[Diagnostic delay in rare diseases: between fear and resilience]. / Demora diagnóstica en enfermedades raras: entre el miedo y la resiliencia.

OBJECTIVE: To describe the impact of diagnosis delay in rare diseases and analyze psychosocial needs related to this delay in patients. METHOD: The qualitative approach has been used by conducting online group interviews with patients and family members in the Valencian Region (Spain) and a content analysis has been carried out. Two categories were differentiated: with diagnostic delay of 1 year or more and without diagnostic delay. Five interviews were conducted with a total of 25 participants. RESULTS: The content analysis showed unequal aspects vs. common aspects, in persons with or without diagnostic delay. People with delay expressed the need to feel supported in order to live with continuous uncertainty. People without delay verbalized the importance of adequate communication between patients and professionals. The problems by the COVID-19 were common in both groups; the participants expressed that they did not feel unattended in their disease by the health services. CONCLUSIONS: High resilience and coping capacity has been identified in people with rare disease, regardless of whether they have suffered diagnostic delay or not. The professional psychosocial support during the diagnostic process of these rare diseases is essential.

Demora diagnóstica en enfermedades raras: entre el miedo y la resiliencia / Diagnostic delay in rare diseases: between fear and resilience

Objetivo: Describir el impacto de la demora diagnóstica de enfermedades raras y analizar las necesidades psicosociales de las personas afectadas en relación con dicha demora. Método: Se ha empleado el enfoque cualitativo mediante la realización de entrevistas grupales online a pacientes y familiares en la Comunitat Valenciana (España) y se ha efectuado un análisis de contenido. Se diferenciaron dos categorías: con demora diagnóstica de 1 año o más y sin demora diagnóstica. Se realizaron cinco entrevistas en las que participaron un total de 25 personas. Resultados: El análisis mostró aspectos desiguales frente a aspectos comunes, en personas con o sin demora diagnóstica. Las personas con demora manifestaron la necesidad de sentirse «sostenidas» para convivir con una incertidumbre continua. Las personas sin demora verbalizaron la importancia de una adecuada comunicación entre pacientes y profesionales. Los problemas surgidos por la COVID-19 fueron comunes en ambos grupos, y las personas participantes expresaron no sentirse desatendidas en su enfermedad por los servicios sanitarios durante la pandemia. Conclusiones: Se ha observado una gran capacidad de resiliencia y afrontamiento en las personas con enfermedades raras, independientemente de si han sufrido demora diagnóstica o no. El apoyo psicosocial profesionalizado durante el proceso de diagnóstico de estas enfermedades minoritarias es esencial. (AU)

Objective: To describe the impact of diagnosis delay in rare diseases and analyze psychosocial needs related to this delay in patients. Method: The qualitative approach has been used by conducting online group interviews with patients and family members in the Valencian Region (Spain) and a content analysis has been carried out. Two categories were differentiated: with diagnostic delay of 1 year or more and without diagnostic delay. Five interviews were conducted with a total of 25 participants. Results: The content analysis showed unequal aspects vs. common aspects, in persons with or without diagnostic delay. People with delay expressed the need to feel supported in order to live with continuous uncertainty. People without delay verbalized the importance of adequate communication between patients and professionals. The problems by the COVID-19 were common in both groups; the participants expressed that they did not feel unattended in their disease by the health services. Conclusions: High resilience and coping capacity has been identified in people with rare disease, regardless of whether they have suffered diagnostic delay or not. The professional psychosocial support during the diagnostic process of these rare diseases is essential. (AU)

Rare Diseases: Needs and Impact for Patients and Families: A Cross-Sectional Study in the Valencian Region, Spain.

Families with rare diseases (RDs) have unmet needs that are often overlooked by health professionals. Describing these needs and the impact of the disease could improve their medical care. A total of 163 surveys were obtained from patients visiting primary care centres in the Valencian Region (Spain), during 2015-2017, with a confirmed or suspected diagnosis of RD. Of the 84.7% with a confirmed diagnosis, 50.4% had a diagnostic delay exceeding one year, and it was more prevalent among adults (62.2%). Families with paediatric patients were in a worse economic situation, with lower incomes and higher monthly disease-related expenses (€300 on average). These expenses were incurred by 66.5% of families and were mainly for medication (40.3%). Among them, 58.5% reported not being able to afford adjuvant therapies. The disease had an impact on 73.1% of families, especially on their routine and emotional state. Expenses, needs, and impacts were more frequent among families of patients with a history of hospitalisation or deterioration. Patients with delayed diagnosis had a higher consumption of drugs prior to diagnosis. People affected by RDs in the Valencian Region need therapies to improve their autonomy and emotional state. Health professionals should be aware of these needs.

