Álvaro Carbonell

Mrs. Álvaro Carbonell


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Academic Career Length

4Years (2023-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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16 December 2023 in Medicina
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RNRauf Nouni-García
Rauf Nouni-García
ÁCÁlvaro Carbonell
Álvaro Carbonell
DODomingo Orozco-Beltrán
Domingo Orozco-Beltrán
ALAdriana Lopez-Pineda
Adriana Lopez-Pineda
Mª Isabel Tomás RodríguezMª Isabel Tomás Rodríguez
Mª Isabel Tomás Rodríguez
Concepcion Maria Carratala-MunueraConcepcion Maria Carratala-Munuera
Concepcion Maria Carratala-Munuera
Background and Objectives: The purpose of this retrospective population-based cohort study was to analyse the association between attendance of physiotherapy with mortality in the Spanish general population and describe the profile of people who do not visit a physiotherapist in Spain. Material and Methods: The data sources were the 2011/2012 National Health Survey (ENSE11) and the national database of death in Spain, and the participants were all adult respondents in the ENSE11. Results: Of 20,397 people, 1101 (5.4%) visited the physiotherapist the previous year, and the cumulative incidence of total mortality was 5.4% (n = 1107) at a mean follow-up of 6.2 years. Visiting the physiotherapist was associated with lower all-cause mortality in the population residing in Spain, quantified at 30.1% [RR = 0.699; 95% CI (0.528–0.927); p = 0.013]. The factors associated with not visiting a physiotherapist were the following: rating one’s health as good (9.8%; n = 1017; p < 0.001), not having any hospital admission in the previous year (9.6%; n = 1788; p < 0.001), not having visited the general practitioner in the previous month (9.6%; n = 1408; p < 0.001), and not having attended a day hospital in the previous year (9.7%; n = 1836; p < 0.001). Conclusions: Visiting a physiotherapist was associated with a lower mortality from all causes in the population living in Spain.