The Determinants of Living with Long-Term Conditions: An International Cross-Sectional Study.

It is essential that healthcare and social professionals understand the daily lives of people with chronic diseases, and the variables that influence them. The aim of this study was to identify the determinants influencing the process of living with long-term conditions. To investigate this, an observational, international, cross-sectional study was carried out.

[Validation of the living with osteoarthritis in Spanish population].

Objective: Present the psychometric results of the Living with Osteoarthritis (LW-OA) in Spanish population.

Design: Observational, cross-sectional and multicenter study, with retest on a fraction of the sample.

Location: Public and private centres of primary and secondary healthcare, as well as patient associations from Navarra, La Rioja, Madrid, Valencia and Malaga.

Evaluation of a psychoeducational intervention compared with education in people with Parkinson's disease and their informal caregivers: a quasi-experimental study.

Aim: To evaluate the effects of a psychoeducational intervention compared with an education programme to strengthen quality of life, psychosocial adjustment, and coping in people with Parkinson's disease and their informal caregivers.

Design: A quasi-experimental study was performed with repeated measures at baseline, after the intervention and 6 months post-intervention.

Methods: The study was carried out at seven primary care centres from 2015-2017.

Implementation of a multidisciplinary psychoeducational intervention for Parkinson's disease patients and carers in the community: study protocol.

Background: Parkinson's disease progressively limits patients at different levels and as a result family members play a key role in their care. However, studies show lack of an integrative approach in Primary Care to respond to the difficulties and psychosocial changes experienced by them. The aim of this study is to evaluate the effects of a multidisciplinary psychoeducational intervention focusing on improving coping skills, the psychosocial adjustment to Parkinson's disease and the quality of life in patients and family carers in a Primary Care setting.