Prevalencia de la anticoagulación oral y calidad de su seguimiento en el ámbito de la atención primaria: estudio de la Red Centinela Sanitaria de la Comunitat Valenciana / Prevalence of oral anticoagulation and quality of its management in primary healthcare: A study by the Health Sentinel Network of the Region of Valencia (Spain)

Objetivo: Estimar la prevalencia de pacientes con terapia anticoagulante oral (TAO) en la Comunitat Valenciana (CV) y evaluar la calidad del seguimiento de la TAO con antagonistas de la vitaminaK (AVK) realizado en atención primaria. Diseño: Estudio observacional transversal realizado a través de la Red Centinela Sanitaria de la Comunitat Valenciana (RCSCV), que incluye una encuesta y el análisis retrospectivo del control de la TAO. Emplazamiento: Atención primaria (AP), Comunitat Valenciana (CV), España. Participantes: Todos los pacientes con ≥18años con TAO que consultaron durante el año 2014. La población cubierta por los 59 médicos de la RCSCV supone un 2,2% de la población adulta de la CV, y es representativa de esta. Mediciones principales: Datos demográficos, socioeconómicos, de salud y referentes a la TAO. La calidad del seguimiento de la TAO con AVK fue valorada mediante el porcentaje de tiempo dentro de rango terapéutico (TRT), calculado mediante el método Rosendaal. Resultados: Se registraron 1.144 pacientes (edad media 74,5±11años; 49,7% mujeres). La prevalencia de TAO en la CV es de 1,3 casos por 100 habitantes. El perfil característico de estos pacientes es una persona añosa, pluripatológica, con bajo nivel educativo, que vive acompañada. La fibrilación auricular es la indicación más habitual. El 82,8% de los pacientes con TAO con AVK llevaron seguimiento a través de AP. El TRT medio fue del 65,0%, y el 53,9% de pacientes presentaron un TRT ≥65%. El 74,4% de los pacientes con un control inadecuado fueron percibidos como bien controlados por el médico de AP. Conclusiones: La prevalencia de la TAO es alta y se prevé que siga aumentando. El grado de control alcanzado cumple con el estándar de calidad generalmente aceptado (TRT medio ≥ 65%) y es comparable al observado en otros estudios nacionales e internacionales. Sin embargo, hay un amplio margen de mejora. Es crucial optimizar la gestión de esta terapia de la manera más eficaz y coste-efectiva posible. Entre otras medidas, se debe mejorar el acceso de los facultativos a la información clínica de sus pacientes (AU)

Objective: To estimate the prevalence of patients with oral anticoagulant therapy (OAT) in the Region of Valencia and to evaluate the quality of management of OAT with vitamin K antagonists (VKA) carried out in primary healthcare. Design: Observational cross-sectional study conducted through the Health Sentinel Network of the Region of Valencia, which includes a survey and the retrospective analysis of OAT monitoring. Setting: Primary healthcare, Region of Valencia, Spain. Subjects: All patients aged 18years or older on OAT who consulted during the year 2014. The population covered by the 59 doctors of the Health Sentinel Network constitutes 2.2% of the adult population of the Region of Valencia, and it is representative of it. Key measurements Demographic, socioeconomic and health data as well as information concerning OAT. Quality of OAT management with VKA was assessed by means of the percentage of time in therapeutic range (TTR), computed using the Rosendaal method. Results: A total of 1,144 patients were recorded (mean age 74.5±11 years; 49.7% women). Prevalence of OAT in the Region of Valencia is 1.3 cases per 100 population. The characteristic profile of these patients is an old person, with several comorbidities and a low level of education, who lives accompanied. Atrial fibrillation is the most common indication. 82.8% of patients on OAT with VKA were monitored in primary healthcare. The average TTR was 65.0%, and 53.9% of patients had a TTR ≥ 65%. Among inadequately controlled patients, 74.4% were perceived as well-controlled by their primary care doctor. Conclusions. Prevalence of OAT is high, and it is expected to increase. The degree of control achieved meets the generally accepted quality standard (mean TTR ≥ 65%), and it is comparable to that observed in other national and international studies. However, there is wide scope for improvement. It is crucial to optimize the management of this therapy in the most effective and cost-effective way. Among other measures, access of physicians to their patients’ clinical information should be improved (AU)

[Prevalence of oral anticoagulation and quality of its management in primary healthcare: A study by the Health Sentinel Network of the Region of Valencia (Spain)]. / Prevalencia de la anticoagulación oral y calidad de su seguimiento en el ámbito de la atención primaria: estudio de la Red Centinela Sanitaria de la Comunitat Valenciana.

