Increasing trend in patients with life-limiting and complex chronic conditions.

Introduction And Objectives: To estimate the frequency of patients with diagnoses associated with life-limiting conditions (LLCs) or complex chronic conditions (CCCs).

Methods: Retrospective mixed population-based and hospital-based cohort study. Study universe consisted of the population aged less than 18 years of an autonomous community in Spain in the 2001-2021 period; the cases were patients admitted to hospital with a diagnosis associated with LLC or CCC during this period.

Mobile phone use, sleep disorders and obesity in a social exclusion zone.

Introduction: There is little information on the impact of mobile phone overuse (MPO) in areas in need of social transformation (ANST). Our objective was to estimate the prevalence of MPO in an ANST and its association with sleep disorders, academic performance and obesity.

Patients And Methods: Consecutive sampling of patients aged 10-17 years who visited a primary care centre in an ARST between October 2019 and March 2020.