Browsing by Subject "Quality of life"

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    • A randomized clinical trial to assess the effectiveness of pre- and post-surgical pelvic floor physiotherapy ... 
      Sacomori, Cinara; Lorca, Luz Alejandra; Martínez Mardones, Mónica; Salas Ocaranza, Roberto; Reyes Reyes, Guillermo Patricio; Pizarro Hinojosa, Marta Natalia; Plasser Troncoso, Jorge Isaías (BMC, 2021)
      BackgroundThere is scarcity of trials about preventative strategies for low anterior resection syndrome (LARS) in rectal cancer patients. The aim of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of a pre- and post-surgical ...
    • A survey about physicians' professional satisfaction Percepción de cambios en la práctica médica y estrategias ... 
      Bascuñán, Luz; Horwitz Campos, Nina; Schiattino, Irene; Acuña, Julia; Jiménez, Juan Pablo (2011)
      Background: A change in the social structure of medicine and its impact on clients has occurred in the last decades. Aim: To perform a survey about subjective wellbeing among physicians. Material and Methods: A physician's ...
    • A worldwide perspective of nursing home-acquired pneumonia compared with community-acquired pneumonia 
      Liapikou, Adamantia; Polverino, Eva; Cilloniz, Catia; Peyrani, Paulo; Ramírez, Julio; Menéndez, Rosario; Torres, Antoni (American Association for Respiratory Care, 2014)
      Nursing home-acquired pneumonia (NHAP) is the leading cause of death among long-term care patients and the second most common cause of transfers to acute care facilities. The aim of this study was to characterize the ...
    • Adaptación transcultural y validación de un instrumento de calidad de vida relacionada con la salud en ... 
      Sepúlveda Prado, Rodrigo; Molina González, Temístocles; Molina Cartes, Ramiro; Martínez Nahuel, Vania; González Araya, Electra; George Lara, Myriam; Montaño E., Rosa; Hidalgo-Rasmussen, Carlos (Sociedad Médica de Santiago, 2013)
      Background: KIDSCREEN-52 is an instrument to assess health related quality of life in children and adolescents. Aim: To culturally adapt and validate the KIDSCREEN-52 questionnaire in Chileans. Material and Methods: Two ...
    • Assessment of quality of life using the menopause rating scale in women aged 40 to 59 years Evaluación de ... 
      del Prado, Mónica A.; Fuenzalida, Andrea; Jara, Daniela; Figueroa, Rodrigo J.; Flores, Daniel; Blumel, Juan E M (2008)
      Background: Climacteric symptoms have a direct relationship with biological and sociocultural factors and significantly impair the quality of life of women. Aim: To assess quality of life and factors affecting it in women ...
    • Association between anxiety and severe quality-of-life impairment in postmenopausal women: analysis of a ... 
      Nuñez Pizarro, Jorge L.; González Luna, Alejandro; Mezones Holguín, Edward; Blumel Méndez, Juan; Barón, Germán; Bencosme, Ascanio; Benítez, Zully; Bravo, Luz M.; Calle, Andrés; Flores, Daniel; Espinoza, María T.; Gómez, Gustavo; Hernández Bueno, José A.; Martino, Mabel; Lima, Selva; Monterrosa, Álvaro; Mostajo, Desiree; Ojeda, Eliana; Onatra, William; Sánchez, Hugo; Tserotas, Konstantinos; Vallejos, María S.; Witis, Silvina; Zúñiga, María C.; Chedraui, Peter (Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2017-06)
      Objective: To evaluate associations between anxiety and severe impairment of quality of life (QoL) in Latin American postmenopausal women. Methods: This was a secondary analysis of a multicenter cross-sectional study ...
    • Association of sedentariness and health promoting lifestyles in older adults Actividad física y perfil de ... 
      Durán Agüero, Samuel; Sánchez, Hugo; Valladares, Macarena; López, Antonio; Valdés Badilla, Pablo; Herrera, Tomás (Sociedad Medica de Santiago, 2017)
      © 2017, Sociedad Medica de Santiago. All rights reserved.Background: Part of having healthy lifestyles should be a regular practice of physical activities. Aim: To evaluate the association between the practice of physical ...
    • Bullying y calidad de vida relacionada con la salud en adolescentes escolares chilenos 
      Hidalgo Rasmussen, Carlos; Molina González, Temístocles; Molina Cartes, Ramiro; Sepúlveda Prado, Rodrigo; Martínez Nahuel, Vania; Montaño Espinoza, Rosa; González Araya, Electra; George Lara, Myriam (Sociedad Médica de Santiago, 2015)
      Background: Bullying has a negative impact on the perception of adolescents of their quality of life. Aim: To analyze the association between being bullied and health related quality of life in Chilean adolescents. ...
    • Calidad de vida relacionada con la salud en estudiantes universitarios de primer año 
      Molina, Ramiro; Sepúlveda Prado, Rodrigo; Carmona, Rodrigo; Molina González, Temístocles; Mac-Ginty Fontecilla, Scarlett (Universidad de Chile, Facultad de Medicina, 2016)
      Objetivo: Calidad de Vida Relacionada con la Salud (CVRS) en estudiantes universitarios de primer año. Material y Método: Estudio observacional, transversal y analítico en estudiantes de 17 a 18 años de primer año de ...
    • Correlations, agreement and utility of frailty instruments in prevalent haemodialysis patients: baseline ... 