OBJECTIVE: To estimate the prevalence of patients with oral anticoagulant therapy (OAT) in the Region of Valencia and to evaluate the quality of management of OAT with vitaminK antagonists (VKA) carried out in primary healthcare. DESIGN: Observational cross-sectional study conducted through the Health Sentinel Network of the Region of Valencia, which includes a survey and the retrospective analysis of OAT monitoring. SETTING: Primary healthcare, Region of Valencia, Spain. SUBJECTS: All patients aged 18years or older on OAT who consulted during the year 2014. The population covered by the 59 doctors of the Health Sentinel Network constitutes 2.2% of the adult population of the Region of Valencia, and it is representative of it. KEY MEASUREMENTS: Demographic, socioeconomic and health data as well as information concerning OAT. Quality of OAT management with VKA was assessed by means of the percentage of time in therapeutic range (TTR), computed using the Rosendaal method. RESULTS: A total of 1,144 patients were recorded (mean age 74.5±11 years; 49.7% women). Prevalence of OAT in the Region of Valencia is 1.3 cases per 100 population. The characteristic profile of these patients is an old person, with several comorbidities and a low level of education, who lives accompanied. Atrial fibrillation is the most common indication. 82.8% of patients on OAT with VKA were monitored in primary healthcare. The average TTR was 65.0%, and 53.9% of patients had a TTR ≥65%. Among inadequately controlled patients, 74.4% were perceived as well-controlled by their primary care doctor. CONCLUSIONS: Prevalence of OAT is high, and it is expected to increase. The degree of control achieved meets the generally accepted quality standard (mean TTR ≥65%), and it is comparable to that observed in other national and international studies. However, there is wide scope for improvement. It is crucial to optimize the management of this therapy in the most effective and cost-effective way. Among other measures, access of physicians to their patients' clinical information should be improved.

Care provided and care setting transitions in the last three months of life of cancer patients: a nationwide monitoring study in four European countries.

BACKGROUND: This is an international study across four European countries (Belgium[BE], the Netherlands[NL], Italy[IT] and Spain[ES]) between 2009 and 2011, describing and comparing care and care setting transitions provided in the last three months of life of cancer patients, using representative GP networks. METHODS: General practitioners (GPs) of representative networks in each country reported weekly all non-sudden cancer deaths (+18y) within their practice. GPs reported medical end-of-life care, communication and circumstances of dying on a standardised questionnaire. Multivariate logistic regressions (BE as a reference category) were conducted to compare countries. RESULTS: Of 2,037 identified patients from four countries, four out of five lived at home or with family in their last year of life. Over 50% of patients had at least one transition in care settings in the last three months of life; one third of patients in BE, IT and ES had a last week hospital admission and died there. In the last week of life, a treatment goal was adopted for 80-95% of those having palliation/comfort as their treatment goal. Cross-country differences in end-of-life care provision included GPs in NL being more involved in palliative care (67%) than in other countries (35%-49%) (OR 1.9) and end-of-life topics less often discussed in IT or ES. Preference for place of death was less often expressed in IT and ES (32-34%) than in BE and NL (49-74%). Of all patients, 88-98% were estimated to have distress from at least one physical symptom in the final week of life. CONCLUSION: Although palliative care was the main treatment goal for most cancer patients at the end of life in all four countries, frequent late hospital admissions and the symptom burden experienced in the last week of life indicates that further integration of palliative care into oncology care is required in many countries.

Burden on family carers and care-related financial strain at the end of life: a cross-national population-based study.

