Predictive Factors of Admission in Outpatient Laparoscopic Surgery.

Introduction: The aim of the study is to analyze the rate of no planificated hospitalization after ambulatory surgical procedures by laparoscopy, and identify associated risk factors to failure in the ambulatory manage of this patients.

Methods: A prospective observational study was performed during 18 months and included 297 patients treated with ambulatory laparoscopies performed at University Hospital La Fe of Valencia. The need for hospital admission, same day after surgery, was considered the main variable.

Effectiveness of three interventions to improve participation in colorectal cancer screening.

Background And Objective: Participation in colorectal cancer (CRC) screening varies widely among different countries and different socio-demographic groups. Our objective was to assess the effectiveness of three primary-care interventions to increase CRC screening participation among persons over the age of 50 years and to identify the health and socio-demographic-related factors that determine greater participation.

Methods: We conducted a randomized experimental study with only one post-test control group.

[Healthy eating and self-perception of health].

Objectives: The aim is to determine whether there is an association between perceived health status, healthy eating and other lifestyles in people over 50 years old.

Design: Cross-sectional study.

Setting: 8 Basic Health Zones from the Health Area of Albacete.

Factors Associated With Cancer Worry Among People Aged 50 or Older, Spain, 2012-2014.

Introduction: Cancer worry varies among patients and may influence their participation in preventive activities. We tested whether sociodemographic characteristics, lifestyle, locus of control, comorbidity, and perceived health status were associated with the level of cancer worry among adults aged 50 or older.

Methods: We conducted an observational cross-sectional study of 666 adults in Spain aged 50 or older.

Effectiveness of three interventions in improving adherence to cervical cancer screening.

In countries where cervical cancer screening programmes are conducted on an opportunistic basis, an active search for women at risk should be made to increase coverage. The objective of our study was to assess the effectiveness of three primary care interventions consisting of providing written, telephone and face-to-face information to increase screening participation among women over the age of 25 years. A randomized experimental study with only one post-test control group was conducted on women aged 25-70 years.