Economic Analysis of Cochlear Implants in Adults With Bilateral Severe-to-Profound Hearing Loss. A Systematic Review of the Literature.

Objective: To determine the cost-effectiveness or cost-utility of cochlear implants (CI) in adults with severe to profound bilateral hearing loss.

Databases Reviewed: PubMed (Medline), The Cochrane Library, Embase via Elsevier, EBSCOhost CINAHL, and Scopus.

Methods: The study included adult participants with severe to profound bilateral neurosensory hearing loss.

[Differential impact and heterogeneous needs. A peer-led training program for improving chronic patients' health status and health behaviors].

Objective: To measure the impact of the peer-led training for chronic patients on their health status and behaviors.

Design: Descriptive, transversal pretest and posttest quantitative approach.

Placement: Andalusia.

[Fibromyalgia: Patient perception on their disease and health system. Qualitative research study].

Objective: To know the experiences and expectations of persons with fibromyalgia towards the health system and its professionals.

Methods: Qualitative study with three focal groups. The first focal group included patients with fibromyalgia, 20 women and 1 man, receiving care in the public health system, with different assistance paths and progression.