BACKGROUND: The rising number of deaths from cancer and other life-limiting illnesses is accompanied by a growing number of family carers who provide long-lasting care, including end-of-life care. This population-based epidemiological study aimed to describe and compare in four European countries the prevalence of and factors associated with physical or emotional overburden and difficulties in covering care-related costs among family carers of people at the end of life. METHODS: A cross-national retrospective study was conducted via nationwide representative sentinel networks of general practitioners (GPs). Using a standardized form, GPs in Belgium, The Netherlands, Italy and Spain recorded information on the last 3 months of life of every deceased adult practice patient (1 January 2009-31 December 2010). Sudden deaths were excluded. RESULTS: We studied 4466 deaths. GPs judged family carers of 28% (Belgium), 30% (The Netherlands), 35% (Spain) and 71% (Italy) of patients as physically/emotionally overburdened (P < 0.001). For 8% (Spain), 14% (Belgium), 36% (The Netherlands) and 43% (Italy) patients, GPs reported difficulties in covering care-related costs (P < 0.001). Patients <85 years of age (Belgium, Italy) had higher odds of having physically/emotionally overburdened family carers and financial burden. Death from non-malignant illness (vs. cancer) (Belgium and Italy) and dying at home compared with other locations (The Netherlands and Italy) were associated with higher odds of difficulties in covering care-related costs. CONCLUSION: In all countries studied, and particularly in Italy, GPs observed a considerable extent of physical/emotional overburden as well as difficulties in covering care-related costs among family carers of people at the end of life. Implications for health- and social care policies are discussed.

Inequalities in perinatal mortality rates among immigrant and native population in Spain, 2005-2008.

We compared perinatal mortality rates (PMRs) and the risk from certain causes among immigrant and native population in the Valencian Community (Spain). Using data from the Perinatal Mortality Registry, crude and age standardized mortality ratios were obtained in the different groups of mothers. Mortality rate ratios were calculated to compare the causes of death resulting from prematurity, congenital anomalies, infectious diseases and Sudden Infant Death Syndrome between Spanish and foreign women. PMRs were higher among all the immigrant groups compared with the native population, with a statistical significance in Eastern European and sub-Saharan mothers. Neonatal mortality rates in North African and Latin American mothers were similar to those of native women. Babies of immigrant mothers were at a significant higher risk of dying from late infectious diseases and from causes resulting from being premature. More research is needed on the risk factors which contribute to generating differences in our setting.

Factors associated with childhood obesity in Spain. The OBICE study: a case-control study based on sentinel networks.

OBJECTIVE: To estimate the association strength of dietary behaviour and sedentary habits in relation to childhood obesity in Spain. DESIGN: A matched case-control study was carried out using data collected by sentinel network paediatricians in general practices. SETTING: Five Spanish autonomous communities. SUBJECTS: Cases were 437 children (2-14 years old) with BMI >95th percentile according to Spanish reference tables. Controls were 751 children (2-14 years old; two paired per case) with BMI <84th percentile. Data were collected in two phases: individual (questionnaires filled in by sentinel paediatricians) and family (self-administered questionnaires filled in a family environment). Crude OR and adjusted OR (ORc and adj OR) for the given variables were calculated using a simple and multiple conditional logistic regression analysis. RESULTS: The factors with the greatest effect on obesity were family history of obesity: both parents (adj OR = 11.2), mother but not father (adj OR = 9.1), father but not mother (adj OR = 6.1), siblings (adj OR = 2.7); and eating between meals (adj OR = 2.5) and consumption of sweets and soft drinks >2 times/week (adj OR = 2.0). The highest protection effect was found for five meals per day (adj OR = 0.5), the regular consumption of breakfast (adj OR = 0.5) and for eating fruit for dessert (adj OR = 0.6). Factors related to sedentary habits did not appear as noteworthy. CONCLUSIONS: We have determined the association between certain dietary behaviour and family history with childhood obesity in several Spanish regions.

Evaluación de la mortalidad perinatal en mujeres autóctonas e inmigrantes: influencia de la exhaustividad y la calidad de los registros / Perinatal mortality assessment in native and immigrant women: influence of exhaustiveness and quality of the registries

