Publications by authors named "Luciano Sanroman Alvarez"

Article Synopsis
  • A study was done to see if a type of screening test called FIT was better than the usual procedure, colonoscopy, for first-degree relatives of people with colorectal cancer.
  • The researchers wanted to know if more people would agree to take the FIT test compared to colonoscopy and if both tests would find the same number of serious issues.
  • The study was planned to involve many people over several years but had to stop early because it wasn't looking like it would have good results, even though they still gathered data for two years after.
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Objective: Patient compliance in chronic inflammatory diseases is essential to achieve treatment effectiveness. The study objective is to develop a recommendations document for healthcare professionals to encourage treatment compliance.

Methods: A sequential methodology was followed: 1.

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Introduction: The management of patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is associated with a significant use of healthcare resources. In 2009, a digestive diseases nursing consultation, with availability of health telematic media was created in our hospital (CHUVI). The important activity performed in this area encouraged us to quantify the cost savings for the care health system.

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