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Características del Papanicolaou y de la atención recibida como factores para adherir (o no) al tamizaje. Estudio cualitativo en mujeres chilenas
Characteristics of the Pap smear and the care received as factors to adhere (or not) to the screening. Qualitative study in Chilean women

RESUMEN Objetivo: Describir la percepción de un grupo de mujeres chilenas acerca de la calidad de la atención y las características del Papanicolaou (PAP) como factores que influyen en la decisión de realizarse o no el examen. Método: Investigación cualitativa descriptiva con análisis de conteni...

Low rates of participation and completion of pulmonary rehabilitation in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in primary health care

Rev. méd. Chile; 146 (11), 2018
ABSTRACT Background: Only 6% of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) participate in pulmonary rehabilitation programs (PR) and only 50% of those who participate, complete these programs. Aim: To determine rates of PR program participation and completion among patients with COPD in...

Conflicto decisional en personas con diabetes mellitus e hipertensión arterial usuarias del nivel primario de atención de salud de Chile

Rev. méd. Chile; 146 (11), 2018
Background: Decisional conflict refers to the personal uncertainty about which course of action to take when the choice involves risk, regret, or challenge to personal life values. Aim: To determine the level of decisional conflict (DC) of people with Diabetes Mellitus (DM) or High Blood Pressure (HBP) ...

¿Cómo es la calidad de vida reportada por los estudiantes de Medicina?

Rev. méd. Chile; 146 (11), 2018
Background: The high academic burden may hamper the quality of life of medical students. Aim: To evaluate the quality of life (QOL) for medical students attending a Chilean university. Material and Methods: Four hundred eleven medical students aged 22 ± 2 years (51% women), studying in Santiago, Chile...

Especialidades derivadas de la cirugía general: revisión de brechas e intención de residentes de la especialidad en Chile

Rev. méd. Chile; 146 (11), 2018
The fragmentation of a general specialty in subspecialties or derived specialties is a widely spread reality. Chilean health care system is becoming more complex, requiring more specialists. On the other hand, doctors in specialty training increasingly choose a subspecialty to continue their training and...

Guía clínica chilena de urticaria crónica espontánea

Rev. méd. Chile; 146 (11), 2018
Chronic urticaria (CU) is characterized by itchy wheals, angioedema or both lasting six weeks or more. It is classified as spontaneous (CSU) and inducible urticaria (CIndU), depending whether there is an identifiable trigger or not. CSU is the predominant form, affecting more than 75% of patients, althou...

Reacción hemolítica transfusional tardía en un paciente con anemia de células falciformes: reporte de un caso

Rev. méd. Chile; 146 (11), 2018
Sickle cell anemia was a rare disease in Chile, especially in adults, however the recent immigration wave from Haiti is changing this scenario. We report a 29 year old black female from Haiti with a non-disclosed history of sickle cell anemia. She was transfused with two units of red blood cells, found u...

Evaluación in vitro de la actividad antimicrobiana de un propóleo chileno sobre muestras clínicas de exudados bucofaríngeos y cepas ATCC

Propolis is a substance manufactured by Apis mellifera and has been widely used in folk medicine due to its high concentration of bioactive compounds. The purpose of the following study was to characterize and evaluate in vitro the antimicrobial properties of propolis on clinical samples and ATCC strains...

¿Cómo impacta el uso de contadores de pasos a la rehabilitación de pacientes con enfermedades respiratorias crónicas?: síntesis rápida de evidencia
How does the use of step counters impact the rehabilitation of patients with chronic respiratory diseases?: rapid evidence synthesis

ANTECEDENTES Y OBJETIVO Las enfermedades respiratorias crónicas representan una importante carga de enfermedad, tanto en Chile como a nivel global. Para estos pacientes, la actividad física es considerada como parte del tratamiento integral, especialmente para la Enfermedad Pulmonar Obstructiva Crónic...