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Predictores clínicos y funcionales del riesgo de cáncer pulmonar en el seguimiento de una cohorte de adultos fumadores

Rev. méd. Chile; 144 (11), 2016
Background: Identifying risk factors for lung cancer in the population could improve the cost-effectiveness of early detection programs using thoracic computed tomography (CT). Aim: To examine the risk factors of lung cancer in a cohort of adult smokers. Patients and Methods: An annual clinical and respi...

Percepción de la vivencia del acceso oportuno al diagnóstico del VIH, en personas viviendo con VIH/SIDA: Acceso oportuno al test de VIH

Rev. méd. Chile; 144 (11), 2016
Background: The delay in the diagnosis of AIDS results in higher treatment costs. Aim: To reveal the experiences of people who were diagnosed in the AIDS stage about the access to the ELISA test. Material and Methods: In depth interviews were carried out to 15 participants from public hospitals who were ...

Funcionamiento psicosocial en pacientes agudos y crónicos no psiquiátricos en régimen hospitalario: depresión, alexitimia y falta de asertividad

Rev. méd. Chile; 144 (11), 2016
Background: Depression, alexithymia, and lack of assertiveness interfere with individual psychosocial functioning and may result in longer hospitalization stay and poorer therapeutic results. Aim: To analyze the psychosocial functioning in acute and chronic patients and its association with psychological...

Aumento de la mortalidad infantil en niños con síndrome de Down: Chile 1997-2013

Rev. méd. Chile; 144 (11), 2016
Background: Down syndrome (DS) is associated with higher child mortality especially due to cardiac malformations. Aim: To describe the trend in Chilean infant mortality in DS in the period 1997-2013 as compared to the general population without DS. Material and Methods: Raw data on infant deaths were ext...

Determinantes sociales de la edad de fallecimiento por causa cardiovascular

Rev. méd. Chile; 144 (11), 2016
Background: The association of cardiovascular diseases with socio-demographic factors has not been fully explored. Aim: To analyze the association of socio-demographic features with the survival time of individuals who died due to cardiovascular diseases. Material and Methods: The death registries publis...

Percepción del ambiente educacional en dos escuelas de medicina con currículo tradicional: Estudio longitudinal

Rev. méd. Chile; 144 (11), 2016
Background: To establish an educational environment that ensures the quality of the teaching-learning process is a challenge for any educational institution. The questionnaire DREEM (Dundee Ready Educational Environment Measure) is used to identify strengths and weaknesses of an educational environment a...

¿Cuál es el impacto de las campañas comunicacionales para prevenir el Virus Hanta?: síntesis rápida de evidencia
What is the impact of communication campaigns to prevent Hantavirus?: rapid evidence synthesis

ANTECEDENTES Y OBJETIVO El Virus Hanta es una infección viral que se transmite principalmente por el contacto con roedores que se encuentran fundamentalmente en zonas rurales. Para prevenir su transmisión, una alternativa es realizar campañas comunicacionales con información relevante. En este conte...

Evolución de las características epidemiológicas y clínicas de pacientes adultos del programa nacional al inicio de la terapia anti-retroviral en la Cohorte Chilena de SIDA, 2001-2015

Rev. chil. infectol; 33 (supl.1), 2016
Background: Chilean AIDS Cohort is the oldest and extensive in Latin America and one of most numerous and with longer follow up time to international level. Records information from 14,873 patients out of approximately 22,000 in antiretroviral therapy in the public system and its results have allowed to ...

Infección por VIH/SIDA en niños y adolescentes: cohorte chilena 1987-2014

Rev. chil. infectol; 33 (supl.1), 2016
The present document describes the Cohort of HIV/AIDS children detected in Chile from 1987 to August 2014 and the effectiveness of the Protocol for Prevention of Vertical Transmission (PPVT) of HIV infection. Of the 375 HIV infected children enrolled since 1987 to August 2014, 245 of them are still in pe...

Síndrome metabólico e inflamación en adultos: un estudio poblacional

Rev. méd. Chile; 144 (10), 2016
Background: Metabolic syndrome is highly prevalent among adults in Chile and represents a health risk. Aim: To determine the relationship between metabolic syndrome (MetS) and its components, with C reactive protein levels (CRP) as an inflammation marker. Material and Methods: The population studied cons...