Updated Review on Ozone Therapy in Pain Medicine.

The use of medical ozone in the treatment of chronic pain is progressively expanding in Spain and today it is used both in public and private medical centers. However, there is a great lack of knowledge about this technology not only in primary care but also in medical specialties. Although its biochemical bases are well determined and there are various systematic reviews and meta-analyses in the literature that justify its use in pain medicine, some professionals still are prejudiced against it.

Impact of Socio-Emotional Skills On The Performance of Clinical Nursing Practices.

Aim To analyze the Socio-emotional (SE) skills of the students in the Nursing Degree, and their relationship with their clinical practice in hospital centers. Methods Cross-sectional descriptive study of a sample of 91 nursing students. SE skills were analyzed through self-administered questionnaires, and the clinical practices through the instrument "Clinical Practices Evaluation Notebook".

Effects of an Extract of Salmon Milt on Symptoms and Serum TNF and Substance P in Patients With Fibromyalgia Syndrome.

Purpose: The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of a dietary supplement containing primarily an extract of salmon's milt (semen) on symptoms and blood levels of proinflammatory molecules in patients with fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS), a chronic, painful musculoskeletal disease without a distinct pathogenesis or treatment. We recently reported increased serum levels of the proinflammatory molecules substance P (SP) and tumor necrosis factor (TNF) in patients with FMS as compared to those in normal controls.

Methods: This prospective, open-label study was conducted in patients with FMS (n = 87; 80 women, 7 men; age range, 18-80 years) selected from 2 clinical centers in Spain.

Socio-emotional competencies as predictors of performance of nursing students in simulated clinical practice.

Introduction: Socio-emotional competencies positively influence academic performance and clinical practice of students enrolled in a Nursing degree. However, there is a lack of studies that relate these competencies with performance in a high-fidelity clinical simulation training scenario.

Objectives: To analyze the relationship between socio-emotional competencies and performance in simulated clinical practices of a sample of 4-year Nursing degree students.

Pelvic floor dysfunction in women with fibromyalgia and control subjects: Prevalence and impact on overall symptomatology and psychosocial function.

Aims: To evaluate the prevalence, distress, and impact of pelvic floor dysfunction (PFD) symptomatology in women with fibromyalgia and control women. We also aimed to evaluate the impact of PFD symptomatology on several psychosocial measures such as mood, sleep, pain, and quality of life.

Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional study in women with fibromyalgia and control women from the general population.

Ensuring relational competency in critical care: Importance of nursing students' communication skills.

Objectives: The aim of this study was to analyse the communication skills of students in interactions with simulated critically-ill patients using a new assessment tool to study the relationships between communication skills, teamwork and clinical skills and to analyse the psychometric properties of the tool.

Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted to assess the communications skills of 52 students with critically-ill patients through the use of a new measurement tool to score video recordings of simulated clinical scenarios.

Results: The 52 students obtained low scores on their skills in communicating with patients.