• The power of knowledge about dementia in Latin America across health professionals working on aging 

  Ibanez, Agustin; Flichtentrei, Daniel; Hesse, Eugenia; Dottori, Martin; Tomio, Ailin; Slachevsky, Andrea; Serrano, Cecilia M.; Gonzalez-Billaut, Christian; Custodio, Nilton; Miranda, Claudia; Bustin, Julian; Cetckovitch, Marcelo; Torrente, Fernando; Olavarria, Loreto; Leon, Tomas; Costa Beber, Barbara; Bruki, Sonia; Suemoto, Claudia K.; Nitrini, Ricardo; Miller, Bruce L.; Yokoyama, Jennifer S. (John Wiley and Sons Inc, 2020)

  Expert knowledge is critical to fight dementia in inequitable regions like Latin American and Caribbean countries (LACs). However, the opinions of aging experts on public policies’ accessibility and transmission, stigma, ...

• Who cares for the carer? Codesigning a carer health and wellbeing clinic for older care partners of older people in Australia 

  Layton, Natasha; Lalor, Aislinn; Slatyer, Susan; Lee, Den-Ching A; Bryant, Christina; Watson, Moira; Khushu, Anjali; Burton, Elissa; Oliveira, Déborah; Brusco, Natasha L.; Jacinto, Alessandro; Tiller, Elizabeth; Hill, Keith (John Wiley and Sons Inc, 2023-12)

  Introduction: Older carers or ‘care partners’ of older people experiencing care needs often provide essential support, at times while neglecting their own health and well-being. This is an increasingly frequent scenario ...

• Frailty Index as a Predictor of Mortality in Middle-Aged and Older People: A Prospective Analysis of Chilean Adults 

  Diaz-Toro, Felipe; Nazar, Gabriela; Troncoso, Claudia; Concha-Cisternas, Yeny; Leiva-Ordoñez, Ana Maria; Martinez-Sanguinetti, Maria Adela; Parra-Soto, Solange; Lasserre-Laso, Nicole; Cigarroa, Igor; Mardones, Lorena; Vásquez-Gómez, Jaime; Petermann-Rocha, Fanny; Diaz-Martinez, Ximena; Celis-Morales, Carlos (MDPI, 2023-01)

  We aimed to investigate the association between frailty status and all-cause mortality in middle-aged and older people. We included 2661 individuals aged ≥ 35 from the Chilean National Health Survey 2009–2010. Mortality ...

• Invisibility of social vulnerability and social rights to a comprehensive health care in Chile 

  Arcos, Estela; Canales, Mónica; Muñoz, Luz Angélica; Toffoletto, María Cecilia; Sánchez, Ximena; Vollrath, Antonia (Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, 2016)

  RESUMEN Objetivo: estimar la magnitud de la percepción de la in-visibilidad de la vulnerabilidad social y sus consecuencias en el acceso a servicios universales y específicos del Sistema de Protección Integral de la ...

• Subjective Assessments of Quality of Life Are Independently Associated with Depressive Symptoms among Older Adults Enrolled in Primary Care in Chile 

  Moreno, Ximena; Sánchez, Hugo; Huerta, Martín; Cea, Ximena; Márquez, Carlos; Albala, Cecilia (MDPI, 2022-07)

  In Chile, depressive symptoms are highly prevalent among Chilean older adults, and research that examines the factors associated with them is scarce. This study aimed to determine if subjective assessments of quality of ...

• Impact of COVID-19 on urology practice: A global perspective and snapshot analysis 

  Gravas, Stavros; Bolton, Damien; Gomez, Reynaldo; Klotz, Laurence; Kulkarni, Sanjay; Tanguay, Simon; de la Rosette, Jean (MDPI, 2020-06)

  The global impact of the 2019 novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic on urology practice remains unknown. Self-selected urologists worldwide completed an online survey by the Société Internationale d’Urologie (SIU). ...

• Predictors of Unmet Needs in Chilean Older People with Dependency: A Cross-Sectional Study 

  Carvacho, Raffaela; Carrasco, Marcela; Fernández, María Beatriz; Miranda-Castillo, Claudia (MDPI, 2023-10)

  Approximately one in five Chilean older adults has some degree of dependency. Limited evidence is available on self-perceived needs in Latin-American older people. The main aim of this study was to identify predictors of ...

• Association between oral health and cognitive decline in older Chileans 

  Nazar, Gabriela; Díaz-Toro, Felipe; Roa, Pablo; Petermann-Rocha, Fanny; Troncoso-Pantoja, Claudia; Leiva-Ordóñez, Ana María; Cigarroa, Igor; Celis-Morales, Carlos (2023-01)

  Objective: To identify the association between oral health and suspected cognitive impairment in older adults in Chile. Method: Cross-sectional study including 1826 people ≥60 years who participated in the National Health ...

