Benefits that Asthmatic Patients Receive after the Application of a Physiotherapeutic and Rehabilitative Treatment

Bronchial asthma continues to be the most common chronic disease in childhood. Its prevalence continues to increase despite the fact that effective therapeutic manuals are currently available for the correct management of the main symptoms of the disease. The non-pharmacological treatment of this condition is based on three pillars: education about the disease, guides for professionals and patients, and respiratory physiotherapy. Patients who have regular physiotherapy and rehabilitation treatment have a significant improvement in asthma control, especially if these are practiced under the supervision of a physiotherapist. The benefits that asthmatic patients achieve with physiotherapy and rehabilitation are numerous and one of the most important effects is the positive impact on quality of life

Editorials without Editors: a Possible Reality?

It is unfair, even illogical the job of editors do not recieve the diserved acknowledgement; for the many working hours and concern on the work; for the comittment with the information analyzed; for the required knowledge to honor others research; for the abilities and competences acquired during professional development. In addition, at present editors have in their hands the gratests texts of philosophers, scientists and researchers, requires for those professionals that in a silent way permeate them of their wisdom and intuition

Aging, Elderly and Quality of Life: Success or Difficulty?

In this century, life is something that many have called a “unique moment” because for the first time in history various generations coexist. This demographic dynamics in the world and in Cuba in particular, is an achievement and at the same time a challenge. Identifying that this phenomena involves the health area and other sectors of the society and in addition it requires inclusive and creative resources in public policies so this is life extension with quality, is indispensable for sustainability. The new conceptions in gerontologic field lead us to a need of multidiscipline and multisectorial integration, not only to face the population aging from the social point of view but also, from the individual perspective, to learn aging with quality. The objective of this work is present some of the challenges it implies to facing the population aging so that older adults may age with a higher quality if life

Scientific publications of the Medical Sciences Information Network of Cienfuegos. 2011-2020

Introducción: difundir los resultados científicos en forma de publicación, pudiera decirse que se ha convertido en uno de los ejercicios más complejos de los investigadores. La divulgación de la actividad científica es clave esencial para cada institución o individuo, pues contribuye con su reputación y reconocimiento social.Objetivo: caracterizar las publicaciones científicas de la Red de Información de Ciencias Médicas de Cienfuegos desde el 1 de enero de 2011 al 31 de diciembre de 2020.Métodos: se realizó un estudio observacional, descriptivo, de corte transversal, cuyo universo estuvo constituido por los 108 profesionales registrados en la base de datos de miembros de la REDINFOCIEN. La muestra obtenida de forma intencional la constituyeron 67 profesionales que laboraron en el período de estudio establecido, del 1 de enero de 2011 al 31 de diciembre de 2020.Resultados: entre los principales resultados es evidente que las publicaciones relacionadas con la temática de las ciencias de la información y la bibliotecología fueron las de mayor predominio. El año de mayor porcentaje de publicaciones fue el 2020. Prevalecieron los originales como tipología de artículos. Las revistas donde mayormente se publicaron los artículos fueron: Medisur, Finlay y Educación Médica Superior.  Conclusiones: actualmente se exige de los gestores de la información el empoderamiento de su práctica profesional, la búsqueda ingeniosa de nuevas ideas que enriquezcan los servicios y el desarrollo de investigaciones basadas en las mejores prácticas, pero dependerá en gran medida del compromiso de sus gestores con su profesión. Introduction: disseminating scientific results in the form of publications has become one of the most complex exercises for researchers. The dissemination of scientific activity is an essential key for each institution or individual, as it contributes to their reputation and social recognition.Objective: to characterize the scientific publications of the Cienfuegos Medical Sciences Information Network from January 1, 2011 to December 31, 2020.Methods: an observational, descriptive, cross-sectional, descriptive study was carried out, whose universe consisted of 108 professionals registered in the database of REDINFOCIEN members. The sample obtained intentionally consisted of 67 professionals who worked during the established study period, from January 1, 2011 to December 31, 2020.Results: among the main results, it is evident that publications related to information sciences and librarianship were the most predominant. The year with the highest percentage of publications was 2020.Original articles prevailed as a typology of articles. The journals where most articles were published were: Medisur, Finlay and Educación Médica Superior. Conclusions: information managers are currently required to empower their professional practice, the ingenious search for new ideas that enrich services and the development of research based on best practices, but this will depend to a great extent on the commitment of their managers to their profession

Uncommon Diseases in Pediatric Age: Commemoration in Cienfuegos of an Essential Event for Cuban Public Health

Medicine has developed greatly in the last 50 years. The advances of the last five decades have taken place at the fundamental levels of science and have shown the general outburst of scientific knowledge throughout the world. It is certainly the era of molecular biophysical medicine, an influence that brings together all the traditional disciplines of medicine and unifies them. Therefore, diagnosing uncommon diseases plays an increasingly important role and is performed as early as during pregnancy. In spite of the fact that the access to treatments has become really expensive in developed countries, in Cuba the health system guarantees it for free

Negative Emotional States and Clinical Variables in People with Human Immunodeficiency Virus/AIDS

Foundation: At present it observed an accelerated increase of people who live with Human Immunodeficiency Virus/Aids. This constitutes one of the main challenges which health professionals and researchers have had to face.Objective: to describe the relationship between clinical and psychological variables in people with the diagnosis of Aids.Methods: descriptive correlational study. It was worked with a universe, formed by 19 people diagnosed with Aids. Socio-demographic, clinical and psychological variables were analyzed. A semi- structured interview, State-trait anxiety inventory, Beck depression inventory and State-Trait Anger Expression Inventory.Results: predominating age range were young adults (31.5 %= and middle age (31.5 %) most of them males (74 %) white (14%) with low educational levels (57.9 %). There was a direct correlation between CD4 count and anxiety as a state, anger status trait, anger expression index and depression.Conclusion: there are interlinks among the studied psychological and clinical variables, strong associations among them were found. In the majority of the cases the correlation was strong and direct, except in anxiety as a trait which showed an inverse correlation and very weak with respect to the CD4 count.</p

Editorials without Editors: a Possible Reality?

It is unfair, even illogical the job of editors do not recieve the diserved acknowledgement; for the many working hours and concern on the work; for the comittment with the information analyzed; for the required knowledge to honor others research; for the abilities and competences acquired during professional development. In addition, at present editors have in their hands the gratests texts of philosophers, scientists and researchers, requires for those professionals that in a silent way permeate them of their wisdom and intuition