Amalia Coca Barbado, Ester Zamarrón de Lucas, Rodolfo Álvarez-Sala Walther, María Concepción Prados Sánchez
{"title":"[Self-care capacity of adult cystic fibrosis patients during transition/transfer between services].","authors":"Amalia Coca Barbado, Ester Zamarrón de Lucas, Rodolfo Álvarez-Sala Walther, María Concepción Prados Sánchez","doi":"10.23938/ASSN.1084","DOIUrl":"10.23938/ASSN.1084","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>To analyze the knowledge, abilities, and emotional state of cystic fibrosis patients during a specific follow-up period and compare this with the recall they had of the transition (planned and gradual shift from the pediatric unit) / transfer (direct change skipping the steps recommended by the guidelines) to a specialized cystic fibrosis adult unit.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Prospective cross-sectional study with cystic fibrosis adult patients under follow-up in a specialist consultation. Group 1 were patients who transitioned and Group 2 were transferred patients. The following information was collected: sociodemographic variables, degree of knowledge, skills, and emotional state using a survey designed for this purpose (as part of the internal consistency validation process). Participants also completed the emotional subscale of Cystic Fibrosis Questionnaire-Revised. Inter-group comparisons were made for the transition/transfer, at the follow-up, and during the evolution.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Thirty-five patients were analyzed; 65.8% male; mean age 31.9 years (SD =10.1). At the transition, Group 1 (n=19; 54.3%) had greater knowledge about their medication and reduced ability to manage appointments and making decisions in comparison to Group 2 at transfer. At follow-up, Group 1 made a better report on their emotional state and significantly improved their ability to manage appointments, communication, and decision-making.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Patients who were moved to an adult cystic fibrosis unit through transition were more knowledgeable about their medications. However, those who were transferred managed their appointments and decision-making better, but felt sadder.</p>","PeriodicalId":500996,"journal":{"name":"Anales del sistema sanitario de Navarra","volume":"47 2","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-08-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11408906/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142057808","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Higher microRNA-221 and lower microRNA-451 expression are associated with poor prognosis in patients with thyroid papillary carcinoma.","authors":"Jiawei Wu, Weimin Sun, Jingyao Shen, Liping Hu","doi":"10.23938/ASSN.1086","DOIUrl":"10.23938/ASSN.1086","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>To analyze the relationship between serum microRNA-221 and microRNA-451 expression and the pathological features and prognosis of patients with thyroid papillary carcinoma.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Cross-sectional study that included 120 patients with papillary thyroid cancer treated at the hospital and 120 healthy volunteers selected as the control group who underwent physical examination. The relative expression levels of microRNA-221 and microRNA-451 were compared between the thyroid papillary carcinoma group (prior to treatment) and the control group. Additionally, microRNA-221 and microRNA-451 expression levels were analyzed in patients with papillary thyroid carcinoma across different pathological characteristics.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Serum microRNA-221 relative levels were significantly higher (p<0.001) in the papillary carcinoma group compared to the control group, while microRNA-451 levels were higher in the control group (p<0.001). In the papillary carcinoma group, microRNA-221 expression was significantly higher in patients with extracapsular invasion (p<0.001), lymphatic metastasis (p=0.003), and poor prognosis (p<0.001). Conversely, microRNA-451 expression was significantly lower (p<0.001) in patients with extracapsular invasion, lymphatic metastasis and poor prognosis. In the multivariate logistic regression analysis, morphological features suggestive of an aggressive clinical behavior (extracapsular invasion and lymphatic metastasis) were related to high expression of microRNA-221 and low expression of microRNA-451 in patients with thyroid papillary carcinoma (p<0.001).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Serum microRNA-221 and microRNA-451 expression levels are significantly higher and lower, respectively, in patients with papillary thyroid carcinoma, particularly in patients with morphological features suggestive of an aggressive clinical behavior (extracapsular invasion and lymphatic metastasis) and, therefore, of a poor prognosis.</p>","PeriodicalId":500996,"journal":{"name":"Anales del sistema sanitario de Navarra","volume":"47 2","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-08-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11410297/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142038683","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Elena Lozano-Cavero, Alfredo Lerín-Calvo, Patricia Martín-Casas, Adrián Arranz-Escudero
