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    COVID-19, Autism, and Isolation: Good Practices for Continuity of Care During the Pandemic
    (2025) Cuesta-Gómez, José L.; Gatica Bahamondes, Gabriel Guillermo; Ruggieri, Victor; Roman-Urrestarazu, Andres; van Kessel, Robin
    The COVID-19 pandemic, and particularly the associated conditions of isola-tion, has detrimental effects on the mental health of the population that arenot yet fully understood. Variables such as individual stress, anxiety, andtolerance to uncertainty may play a role in the ability of individuals to adaptto the isolation situation. In this context, it is necessary to pay attention topopulation groups that present difficulties in adapting to this situation ofuncertainty, such as people with autism. This narrative review of the evi-dence has as objectives to explore (1) the effect that the autism communityhas experienced as a result of the lockdown and isolation due to COVID-19;and (2) opportunities for health, educational, and social services providers tosupport people with autism and their families in isolation in an attempt toensure that specialized interventions continue as much as possible. We mapsuggestions regarding information delivery, time management at home,recognition and emotional expression, and some suggestions to maintainsupport with service providers
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    El rol de la investigación en nutrición y alimentos, y la academia, en el cumplimiento de la Agenda 2030 para el Desarrollo Sostenible
    (2024) Fredes González, Carolina Paz; Echeverria González, Francisca Cecilia; Fernández-Verdejo, Rodrigo
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    Prehabilitation for Chilean frail elderly people - pre-surgical conditioning protocol - to reduce the length of stay: randomized control trial
    (2024) Contreras Ibacache, Víctor; Elgueta Le-beuffe, María Francisca; Balde Sepulveda, Detlef Peter Mario; Astaburuaga Jorquera, Paula Daniela; Carrasco, Marcela; Pedemonte Trewhela, Juan Cristobal; Nicoletti Santoni, Maria Natalia; Medina Díaz, René; Figueroa, Constanza; Alamos Ramirez, Mirelly De Los Angeles; Cuzmar Benítez, Valeria; Vargas Moreno, Benjamin Ignacio; Barraza Mendizabal, Benjamin Juan Pablo; Retamal, Claudio; Cortinez Fernandez, Luis Ignacio; Franco, Sebastián; Agurto, Raul; Vivanco, Catherin
    Background: Frail elderly patients have a higher risk of postoperative morbidity and mortality. Prehabilitation is a potential intervention for optimizing postoperative outcomes in frail patients. We studied the impact of a prehabilitation program on length of stay (LOS) in frail elderly patients undergoing elective surgery.Methods: An RCT study was conducted. Frail patients scheduled for elective surgery were randomized to receive either pre-surgical conditioning protocol (PCP) or standard preoperative care. PCP included nursing, anesthetic, and geriatric assessment, nutritional intervention, and physical training for 4-weeks preoperatively. A nurse followed both groups until discharge criteria were met. The primary outcome was postoperative LOS. Secondary outcomes were nutritional status, preoperative frailty status (frailty phenotype-FP) after PCP, and postoperative complications up to three months categorized according to the Clavien-Dindo Classification. Means and medians between the control and intervention groups were compared, with statistical significance set at α=5%.Results: Thirty-four patients were to intervention and Thirty-seven to the control group. In the intervention group, adherence to prehabilitation was 90%. The median LOS after surgery was three days in both groups, without finding statistically significant differences between groups (P=0.754), although there was a trend towards lower LOS in the urologic surgery subgroup. We found a significant reduction in frailty status after PCP (FPpre=2.4±0.5 and FPpost=1.7±0.5, P<0.001). Nutritional status significantly improved in frail patients after prehabilitation (MNAbasal=9.0±2.5 and MNApost=10.6±2.6), P=0.028. The intervention group had less severe postoperative complications, which were not statistically significant.Conclusions: The PCP conducted both in-person and online, for older frail patients undergoing elective colorectal and urological surgery was not associated with shorter LOS. However, frailty status significantly improved after completing PCP.