• Social determinants of health that influence in the incidence/prevalence of cardiovascular disease 

  Flores, Arturo; Saelzer, Lisselotte; Cartagena-Ramos, Denisse (Editorial Salud, Ciencia y Tecnologia, 2023-01-01)

  Introduction: Germany, the United States and Brazil are the countries with the highest mortality rates due to cardiovascular disease (CVD). In Chile, they represent the leading cause of death in adults. There are structural ...

• A cross-sectional analysis of the stigma surrounding type 2 diabetes in colombia 

  Pedrero, Victor; Manzi, Jorge; Alonso, Luz Marina (MDPI, 2021-12)

  Type 2 diabetes is a global epidemic, and many people feel stigmatized for having this disease. The stigma is a relevant barrier to diabetes management. However, evidence in this regard is scarce in Latin America. This ...

• Características de documentos utilizados para estructurar las políticas internas relacionadas a las metas internacionales de seguridad de pacientes 

  Villarroel, Ximena; Febré, Naldy (Universidad de Concepcion, 2016-08)

  La gestión de riesgos de eventos adversos es un tema fundamental en las instituciones de salud, esta se inicia con la elaboración de normas, protocolos e indicadores, los cuales deben ser construidos de acuerdo a normativas ...

• Characterization of the upper respiratory tract microbiota in Chilean asthmatic children reveals compositional, functional, and structural differences 

  Ramos-Tapia, Ignacio; Reynaldos-Grandón, Katiuska L.; Pérez-Losada, Marcos; Castro-Nallar, Eduardo (Frontiers Media S.A., 2023-07)

  Around 155 million people worldwide suffer from asthma. In Chile, the prevalence of this disease in children is around 15% and has a high impact in the health system. Studies suggest that asthma is caused by multiple ...

• The experience of nursing students in their transition to professional practice: A social phenomenological approach 

  Ramírez, A.; Angelo, M.; González, L. (Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, 2011)

  The purpose of this study was to better understand the meaning of the learning experience in transitioning from nursing student to professional, and the meaning of their expectations from their learning experience upon ...

• Contributions of E-heath in pediatric palliative care 

  Vega Vega, Paula; Reynaldos Grandón, Katiuska (Sociedad Chilena de Pediatria, 2022-09)

  It has been shown that home care of children with special health care needs and highly complex diseases has made it possible to lower the costs associated with hospitalization and reduce the risk of mortality so that timely, ...

• Errors in the preparation and administration of medications: an integrative review of Latin American literature 

  Toffoletto, María Cecilia; Canales, Juan; Moreira Arce, Daniela; Ordenes Guerra, Araxa; Vergara Rodriguez, Catalina Andrea (Universidad de Murcia Servicio de Publicaciones, 2015-01)

  Objective: To analyze the contents the scientific production of Latin American nurses regarding on preparation and administration of medical drugs from 2005 to 2011 using Latin American and Caribbean Center Information the ...

• Algorithms of derivation and diagnostic confirmation of atypical cervical cytology: Challenges for updating 

  López-Alegría, F.; Estela, A.; Luis, G.; De Lorenzi, D.; Quezada, O. (Sociedad Chilena de Obstetricia y Ginecología, 2012-07)

  The National Research and Control of Cervical Cancer in Chile had contributed to the sustained decline in mortality from cervical cancer. The exfoliative cytology of the cervix has been to reduce this mortality, which is ...

• Academic Internationalization 

  González, L. (Universidad de Sao Pablo, 2012)

  La globalización exige de las instituciones de educación superior el proceso clave de la internacionalización. En este contexto, las universidades tienen el desafío de analizar el sistema de formación ya que este es ...

• Psychometric analysis and Validity of Readiness for Interprofessional Learning Scale in undergraduate Chilean nurses 

  Irarrázabal, Lisette; Förster, Carla E.; Villagran, Ignacio; Barrios Araya, Silvia; Carrasco, Paola (Universidad de Murcia Servicio de Publicaciones, 2022-10)

  Introduction: Interprofessional education offers health students an opportunity to learn, practice, and improve communication and collaboration skills through learning experiences with other professions. It is important ...

• Creación y validación de una escala de conocimiento sobre riesgos de exposición a agentes químicos en personal coordinador de las centrales de esterilización en los hospitales y clínicas de Chile 

  Cueva Rubio, Segundo Antonio; Cárdenas Cárdenas, Luz Dary (Universidad Andrés Bello, 2022)

  ntroducción: En el área de esterilización los trabajadores están expuestos a diferentes riesgos en torno al manejo de sustancias químicas peligrosas como desinfectantes, gases esterilizantes, óxido de etileno, glutaraldehído, ...

• Perfil epidemiológico de los trabajadores de empresa minera con exposición a hipobaria intermitente crónica durante cinco años 

  Cabezas Rosales, Diego (Universidad Andrés Bello, 2022)

  La exposición a hipobaria intermitente crónica que sufren los trabajadores de la minería chilena es particular (1). La minería chilena genera aproximadamente 784.000 empleos, aportó el 14,6% PIB den Chile el 2021(3). Se ...

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