Facultat de Ciències de la Salut Blanquerna: Recent submissions
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Attributable mortality to candidiasis in non-neutropenic critically Ill patients in the ICU and a post-mortem study
Candidiasis remains one of the most challenging infections to treat in critical care, due to its diagnostic difficulties and uncertainty regarding whether it can be directly related to the death of patients with multiorgan ...
Effectiveness of physiotherapy and its impact on the quality of life of patients compared to other therapeutic approaches in the management of female sexual dysfunction in non-menopausal adult population: a systematic review
Introduction Female sexual dysfunction (FSD) affects quality of life, presenting as reduced sexual desire, arousal issues, pain, and orgasm difficulties. Its multifactorial causes include physical and psychological factors, ...
Analyzing motivation for tele-exercise in adult fitness app users
Background: Tele-exercise—using mobile apps or digital platforms—has expanded access to guided physical activity, potentially contributing to public health. The motivational mechanisms that drive individuals to use mobile ...
Survival analysis for predicting fitness app user churn
Background: Fitness applications are increasingly used to support physical activity and promote healthier lifestyles. However, maintaining long-term engagement remains a major challenge, as many users discontinue app use ...
Effect of vaginal spheres and pelvic floor exercises on female sexual function in women with urinary incontinence: A randomized controlled trial (secondary analysis)
Background Female sexual dysfunction (FSD) is common in women with urinary incontinence (UI), and pelvic floor exercises (PFEs) are a well-established treatment. Vaginal spheres, designed to stimulate pelvic floor muscle ...
Dolor crónico y dolor persistente: diferencias conceptuales y clínicas en la terminología del dolor
Desde el año 2009, en la literatura científica anglosajona existe una tendencia al alza para sustituir el término dolor crónico por dolor persistente. Este cambio semántico es una declaración clara de reversibilidad e ...
Scoping review of needs for digital technology in co-creation: a health CASCADE study
Background Patient and public involvement (PPI) is increasingly recognised as essential for meaningful, equitable, and impactful health and social care research. Co-creation is a promising involvement approach, but it faces ...
Affectivity, sexuality, and autism spectrum disorder: qualitative analysis of the experiences of autistic young adults and their families
Background Autistic people have communication, sensorial, and social difficulties, which on many occasions, make their adaptation on the sexual and affective levels difficult. For this reason, it is important to know the ...
Assessment, treatment, and follow-up of phlebitis related to peripheral venous catheterisation: A Delphi study in Spain
Background: Phlebitis related to peripheral venous catheters (PVCs) is a common complication in patients who require these devices and can have important consequences for the patients and the healthcare system. The management ...
Radial ESWT combined with a specific rehabilitation program (rESWT+RP) is more effective than sham rESWT+RP for acute hamstring muscle complex injury type 3b: a randomized, controlled trial
Introduction Acute type 3b injuries of the hamstring muscle complex (HMC) are prevalent in sports, often lead to prolonged recovery, and demonstrate a high recurrence. Conservative rehabilitation is standard, and adjunct ...
Prácticum y práctica profesional en tiempos COVID, ¿qué hemos aprendido?
La Pandemia Covid-19 en España ha supuesto una situación excepcional en los centros de salud que se tensaron como nunca. Los equipos asistenciales, incluidos los estudiantes atendieron a pacientes ingresados, han vivido ...
Prescripción de actividad física y ejercicio físico en atención primaria: situación actual y retos de implementación
Este artículo analiza el estado actual de la prescripción de actividad física en atención primaria, identificando las barreras estructurales, profesionales y sociales que dificultan su implementación clínica. Aunque la ...
Effects of the inhaled dose of air pollution on health: a systematic review
The inhaled dose of air pollution (IDoAP) is an air pollution exposure quantification method that accounts for individuals’ amount of inspired air (i.e. minute ventilation), and thus for the physical activity practised by ...
Bachelor Thesis in nursing: A qualitative study of the teaching-learning process from the experience of the students, academic tutors and nurses
Background: The Bachelor Thesis (BT) offers a pivotal opportunity for nursing students to develop and consolidate essential competencies. Investigating the teaching-learning process is critical to enhancing BT’s educational ...
Emotional experience of the diagnostic process of a rare disease and the perception of support systems: A scoping review
Aims and objective To explore the experience of adult patients and adult patients’ families, and their perception of the support systems received during the diagnostic process of rare diseases. Background There are ...
Perceptions and experiences of parents of preterm infants with umbilical venous catheter undergoing skin-to-skin contact
Background: Skin-to-skin contact (SSC) is established as a standard of care due to its demonstrated benefits for preterm newborns, with evidence showing that earlier and more prolonged skin-to-skin contact correlates with ...
Epistemic injustice suffered by patients with rare diseases, poorly understood diseases, and underdiagnosed diseases, and the epistemic advantage granted by these diseases
Fricker (Epistemic Injustice. Power and the Ethics of Knowing, Oxford University Press, Oxford, 2007) coined the term epistemic injustice to refer to the downgrading of credibility of speakers provoked either by prejudices—which ...
Dating Violence in Chilean Adolescents: meanings, ways of manifesting and directionality, from a gender and inclusivity perspective
Background Dating violence (DV) is recognized as a public health problem, so there is still a need to delve deeper into the different perceptions of adolescents about DV, specifically considering the diversity of gender ...
General movements in infants with neurological risk: Associations with motor development and referral patterns for brain magnetic resonance imaging
The main goal of this study was to determine the associations between the quality of presentation of GM, motor development, and brain integrity as seen through magnetic resonance imaging. Methods: This is an observational, ...
Nutritional adequacy of charitable food aid packages to the needs of different householdtypes: a case study in Spain
European welfare states are facing a growing demand for charitable food aid in the current economic and political climate. While efforts have been made to enhance the dignity of food aid and address limited access, it is ...
