[Impact of the implementation of the international best practice guidelines programme (BPSO®) on health outcomes in a public hospital].

Objective: To analyze the impact on patient health outcomes after implementing 4 Good Practice Guidelines (GPG) in a level II public university hospital.

Method: A quasi-experimental pre-post study was carried out at the Hospital Universitario Fundación Alcorcón, belonging to the Servicio Madrileño de Salud (SERMAS) of the Community of Madrid. Anonymized patient health indicator data from February 2018 to December 2022 from a total of 4853 patient records were analyzed.

Sensitivity and pain in focal dystonia of the hand.

Introduction: A growing body of evidence highlights the importance of understanding both the sensory and the motor pathophysiology of focal dystonia in order to improve its treatment. This study aims to evaluate somatosensory afferences in patients with focal or segmental dystonia affecting the upper limbs, to analyse whether the dominant limb is more frequently affected, to analyse pain tolerance, and to examine the potential association with pain perception in patients with hand dystonia.

Methods: We recruited 24 participants: 12 patients with focal hand dystonia and 12 individuals without dystonia.

[Strategy for planning and execution of a large-scale SARS-CoV-2 seroprevalence study on teaching hospital workers during a pandemic situation].

Objective: To describe the planning and execution process of a massive seroprevalence study for SARS-CoV-2 in professionals of the Hospital Universitario Fundación Alcorcón (HUFA) (Spain).

Methods: A description is presented of the plan designed and developed at the HUFA for the execution of the extraction of the samples for serology from all the professionals who worked in the hospital between 14 and 29 April 2020. A descriptive analysis of the participation of the professionals in the study is carried out.

Alterations in dexterity and manual function in patients with focal hand dystonia.

Introduction: Focal hand dystonia is a movement disorder whose symptoms cause alterations in the performance of tasks requiring a high level of dexterity. Currently, there is no model for interpreting the disease and few studies have identified the difficulties of patients with dystonia in carrying out activities of daily living (ADL). This study aims to describe manipulative dexterity and its influence on ADLs in patients with focal hand dystonia.

Sensitivity and pain in focal dystonia of the hand.

Introduction: A growing body of evidence highlights the importance of understanding both the sensory and the motor pathophysiology of focal dystonia in order to improve its treatment. This study aims to evaluate somatosensory afferences in patients with focal or segmental dystonia affecting the upper limbs, to analyse whether the dominant limb is more frequently affected, to analyse pain tolerance, and to examine the potential association with pain perception in patients with hand dystonia.

Methods: We recruited 24 participants: 12 patients with focal hand dystonia and 12 individuals without dystonia.

Spanish Transcultural Adaptation of the Activity Card Sort.

The Activity Card Sort (ACS) measures the level of participation, as perceived by each person which, unlike other scales, makes it both personal and significant. However, there is a limitation to applying the ACS to Spanish older adults as it is restricted to culturally relevant activities solely in the United States. Therefore, the aim of this study was to select activity items that reflected Spanish older adults' lifestyles in order to develop the Activity Card Sort-Spain Version (ACS-SP).

[Integration of the nursing process in the electronic health record in an university hospital].

Aim: To describe the process of implementation of Individualized Care Plan in the Electronic Health Record and its impact on the University Hospital Alcorcón Foundation.

Methodology: Working groups of staff nurses who analyzed activities usually performed to create a catalog of diagnoses, outcomes and interventions. A group of referents that refined the catalog to make it manageable was created.

[Characteristics of patients with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infection].

Objective: To determine the epidemiological characteristics of infection by methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and changes in its prevalence in a tertiary hospital in the autonomous community of Madrid.

Method: Between 2005 and 2007, we carried out a descriptive study of all patients with MRSA-positive cultures from the total number of admissions to the Fundación Alcorcón University Hospital.

Results: Of 251 MRSA-positive cultures, the infection was community-acquired in 138 patients (55%) while 112 patients (44.

[Efficacy of nursing planning after hospital discharge of patients over 65 to reduce their readmission].

Objectives: To evaluate the efficacy of nursing care and monitoring of patients over 65 in primary care, to reduce the rate of readmission and to extend time till readmission.

Design: Non-randomised clinical trial with control.

Setting: Base Area 8, Madrid, Spain.