Associations of BNT162b2 vaccination with SARS-CoV-2 infection and hospital admission and death with covid-19 in nursing homes and healthcare workers in Catalonia: prospective cohort study.

Objective: To determine associations of BNT162b2 vaccination with SARS-CoV-2 infection and hospital admission and death with covid-19 among nursing home residents, nursing home staff, and healthcare workers.

Design: Prospective cohort study.

Setting: Nursing homes and linked electronic medical record, test, and mortality data in Catalonia on 27 December 2020.

The Manage Care Model - Developing an Evidence-Based and Expert-Driven Chronic Care Management Model for Patients with Diabetes.

Background: Most current care models are disease- or symptom-focused and mostly do not account for the individual needs of patients with chronic diseases. The aim of this study was to develop an innovative, evidence-based and expert-based practice model for the management of patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus.

Method: An iterative approach was used combining systematic literature search with qualitative methods, including a standardised survey of experts in chronic care (n = 92), an expert workshop of professionals (n = 22) and a multilingual online survey (n = 659).

Chronic and integrated care in Catalonia.

Introduction: The Chronicity Prevention and Care Programme set up by the Health Plan for Catalonia 2011-2015 has been an outstanding and excellent opportunity to create a new integrated care model in Catalonia. People with chronic conditions require major changes and transformation within the current health and social system. The new and gradual context of ageing, increase in the number of chronic diseases and the current fragmented system requires this transformation to be implemented.

[Care of the chronic patient in a complex situation: the challenge of building an integrated care scenario].

The ageing of the population and the increase in people with chronic illnesses is a scenario that creates important challenges on how to organise and provide services for this population group. There is already experience and evidence that would help us to re-think about what are the key aspects that should be taken into account to design a simple health model directed towards this new paradigm.The clinical care approach in itself is important, but at the same time, limited.