Families with cancer experiences changed five cancer risk behaviors when approached in Primary Care with interventions based on social cognitive models.

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Educative interventions to promote primary prevention of cancer (PPC) should be based on psychosocial models and be tailored to attitude. Attitude is a difficult variable to measure. The aim of this study was to draw up a questionnaire to evaluate the attitude to PPC of relatives of patients affected by cancer. An interview of 48 patients, who answered open questions, allowed 67 items to be drawn up. Three hundred and fifty-five people answered the self-administered questionnaire of 67 items (69 of them did it twice, with an interval of 2 weeks). The factorial analysis revealed five factors that explain the 36% total and the 115% common estimated variance. The Cronbach's alpha oscillated between 0.80 and 0.93. The intraclass correlation coefficient was 0.7721 (95% CI (confidence interval) 0.6311-0.8592, P<0.0001). The analysis based on Samejima's model ordered the items according to their discriminating power and the difficulty/ease with which people agree with the most preventive option. The average scores obtained in both surveys of 69 people did not show significant statistical differences (P=0.195). The definitive questionnaire obtained has 63 items that measure attitude to PPC behaviour in a reliable and stable way.

Caracterizar clínicamente dichos cánceres y determinar si se diferencian de aquellos cuyo diagnóstico es realizado en otros servicios.Métodos. Estudio descriptivo poblacional de los cánceres del Registro Hospitalario de Tumores de Asturias (España), que recoge características del paciente, del tumor (localización, histología, estadio, metástasis y demora), el hospital y el servicio que diagnostica. Se seleccionaron los pacientes con diagnóstico confirmado de cáncer (excepto piel no melanoma) en el periodo de estudio (N=26.020). Se buscaron diferencias entre los casos según el servicio que había realizado la sospecha diagnóstica. Se ejecutó un análisis de regresión del tiempo transcurrido entre el primer síntoma y el diagnóstico de sospecha, el diagnóstico definitivo y el tratamiento, controlando los principales confusores.resultados. El 7,9% (n=2.056) de todos los cánceres se sospechó en un SUH (mínimo anual 5,3 y máximo 10,4, con tendencia creciente). Estos pacientes fueron principalmente varones (60,6%), con edad media de 67,7 años, y cáncer en pulmón (21,0%) y colon (15,5%). Los SUH ocuparon el 6º puesto en el ranking de servicios que diagnosticaron tumores. En los SUH hubo más diagnóstico de sospecha de tumores avanzados (33,0%) y más metástasis (29,5%). Los SUH redujeron a la mitad los tiempos entre el primer síntoma y DS (-64,3 días), y entre diagnóstico definitivo y el inicio del tratamiento (-15,9 días) con respecto al resto de servicios.conclusiones. Los SUH contribuyen de forma importante al diagnóstico de sospecha del cáncer, principalmente avanzado y metastásico, en sistema respiratorio y digestivo, cuyos sín-tomas escapan al diagnóstico accidental realizado en atención primaria, y debutan abruptamente. Methods. Population based descriptive study of cancers registered in the Hospital Tumour Registry of Asturias (Spain), which provided data of patient characteristics, cancer variables (site, histology, stage, metastasis and delay), the hospital and service of diagnosis. Patients with confirmed diagnosis of cancer (non-melanoma of skin excluded) in the study period were included (N=26,020). Differences of cancer cases according to the service that had performed the suspected diagnosis were analyzed. We performed regression analysis of the time between the first symptom and the suspected diagnosis, the definitive diagnosis and treatment, controlling main confounders.results. Seven point nine percent (n=2,056) of all cancer cases were suspected in a HES (annual minimum of 5.3% and maximum 10.4%, with an upward trend). These patients were mainly men (60.6%), with a mean age of 67.7 years, and with lung (21.0%) and colon cancer (15.5%). The HES ranks 6th place in the list of services which diagnosed cancer. There was more diagnosis of advanced tumours (33.0%) and metastasis (29.5%) in the HES. The HES halved the time between the first symptom and the SD (-64.3 days; p<0.001), and between definitive diagnosis and initiation of treatment (-15.9 days; p<0.001) compared to the other services.conclusions. The ...

The purpose of this work is to assess EPD in ARF patients who have suffered rhabdomyolysis. In preparation for Tenckhoff catheter insertion dialysis exchanges through a stylet catheter were used every 30 minutes; after implantation of the Tenckhoff catheter we started 2L of solution with six four-hour exchanges. Dialysis was discontinued after 16 days on average when patients had a urinary volume of over one litre in 24 hours. Results allow us to conclude that EPD is an adequate method of treatment for ARF due to rhabdomyolysis.