Rev Esp Geriatr Gerontol
November 2024
Objetive: To determine the influence of different factors involved in the decision to apply physical restraints (PR) in the management the elderly people with conduct disorders in an emergency department (ED) METHODS: A prospective observational study was conducted in the ED of the Hospital Universitario Severo Ochoa (Leganés, Madrid). We included 125 elderly people with disruptive behaviors and collected clinical, patient handling, organizational and environmental variables. Individuals who had undergone PR were analyzed to learn what factors were related to the final decision to restrain.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFNon-melanoma skin cancers (NMSCs) are the most frequent group of malignant tumours worldwide. Objectives: The aim of the present research was to analyse mortality associated with NMSC in Spain between 1979 and 2018 and highlight changes regarding trend in mortality and differences according to age groups and gender. Death records and mid-year population data were collected from the National Statistics Institute.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective(s): To evaluate the frequency of nonmelanoma skin cancer (NMSC), NMSC precursors, and melanoma on a store-and-forward dermatology model featuring the pharmacist as the patient's point-of-contact. The secondary objective was to define lesion changes and symptoms perceived by patients (clinical prediction rules by nonexpert observers) that can be predictive of malignity.
Methods: A cross-sectional study of teledermatology consultation was performed.
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