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Health promotion (HP) is a pillar of public health for the improvement of living and health conditions. However, the health promotion evaluation is a theoretical-practical field with incipient developments in permanent construction. Objective: The objective of this study was to provide elements to update the health promotion evaluation debate between the years 2005 and 2015. Methods: A state-of-the-art documentary research was conducted -from a thematic review of 23 databases- after defining the conceptual and comprehensive descriptors related to health promotion, health promotion evaluation and positive indicators in health promotion. A total of 49 publications with emphasis on the evaluation of health promotion were selected for analysis. Results: three health promotion evaluation trends were configured: realistic evaluation aimed at assessing the contexts and theories that underlie the action; participatory evaluation that highlights the participation of all the actors involved in the interventions; and impact evaluation aimed at identifying processes and results tending to health promotion effectiveness and overcoming health inequities. Conclusions: Despite the progress, there are challenges to the health promotion evaluation such as the approach from a complex perspective of both, interventions and evaluation; the development of evaluation models that allow the effective empowerment and intersectoriality; and the problematization of evidence as the guiding axis of effectiveness in health promotion. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In the National Information System of Medical Sciences of Cuba (SNICM, Spanish abbreviation), a methodological document that controls the evaluation of the scientific information activity (ACI, Spanish abbreviation) does not exist. On the other hand, the instruments used on this matter are characterized by inadequacies regarding the definition of methods, procedures and techniques. On account of this fact, a methodology that contributes to improve this process in medical libraries in Camagüey was produced. As a scientific contribution of a normative nature, the proposal is based on the budgets that govern the actions of the SNICM. Likewise, it is characterized by its pertinence, feasibility, system integrity, adequacy, applicability, and possibility of being spread. The results of the assessment process, according to the criteria of specialists, were positive. Thus, its practical application is recommended since it offers a tool that would contribute the provision of information services of excellence to the medical libraries in Camagüey. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The relationship between environmental conditions and public health has allowed understanding that the healthdisease process is determined largely by the conditions in which people live. Objective: To characterize and evaluate the urban environment of Santa Marta city during second half of 2011amd first of 2012, in order to identify those environments that can become specific risks to the health of urban population. Methods: An environmental assessment, framed in the perspective of the determinants of health was developed. 274 city blocks were randomly selected and each block was surveyed with the assessment called Ficha de Caracterización del Segmento of the Ministry of Social Protection. Results: A significant presence (p<0.05) of sewage, garbage, lack of pedestrian crossings on roads were found. Simultaneously, deficit of green areas (67%) and sports areas (74%) were found. Conclusions: This diagnosis reflects a critical situation regarding environment - health-disease process of the citizens and tourists of the city, which is considered by providing information to local authorities, who should generate strategies of urban transformation into the perspective of building a healthy city. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Introduction: People with severe mental disorder (SMD) have serious difficulties in developing a normal life, so community care programs to improve their living conditions and social integration are necessary. This work evaluates the performance of a case management program (CMP) in Segovia (Spain). Methodology: We conduct a first descriptive phase evaluating the performance of the CMP in 2011 by sociodemographic, health services and clinical variables. We study the factors associated with the occurrence of hospital admission. Finally, using a historical cohort design, we assess the risk of hospital admission of CMP compared to unexposed cohort. Bi and multivariate statistical techniques are employed to perform the analysis with the calculation of relative risks and confidence intervals. Results: In 2011, 82 patients are cared for in the CMP, mainly middle-aged men. The average clinical course is 19 years and the average stay in the CMP over 6 years. 78% belong to the diagnosis of schizophrenia spectrum. Income affects 27% of patients. Women, mental health teams I-II, increased home visits and abandonment of monitoring are predictors of income, while the highest level of clinical course is protective. No protective effect of income is detected for the CMP in the different analyzes of the historical cohort study. Conclusions: It is necessary to systematically assess community care programs directed at SMD to make adjustments and modifications aiming at improving their clinical effectiveness. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Copyright of Biomédica: Revista del Instituto Nacional de Salud is the property of Instituto Nacional de Salud of Colombia and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract. (Copyright applies to all Abstracts.)

