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Validation of living with chronic illness scale in a type 2 diabetes mellitus population 

Background: Worldwide, type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is one of the most prevalent chronic diseases and one of those producing greatest impact on patients’ day-to-day quality of life. Our study aim is to validate the “Living with Chronic Illness Scale” for a Spanish-speaking T2DM population. Metho...

Influence of Diagnostic Delay on Survival Rates for Patients with Colorectal Cancer 

Colorectal cancer affects men and women alike. Sometimes, due to clinical-pathological factors, the absence of symptoms or the failure to conduct screening tests, its diagnosis may be delayed. However, it has not been conclusively shown that such a delay, especially when attributable to the health ...

Impact of the implementation of best practice guidelines on nurse's evidence-based practice and on nurses' work environment: Research protocol. 

To determine the impact of the Best Practice Spotlight Organization® initiative on nurses' perception of their work environment and their attitudes to evidence-based practice. Quasi-experimental, multicentre study. The intervention is the participation in Best Prectice Spotilight Organizations to i...