{"title":"Physical therapy enhances physical and functional abilities in a female patient with gliomatosis cerebri.","authors":"Elena Lozano-Cavero, Alfredo Lerín-Calvo, Patricia Martín-Casas, Adrián Arranz-Escudero","doi":"10.23938/ASSN.1087","DOIUrl":"10.23938/ASSN.1087","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Gliomatosis cerebri is a low incidence diffuse glial tumor that affects three or more brain lobes. The survival rate is < 5 years in 20% of the patients. Although chemotherapy seems to improve life expectancy, to date no interventions have been described that help improve the quality of life of these patients. The aim of this study was to assess if physical therapy may contribute to do this. We present the case of a female patient with gliomatosis cerebri of nine years of evolution showing dependence on technical supports and supervision during walking, reduced speed and balance, tremor and dystonia in lower limbs. The patient underwent physiotherapy treatment: trunk control exercises, limb strength, and gait ability. Improvement in functionality was observed. Further studies with a larger sample size are needed to confirm these results .</p>","PeriodicalId":500996,"journal":{"name":"Anales del sistema sanitario de Navarra","volume":"47 2","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-08-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11410294/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142038684","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Elisabeth Stoll, Pablo Monedero, Paloma L Martin-Moreno, Nuria Garcia-Fernandez
{"title":"[Biomarkers of oxidative stress and inflammation in contrast-associated acute kidney injury].","authors":"Elisabeth Stoll, Pablo Monedero, Paloma L Martin-Moreno, Nuria Garcia-Fernandez","doi":"10.23938/ASSN.1081","DOIUrl":"10.23938/ASSN.1081","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Iodinated contrast-induced acute kidney injury (CI-AKI) is a common cause of renal failure, especially in patients with risk factors. This study analyses different renal biomarkers in patients undergoing computed tomography scans with iodinated contrast to identify the molecular and cellular mechanisms involved in the pathogenesis of CI-AKI.</p><p><strong>Methodology: </strong>Prospective study that included patients with high risk of renal disease who received iodinated contrast (iohexol) for the computed tomography scans. Functional biomarkers (creatinine and cystatin C), inflammatory and oxidative stress markers (neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin [NGAL], interleukin-8 [IL-8], superoxide dismutase [SOD], F2-isoprostanes, and cardiotrophin-1), and cell cycle biomarkers (Nephrocheck®) were analysed before the iodinated contrast and 4, 12, 24, and 48 hours post-contrast, in relation to the incidence of IC-AKI.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>IC-AKI was observed in 30.6% of the 62 study participants and in 57.1% of the patients with diabetes and renal dysfunction. Factors associated with IC-AKI were a higher mean age (74.4 vs 64.9 years), pre-existing renal dysfunction (60 vs 16.7%), and higher adjusted mean volume of iohexol (42.9 vs 32.1%). As for non-functional biomarkers. No differences were found between patients with and without CI-AKI. The use of iodinated contrast was associated with a decrease in SOD antioxidant activity at 4 hours and an increase in IL-8 at 12 hours post-administration of the iodinated contrast.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Administration of iohexol in computed tomography scans in patients with high risk of renal disease results in an elevated percentage of CI-AKI, attributable to ischemia/reperfusion injury and/or direct toxicity of the iodinated contrast.</p>","PeriodicalId":500996,"journal":{"name":"Anales del sistema sanitario de Navarra","volume":"47 2","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-08-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11361282/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141895158","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Sua Amaya-Santos, Jaime Jiménez-Pernett, Clara Bermudez-Tamayo
{"title":"[Health for whom? Intersectionality and biases in the use of artificial intelligence in clinical diagnosis].","authors":"Sua Amaya-Santos, Jaime Jiménez-Pernett, Clara Bermudez-Tamayo","doi":"10.23938/ASSN.1077","DOIUrl":"10.23938/ASSN.1077","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":500996,"journal":{"name":"Anales del sistema sanitario de Navarra","volume":"47 2","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11361283/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141500138","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Julio César Moreno-Alfonso, Ada Molina-Caballero, Alberto Pérez-Martínez
{"title":"[Twenty years of transumbilical appendectomy in Navarre: This is just the beginning].","authors":"Julio César Moreno-Alfonso, Ada Molina-Caballero, Alberto Pérez-Martínez","doi":"10.23938/ASSN.1082","DOIUrl":"10.23938/ASSN.1082","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":500996,"journal":{"name":"Anales del sistema sanitario de Navarra","volume":"47 2","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11361284/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141494749","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Effectiveness of high-risk human papillomavirus genotyping for cervical cancer screening. A multicentre screening cohort study in rural China.","authors":"Yan-Qin Yu, Ming-Yue Jiang, Xun Zhang, Qin-Jing Pan, Le Dang, Rui-Mei Feng, Nasra Mohamoud Ali, Wen Chen, You-Lin Qiao","doi":"10.23938/ASSN.1065","DOIUrl":"10.23938/ASSN.1065","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>This study aimed to assess the effectiveness of high-risk human papillomavirus (HR-HPV) primary testing for cervical cancer screening in China's rural areas.