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AUTHOR
José María Tenías
Short-Term Relationship between Hip Fracture and Weather Conditions in Two Spanish Health Areas with Different Climates
Objective. To evaluate differences in the short-term relationship between weather conditions and the incidence of hip fracture in people aged 65 and over among two regions of Spain.Methods. Hip fracture incidence was calculated for the years 2000–2008 for residents of Health Area 14 in Valencian Community (Mediterranean climate) and the “Mancha Centro” Health Area in Castilla-La Mancha (inland climate), Spain. The relationship between hip fracture incidence and weather was analyzed with a case-crossover design and explored in subgroups defined by sex, age, and fracture type.Results. In the inland area, a positive and significant tendency for hip fracture incidence was observed (annual incre…
Patrones de frecuentación y factores asociados al ingreso en el hospital de las urgencias hospitalarias por asma y por enfermedad pulmonar obstructiva crónica
El objetivo de este trabajo fue describir las caracteristicas epidemiologicas de las urgencias por asma y por enfermedad pulmonar obstructiva cronica atendidas en el Hospital Clinico Universitario de Valencia, asi como analizar los factores que se asocian a los ingresos hospitalarios por dichos procesos. Para ello se revisaron todas las historias clinicas de urgencias medicas de mayores de 14 anos del mencionado hospital correspondientes al periodo 1993-1995 y se identificaron las urgencias por asma y enfermedad pulmonar obstructiva cronica segun un protocolo establecido. Tras un analisis descriptivo de las variables sociodemograficas se analizaron las series temporales del numero de urgenc…
Sociodemographic Determinants for the Health-Related Quality of Life of Patients with Vascular Amputations as Determined with the Prosthesis Evaluation Questionnaire
Background: To identify the sociodemographic variables independently related to the different dimensions of the Prosthesis Evaluation Questionnaire (PEQ). Methods: An observational, cross-sectional study was conducted, with a sample of 61 Spanish vascular amputees (Valencia, Spain). Included in this study are the results of the PEQ and explanatory-sociodemographic variables, as well as a descriptive and analytic analysis. Results: Gender differences were observed in &ldquo
Cross-cultural validation of the Prosthesis Evaluation Questionnaire in vascular amputees fitted with prostheses in Spain
The lack of specific prosthetic-related outcome instruments for Spanish amputees must be addressed.To elaborate a culturally equivalent version of the Prosthesis Evaluation Questionnaire in the Spanish language.Cross-cultural questionnaire validation.Two-step process for cultural adaptation: forward and backward translations of English original and Spanish translated versions; assessment of both construct and criterion validity and reliability in a group of vascular amputees.A total of 61 patients were recruited, 44 men (72.1%) and 17 women (27.9%), with a median age of 71.1 years (standard deviation: 7.7 years; range: 51-87 years). In the Prosthesis Evaluation Questionnaire-Spanish, the lo…