Publications by authors named "Sebastia Santaeugenia-Gonzalez"
[Conceptual framework and historical perspective of intermediate care].
Rev Esp Geriatr Gerontol
December 2024
The aging of the population is raising the need to make structural changes in the National Health System. First, the need to increase geriatric services in all hospitals. Second, implement and integrate intermediate care (IC), and Third and last, guarantee medical care in long-term care.
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- The study aimed to evaluate the impact of COVID-19 on excess mortality rates among older adults in nursing homes in Catalonia from 2015 to 2022.
- A retrospective analysis compared reported deaths before and during the pandemic to identify trends and calculate excess mortality using a Poisson model.
- Results showed a significant increase in excess deaths during the first wave, with subsequent waves exhibiting varying mortality rates, influenced by factors like age and comorbidities.
Study of a Quasi-Experimental Trial to Compare Two Models of Home Care for the Elderly in an Urban Primary Care Setting in Spain: Results of Intermediate Analysis.
Int J Environ Res Public Health
February 2022
Article Synopsis
- The study investigates two home care models for elderly patients: an Integrated Model (IM) as a control and a Functional Model (FM) as a study group, focusing on their impact on resource use and hospital admissions.
- It involves a two-year follow-up of over 120 patients aged 65 and older in Badalona, Spain, measuring health status, quality of care, and resource utilization through various assessments.
- The results show that the Functional Model (FM) significantly reduces hospital admissions and the length of stays compared to the Integrated Model (IM), indicating improved continuity of care and potential cost savings.
Objective: The Results Centre's (RC) mission is to measure, evaluate and disseminate the results achieved by the different agents of the health system, based on relevant measures. The purpose of this research is to describe the evolution of indicators used in the social and health care network RC (RC-SH), including some indicators sensitive to nursing practice.
Method: Observational, descriptive cross-sectional study based on data from 6 RC-SH reports (2013-2018).
for Older Adults, Where Are We Moving towards?
Int J Environ Res Public Health
June 2021
Since the end of World War II, science has not stopped progressing [...
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIdentifying mortality risk factors in people living in nursing homes could help healthcare professionals to individualize or develop specific plans for predicting future care demands and plan end-of-life care in this population. This study aims to identify mortality risk factors in elderly nursing home (NH) residents, based on variables adapted to this environment, routinely collected and easily accessible to their healthcare professionals. A prospective, longitudinal, observational study of NH residents aged 65 years and older was carried out collecting sociodemographic, functional and cognitive status, nutritional variables, comorbidities, and other health variables.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Preventive home visits are suited for patients with reduced mobility, such as older people. Healthcare needs for older patients are expected to increase due to the extended life expectancy estimated in coming years. The implementation of low-cost, patient-centered methodologies may buffer this rise in health care costs without affecting the quality of service.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Descriptive study is presented on the complexity and prevalence of geriatric syndromes (GS) in Intermediate Care Units in Catalonia.
Methods: A retrospective study was conducted on 6471 stays completed during the year 2014 in the participating centres of the XARESS network. Data was obtained by extracting the information routinely collected on the CMBD-RSS registry (Minimum Basic Dataset for the Intermediate Care Resources).