[Patient safety: Patients perception at primary care level at an urban healthcare district]. / Seguridad del paciente: percepción de los pacientes en atención primaria de un distrito sanitario urbano.

OBJECTIVES: Patient safety is a quality objective and a priority in healthcare. Most of the research has focused on the hospital setting and from the professional perspective. The objective of our study is to know the opinion of the patient who attends primary care regarding its safety in this area. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Cross-sectional observational study. A survey carried out with patients chosen through four health centres representing different socioeconomic levels of the same Basic Health Zone. Fifty patients per centre were surveyed. RESULTS: Two hundred patients surveyed of whom more than 90% reported no negative experiences in terms of errors in medication, identification, diagnosis or clinical management, highlighting the good care received and the good resolution of their problem. However, only around half claimed to understand the explanations of the healthcare professionals or to have had the opportunity to give an opinion or have shared decision-making on their management. These factors were closely related to the perceived lack of time in consultation and constant change of physician. CONCLUSIONS: The vast majority of our patients report no adverse effects or safety issues during their primary care attendance. However, there is evidence of the need to strengthen aspects related to consultation time and increase the number and stability of human resources in health centres to improve patient satisfaction with the health system.

Documento de recomendaciones para el diagnóstico y tratamiento de la enfermedad pulmonar obstructiva crónica en Andalucía / No disponible

La Enfermedad Pulmonar Obstructiva Crónica (EPOC) se define como una enfermedad respiratoria, caracterizada esencialmente por una limitación crónica al flujo aéreo, que no es totalmente reversible y que, en nuestro medio, se relaciona fundamentalmente con el consumo de tabaco. La EPOC se caracteriza también por la presencia de agudizaciones y comorbilidades que contribuyen a la gravedad en algunos pacientes. La EPOC es una enfermedad muy prevalente y en España afecta al 10,2% de la población entre los 40 y 80 años, con un gran impacto en la calidad de vida de pacientes y cuidadores y un importante consumo de recursos económicos y sanitarios. En la actualidad, la EPOC es la cuarta causa de muerte a nivel mundial, por detrás de la cardiopatía isquémica, los accidentes cerebrovasculares y las infecciones de las vías respiratorias inferiores. El diagnóstico de la EPOC se basa en la exposición a un factor de riesgo, habitualmente el tabaco (≥10 paquetes-año), en un paciente mayor de 35 años en presencia de síntomas (disnea, tos y/o expectoración) y confirmación del patrón obstructivo en la espirometría tras broncodilatador con una relación FEV1 /FVC < 0,70 en fase estable de la enfermedad. Pese a todos los esfuerzos realizados, la EPOC sigue teniendo un elevado infradiagnóstico (73%) que es mayor en mujeres que en hombres. La EPOC es una enfermedad muy heterogénea, por lo que es necesario realizar una correcta caracterización clínica que nos permita identificar grupos homogéneos de pacientes que se puedan beneficiar de una intervención terapéutica específica e incluso personalizada. Las sociedades científicas aquí representadas han trabajado para elaborar unas recomendaciones, basadas en la evidencia científica actual, para el diagnóstico y tratamiento de la EPOC en Atención Primaria y Neumología en Andalucía, con una visión adaptada a la práctica clínica en la vida real

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[Pilot study for the inclusion of the portfolio of the family medicine specialist book in training]. / Estudio piloto para la incorporación del portafolio del libro del especialista en medicina de familia en formación.

BACKGROUND: The Spanish Family Medicine National Commission is proposing a new portfolio-type Specialist Training Book (STB). OBJECTIVE: To pilot its contents, structure, and implementation strategies. DESIGN: Cross-sectional, descriptive study. SETTING: A Provincial Family Medicine Teaching Unit. PARTICIPANTS: Twenty-eight tutors and 36 residents. METHODS: For 9 months the participants conducted a training assessment on diverse areas of competence by means of tasks at work. Tutors recorded information on the quality of reflection achieved by residents and the tasks they performed by means of the card model proposed in the STB. Residents filled in an ad hoc survey. A univariate analysis of quantitative data was conducted. RESULTS: Thirty-three surveys were received from residents; 21 tutors handed in 67 evaluation reports (average: 3 per tutor). They dealt with all the areas of competence, particularly those of communication, teaching, and ethics. Tasks most used were clinical sessions, critical incidents and video-recording. Both tutors and residents thought that the new method could be useful for reflecting on clinical practice, understanding their own areas of competence better and for strengthening the tutor-trainee relationship, especially if some suggestions to improve its practical use and reduce time and effort involved were taken into account. CONCLUSIONS: The new STB in its current version or with some modifications is a useful tool for residents' training assessment and is probably accepted well in our ambit.