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José Ignacio Emparanza
Bladder cancer index : Cross-cultural adaptation into Spanish and psychometric evaluation
Background: The Bladder Cancer Index (BCI) is so far the only instrument applicable across all bladder cancer patients, independent of tumor infiltration or treatment applied. We developed a Spanish version of the BCI, and assessed its acceptability and metric properties. Methods: For the adaptation into Spanish we used the forward and back-translation method, expert panels, and cognitive debriefing patient interviews. For the assessment of metric properties we used data from 197 bladder cancer patients from a multi-center prospective study. The Spanish BCI and the SF-36 Health Survey were self-administered before and 12 months after treatment. Reliability was estimated by Cronbach's alpha.…
Bladder cancer index: cross-cultural adaptation into Spanish and psychometric evaluation.
Background: The Bladder Cancer Index (BCI) is so far the only instrument applicable across all bladder cancer patients, independent of tumor infiltration or treatment applied. We developed a Spanish version of the BCI, and assessed its acceptability and metric properties. Methods: For the adaptation into Spanish we used the forward and back-translation method, expert panels, and cognitive debriefing patient interviews. For the assessment of metric properties we used data from 197 bladder cancer patients from a multi-center prospective study. The Spanish BCI and the SF-36 Health Survey were self-administered before and 12 months after treatment. Reliability was estimated by Cronbach’s alpha.…
Espirometría forzada en preescolares sanos bajo las recomendaciones de la ATS/ERS: estudio CANDELA
Resumen: Introducción: actualmente no existen valores de referencia de espirometría forzada en preescolares sanos obtenidos según las recomendaciones publicadas por la American Thoracic Society (ATS) y la European Respiratory Society (ERS) en 2007. El objetivo del estudio es establecer valores espirométricos de referencia en niños preescolares sanos entre los 2 y los 7 años, según recomendaciones ATS/ERS. Material y método: estudio nacional, multicéntrico, descriptivo y transversal, en niños sanos de ambos sexos, mayores de 2 años y menores de 7. Las espirometrías forzadas se realizaron en laboratorios de función pulmonar de las 9 unidades de neumología pediátrica participantes. Los técnico…
Clinical intervals and diagnostic characteristics in a cohort of prostate cancer patients in Spain: a multicentre observational study
BACKGROUND: Little is known about the healthcare process for patients with prostate cancer, mainly because hospital-based data are not routinely published. The main objective of this study was to determine the clinical characteristics of prostate cancer patients, the, diagnostic process and the factors that might influence intervals from consultation to diagnosis and from diagnosis to treatment. METHODS: We conducted a multicentre, cohort study in seven hospitals in Spain. Patients' characteristics and diagnostic and therapeutic variables were obtained from hospital records and patients' structured interviews from October 2010 to September 2011. We used a multilevel logistic regression mode…