Publications by authors named "Rocio Fuentes-Aspe"
Rationale: Intensive care unit-acquired weakness (ICUAW) is common in critically ill patients, characterized by muscle weakness and physical function loss. Determining risk factors for ICUAW poses challenges due to variations in assessment methods and limited generalizability of results from specific populations, the existing literature on these risk factors lacks a clear and comprehensive synthesis.
Objective: This overview aimed to synthesize risk factors for ICUAW, categorizing its modifiable and nonmodifiable factors.
Introduction: Rehabilitation is considered a key intervention in health care. Clinical registries, defined as an organized system that uses observational methods to collect information to assess specific outcomes in a defined population, can contribute to assessing the impact of the rehabilitation intervention. This review aims to identify and describe rehabilitation-specific registry systems with an emphasis on identifying outcomes that enable the assessment of vital areas and activities of daily living.
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- The study aims to evaluate how effective Neuromuscular Electrostimulation (NMES) is for adults with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) who are on mechanical ventilation (MV).
- A thorough search was done across multiple databases, including MEDLINE and Embase, to find relevant randomized controlled trials (RCTs) involving NMES for this patient group.
- Results showed that NMES helped participants move independently and reduced their time on MV, but its impact on muscle strength remains unclear, suggesting the need for more high-quality studies to confirm these findings.
Background: The 2019 coronavirus disease outbreak (COVID-19) spread rapidly around the world. The extent and ultimate effect are still unclear, as it is an ongoing and constantly evolving pandemic.
Aims: To compile the literature and synthesize in Spanish-Latin American language the available international information describing the etiological, pathophysiological, epidemiological and management aspects of COVID-19.
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- * A total of 53 systematic reviews were included, with varying levels of bias; 13 reviews favored telerehabilitation over in-person methods for certain conditions, while 17 showed no significant difference.
- * The findings suggest that telerehabilitation may be as effective as in-person therapy for conditions like osteoarthritis and multiple sclerosis, but more rigorous studies are needed to clarify these results and improve evidence quality.
Introduction: Rehabilitation and physical therapy have been adapting to the telehealth era, increasing accessibility and improving the continuity of attention in geographically remote populations with disabilities. Due to the spread of infection by SARS-CoV-2, many professionals have had to adapt their work to telerehabilitation practices, which require the best evidence at short notice and in summarized form. In this context, this protocol has been developed to evaluate the effectiveness of telerehabilitation as a care strategy in physical therapy for different conditions, populations, and contexts.
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