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Exploratory factor analysis of the chilean deafness attitude scale

Negative attitudes mean a barrier for People with Disability (PwD), but attitudes towards Deaf people are structurally different from the rest of the PwD. The aim of this study is to evaluate the factorial structure and internal reliability of the Attitudes towards Deaf...

¿Cuál es el impacto de permitir la venta de medicamentos sin prescripción médica fuera de farmacias?: síntesis rápida de evidencia
What is the impact of allowing the sale of over-the-counter medicines outside pharmacies?: rapid evidence synthesis

ANTECEDENTES Y OBJETIVO El acceso a medicamentos es un elemento fundamental para avanzar en la cobertura universal de la salud. En este ámbito, el precio es un elemento esencial para mejorar el acceso a medicamentos, lo que podría lograrse a través del aumento de la competencia dentro del mercado farm...

El sinsabor que deja el mejor año en la donación de órganos para trasplante en Chile

Rev. méd. Chile; 146 (5), 2018
Background: In October 2016, television stations began a campaign to increase organ donation rates. During the months that followed, a sustained increase in donation rate was observed, reaching 10 per million people. Health authorities considered that this increase was a consequence of an improvement in ...

Disminución en la frecuencia de infección por Helicobacter pylori en endoscopías digestivas altas

Rev. méd. Chile; 146 (5), 2018
Background: Helicobacter pylori (HP) is the most widespread chronic human infection worldwide and the most important pathogenic factor of gastric cancer. The calculated prevalence at the Clinical Hospital of the University of Chile from 2002 to 2005 was 44.9%. Aim: To determine the current prevalence of...

No cumplir con las recomendaciones de actividad física se asocia a mayores niveles de obesidad, diabetes, hipertensión y síndrome metabólico en población chilena

Rev. méd. Chile; 146 (5), 2018
Background: Physical inactivity is an important cardiovascular risk factor. Aim: To investigate the association of physical inactivity with obesity, metabolic markers, type 2 diabetes mellitus, hypertension and metabolic syndrome in Chilean adults. Material and Methods: Participants from the National H...

Fundamentos para la clasificación de los programas de médico especialista en un marco de cualificaciones nacional

Rev. méd. Chile; 146 (5), 2018
Qualification of learning outcomes in terms of knowledge, skills, responsibility and autonomy provided by medical specialist programs is of interest to State authorities, educational service providers, employers, and specialists. Countries that are signatories to the Bologna Process and others outside Eu...

Experiencia en el Foro Global de Bioética en Investigación: desafíos para la revisión ética en Chile

Rev. méd. Chile; 146 (5), 2018
The Global Forum on Bioethics in Research annually convenes a number of researchers, bioethicists and stakeholders with a shared interest in the ethics of conducting research in low and middle-income countries (LMIC). It provides a useful platform to discuss ethical issues that affect research practice i...