Browsing by Author "Pita-Fernández, Salvador"
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Incidence of cardiovascular events after kidney transplantation and cardiovascular risk scores: study protocol
Pita-Fernández, Salvador; Pértega-Díaz, Sonia; Valdés-Cañedo, Francisco; Seijo-Bestilleiro, Rocío; Seoane-Pillado, Teresa; Fernández-Rivera, Constantino; Alonso-Hernández, Ángel; Lorenzo-Aguiar, Dolores; López-Calviño, Beatriz; López-Muñiz, Andrés (BioMed Central, 2011-06-10)[Abstract] Background: Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the major cause of death after renal transplantation. Not only conventional CVD risk factors, but also transplant-specific risk factors can influence the development ... -
Incidence of cardiovascular events and associated risk factors in kidney transplant patients: a competing risks survival analysis
Seoane-Pillado, Teresa; Pita-Fernández, Salvador; Valdés-Cañedo, Francisco; Seijo-Bestilleiro, Rocío; Pértega-Díaz, Sonia; Fernández-Rivera, Constantino; Alonso-Hernández, Ángel; González-Martín, Cristina; Balboa-Barreiro, Vanesa (Nature, 2017-03-07)[Abstract] Background: The high prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors among the renal transplant population accounts for increased mortality. The aim of this study is to determine the incidence of cardiovascular events ... -
Place of preoperative treatment of acromegaly with somatostatin analog on surgical outcome: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Pita-Gutiérrez, Francisco; Pértega-Díaz, Sonia; Pita-Fernández, Salvador; Pena, Lara; Lugo, Gloria; Sangiao-Alvarellos, Susana; Cordido, Fernando (PLoS ONE, 2013-04-25)[Abstract] Context. Transsphenoidal neurosurgery is the accepted first-line treatment of acromegaly in the majority of patients. Previous studies addressing preoperative somatostatin analog (SSA) treatment and subsequent ... -
Prevalence of cognitive impariment: effects of level of education, age, sex, and associated factors
Millán-Calenti, José Carlos; Tubío, Javier; Pita-Fernández, Salvador; González-Abraldes, Isabel; Lorenzo, Trinidad; Maseda, Ana (Karger, 2009-11-10)[Abstract] Aims: To examine the prevalence of cognitive impairment in a Spanish elderly population and to analyse its association with some social and medical factors. Methods: We randomly selected a representative sample ... -
Prevalence of functional disability in activities of daily living (ADL), instrumental activities of daily living (IADL) and associated factors, as predictors of morbidity and mortality
Millán-Calenti, José Carlos; Tubío, Javier; Pita-Fernández, Salvador; González-Abraldes, Isabel; Lorenzo, Trinidad; Fernández-Arruty, Teresa; Maseda, Ana (Elsevier, 2009-06-10)[Abstract] The aim of this study is to establish the existing relationship among variables referred to the person, specifically age and gender, and the functional dependence in basic ADL and in IADL, as well as the possible ... -
Prevalence, co-occurrence, and predictive factors for musculoskeletal pain among shellfish gatherers
Rodríguez-Romero, Beatriz; Pita-Fernández, Salvador; Raposo-Vidal, Isabel; Seoane-Pillado, Teresa (Springer, 2011-07-28)[Abstract] The aims of this study are to determine prevalence and co-occurrence of musculoskeletal pain (MSP) among shellfish gatherers and its consequences for the use of medicine, health care, and sickness leave and to ... -
El programa de Educación Maternal en el Sistema Público de Salud en Galicia
Martínez-Rodríguez, Alicia; Martínez-Bustelo, Sandra; Pita-Fernández, Salvador; Ferri Morales, Asunción; Conde Regueira, M.T. (Elsevier, 2008-11-13)[Resumen] Objetivos. Los objetivos del presente estudio han sido conocer la presión asistencial de los cursos de Educación Maternal en los centros de salud gallegos, así como su temporalización y las actividades teóricas ... -
El programa de Educación Maternal en el Sistema Público de Salud en Galicia
Martínez-Rodríguez, Alicia; Martínez-Bustelo, Sandra; Pita-Fernández, Salvador; Ferri Morales, Asunción; Conde Regueira, M.T. (Elsevier, 2007-01)[Resumen] Objetivos. Los objetivos del presente estudio han sido conocer la presión asistencial de los cursos de Educación Maternal en los centros de salud gallegos, así como su temporalización y las actividades teóricas ... -
Quality of life and anxiety in women with breast cancer before and after treatment
Rey Villar, Raquel; Pita-Fernández, Salvador; Cereijo-Garea, Carmen; Seoane-Pillado, Teresa; Balboa-Barreiro, Vanesa; González-Martín, Cristina (Scielo, 2017)[Abstract] Objectives: to determine the quality of life and anxiety in patients with breast cancer and the changes they experience after treatments. Method: prospective study. Breast cancer statistics (n=339, ... -
Suicide attempts and related factors in patients admitted to a general hospital: a ten-year crosssectional study (1997-2007)
Alberdi-Sudupe, Jesús; Pita-Fernández, Salvador; Gómez Pardiñas, Sonia María; Iglesias-Gil-de-Bernabé, Fernando; García-Fernández, Jorge; Martínez-Sande, Gonzalo; Lantes-Louzao, Sara; Pértega-Díaz, Sonia (BioMed Central, 2011-03-31)[Abstract] Background: Suicide and suicide attempts represent a severe problem for public health services. The aim of this study is to determine the socio-demographic and psychopathological variables associated with suicide ... -
Utility of brief questionnaires of health-related quality of life (Airways Questionnaire 20 and Clinical COPD Questionnaire) to predict exacerbations in patients with asthma and COPD
Blanco-Aparicio, Marina; Vázquez, Isabel; Pita-Fernández, Salvador; Pértega-Díaz, Sonia; Verea-Hernando, Héctor (BioMed Central, 2013-05-27)[Abstract] Background: There is some evidence that quality of life measured by long disease-specific questionnaires may predict exacerbations in asthma and COPD, however brief quality of life tools, such as the Airways ... -
Variability between Clarke's angle and Chippaux-Smirak index for the diagnosis of flat feet
González-Martín, Cristina; Pita-Fernández, Salvador; Seoane-Pillado, Teresa; López-Calviño, Beatriz; Pértega-Díaz, Sonia; Gil-Guillen, Vicente (Universidad del Valle, Cali (Colombia), 2017)[Abstract] Background: The measurements used in diagnosing biomechanical pathologies vary greatly. The aim of this study was to determine the concordance between Clarke's angle and Chippaux-Smirak index, and to determine ...