ObjetivoRealizar un análisis comparativo de la exhaustividad de los datos sobre mortalidad perinatal en la Comunitat Valenciana recogidos en el Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE) y en el Registro de Mortalidad Perinatal (RMPCV). Posteriormente, calcular y comparar la tasa de mortalidad perinatal (TMP) y sus componentes en gestantes autóctonas e inmigrantes, tomando como referencia los casos notificados a ambos registros durante 2005 y 2006.MétodosSe definieron los distintos tipos de mortalidad de acuerdo con los criterios establecidos por la OMS. La magnitud de la infradeclaración se analizó calculando las frecuencias y porcentajes de muertes infradeclaradas para el período 2005–2006. Se calcularon y compararon las diversas tasas entre mujeres autóctonas e inmigrantes de los cuatro grupos mayoritarios a partir de ambos registros, así como los intervalos de confianza del 95% para dichas tasas.ResultadosEn el INE existe un importante subregistro de muertes fetales y neonatales. Además, constan neonatos fallecidos de madre extranjera con nacionalidad española asignada. Ambos factores distorsionan la proporción de muertes fetales y neonatales en inmigrantes, y provocan una infraestimación de la TMP y sus componentes en estos colectivos, pues las obtenidas a partir del RMPCV son muy superiores en las mujeres inmigrantes, en particular en las de Europa del Este y las subsaharianas, en comparación con las autóctonas.ConclusionesEn definitiva, nuestros resultados indican que ambos registros son complementarios, pero el RMPCV presenta una mayor exhaustividad y fiabilidad para el cálculo de tasas. Además, sugieren la necesidad de monitorizar la evolución de la TMP en la población inmigrante en España(AU)

ObjectiveTo analyze the exhaustiveness and reliability of the data on perinatal mortality in two Spanish registries, namely, the National Statistics Institute and the Perinatal Mortality Registry of the Valencian Community and to calculate and compare the perinatal mortality rate (PMR) and its components in native and immigrant women, based on the cases reported to both registries in 2005 and 2006.ResultsFetal and neonatal deaths were substantially underreported in the National Statistics Institute compared with the Perinatal Mortality Registry of the Valencian Community. Moreover, in the National Statistics Institute, some neonatal deaths among the offspring of immigrant women were misclassified as being of Spanish nationality. These two factors distorted the proportion of fetal and neonatal deaths in immigrant women, giving rise to an underestimation of the PMR and its components, since the rates obtained from the Perinatal Mortality Registry of the Valencian Community were higher in immigrant than in Spanish women, particularly among east-European and sub-Saharan women.ConclusionsOur results indicate that both registries are complementary. However, the Perinatal Mortality Registry of the Valencian Community was found to be more exhaustive and to have greater reliability. Our results also suggest the importance of monitoring trends in PMR in the immigrant population in Spain(AU)

[Perinatal mortality assessment in native and immigrant women: influence of exhaustiveness and quality of the registries]. / Evaluación de la mortalidad perinatal en mujeres autóctonas e inmigrantes: influencia de la exhaustividad y la calidad de los registros.

OBJECTIVE: To analyze the exhaustiveness and reliability of the data on perinatal mortality in two Spanish registries, namely, the National Statistics Institute and the Perinatal Mortality Registry of the Valencian Community and to calculate and compare the perinatal mortality rate (PMR) and its components in native and immigrant women, based on the cases reported to both registries in 2005 and 2006. METHODS: Perinatal mortality and its components were defined according to the World Health Organization's criteria. The magnitude of underreporting was calculated by taking into account the frequencies and percentages of deaths not declared for 2005-2006. Rates and their 95% confidence intervals were calculated and compared between native and immigrant women using data from both registries. RESULTS: Fetal and neonatal deaths were substantially underreported in the National Statistics Institute compared with the Perinatal Mortality Registry of the Valencian Community. Moreover, in the National Statistics Institute, some neonatal deaths among the offspring of immigrant women were misclassified as being of Spanish nationality. These two factors distorted the proportion of fetal and neonatal deaths in immigrant women, giving rise to an underestimation of the PMR and its components, since the rates obtained from the Perinatal Mortality Registry of the Valencian Community were higher in immigrant than in Spanish women, particularly among east-European and sub-Saharan women. CONCLUSIONS: Our results indicate that both registries are complementary. However, the Perinatal Mortality Registry of the Valencian Community was found to be more exhaustive and to have greater reliability. Our results also suggest the importance of monitoring trends in PMR in the immigrant population in Spain.

Informe sobre las Enfermedades Transmisibles para Centros Docentes

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Bayesian Markov switching models for the early detection of influenza epidemics.

The early detection of outbreaks of diseases is one of the most challenging objectives of epidemiological surveillance systems. In this paper, a Markov switching model is introduced to determine the epidemic and non-epidemic periods from influenza surveillance data: the process of differenced incidence rates is modelled either with a first-order autoregressive process or with a Gaussian white-noise process depending on whether the system is in an epidemic or in a non-epidemic phase. The transition between phases of the disease is modelled as a Markovian process. Bayesian inference is carried out on the former model to detect influenza epidemics at the very moment of their onset. Moreover, the proposal provides the probability of being in an epidemic state at any given moment. In order to validate the methodology, a comparison of its performance with other alternatives has been made using influenza illness data obtained from the Sanitary Sentinel Network of the Comunitat Valenciana, one of the 17 autonomous regions in Spain.

