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Prognostic role of pre-diagnostic circulating inflammatory biomarkers in breast cancer survival: evidence from the EPIC cohort study

Artículos Científicos, Cáncer, Igualdad, Investigación, Mujeres EASPPor chigueras 23/10/2024

Background Inflammation influences tumour progression and cancer prognosis, but its role preceding breast cancer (BC) and its prognostic implications remain inconclusive. Methods We studied pre-diagnostic plasma inflammatory biomarkers in 1538 women with BC from the EPIC study. Cox proportional hazards models assessed their relationship with all-cause and BC-specific mortality, adjusting for tumour characteristics and lifestyle…

Prognoses and improvement for head and neck cancers diagnosed in Europe in early 2000s: The EUROCARE-5 population-based study

Artículos CientíficosPor chigueras 02/10/2015

Background Head and neck (H&N) cancers are a heterogeneous group of malignancies, affecting various sites, with different prognoses. The aims of this study are to analyse survival for patients with H&N cancers in relation to tumour location, to assess the change in survival between European countries, and to investigate whether survival improved over time. Methods…

Profiles of adult people in a Spanish sample with chronic pain: Cluster analysis

Artículos CientíficosPor chigueras 21/03/2022

Aim To establish groups of people with chronic non-cancer pain according to the impairment caused by pain and to identify factors associated with the group with a higher level of impairment. Background Knowing the profiles of people who suffer from chronic non-cancer pain could make it possible to direct their treatment and to detect associated…

Profesionalismo en Salud

Publicaciones EASPPor gfernandez 13/07/2017

Este Informe Técnico de la EASP trata de la importancia de las profesiones sanitarias y la necesidad de revisar de forma permanente la idea de «profesionalismo», un concepto que hace referencia a valores y conductas que son la base de la confianza entre la ciudadanía y los profesionales de la salud. Por este motivo, nuestro…

Process evaluation of PsyCovidApp, a digital tool for mobile devices aimed at protecting the mental health of healthcare professionals during the COVID-19 pandemic: a mixed method study

Artículos Científicos, Investigación, Mujeres EASPPor chigueras 15/04/2024

Introduction: PsyCovidApp, a digital intervention aimed at safeguarding the mental health of healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic, demonstrated in a randomized clinical trial to yield significant improvements solely among healthcare workers undergoing psychotherapy or receiving psychotropic medication. Objectives: (1) To identify contextual factors and mechanisms of action that influenced the impact of PsyCovidApp during…

Prisons and custodial settings are part of a comprehensive response to COVID-19

Artículos CientíficosPor chigueras 26/03/2020

Prisons are epicentres for infectious diseases because of the higher background prevalence of infection, the higher levels of risk factors for infection, the unavoidable close contact in often overcrowded, poorly ventilated, and unsanitary facilities, and the poor access to health-care services relative to that in community settings. 1 Infections can be transmitted between prisoners, staff…

Priorización de actividades clínicas no recomendadas en Atención Primaria

Artículos CientíficosPor chigueras 09/01/2018

Fundamento. Priorización de las recomendaciones “no hacer” procedentes de la lista de la Sociedad Española de Medicina de Familia y Comunitaria (Semfyc) de actividades preventivas, diagnósticas, terapéuticas o de cuidados que no es correcto hacer en Atención Primaria (AP), a través de un consenso de profesionales expertos de medicina, farmacia y enfermería. Método. Mediante un…

Priorities for health economic methodological research: results of an expert consultation

Artículos CientíficosPor chigueras 02/11/2017

Background: The importance of economic evaluation in decision making is growing with increasing budgetary pressures on health systems. Diverse economic evidence is available for a range of interventions across national contexts within Europe, but little attention has been given to identifying evidence gaps that, if filled, could contribute to more efficient allocation of resources. One…

Priorities and needs for research on urban interventions targeting vector-borne diseases: rapid review of scoping and systematic reviews

Artículos CientíficosPor chigueras 12/12/2016

This paper highlights the critical importance of evidence on vector-borne diseases (VBD) prevention and control interventions in urban settings when assessing current and future needs, with a view to setting policy priorities that promote inclusive and equitable urban health services. Research should produce knowledge about policies and interventions that are intended to control and prevent…

Pricing and reimbursement mechanisms for advanced therapy medicinal products in 20 countries

Artículos CientíficosPor chigueras 13/12/2023

Introduction: Advanced Therapy Medicinal Products are a type of therapies that, in some cases, hold great potential for patients without an effective current therapeutic approach but they also present multiple challenges to payers. While there are many theoretical papers on pricing and reimbursement (P&R) options, original empirical research is very scarce. This paper aims to…

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