Unidad de Investigación en Cuidados de Salud (Investén-isciii)
La Unidad de investigación en cuidados y servicios de salud (Investén-isciii) se crea en 1996 con el objetivo de fomentar la investigación en cuidados de enfermería y otras disciplinas relacionadas. Investén-isciii incluye profesionales, en su mayor parte de enfermería de todas las comunidades autónomas. Su ámbito de influencia es nacional, en ella están involucradas las diferentes áreas de trabajo de los profesionales de enfermería y disciplinas afines: la atención primaria, la hospitalaria, las instituciones docentes y las diferentes áreas de gestión de la provisión de cuidados. La misión es desarrollar estrategias y promover acciones para el fomento y coordinación de la investigación multidisciplinar y traslacional en cuidados, favoreciendo el vínculo entre la práctica y la investigación, y posibilitando la implantación de cuidados seguros y de calidad que mejoren la salud de la población. Está adscrita a la Subdirección General de Servicios Aplicados, Formación e Investigación.
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Medicina Personalizada en la detección del Deterioro Cognitivo Preclínico. Desarrollo de un modelo predictivo de riesgo
Póster científico del proyecto DENDRITE: . Desarrollo de un modelo predictivo de riesgo
Escala de miedo al COVID-19 y sus factores asociados en residencias de mayores en la Comunidad de Madrid
Antecedentes/Objetivos: El miedo al COVID-19 es un sentimiento cuya percepción puede influir en la salud mental y comportamiento, como se ha mostrado en la literatura reciente. El objetivo de la investigación es analizar factores condicionantes de miedo a COVID-19 y su influencia en el cumplimiento...
Características de la población española que no ha pasado la Covid-19 tras dos años de pandemia y factores asociados
Antecedentes/Objetivos: Numerosos estudios han descrito las características de los pacientes con COVID-19, pero hay poca evidencia sobre las personas que tras dos años de pandemia no han pasado la enfermedad. El objetivo de este trabajo es analizar las características de los pacientes que no han te...
El techo de cristal de las mujeres investigadoras en ciencias de la salud en España
[ES] El efecto del techo de cristal explica las barreras invisibles que afectan a la promoción laboral de las mujeres, asociadas a desigualdades de género. El objetivo del presente estudio cualitativo fue identificar las desigualdades en la promoción de las mujeres en la carrera académica e investi...
Socioeconomic Inequalities as a Cause of Health Inequities in Spain: A Scoping Review
The objectives of this review were to identify the population groups most frequently studied, to determine the methods and techniques most commonly used to show health inequities, and to identify the most frequent socioeconomic and health indicators used in the studies on health inequities due to s...
Impacto de la arquitectura del hospital en la experiencia de parto: un estudio fenomenológico con madres expertas en su diseño
[ES] Fundamento:: El lugar donde paren las madres condiciona su proceso de parto y nivel de satisfacción. El objetivo de este estudio es identificar las experiencias y percepciones acerca de los elementos de diseño del entorno del parto hasta el alta hospitalaria, que influyen en la experiencia de ...
Adaptation and validation of the Physical Restraint-Theory of Planned Behaviour Questionnaire to the paediatric context
Objective: To create and test psychometrically a paediatric version of the Physical Restraint-Theory of Planned Behaviour Questionnaire to assess paediatric critical care nurses' intention to use physical restraint. Design: A psychometric study. Setting: Five medical-surgical Paeditric Intensive ca...
The relationship between sense of coherence and emotional intelligence as individual health assets for mental health promotion in students and healthcare professionals: a scoping review
Introduction: Workplace Mental health promotion in healthcare sector, is a global priority due to the stress associated with caregiving environments and the increase of mental health problems among health professionals and students. The role of emotional intelligence (EI) and sense of coherence (SO...