[Road traffic, leisure, domestic and workplace injuries. A description of the situation in Spain]. / Lesiones por tráfico, de ocio y domésticas y laborales. Descripción de la situación en España.

The aim is to describe impact on health of unintentional injuries (E800-E949, CIE-9) (V01-X59, Y40-Y86, Y88, Y89 CIE10) in terms of mortality and morbidity and to make certain recommendations regarding information systems. Transport, including occupational transport, is the activity that causes highest mortality, 5,920 in 2002. However, the overall number of deaths for the rest of circumstances where injuries occurred (falls, burns, drowning and others) rises to 5,032, the above being injuries that take place where we live and work, that is domestic, leisure and workplace settings. For the severity of road traffic injuries data are provided from the analysis of the Minimum Basic Data Set after Hospital Discharge in Spain. Differences are shown between severe injuries reported by the Traffic General Directorate (26,566) and hospital discharges for the same year (40,174). For leisure and domestic injuries, Primary Health Care sentinel networks are those producing the most information about the situation, particularly in the field of childhood injuries. The consultation incidence for this cause fluctuates between 931 and 1118 in the under 14s and between 1306 and 1971 in the under 5 s. For injuries occurring in the workplace the best information is provided by specific registry systems. Their incidence was 75.5 for the year 2000 and 70.5 in year 2002 for every 1000 workers paying national insurance.

Lesiones por tráfico, de ocio y domésticas y laborales. Descripción de la situación en España / Road traffic, leisure, domestic and workplace injuries. A description of the situation in Spain

Se pretende describir el impacto en la salud de las lesiones no intencionales (E800-E949, CIE-9) (V01-X59, Y40-Y86, Y88, Y89 CIE10) en términos de mortalidad y morbilidad y hacer algunas recomendaciones sobre los sistemas de información. El transporte, incluido el laboral, es la actividad que mayor mortalidad produce, 5.920 defunciones en 2002. Sin embargo, el número total de muertes para el resto de las circunstancias que produjeron la lesiones (caídas, quemaduras, ahogamientos y otros) se eleva a 5.032, y son éstas las que se producen en los entornos donde vivimos y trabajamos, o sea lesiones domésticas, de ocio y de trabajo. Para la gravedad de las lesiones por tráfico se ofrecen datos del análisis del Conjunto Mínimo Básico de Datos al Alta Hospitalaria en España. Se muestran las diferencias entre las lesiones graves que declara la Dirección General de Tráfico (26.566) y las altas hospitalarias para ese mismo año (40.174). Para las de ocio y domésticas, las redes centinela en atención primaria son las que están produciendo más información sobre la situación, especialmente en las lesiones infantiles. La incidencia de consulta por esta causa oscila entre 931 y 1118 en < de 14 años y entre 1.306 y 1.971 en < de 5 años. Para los que se producen en el medio laboral son los sistemas de registro específicos los que producen la mayor información. Su incidencia fue 75,5 para el año 2000 y de 70,5 en el año 2002 por cada 1.000 trabajadores afiliados a la Seguridad Social (AU)

The aim is to describe impact on health of unintentional injuries (E800-E949, CIE-9) (V01-X59, Y40-Y86, Y88, Y89 CIE10) in terms of mortality and morbidity and to make certain recommendations regarding information systems. Transport, including occupational transport, is the activity that causes highest mortality, 5,920 in 2002. However, the overall number of deaths for the rest of circumstances where injuries occurred (falls, burns, drowning and others) rises to 5,032, the above being injuries that take place where we live and work, that is domestic, leisure and workplace settings. For the severity of road traffic injuries data are provided from the analysis of the Minimum Basic Data Set after Hospital Discharge in Spain. Differences are shown between severe injuries reported by the Traffic General Directorate (26,566) and hospital discharges for the same year (40,174). For leisure and domestic injuries, Primary Health Care sentinel networks are those producing the most information about the situation, particularly in the field of childhood injuries. The consultation incidence for this cause fluctuates between 931 and 1118 in the under 14s and between 1306 and 1971 in the under 5 s. For injuries occurring in the workplace the best information is provided by specific registry systems. Their incidence was 75.5 for the year 2000 and 70.5 in year 2002 for every 1000 workers paying national insurance (AU)