La utilización de servicios en atención primaria de salud y sus factores determinantes

Tesis doctoral inédita leida en la Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Facultad de Medicina, Departamento de Medicina Preventiva. Fecha de lectura: 6-5-199

Financial Fraud, Mental Health, and Quality of Life: A Study on the Population of the City of Madrid, Spain

Over the past few decades, the financial system has engaged in abusive practices that meet the definition of fraud. Our objective is to compare the prevalence of psychological distress and levels of health-related quality of life according to having been exposed to financial fraud and its economic impact on family finances. The City of Madrid Health Survey 2017 included specific questions on exposure to financial fraud-this section was administered to half of the participants (n = 4425). Mental health need or caseness was defined by a score greater than two on the 12-item version of the Goldberg health questionnaire. Health-related quality of life was assessed by the Darmouth Coop Functional Health Assessment Charts/WONCA (COOP/WONCA). The prevalence of financial fraud was 10.8%. The prevalence rate ratio for caseness of those who experienced severe economic impact due to fraud was 1.62 (95%, CI 1.17-2.25; reference: no fraud), after adjustment by age, sex, social class, and immigrant status. Women experienced a decreased quality of life, even with a moderate impact of fraud, while men experienced a decreased quality of life related to fraud with severe economic impact. The current study contributes to a growing body of literature showing the effects of economic shocks on health as a result of financial fraud.This research was funded by IMIENS—Joint Research Institute National Distance Education University and Health Institute Carlos III (IMIENS 2017-002).S

Health services utilization by the immigrant population in Spain.

[ES] Objetivo: Comparar la utilización de los servicios sanitarios por la población inmigrante y por la población autóctona. Métodos: Se ha utilizado la información proporcionada por cuatro encuestas de salud realizadas alrededor del año 2005: de Cataluña en 2006, de la ciudad de Madrid en 2005, de Canarias en 2004 y de la Comunidad Valenciana en 2005. Los servicios sanitarios investigados han sido médico general, médico especialista, servicio de urgencias, hospitalización y dos servicios preventivos: citología vaginal y mamografía. Resultados: En líneas generales, la población inmigrante utiliza con menor frecuencia que la española la mayoría de los servicios sanitarios. La consulta al médico general y la hospitalización constituyen los servicios sanitarios en que se ha encontrado una menor diferencia en su frecuentación entre ambas poblaciones, mientras que el médico especialista y los servicios preventivos constituyen los servicios sanitarios en que se ha encontrado una mayor diferencia. En la consulta al médico general y la hospitalización es donde los hallazgos son más heterogéneos, ya que algunos grupos de inmigrantes presentan una frecuencia relativamente alta en algunos ámbitos geográficos y una frecuencia relativamente baja en otros. Conclusiones: Los resultados reproducen los observados en otras investigaciones realizadas en países del entorno social y económico de España, y al igual que sucede con la evidencia disponible, no se pueden sugerir explicaciones. Las investigaciones futuras deberían probar a utilizar otros tipos de estudios y a contrastar explicaciones no sugeridas hasta ahora por la comunidad científica. [EN] To compare health services utilization between the immigrant and indigenous populations in Spain. We used information provided by the following four health surveys carried out around 2005: Catalonia 2005; city of Madrid 2005, Canary Islands 2004 and the Autonomous Community of Valencia 2005. The health services studied were general practice, specialist services, emergency services, hospitalization, and two preventive services: pap smear test and mammography. In general, most health services were less frequently used by the immigrant population than by the Spanish population. The health services showing the least differences between the two populations were general practice and hospitalization, while the greatest differences were found in the use of specialist and preventive services. The most heterogeneous results were found in general practice and hospitalization, since some immigrant groups showed a relatively high frequency of use in some geographical areas and a relatively low frequency in other areas. The results of the present study reproduce those found in other studies carried out in countries with similar social and economic characteristics to Spain. Like previous results, the present results are difficult to explain. Future research should aim to use other study designs and to test hypotheses not put forward by the scientific community to date.Este trabajo muestra los hallazgos del estudio "Diferencias enla utilización de servicios sanitarios entre la población inmigrante y la población española, promovido y financiado por laFundación de Ciencias de la SaludS

Economic Migrants and Clinical Course of SARS-CoV-2 Infection: A Follow-Up Study

Objective: To analyze whether social deprivation and economic migrant (EM) status influence the risk of being hospitalized with COVID-19.Methods: This was a retrospective follow-up study including all patients older than 18 years attending the Daroca Health Center in Madrid, Spain, diagnosed with COVID-19 during September 2020. Data on EM status and other sociodemographic, lifestyle and comorbidities that could affect the clinical course of the infection were obtained from electronic medical records.Results: Of the 796 patients positive for COVID-19, 44 (5.53%) were hospitalized. No significant differences were observed between those who were hospitalized and those who were not in the mean of social deprivation index or socioeconomic status, but EM status was associated with the risk of being hospitalized (p = 0.028). Logistic regression models showed that years of age (OR = 1.07; 95% CI: 1.04–1.10), EM status (OR = 5.72; 95% CI: 2.56–12.63) and hypertension (OR = 2.22; 95% CI: 1.01–4.85) were the only predictors of hospitalization.Conclusion: Our data support that EM status, rather than economic deprivation, is the socioeconomic factor associated with the probability of hospital admission for COVID-19 in Madrid, Spain

Service provision and barriers to care for homeless people with mental health problems across 14 European capital cities

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Factors associated with quality of services for marginalized groups with mental health problems in 14 European countries

This research was financially supported by DG-Sanco (contract: 800197; 2007-2010). The authors would like to thank all of the professionals and services who participated in the PROMO assessment of services. A PhD grant from Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia–Portugal (SFRH/BD/66388/2009) to the first author is acknowledged

Service provision and barriers to care for homeless people with mental health problems across 14 European capital cities

Abstract Background: Mental health problems are disproportionately higher amongst homeless people. Many barriers exist for homeless people with mental health problems in accessing treatment yet little research has been done on service provision and quality of care for this group. The aim of this paper is to assess current service provision and identify barriers to care for homeless people with mental health problems in 14 European capital cities

Mental health care for irregular migrants in Europe: Barriers and how they are overcome

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¿Qué queda de mí?

Este libro es una reclamación a quienes hemos sido, somos o seremos docentes. A quienes no hemos respetado a las personas que se han puesto junto a nosotros y nosotras, confiando su bien más preciado: la libertad. Estas páginas denuncian cada vez que convertimos una visión en la visión, una emoción en la emoción, un saber en el saber, un comportamiento en el comportamiento. Es un grito contra la imposición, la normalización, la neutralización y la universalización de una perspectiva particular. Una pugna contra cada proceso que no se ha conectado con las vidas de los aprendices. Un texto colaborativo realizado por alumnado de Educación y Cambio Social en el Grado en Educación Infantil de la Universidad de Málaga y coordinado por Ignacio Calderón Almendros