User Participation in the Architectural Transformation of Spanish Social Care Centres Towards the Person-Centred Care Model.

The traditional architectural design of care institutions is characterised by limited privacy, autonomy, user involvement, and rigidity in scheduling. In contrast, the Person-Centred Care (PCC) model presents an alternative approach to care provision, emphasising the active participation of the care recipient, involvement of the family, flexible scheduling, as well as a close relationship between users and caregivers. This approach requires reorganising facilities into smaller, more compact, self-contained units, known as living units.

Living With Rheumatoid Arthritis in Spain: A Qualitative Study of Patient Experience and the Role of Health Professionals.

The aim of this study was to explore the experience of Spanish people living with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and the support these people received from health professionals, particularly nurses. Nineteen patients with >1 year diagnosis, disease activity moderate or severe (DAS28 > 3.2), and already treated with disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (DMARDs) were interviewed.

The life and death construct in heart transplant patients.

Background: The technological advances of medicine, and specifically the techniques of organ transplants, have allowed crossing the border of life and death. This is especially relevant in the case of heart transplant, since its symbolism requires a redefinition not only of these traditional concepts, but also of the body or of one's own identity.

Aims: To explore the experiences of patients after receiving a heart from a donor.