Research area: Aging

Description

The OCTABAIX study group developed around a group of professionals in nursing and clinical laboratories, epidemiologists, family doctors and geriatricians from different districts of primary Health care (Baix Llobregat Nord, Baix Llobregat Centre and Hospitalet de Llobregat) and from the Bellvitge Hospital, and collaborates with IDIAP Jordi Gol (metropolitan south Research Support unit) and the University of Barcelona (Nursing School).

The group’s main objective is research related to ageing, and in particular with the oldest section of the population (over 80) it is developing various lines of research such as hypertension and type 2 diabetes in the over 90s, functional and cognitive deterioration, falls and malnutrition, sarcopenia and nutritional deficits and studies of the quality of life among people over 89.

Research Lines

Observational studies of chronic pathology in the over 80s; Interventions to improve the quality of life of the over 80s.

Members

Projects

The group participates in the following projects:

PI: Codorniu Junqué, Carme. Calidad de vida de los pacientes en tratamiento y control de anticoagulantes orales (ACO) en Atención Primaria. Funding: ICS - Institut Català de la Salut. Duration: 2015 - 2017

Publications

The group participates in the following publications:

Arnau A, Espaulella J, Serrarols M, Canudas J, Formiga F, Ferrer M. Risk factors for functional decline in a population aged 75 years and older without total dependence: A one-year follow-up. Archives of gerontology and geriatrics. 2016 Jul-Aug; 65:239-47. doi:10.1016/j.archger.2016.04.002. Epub 2016 Apr 04. PMID:27131227. FI: 1,971.

Boladeras A, Ferrer F, Navarro V, De Blas R, Cunillera O, Mateo D, Gutierrez C, Villa S, Martinez E, Pera J, Ferrer M, Guedea F. Association Between Dose-Volume Histograms and Health-Related Quality of Life in Patients with Prostate Cancer Treated with External Beam Radiation Therapy. International journal of radiation oncology, biology, physics. 2016 Oct; 96(2S):E285. doi:10.1016/j.ijrobp.2016.06.1340. PMID:27674271. FI: 4,495.

Formiga F, Ferrer A, Mestre D, Brasé A, Soldevila L, Corbella X. High rate of mortality in Spanish community-dwelling population aged 85 with atrial fibrillation after three years of follow-up: The Octabaix study. Australas J Ageing. 2016;35:216-219. PMID:26991145. FI: 0,593.

Formiga F, Ferrer A, Padros G, Gimenez-Argente C, López-Pisa RM, Corbella X; OCTABAIX study group. High serum levels of ferritin at baseline are not associated with an increased risk of mortality in oldest old community-dwelling adults: The OCTABAIX study. Geriatr Gerontol Int. 2016 Feb;16(2):284-6. doi:10.1111/ggi.12525. PubMed PMID: 26792130. FI: 2,229.

Formiga F, Ferrer A, Padros G, Montero A, Gimenez-Argente C, Corbella X. Evidence of functional declining and global comorbidity measured at baseline proved to be the strongest predictors for long-term death in elderly community residents aged 85 years: a 5-year follow-up evaluation, the OCTABAIX study. Clinical interventions in aging. 2016 ; 11:437-44. doi:10.2147/CIA.S101447. Epub 2016 Apr 18. pmc:PMC4841391. PMID:27143867.

Gumà-Uriel L, Peñarrubia-María MT, Cerdà-Lafont M, Cunillera-Puertolas O, Almeda-Ortega J, Fernández-Vergel R, García-Campayo J, Luciano JV. Impact of IPDE-SQ personality disorders on the healthcare and societal costs of fibromyalgia patients: a cross-sectional study. BMC family practice. 2016 ; 17:61. doi:10.1186/s12875-016-0464-5. Epub 2016 Jun 01. pmc:PMC4888611. PMID:27245582. FI: 1,641.

Oriol Torón PÁ, Badía Farré T, Romaguera Lliso A, Roda Diestro J. Metabolic syndrome and peripheral artery disease: Two related conditions. Endocrinologia y nutricion : organo de la Sociedad Espanola de Endocrinologia y Nutricion. 2016 Jun-Jul; 63(6):258-64. doi:10.1016/j.endonu.2016.03.007. Epub 2016 May 07. PMID:27165186.

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