      Anderson, Benjamin M.; Qasim, Muhammad; Correa, Gonzalo; Evison, Felicity; Gallier, Suzy; Ferro, Charles J.; Jackson, Thomas A.; Sharif, Adnan (Oxford, 2022)
      Background. Frailty is associated with poor outcomes for haemodialysis patients, but its prevalence is uncertain due to heterogeneous definitions. The aim of this study was to compare and contrast prevalence and features ...
    • Does social support mediate the negative effect of stress on acculturation in health? A study in immigrant ... 
      Urzúa, Alfonso M.; Caqueo Urizar, Alejandra; Calderon Carvajal, Carlos; Rojas Paez, Luisa (Interciencia, 2017)
      The present study analyzed the mediating effect of perceived social support on the relationship between acculturation stress and general health in Colombian and Peruvian immigrants in Northern Chile. Eight hundred and fifty ...
    • Effectiveness of a primary care telerehabilitation program for post-Covid-19 patients: a feasibility study 
      Dalbosco Salas, Marcelo; Torres Castro, Rodrigo Hernan; Rojas Leyton, Andrés; Morales Zapata, Franco; Henríquez Salazar, Elisabeth; Espinoza Bastías, Gabriel; Beltran Díaz, María Elizabeth; Tapia Allers, Kris; Mornhinweg Fonseca, Daniela; Vilaro, Jordi (MDPI, 2021)
      In many health systems, it is difficult to carry out traditional rehabilitation programs as the systems are stressed. We evaluate the effectiveness of a telerehabilitation program conducted in primary care in post-COVID-19 ...
    • Epidemiology and quality of life of patients with psoriasis in Chile 
      Valenzuela, F. J.; Silva, P.; Valdés, M. P.; Papp, K. (2011)
      Background: Clinical characteristics of psoriasis vary between different races and climates. There are few data on Latin American and even fewer on Chilean patients with psoriasis. Objectives: To assess that clinical ...
    • Ethnicity and other determinants of quality of functional outcome in acute ischemic stroke: The ENCHANTED trial. 
      Chen, Xiaoying; Wang, Xia; Delcourt, Candice; Li, Jingwei; Arima, Hisatomi; Hackett, Maree L.; Robinson, L.; Lavados, Pablo M.; Lindley, Richard I.; Chalmers, John; Anderson, Craig S. (Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2020)
      Background and Purpose-Patient-centered outcomes are important. We aimed to determine predictors of health-related quality of life (HRQoL) and develop utility-weighted modified Rankin Scale (mRS) scores in thrombolyzed ...
    • Explorando la sexualidad en mujeres en diálisis: una aproximación cualitativa 
      Ramírez Pereira, Mirliana; Ferrada Muñoz, Mónica; Silva Galleguillos, Amalia; Villalobos Courtin, Alicia; Soto Malabrigo, Patricia (Asoc Regional Diálisis Trasplantes Renales, 2018)
      Introducción: La enfermedad renal crónica es una patología que afecta tanto a la persona como a su familia en todos los ámbitos de la vida. Una de las áreas que ha sido poco estudiada es la vivencia de la sexualidad ...
    • Health and quality of line in urology: Issues in genrel urology and urological oncology Salud y calidad de ... 
      Vallancien, Guy; Heldwein, Flavio Lobo; Sanchez-Salas, Rafael E.; Sanchez-Salas, Rodolfo; Teloken, Patrick Ely; Teloken, Claudio; Castillo, Octavio (2009)
      Objectives: Frequently, the term "quality of life" has been used to justify personal and professional decisions in all fields of medicine. Nowadays, quality of life studies are based on development and validation of sensitive ...
    • Impact of asthma among primary attention children Impacto del asma en escolares de dos centros de salud primaria 
      Velástegui, Claudia; Pérez-Canto, Paula; Zárate, Víctor; Arenas, Deidyland; Salinas, Pamela; Moreno, Gladys; Prado, Francisco (2010)
      Background: Asthma is one of the chronic diseases that generates an impact on quality of life and major health care expenses. Aim: To evaluate the impact of asthma on primary attention expenses, the health related quality ...
    • Influence of bullying on the quality of life perception of Chilean students Bullying y calidad de vida ... 
      Hidalgo-Rasmussen, Carlos; Molina, Temístocles; Molina, Ramiro; Sepúlveda, Rodrigo; Martínez, Vania; Montaño, Rosa; González, Electra; George, Myriam (Sociedad Medica de Santiago, 2015)
      © 2015 Sociedad Medica de Santiago. All rights reserved. Background: Bullying has a negative impact on the perception of adolescents of their quality of life. Aim: To analyze the association between being bullied and health ...
    • Late breaking abstract - ventilatory function and diet quality in US adults - Evidence from the National ... 
      Ducharme Smith, Kirstie; De Castro Mendes, Francisca; Villegas, Rodrigo; Mora García, Gustavo; Ruiz Díaz, María Stephany; Moreira, Andre; García Larsen, Vanessa (European Respiratory Soc Journals, 2020)
    • Limitación de tratamiento de soporte vital en una Unidad de Cuidado Intensivo pediátrica chilena: 2004-2014 
      von Dessauer, Bettina; Benavente, Carmen; Monje, Emilia; Bongain, Jazmina; Ordenes, Nadia (Sociedad Chilena de Pediatría, 2017)
      Objetivo: Describir las frecuencias y características del proceso de Limitación de Tratamiento de Soporte Vital (LTSV) en pacientes de la Unidad de Cuidados Intensivos Pediátricos (UCI) entre 2004- 2014. Pacientes y ...