Complementary Musical Intervention for Patients in Palliative Care in Spain: A Randomized Controlled Trial.

Background: Patients with advanced cancer often endure a heavy burden of symptoms, both in quantity and intensity. Complementary therapies offer potential relief in this challenging scenario. Increasing the number of randomized controlled trials provides a unique opportunity to generate rigorous data, which can be used to establish causal relationships and evaluate interventions; hence, nurses can strengthen evidence-based practices, leading to better patient outcomes and quality of care.

A 6-month educational program improves sleep behaviour in community-dwelling frail older adults: A randomised controlled trial.

Background: The prevalence of sleep-related issues among older adults is a significant concern, with half of the older population reporting these problems. Consequently, strategies to improve sleep are needed for this population. This study aims to assess the effects of a health educational program on sleep behaviour among pre-frail or frail older adults residing in the community and to explore possible associations with frailty.

[Frailty in older adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus and its relation with glucemic control, lipid profile, blood pressure, balance, disability grade and nutritional status].

Introduction: frailty identifies a subgroup of people with higher risk of morbidity and mortality.

Aims: our first aim was to determine the prevalence of frailty in older adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus; our second aim was to establish which factors are associated with frailty in these patients.

Material And Methods: cross-sectional study in non-institutionalized people (288 patients), over 65 years of age, and diagnosed with diabetes mellitus type 2.

Nutritional differences in malnourished patients according to their liquid-intake habits after hospital discharge.

Introduction: Malnutrition is a serious and relatively common problem among hospitalized patients; moreover, it is known that a good hydration state contributes to health and wellbeing.

Objective: The aim of this study was to determine the relationship between nutritional status, functional dependency, quality of life and liquid-intake habits in malnourished patients after hospital discharge.

Methods: Cross-sectional descriptive study in 91 patients (45 males) who presented malnutrition at hospital discharge.

[Effect of tumour necrosis factor α blockade on bone metabolism in chronic inflammatory joint diseases].

Background And Objective: To evaluate the effect of anti-TNF treatments on bone mineral density (BMD), bone remodelling markers (BRM) and receptor activator of nuclear factor κB ligand (RANKL) and osteoprotegerin (OPG) in patients with chronic inflammatory joint diseases.

Methods: A longitudinal prospective study was performed under clinical practice conditions on 31 patients diagnosed of rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic arthropathy and ankylosing spondylitis who had received treatment with anti-TNF alpha drugs for one year. BMD, OPG and RANKL soluble form (sRANKL) were studied at the onset and end of the study.

[Relationship between age, body mass index, dependency and quality of life in malnourished patients after hospital discharge].

Introduction: The quality of life assessment means investigating how patients perceive their disease. Malnutrition-specific characteristics make patients more vulnerable, so it is important to know how these factors impact on patients' daily life.

Aim: To assess the quality of life in malnourished patients who have had hospital admission, and to determine the relationship of the quality of life with age, body mass index, diagnosis of malnutrition, and dependency.

Characteristics of patients with spondyloarthritis followed in rheumatology units in Spain. emAR II study.

Objective: To describe the main demographic and clinical features of patients with spondyloarthropaties in Spain.

Patients And Methods: Review of randomized clinical charts of patients with spondyloarthropaties with at least one visit to the rheumatologist in the previous two years. Information was collected on demographic and clinical data (duration of illness, diagnostic category, disease activity, extrarticular manifestations, comorbidity and work disability).

[The influence of dysfunctional thoughts on the burden of the dependent person caregiver].

Objective: To determine the influence of dysfunctional thoughts and their relationship on the burden of caregivers.

Method: Descriptive study conducted in the San Andrés Torcal Health Centre, Malaga, Spain, in 2010.

Subjects: A random sample was selected from dependent person caregivers of the centre.

[Evaluation of the situation of the elderly who live alone in a health zone].

Objective: To determine the needs of elderly individuals living alone and with some degree of dependency for activities of daily live.

Method: We performed a cross-sectional descriptive study in an urban health center (San Andrés-Torcal in Málaga, Spain). Persons aged more than 65 years old who lived alone and had some degree of dependency were studied.