[Evaluation of the usability of patients attended in gastrointestinal telemedicine postpandemic at University clinic].

Unlabelled: Telemedicine has grown during the COVID-19 pandemic. Gastroenterology at Clínica Universidad de los Andes has continued it post-pandemic. Usability is the measure by which users evaluate the effectiveness, efficiency, and satisfaction in telemedicine.

Efficacy of vaccination against the SARS-CoV-2 virus in patients with chronic kidney disease on hemodialysis.

SARS-CoV-2 has had a great impact on world health, patients on hemodialysis have a higher rate of infection and death due to COVID-19. Vaccination is important to control infection and improve the prognosis of infected patients. To describe the efficacy of vaccination against SARS-CoV-2 in Chilean patients on hemodialysis during the year 2021.

[Perception of the educational environment in residents of medical specialties in Chilean universities].

Background: The Learning Environment (LE) influences the performance of students, learning, social life, mental health, and the future of work.

Aim: To assess the learning environment (LE) among medical residents of 64 specialties.

Material And Methods: Two validated instruments "Postgraduate Hospital Education Environment Measure" (PHEEM) and "Ambulatory Care Learning Educational Environment" (ACLEEM), and open questions were answered online by 1259 residents from 15 universities.

[Effectiveness of a multidimensional therapeutic program for aged people attending senior centers].

Background: It is imperative to have effective programs to improve or maintain the health of aged people.

Aim: To evaluate the effectiveness of an intervention based on a multidimensional program in Senior centers in Chile five months after its implementation, in the domains of physical and mental health, functionality and quality of life in aged people.

Material And Methods: Sixty participants older than 60 years completed a multidimensional program for one month that included interventions of guided physical exercises, in addition to educational and social activities.

Urinary Extracellular Vesicles as a Source of NGAL for Diabetic Kidney Disease Evaluation in Children and Adolescents With Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus.

Background: Tubular damage has a role in Diabetic Kidney Disease (DKD). We evaluated the early tubulointerstitial damage biomarkers in type-1 Diabetes Mellitus (T1DM) pediatric participants and studied the correlation with classical DKD parameters.

Methods: Thirty-four T1DM and fifteen healthy participants were enrolled.

[Impact of the ERA and GES health programs on mortality from community-acquired pneumonia in persons aged ≥65 years in ChileImpacto do programa de saúde ERA e do GES na mortalidade por pneumonia adquirida na comunidade em indivíduos com idade acima de 65 anos no Chile].

Objective: Evaluate the impact of the Adult Respiratory Diseases (ERA) Program and the General System of Explicit Health Guarantees (GES) on mortality from community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) in persons aged ≥65 years in Chile.

Methods: In this ecological study, annual and quarterly mortality rates from CAP were calculated in persons aged 65 to 79 years and ≥80 years from 1990 to 2014. Information was gathered from the databases of Chile's Department of Health Statistics and Information and its National Statistics Institute.