisted of two samples (659 men and 683 women) representing 523,705 and 651,704 people respectively, according to population expansion factors, selected via probabilistic complex sampling, stratified by socioeconomic level, clustering, city blocks, houses and people.

[Quality of life and health conditions of the elderly population of Medellin].

Introduction: The process of aging presents functional limitations, loss of autonomy, independence, adaptability and motor disfunction. These changes raise challenges and concerns of vital importance both for those individuals who face them and for government organizations, thus motivating inquiry about the life and health conditions of the elderly.

Objective: To describe some components of the quality of life of the elderly population (aged 65 years or older) living in Medellin, including socio-demographic, family, social security and health conditions.