Publications by authors named "Matilde Barneto-Soto"
Background: Older patients tend to have multimorbidity, represented by multiple chronic diseases or geriatric conditions, which leads to a growing number of prescribed medications. As a result, pharmacological prescription has become a major concern because of the increased difficulties to ensure appropriate prescription in older adults. The study's main objectives were to characterize a cohort of older adults with multimorbidity, carry out a medication review and compare the pharmacological data before and after the medication review globally and according to the frailty index.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAim: To determine the characteristics of patients with dementia who died in a psychogeriatric unit, and to describe the conditions that led to their death.
Material And Methods: Observational study of patients who died in the Psychogeriatric unit of Hospital de la Santa Creu de Vic during a three and a half year period.
Results: Of the 554 patients admitted during the study period, we recorded a mortality of 14.
Objective: To evaluate the care outcomes of a psychogeriatric unit.
Material And Methods: A prospective study of 46 patients with dementia consecutively admitted to Psychogeriatric Unit between May and August 2008. The parameters analysed were: a) median Neuropsychiatric Inventory (NPI) on admission, after one week and at discharge, b) percentage of patients coming from home or discharged from the acute hospital, c) percentage of patients coming from the acute hospital with an average stay equal or less than 7 days, d) percentages of falls and physical restraints, and e) destination at discharge.