Tania Pastrana
Biographic Data
| ID | 7506763 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Tania Pastrana |
| GIVEN NAMES | Tania |
| FAMILY NAME | Pastrana |
| SIGNATURE | PASTRANA T |
| AFFILIATIONS | RWTH Aachen University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-1294-9657 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 7 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2017 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Opioid use in Latin America
OPIOID CONSUMPTION While we acknowledge that opioid availability in the region has improved in recent years, we challenge León and colleagues’ description of an ‘alarming expansion of opioid prescriptions’ in LA, which focusses primarily on management of chronic non-cancer pain (CNCP). This focus ignores other medical contexts where rational prescription of opioids is crucial, such [...]
Place of death and associated factors in 12 Latin American countries
Background: Little is known about place of death in Latin America, although this data are crucial for health system planning. This study aims to describe place of death and associated factors in Latin America and to identify factors that contribute to inter-country differences in place of death. Methods: We conducted a total population observational study using death certificates of the total annual decedent populations in 12 countries (Argentina…
Translation and Validation of the Spanish Version of the Spiritual Care Competence Questionnaire (SCCQ)
We aimed to validate the Spanish version of the Spiritual Care Competence Questionnaire (SCCQ) in a sample of 791 health care professionals from Spanish speaking countries coming principally from Argentina, Colombia, Mexico and Spain. Exploratory factor analysis pointed to six factors with good internal consistency (Cronbach’s alpha ranging from 0.71 to 0.90), which are in line with the factors of the primary version of the SCCQ. Conversation com…
Feasibility of using death certificates for studying place of death in Latin America
Objective. This paper assesses the availability and quality of death certificate data in Latin America and the feasibility of using these data to study place of death and associated factors. Methods. In this comparative study, we collected examples of current official death certificates and digital data files containing information about all deaths that occurred during 1 year in 19 Latin American countries. Data were collected from June 2019 to M…
Redefining Palliative Care—A New Consensus-Based Definition
CONTEXT: The International Association for Hospice and Palliative Care developed a consensus-based definition of palliative care (PC) that focuses on the relief of serious health-related suffering, a concept put forward by the Lancet Commission Global Access to Palliative Care and Pain Relief. OBJECTIVE: The main objective of this article is to present the research behind the new definition. METHODS: The three-phased consensus process involved he…
Patient's Perspectives on the Notion of a Good Death
Identifying patients for palliative care in primary care in Brazil
Objective: To present the process of identification of palliative care patients in a Family Health Strategy ́s team in Brazil. Methods: The identification process ocurred 1) using the system of work of a Family Health Strategy Team and the principles of primary care and 2) by applying the SPICT, a tool to help identify patients who might benefit with palliative care. Results: Twenty-three patients were enrolled in the palliative care program at t…
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Identifying patients for palliative care in primary care in Brazil
Objective: To present the process of identification of palliative care patients in a Family Health Strategy ́s team in Brazil. Methods: The identification process ocurred 1) using the system of work of a Family Health Strategy Team and the principles of primary care and 2) by applying the SPICT, a tool to help identify patients who might benefit with palliative care. Results: Twenty-three patients were enrolled in the palliative care program at t…
Redefining Palliative Care—A New Consensus-Based Definition
CONTEXT: The International Association for Hospice and Palliative Care developed a consensus-based definition of palliative care (PC) that focuses on the relief of serious health-related suffering, a concept put forward by the Lancet Commission Global Access to Palliative Care and Pain Relief. OBJECTIVE: The main objective of this article is to present the research behind the new definition. METHODS: The three-phased consensus process involved he…
Patient's Perspectives on the Notion of a Good Death
Translation and Validation of the Spanish Version of the Spiritual Care Competence Questionnaire (SCCQ)
We aimed to validate the Spanish version of the Spiritual Care Competence Questionnaire (SCCQ) in a sample of 791 health care professionals from Spanish speaking countries coming principally from Argentina, Colombia, Mexico and Spain. Exploratory factor analysis pointed to six factors with good internal consistency (Cronbach’s alpha ranging from 0.71 to 0.90), which are in line with the factors of the primary version of the SCCQ. Conversation com…
Feasibility of using death certificates for studying place of death in Latin America
Objective. This paper assesses the availability and quality of death certificate data in Latin America and the feasibility of using these data to study place of death and associated factors. Methods. In this comparative study, we collected examples of current official death certificates and digital data files containing information about all deaths that occurred during 1 year in 19 Latin American countries. Data were collected from June 2019 to M…
Place of death and associated factors in 12 Latin American countries
Background: Little is known about place of death in Latin America, although this data are crucial for health system planning. This study aims to describe place of death and associated factors in Latin America and to identify factors that contribute to inter-country differences in place of death. Methods: We conducted a total population observational study using death certificates of the total annual decedent populations in 12 countries (Argentina…
Opioid use in Latin America
OPIOID CONSUMPTION While we acknowledge that opioid availability in the region has improved in recent years, we challenge León and colleagues’ description of an ‘alarming expansion of opioid prescriptions’ in LA, which focusses primarily on management of chronic non-cancer pain (CNCP). This focus ignores other medical contexts where rational prescription of opioids is crucial, such [...]
Medicine (6 works) · Political science (5 works) · Nursing (4 works) · Internal Medicine (3 works) · Latin Americans (3 works) · MEDLINE (3 works) · Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues (3 works) · Autopsy Techniques and Outcomes (2 works) · Cause of death (2 works) · Death certificate (2 works)