Med Paliat. 2022; 29(4): 217-218 / DOI: 10.20986/medpal.2023.1407/2023
Luis Alberto Flores Pérez1, Álvaro Sanz Rubiales2, Silvia Hernansanz de la Calle3, María Luisa del Valle Rivero4
1Servicio de Formación. Gerencia Regional de Salud de Castilla y León, . 2Servicio de Oncología. Hospital Universitario Río Hortega, . 3Equipo de Soporte Domiciliario de Valladolid Este. Hospital Clínico Universitario, . 4Servicio de Oncología Radioterápica. Hospital Clínico Universitario,
Med Paliat. 2022; 29(4): 219-227 / DOI: 10.20986/medpal.2022.1312/2022
Valewska Wallis Gómez1, Catherine del Pino Ortíz Hernández2, Pedro Saavedra Santana2, Javier Cuenca Gómez1, Svetlana Pavlovic Nesic3, Luis Peña Quintana4
1Unidad de CP Pediátricos. Servicio de Pediatría. Complejo Hospitalario Universitario Insultar Materno-infantil de Canarias, . 2Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, . 3Servicio de Pediatría. Complejo Hospitalario Universitario Insultar Materno-infantil de Canarias, . 4Servicio de Pediatría. Complejo Hospitalario Universitario Insultar Materno-infantil de Canarias. ACIP Canarias. CIBER OBN,
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Introduction: Advances in science and technology and improved pediatric care have achieved a decrease in mortality and an increase in child survival. These patients require comprehensive and coordinated care, with pediatric palliative care (PPC) playing a fundamental role. In recent years its importance has grown exponentially in Spain, which has encouraged the creation of PPC units....
Med Paliat. 2022; 29(4): 228-236 / DOI: 10.20986/medpal.2022.1326/2022
Lady Layton-Acevedo1, Luz Adriana Quintero-González2, Liney Sequeda-Ferro3, Jorge Edgar Guevara-Muñoz4, Sonia Carreño-Moreno5, Lorena Chaparro-Díaz5
1Gerencia Multicohorte Compensar EPS, COMPENSAR EPS, . 2Modelo de Salud. Gestión del Conocimiento COMPENSAR EPS, . 3Gestión de Salud. COMPENSAR EPS, . 4Gerencia de planeación del modelo de Salud COMPENSAR EPS, . 5Departamento de Enfermería . Universidad Nacional de Colombia ,
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Introduction: Family caregivers of people in palliative care (PC) are continually exposed to high demands for care and situations of distress, which can affect their adoption of the role, causing anxiety, depression, and a perception of loneliness.
Aim: To describe and correlate anxiety, depression, loneliness, and role adoption in a sample of caregivers of people in PC in Bogotá,...
Med Paliat. 2022; 29(4): 237-245 / DOI: 10.20986/medpal.2022.1343/2022
Agustín Diego Chacón Moreno1, Daniel Fernández Robles2, Juan Tejero González3, Ignacio Borque Roda4, Maria Belén Martínez Cruz5, Alejandro David Bendala Estrada6
1Servicio de Urgencias. Hospital universitario de Guadalajara, . 2Unidad de Cuidados Paliativos. Hospital infanta Elena, . 3ESAPD Área Norte, . 4ESAPD Sureste, . 5Unidad de Cuidados Paliativos. Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, . 6Servicio de Medicina Interna. Hospital Universitario de Torrejón,
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Introduction: In view of the development that is taking place in the field of palliative care and the training recommendations given by different international, national and regional strategic plans, the Madrilenian Association of Palliative Care (AMCP) carried out this study with the aim of defining the current situation of training in palliative care within the medicine, nursing,...
Med Paliat. 2022; 29(4): 246-252 / DOI: 10.20986/medpal.2022.1347/2022
Enrique Sáez Álvarez1, Isnelda Hernández Riascos1, Salvador Martín Utrilla2, Olga Forero Rincón1, Laura Cubero Plazas1, Pilar Medrano Abalos1
1Departamento de Enfermería y Psicología. Universidad Católica de Valencia "San Vicente Mártir", . 2Servicio de Oncología Médica. Fundación Instituto Valenciano de Oncología,
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Objective: Development and evaluation of an instrument capable of measuring the perceived relevance of working with cards for the dialogue about preferences at the end stages of life.
Method: A scale to measure the perceived relevance of working with cards for the conversation about preferences at the end of life was developed and evaluated through expert judgment and confirmatory...
Med Paliat. 2022; 29(4): 264-265 / DOI: 10.20986/medpal.2022.1331/2022
Pablo Gallardo Melo1, Aránzazu Castellano Candalija2, Juan Luis Torres Tenor2
1Unidad de Oncología. Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, . 2Unidad de Cuidados Paliativos. Hospital Universitario La Paz,
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The continuous development of high-precision diagnostic tests has increased their availability in the hospital setting. These advances can be applied to palliative patients, even in the final stage of life. Performing these techniques in the palliative setting must have a defined purpose and be consistent with the patient's prognosis and therapeutic expectations. In order to reflect...
Med Paliat. 2022; 29(4): 266-275 / DOI: 10.20986/medpal.2023.1397/2023
Juan José Ríos Blanco1, María Luisa Maquedano Martínez2
1Universidad Autónoma de Madrid. Hospital Universitario La Paz, . 2Documentalista Especializada en Ciencias de la Salud,
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Developing a doctoral thesis in Health Sciences is a long-term, laborious process. As a learning technique for carrying it out a playful tool represented by the goose game has been used, in which each box contains an informative label on every step of the process, as well as links to the resources needed to successfully achieve the final goal: present a research-based oral dissertation...
Med Paliat. 2022; 29(4): 276-281 / DOI: 10.20986/medpal.2023.1398/2023
Enric Sospedra1, Manel Gené2
1Comité Ética Investigación con Medicamentos. Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge, . 2Ud. Medicina Legal-Forense. Dpto. Cienc. Clínicas. Campus Bellvitge, Universidad de Barcelona,
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Publication of a scientific manuscript is one of the key points of scientific production, especially in the biomedical field, where the results of our research can be quickly transferred to clinical care practice in order to improve the health and well-being of the population. All biomedical research must comply with methodological, ethical and legal standards, so that the knowledge...