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Leire Ambrosio

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International psychometric validation of the Living with Chronic Illness Scale in Spanish-speaking patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

2021

Objectives To validate the Living with Chronic Illness (LW-CI) Scale in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Design Observational, cross-sectional validation study with retest. Acceptability, reliability, precision and construct validity were tested. Setting The study took place in primary and secondary specialised units of public and private hospitals of Spain and Colombia. Participants The study included 612 patients with COPD assessed from May 2018 to May 2019. A consecutive cases sampling was done. Inclusion criteria included: (A) patients with a diagnosis of COPD; (B) native Spanish speaking; (C) able to read and understand questionnaires; and (D) able to provide…

medicine.medical_specialtyPsychometricsMedicinaIntraclass correlationPopulationNursingColombiaquality in health care03 medical and health sciencesPulmonary Disease Chronic Obstructive0302 clinical medicineCronbach's alphaQuality of lifeInformed consentSurveys and QuestionnairesmedicineChronic airways diseaseHumans030212 general & internal medicine1506educationCOPDeducation.field_of_studybusiness.industryadult pathologyRConstruct validityReproducibility of ResultsGeneral Medicinemedicine.diseaseCross-Sectional Studies030228 respiratory systemSpainchronic airways diseaseChronic DiseasePhysical therapyQuality in health careQuality of LifeAdult pathologyMedicineObservational study1715business
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The Determinants of Living with Long-Term Conditions: An International Cross-Sectional Study

2021

It is essential that healthcare and social professionals understand the daily lives of people with chronic diseases, and the variables that influence them. The aim of this study was to identify the determinants influencing the process of living with long-term conditions. To investigate this, an observational, international, cross-sectional study was carried out. A consecutive sample of 1788 Spanish-speaking population living with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, chronic heart failure and type 2 diabetes mellitus were included. Descriptive statistics and multiple linear regression models were performed. The linear regression models identified that social support (β = 0.39, p &lt

GerontologyCross-sectional studyHealth Toxicology and MutagenesisPopulationPsychological interventionChronic diseaseArticleSocial supportPulmonary Disease Chronic ObstructivemedicineHumanseducationDeterminantsHeart Failureeducation.field_of_studyDescriptive statisticsbusiness.industryPublic Health Environmental and Occupational HealthRPerson-centred careType 2 Diabetes Mellitusdeterminantsmedicine.diseaseCross-Sectional StudiesDiabetes Mellitus Type 2Heart failureChronic DiseaseCross-sectional studiesMedicineObservational studyEnfermeríaperson-centred carebusiness
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Living with Long Term Conditions from the Perspective of Family Caregivers. A Scoping Review and Narrative Synthesis

2021

(1) Background: When living with one or more long term conditions (LTCs), both the patient and the family experience the impact of the condition at different levels. The family’s needs and perceptions should be considered in the process of caring for people with LTCs. The aim of this review is to understand “the process of living with LTCs” from a family perspective. (2) Methods: A scoping review and narrative synthesis were conducted using a systematic methodology in MEDLINE, CINAHL, Web of Science and PsycINFO, in English and Spanish, including evidence from 2018. (3) Results: A total of 28 articles were included in the review. Acceptance, coping, self-management, integration, and adjustm…

GerontologyCoping (psychology)living with long term conditionsHealth Toxicology and MutagenesisMEDLINEReviewPsycINFOCINAHL03 medical and health sciencesexperience0302 clinical medicineAdaptation PsychologicalHumansNarrative030212 general & internal medicineNarration030504 nursingFamily caregiversCommunicationPerspective (graphical)RPublic Health Environmental and Occupational HealthCaregiversMedicinefamily caregiversperson-centred care0305 other medical sciencePsychologyMeaning (linguistics)International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
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