Publications by authors named "Gemma Palacios"
Objective: To validate the questionnaire "Gender Perspective in Health Research" (GPIHR) to assess the inclusion of gender perspective in research projects.
Design: Validation study in two stages. Feasibility was analysed in the first, and reliability, internal consistence and validity in the second.
Background: PC plays an important role in early diagnosis of health disorders, particularly migraine, due to the financial impact of this disease for the society and its impact on patients' quality of life. The aim of the study was to validate the self-administered MS-Q questionnaire for detection of hidden migraine in the field of primary care (PC), and to explore its use in this setting.
Methods: Cross-sectional, observational, and multicentre study in subjects above 18 years of age patients attending PC centers (regardless of the reason for consultation).
Objective: To estimate the impact of migraine on labor productivity and health resources utilization in an active population attending Primary Care settings in Spain.
Methods: An observational, cross-sectional, and multicenter study was designed. Productivity, loss workdays equivalents and previous 3-months health resources utilization were calculated.
Article Synopsis
- - The study aimed to assess the resources used by adult outpatients with drug-resistant epilepsy (DRE) in Spain over the past year and estimate the related costs of illness.
- - Researchers analyzed data from 762 patients, finding that the average total yearly costs were around €6,838, with health-related costs being €4,977 and significant variations based on factors like gender and severity of seizures.
- - Results indicated that high health care costs predominantly impact the National Health System and society, suggesting the need for improved therapeutic strategies to reduce the burden of DRE.
Aim: To develop and evaluate the clinimetric properties of a new migraine screening questionnaire: the Migraine Screen Questionnaire (MS-Q).
Background: Migraine is a public health problem requiring screening programs and tools to ensure early detection.
Methods: A questionnaire was developed based on the criteria of the International Headache Society (IHS) and a review of the literature by a committee of experts.
Background And Objective: We determined the sensitivity to change and minimally important difference (MID) of the Spanish version of the life-satisfaction check list LISAT-8.
Patients And Method: We included a random sample obtained from an open, naturalistic, prospective and multicenter study, which assessed the effectiveness of sildenafil as erectile dysfunction (ED) therapy. A total of 537 patients, males older than 18 years, with ED and > active sexual desire, received flexible and at demand doses of sildenafil for 10 weeks.