10 results match your criteria: "IMIB - Virgen de la Arrixaca University Hospital[Affiliation]"
Article Synopsis
- Liver transplantation is the second most common solid organ transplant, and adhering to medication is crucial for patient survival and quality of life.
- A systematic review analyzed 11 studies to identify risk factors that contribute to non-adherence to immunosuppressant medications among liver transplant patients.
- The findings categorized non-adherence predictors into sociodemographic, patient-related, treatment-related, condition-related, and health system-related factors, which can assist healthcare providers in identifying at-risk patients and developing strategies to improve adherence.
Attitudes of Latin American Immigrants Resident in Florida (United States) Toward Related Living Kidney Donation.
Prog Transplant
March 2019
Transplant Unit, Surgery Service, IMIB-Virgen de la Arrixaca University Hospital, Murcia, Spain.
Introduction: Latin American immigrants comprise an important population group in the United States. The purpose of this study was to analyze the attitude toward living kidney donation found among Latin American citizens who are residents in Florida and to identify the psychosocial variables affecting their attitude.
Material And Methods: A sample of Latin American residents in the state of Florida was randomly obtained and stratified by nationality, age, and sex (n = 1524).
Multivariate Analysis of the Factors Affecting Attitude Toward Organ Donation Among the Ecuadorian Population Residing in Spain.
Transplant Proc
October 2018
International Collaborative Donor Project ("Proyecto Colaborativo Internacional Donante"), Murcia, Spain; Department of Surgery, Pediatrics, Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Murcia, Spain; Transplant Unit, Surgery Service, IMIB - Virgen de la Arrixaca University Hospital, Murcia, Spain.
Introduction: Immigrants from Ecuador represent the largest group of Latin Americans in Spain and are, therefore, a subgroup of interest to understand their attitudes and influences in respect to organ donation and transplantation.
Objective: To analyze the attitude of nationals of Ecuador residing in Spain regarding deceased organ donation.
Methods: The study population included the Ecuadorian population residing in Spain.
Do Spanish Medical Students Understand the Concept of Brain Death?
Prog Transplant
March 2018
2 Department of Surgery, Paediatrics, Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Murcia, Murcia, Spain.
Objective: To analyze the level of understanding of the brain death concept among medical students in universities in Spain.
Methods: This cross-sectional sociological, interdisciplinary, and multicenter study was performed on 9598 medical students in Spain. The sample was stratified by geographical area and academic year.
Knowledge of the Concept of Brain Death Among the Latin-American Population Residing in Spain.
Exp Clin Transplant
August 2018
From the Proyecto Colaborativo Internacional Donante (International Collaborative Donor Project), and Surgery Service, IMIB-Virgen de la Arrixaca University Hospital, Murcia Health Service, Murcia, Spain.
Article Synopsis
- The study aimed to assess the understanding of brain death among Latin-American residents in Spain, which is crucial for the organ donation process.
- A survey of 1,314 individuals revealed that only 25% correctly understood brain death as death, while a majority were unaware or misinformed about it.
- Key factors influencing knowledge included country of origin, gender, education level, family discussions, partner opinions, and religion, indicating significant disparities in understanding brain death.
A Multicentre and stratified study of the attitude of medical students towards organ donation in Spain.
Ethn Health
May 2019
b Department of Surgery, Paediatrics, Obstetrics and Gynaecology , University of Murcia, Murcia , Spain.
Introduction: Medical students represent a new generation of medical thought, and if they have a favourable attitude towards organ donation this will greatly encourage its promotion.
Objective: To analyse the attitude of medical students in Spanish universities towards the donation of their own organs and to determine the factors affecting this attitude.
Material And Methods: Type of study: A sociological, interdisciplinary, multicentre, and observational study in Spain.
The attitude of Latin American immigrants in Florida (USA) towards deceased organ donation - a cross section cohort study.
Transpl Int
October 2017
Transplant Unit, Surgery Service, IMIB - Virgen de la Arrixaca University Hospital, Murcia, Spain.
The Latin American (LA) population resident in the USA is a growing subgroup of the population. To find out the structure of attitude towards organ donation in the LA population resident in Florida (USA). A sample was taken of LA residents in Florida, randomized and stratified by nationality, age and sex (n = 1524).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFMedical students faced with related and unrelated living kidney donation: a stratified and multicentre study in Spain.
World J Urol
December 2016
Department of Surgery, Paediatrics, Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Murcia, Murcia, Spain.
Introduction: The attitude of medical students towards living kidney donation (LKD) is of great interest given that they will become promoters of this technique in the near future.
Objective: To analyse the attitude of Spanish medical students towards related and unrelated LKD and to determine the factors affecting this attitude.
Materials And Methods: Type of study: A sociological, interdisciplinary, multicentre, and observational study.
The level of acceptance of spanish medical students of the transplantation of solid organs from animals: a stratified and multicentre study.
Xenotransplantation
September 2016
Department of Surgery, Paediatrics, Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Murcia, Murcia, Spain.
Introduction: Research into the transplantation of solid organs from animals (xenotransplantation) is generating interest and curiosity given that this could be a way of resolving the shortage in transplant organs. However, the fact is that currently xenotransplantation is far from becoming a clinical practice.
Objective: To analyse the attitude of medical students from Spanish universities towards the donation of organs from animals and to determine the factors affecting their attitudes.
Latin Americans in Spain and their attitude toward living kidney donation.
Clin Transplant
December 2015
Department of Surgery, Paediatrics, Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Murcia, Murcia, Spain.
Introduction: The Latin American (LA) population in Spain is ever increasing in size and is perfectly integrated into the social structure. The objectives were to analyze the attitude of citizens, born in Latin America and living in Spain, toward living kidney donation (LKD) and to determine the psychosocial variables affecting this attitude.
Material And Methods: A sample of LA residents living in Spain was obtained randomly in 2010 and stratified according to the respondent's nationality (n = 1314).