Pursuing precision in medicine and nutrition: the rise of electrochemical biosensing at the molecular level
In the era that we seek personalization in material things, it is becoming increasingly clear that the individualized management of medicine and nutrition plays a key role in life expectancy and quality of life, allowing participation to some extent in our welfare and the use of societal resources ...
Clonal chromosomal mosaicism and loss of chromosome Y in elderly men increase vulnerability for SARS-CoV-2
The pandemic caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2, COVID-19) had an estimated overall case fatality ratio of 1.38% (pre-vaccination), being 53% higher in males and increasing exponentially with age. Among 9578 individuals diagnosed with COVID-19 in the SCOURGE study...
Closed Endotracheal Suction Systems for COVID-19: Rapid Review
Background: The increase in admissions to intensive care units (ICUs) in 2020 and the morbidity and mortality associated with SARS-CoV-2 infection pose a challenge to the analysis of evidence of health interventions carried out in ICUs. One of the most common interventions in patients infected with...
A mixed methods study using case studies prepared by nursing students as a clinical practice evaluation tool
Aim: To identify the presence of variability in the evaluation of case studies prepared by nursing students during their primary care rotations based on the existing evaluation rubric. To explore the difficulties experienced by link lecturers and students in preparing and evaluating case studies. D...
Resilience among primary care professionals in a time of pandemic: a qualitative study in the Spanish context
Objectives: This study explores the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the Spanish primary care structure and services and the mechanisms implemented by the primary care workforce to restore and reinforce their reference care model. Design: An exploratory, qualitative study with semistructured inte...
Improving Nursing Assessment in Adult Hospitalization Units: A Secondary Analysis
The main objective of this study was to analyze the impact of a multifaceted strategy to improve the assessment of functional capacity, risk of pressure injuries, and risk of falls at the time of admission of patients in adult hospitalization units. This was a secondary analysis of the VALENF proje...
Differences in Dietary Habits, Physical Exercise, and Quality of Life between Patients with Obesity and Overweight
Background: Overweight and obesity differ in their repercussions on the health and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) of patients. The objective of this study was to compare physical activity levels and dietary habits before admission and HRQoL at discharge between patients with obesity and ove...
Impact of hospitalization on nutritional status in persons aged 65 years and over (NUTRIFRAG Study): Protocol for a prospective observational study
Background: Malnutrition is a recurring problem that has become more relevant in recent years. The aim of this study is to assess the risk of malnutrition and nutritional status on admission and its evolution until discharge in patients aged 65 and over admitted to medical and surgical hospitalizat...
Diagnostic accuracy study of the VALENF instrument in hospitalization units for adults: a study protocol
Recently, the VALENF instrument, Nursing Assessment by its acronym in Spanish, was developed as a meta-tool composed of only seven items with a more parsimonious approach for nursing assessment in adult hospitalization units. This meta-tool integrates the assessment of functional capacity, the risk...
Development of an Information Guideline for Kidney Transplant Recipients in a Clinical Trial: Protocol for a Modified Delphi Method
Background: Renal transplantation is the treatment of choice for most cases of end-stage renal disease. Recipients need to lead a healthy lifestyle to minimize the potential side effects of immunosuppressive drugs and improve transplant outcomes. There is not much evidence about the best way to inc...
Association Between Pandemic Fatigue and Disease Knowledge, Attitudes, Concerns, and Vaccination Intention at Two Key Moments of the COVID-19 Pandemic
Objective: This study aimed to describe the change in knowledge, attitudes, concerns, perceptions, preventive practices, and vaccination intention at two key time points of the COVID-19 pandemic and to assess whether these changes varied by level of pandemic fatigue. Methods: Data included in this ...
Exploring the construct validity of the Barthel index in a sample of Spanish hospitalised patients
[EN] Objective: Examine the construct validity of the Barthel Index in adult inpatient units. Method: A secondary analysis was performed on a sample of 1342 adult patients admitted to inpatient units. A confirmatory factor analysis of the Barthel Index did not confirm its unidimensional structure (...