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Introduction. Standardization of scientific journals is a fundamental factor for a successful scientific communication, since it has repercussions on the role accomplishment of journals as research dissemination agents and expressive and representative channels of the different scientific communities. Material and methods. The formal characteristics of the seven psychiatric journals included in the IME (Spanish Medical Index) database in 2006 were evaluated. A specific form was designed to evaluate the 64 different characteristics of each journal, based on the IME qualitative criteria for being included. Results. Journals having the highest overall scores were Actas Españolas de Psiquiatría with 68/82 points, followed by European Journal of Psychiatry (65/82 points), Anales de Psiquiatría (58/82 points), Psiquiatría Biológica (57/82 points) and Informaciones Psiquiátricas (45/82 points). Conclusions. Spanish psychiatric journals fulfill most of the requirements, although some of them could be improved, such as failures in the regularity of the publication, the English presentation of the abstracts and the paper typology specification, indication of the reception and acceptance date and lack of a clear description of the publishing process for the selection of the manuscripts and peer review. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Objective: To evaluate the quality of the consent forms for major surgery used in different services of hospitals of III - IV level of Lima and Callao. Material and methods: Descriptive, qualitative and transversal study. Once obtained consent forms for major surgery in III and IV level hospitals of Lima and Callao, quality was evaluated according to the requirements established from a research in medical literature. Results: From 28 consent forms of 20 hospitals of III-IV level of Lima and Callao analyzed, 14.2% fulfilled more than 75% of the requirements; 57.2%, between 75-50%; and 28.6%, less than 50%. The requirements about the procedure and its characteristics were absent in more than 75% of the forms. The consent forms from the hospitals of Ministerio de Salud fulfilled an average of 12 requirements (in a range of 4-21); the ones from Military Forces, 17 (range 14-18); and the ones from EsSALUD, 18 (range 16-22). Conclusions: Consent forms for major surgery used at the different services of hospitals of level III - IV of Lima and Callao are not harmonized and do not guarantee that the patient has been informed completely, nor respected his autonomy at adopting his decision. The consent forms from the hospitals of Ministerio de Salud were the most deficient and the ones with more quality variability. We propose a consent form model for future consent forms. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Introduction. Clubfoot is a complex deformity of multifactorial etiology and difficult correction with tendency to relapse. Objective. To evaluate the functional condition in patient with club foot surgical correction and to identify the time of beginning of the conservative treatment (CxT) and surgical treatment (ST). Methodology. 31 patients were included (13 females and 18 males), with surgery between 19962003, in the Centro Nacional de Rehabilitación (CNR), range of age of 4 to 7 years old. We used the Bensahel and Dimeglio functional scale (which evaluate functional, morphological radiological areas). Results. From the evaluated areas, we obtained worse scores in the radiological area (63%), followed by the functional (57.1%) and morphological (45.8%). CxT began between the 11 and 20 days (42%), the ST before the first year (35%), 32% required second surgery. The functional assessment showed worse results when CxT was started after 20 days of age. In patients older than 2 years who underwent surgery, morphological evaluation showed worse results and in cases of second surgery functional assessment was the most affected in older than 3 years. Discussion. The patients with handling initial to more age present higher scores that show a worse functionality and relapses of the treatment. Conclusion. The age of beginning of the CxT and ST are a parameter that defines the functional state to long term. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Objective. The purpose of the study was to evaluate the institutional treatment in patient postsurgical of reconstruction of Anterior Cruciate Ligament by means of Scales of Functional Valuation. Methodology. The study was Prospective, Longitudinal and Descriptive. Twenty six patients were captured, ages among 15 to 36 years and diagnostic of complete rupture of Anterior Cruciate Ligament confirmed by magnetic resonance. They underwent surgical treatment with reconstruction ligament. The institutional rehabilitatory treatment was granted by 16 weeks and the scales were applied before the surgical treatment and later to the rehabilitatory treatment the scales: The Hospital for Special Surgery Knee Score (HSSKS), Lysholm and Analogical Visual Scale (EVA). The Evaluation of the Patient's Satisfaction (ESP) was carried out at the end of the integral treatment. They were analyzed with statistical tests non parametric. Results. The biggest percentage of patient before the beginning of the treatment presented a functionality punctuation of poor to fair and a pain intensity between 3 and 8. Later to 16 weeks of rehabilitatory treatment they presented a functionality punctuation of fair to good and pain intensity of 0 at 4. It was achieved in the biggest percentage of patient the complete return to its occupational activities but not to its sport activities. The biggest percentage of patients referred to feel very happy with the treatment. Conclusions. The results were related with the binomial surgical and institutional rehabilitatory treatment. With what was achieved an important control of the pain and the complete return from the 42.3% of the patients to their occupational activities, but not to the sport activities previous to the injury. The grade of satisfaction with the granted treatment was "most satisfied". [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Objective: To evaluate radiographically the periprothesical radiolucent zones in those patients taken part surgically by hemiarthroplasty of cemented shoulder. Material and methods: It was made a cross-sectional study of 25 patients operated of hemiarthroplasty of cemented shoulder bypolar modulate type with glenohumeral arthritis of any etiology, age and sex, to those who a radiological evaluation for the identification of radiolucent periprothesical zones was made to them, defining to a humeral component on "radiological risk" for the clinical loss of the same one, when the lines of radiolucent periprothesical zones were greater of 2 mm in 3 or more zones. It was carried out statistical descriptive with measures of central tendency and dispersion for the demographic and radiologic variables. Results: The prevalence of the disease was of the 0,4% of the total of orthopaedic consultations of first time, the age average was of 61.7 ± 12.49 (rank 32-85 years), feminine and masculine sex 8.6% and 91.4%; the most frequent etiology was the degenerative one with 45.8%, the side but affected he was left the 54.3%. With a pursuit of 19 ± 8,6 months, in the radiological evaluation was identified that the 20.8% of the patients presented "radiological risk"; whereas single the 4.2% of them did not have line of radiolucent zones. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

A transverse descriptive study was made of 21 patients with chronic acromioclavicular luxation grade III treated with de Weaver-Dunn technique by five surgeons in the period comprehended from January 2000 to April 2003. This was made with the objective of doing a functional evaluation of the operated shoulder with the clinical and radiological UCLA modified scale. We found a good functional results, with a follow-up of 13 ± 6 months, satisfaction of 91% of the patients, and a statistically significant difference (p < 0.001) of pain postoperative with respect to preoperative pain in each patient. We conclude that the functionality of the patients operated in this hospital with the mentioned pathology is good and has concordance with most of the publications in other countries. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]