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Women aged 21-64 years were recruited. Cervical cytology was diagnosed following the Bethesda 2001 classification system, HPV infection (HR-HPV, HPV-16, HPV-18, and other 12 genotypes) identified by Cobas-4800, and colposcopy and biopsy performed when required. Primary outcomes were defined as the cumulative incidence of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia grade 2/3/higher (CIN2/3+) and its relative risk at baseline and at the 36-month follow-up.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The study included 9,218 women; mean age was 45.15 years (SD: 8.74); 81% completed the follow-up. The most frequent type of cytological lesions (12.4% ) were ASCUS (8.4%) and LSIL (2.2%). HR-HPV infection (16.3%) was more prevalent in HPV-16 than in HPV-18 (3 vs 1.5%); a positive relationship with the severity of the lesions, from 29.8% in ASCUS to 89.6% in HSIL was found. At baseline, 3.5% of the patients underwent colposcopy; 20% had a positive diagnosis. At the 36-month follow-up, the cumulative incidences of CIN2+ and CIN3+ were higher in women with HR-HPV infection (16.9 vs 0.5% and 8.2 vs 0.2%). The relative risk of CIN2/3+ was lower in HR-HPV-negative women compared to those with a negative cytology at baseline (0.4; 95%CI: 0.3-0.4).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>High-risk HPV-based screening may significantly reduce the risk of CIN2/3+ compared with cytology testing. This may be a new resource for public health demands in China's rural areas.</p>","PeriodicalId":500996,"journal":{"name":"Anales del sistema sanitario de Navarra","volume":"47 2","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-05-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11167506/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141181330","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Vitorino Modesto Dos Santos, Lister Arruda Modesto Dos Santos
{"title":"Catamenial pneumothorax: a rare condition.","authors":"Vitorino Modesto Dos Santos, Lister Arruda Modesto Dos Santos","doi":"10.23938/ASSN.1076","DOIUrl":"10.23938/ASSN.1076","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":500996,"journal":{"name":"Anales del sistema sanitario de Navarra","volume":"47 2","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-05-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11167504/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141238901","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A new midline closure technique without skin sutures: Long-term outcomes of primary repair of pilonidal sinus disease","authors":"Hüseyin Tas, Furkan Karahan","doi":"10.23938/assn.1073","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.23938/assn.1073","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":500996,"journal":{"name":"Anales del sistema sanitario de Navarra","volume":"26 10","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-04-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140696929","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Noelia Lozano-Muñoz, Á. Borrallo-Riego, M. Guerra-Martín
{"title":"[Effectiveness of interventions to help mitigate the influence of social networks on anorexia and bulimia nervosa: a systematic review].","authors":"Noelia Lozano-Muñoz, Á. Borrallo-Riego, M. Guerra-Martín","doi":"10.23938/ASSN.1074","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.23938/ASSN.1074","url":null,"abstract":"BACKGROUND\u0000The study aim to analyze the impact of interventions to help mitigate the influence of social networks on anorexia and bulimia nervosa.\u0000\u0000\u0000METHODOLOGY\u0000A systematic review was conducted using PubMed, Scopus, PsycINFO and Web of Science. The inclusion criteria were: randomized clinical trials, published between 2013 and 2023 with a score = 5 points on the Van Tulder methodological quality scale.\u0000\u0000\u0000RESULTS\u0000Eight studies were selected, most carried out in secondary education centers or universities; one was online. The study sample consisted of 5,084 participants mainly young women and adolescents with an average age between 12 and 32 years. As for the social networks, some studies described their impact at a general level, while others focused on Instagram, Facebook, Tik-Tok, Twitter, and Snapchat. A positive correlation was found between the exposure to unrealistic beauty ideals found in social networks with greater concern and dissatisfaction with body image. All studies used instruments to assess the effectiveness of the interventions. The interventions helped reduce the influence of the media and social networks, improve self-perception and self-esteem assessments, reduce anxiety levels and internalization of the thin beauty ideal, reduce dietary restrictions, and make use of social networks differently.\u0000\u0000\u0000CONCLUSIONS\u0000Longer-lasting interventions can improve body satisfaction (one year) and depressive symptoms (six months), especially in women. Interventions should include attention to self-criticism, self-perception, self-esteem, body image, nutritional management, and media literacy skills.","PeriodicalId":500996,"journal":{"name":"Anales del sistema sanitario de Navarra","volume":"114 2","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-04-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140695148","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}