Vibration motor stimulation device in smart leggings that promotes motor performance in older people.

Globally, accelerated aging is taking place alongside increased life expectancy of the population. This poses a challenge to maintaining autonomy and independence as people age but preventing falls and disabilities. Currently, there are few specific technologies on the market that are focused on the rehabilitation and promotion of autonomy in older adults.

Quality criteria in MOOC: Comparative and proposed indicators.

The MOOC (Massive Open Online Course) offer revolution requires processes that can define their quality, especially due to the number of courses offered, as well as the high number of students enrolled in them. The objective of this study is to identify the main requirements and indicators of the MOOC following the ENQA (The European Association for Quality Assurance in Higher Education) considerations. To establish this system, the study has been carried out through the Delphi method with successive rounds of application from the systematic use of expert judgment.

Specific Competencies of Prehospital Emergency Nursing: The Views of Spanish University Professors.

Background: The guarantee of nursing competence in prehospital urgent care requires the identification and delimitation of the specific competencies. This work describes the importance attributed by professors of Spanish universities to the competencies of prehospital nursing positions and indicates the most appropriate training level required to achieve them.

Method: The current work consisted of a survey with an online questionnaire.

A Narrative Review of the Description of Training Profiles Used for Emergency Nursing Care Worldwide.

Background: This study describes the training profiles of emergency care nurses worldwide, which can serve as a guide for training these professionals.

Method: A narrative review was developed.

Results: Five training profiles were identified, according to the requirements of undergraduate, postgraduate, complementary training, and previous work experience within the training itineraries of emergency nursing worldwide.

Recommendations for the use of parenteral methotrexate in rheumatic diseases.

Objective: To develop recommendations for the use of parenteral methotrexate (MTX) in rheumatic diseases, mainly rheumatoid arthritis, based on best evidence and experience.

Methods: A group of 21 experts on parenteral MTX use was selected. The coordinator formulated 13 questions about parenteral MTX (indications, efficacy, safety and cost-effectiveness).

Genome-wide analysis of single nucleotide polymorphisms and copy number variants in fibromyalgia suggest a role for the central nervous system.

Fibromyalgia (FM) is a highly disabling syndrome defined by a low pain threshold and a permanent state of pain. The mechanisms explaining this complex disorder remain unclear, and its genetic factors have not yet been identified. With the aim of elucidating FM genetic susceptibility factors, we selected 313 FM cases having low comorbidities, and we genotyped them on the Illumina 1 million duo array.

Cluster analysis of clinical data identifies fibromyalgia subgroups.

Introduction: Fibromyalgia (FM) is mainly characterized by widespread pain and multiple accompanying symptoms, which hinder FM assessment and management. In order to reduce FM heterogeneity we classified clinical data into simplified dimensions that were used to define FM subgroups.

Material And Methods: 48 variables were evaluated in 1,446 Spanish FM cases fulfilling 1990 ACR FM criteria.

Screening for the presence of FMR1 premutation alleles in women with fibromyalgia.

Fibromyalgia is a chronic condition characterized by widespread pain, fatigue, non-restorative sleep and cognitive difficulties that affects 2-4% of the general population. Recently a possible relationship between the FMR1 premutation and fibromyalgia has been pointed out. In attempt to gather more data we screened for the FMR1 CGG expansion 700 DNA samples from unrelated fibromyalgia patients.

Study to evaluate the profile of patients attending pain units in Spanish hospitals for the first time (PANDHORA study).

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Aim: To define the sociodemographic and clinical profile of patients attending the pain unit for the first time.

Patients & Methods: Cross-sectional epidemiological survey of 823 patients included by 165 physicians from 107 pain units in Spanish hospitals.

Results: Mean ± standard deviation age was 59 ± 15.

[Economic evaluation of tramadol/paracetamol in the management of pain in patients with osteoarthritis in Spain].

Objective: To compare the costs of treating osteoarthritis (OA) pain using combination tramadol/paracetamol tablets, Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Agents (NSAID) alone or NSAID plus proton pump inhibitors (PPI) from the perspective of the Spanish National Health System.

Methods: A decision-analytical model was constructed to analyze the cost associated with three treatment strategies over 6 months. A cost-minimization approach was used, which considered data related to resource use, medication costs and costs for the treatment of adverse events.

Cross-sectional evaluation of patient functioning and health-related quality of life in patients with neuropathic pain under standard care conditions.

Aim: The purpose of this cross-sectional evaluation was to determine the impact of neuropathic pain (NeP) on patient functioning and Health-Related Quality of Life (HRQoL) under standard care conditions.

Methods: Patients with NeP or neuropathic and nociceptive pain [Mixed Pain (MP)] enrolled in the DONEGA study, a naturalistic, prospective and multi-centre study of the effectiveness of gabapentin under usual care conditions, were included in this cross-sectional evaluation before starting study treatments. Participants completed the Short Form-McGill Pain Questionnaire, MOS Short Form-12 (SF-12), and Sheehan Disability Scale (ShDS).