Validation of an Inhaled Therapy Beliefs Questionnaire in Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease.

: To carry out a validation questionnaire that assesses beliefs about inhaled treatments in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), as knowing patients' beliefs could help to improve medication adherence and health outcomes. : We evaluated data from 260 COPD patients from electronic medical record databases from five primary healthcare centers, in a descriptive, cross-sectional study with a sample size calculated for a 10-item questionnaire, with an estimated Cronbach's alpha of 0.70 and a 95% confidence level.

Alteration of the ankle brachial index, follow-up of patients at risk of peripheral arterial disease, a descriptive longitudinal study.

Background The objective of this study was to detect peripheral arterial disease (PAD) by measuring the ankle-brachial index (ABI) in patients attending medical offices in primary health care who presented a moderate or high risk on the risk scale of Framingham. Design longitudinal descriptive. Setting urban health center.

Rich oleocanthal and oleacein extra virgin olive oil and inflammatory and antioxidant status in people with obesity and prediabetes. The APRIL study: A randomised, controlled crossover study.

Background: Oleocanthal and oleacein are olive oil phenolic compounds with well known anti-inflammatory and anti-oxidant properties. The main evidence, however, is provided by experimental studies. Few human studies have examined the health benefits of olive oils rich in these biophenols.

[The effect of a falls prevention program in elderly people in primary health care. What does Tai Chi practice provide?].

Objective: Falls in the elderly are a major health problem. There are multiple experiences of intervention in primary care. Aim: To evaluate the impact of a multifactorial intervention in the prevention of falls in elderly people.

[Polio and post-polio syndrome, viewed by patients and health professionals in primary care].

Objective: Polio affects the quality of life of those who have suffered from it and causes health problems including the post-polio syndrome. The main goals of this work were to know the patients perspective of how they have been affected by the disease and establish the knowledge of post-polio syndrome among patients and primary health care professionals.

Methods: Interpretive qualitative research based on the Grounded Theory carried out in two health-care centers in the city of Malaga, one of them with care-rural clinics.

[Coming out of the whirlwind of abuse. Qualitative research on gender violence].

Objectives: To analyse the experience from the point of view of women who have suffered domestic violence. To identify factors related to continuing or resolving the problem.

Design: Qualitative interpretative research from a phenomenological perspective.