Research area: Health Services Research

Description

This group for research into primary health care services in Catalonia is made up of a team of researchers from IDIAP Jordi Gol who have been working on various lines of health service research for serveral years, and participate in important processes of evaluation and innovation in primary health care in Catalonia (evaluation of the objectives of the Catalan Health Service, the impact of electronic guidelines, the role of nurses in the care of acute problems, evaluation of a new model for emergency services, validation of Adjusted Clinical Groups®, etc.). Many of its members participated in the redIAPP network between 2003 and 2006 or in the IRYSS network (Investigation of Results and Health Services: G03/2020). In 2006 it again joined teh redIAPP network. In 2009, it was accredited as an emergent group by the Department of Innovation, Universities and Business of the Catalan Generalitat. The general aim of the group is research into and systematic evaluation of general and specific aspects of the development and function of health services and their relationship with factors affecting health.

Research Lines

Basic research in services: classification of the multimorbidity, validation and improvement of existing information systems in PA and validation of questionnaires, Evaluation of the use of Primary Care services, programs and interventions, Evaluation of drug use.

Members

Projects

Group projects:

PI: Violán Fors, Concepció. Análisis longitudinal de los patrones de multimorbilidad y polimedicación en personas mayores de 65 años: estudio de una cohorte de personas basado en la historia clínica electrónica. Funding: Instituto de Salud Carlos III. Duration: 2017 – 2019

PI: Duarte Salles, Talita. Urban environment and childhood obesity in Catalonia (ECHOCAT). Funding: Fundacio La Marato de TV3. Duration: 2017 - 2019

PI: Giner Soriano, Maria. Impact of medication adherence on mortality and cardiovascular morbidity: a population-based retrospective cohort study. IMPACT study. Funding: IDIAP Jordi Gol. Duration: 2017 - 2019

PI: Zabaleta del Olmo, Edurne. Ensayo híbrido de evaluación de una intervención compleja multiconductual dirigida a promover la salud de las personas de 45-75 años atendidas en Atención Primaria. Funding: Departament de Salut. Duration: 2017 – 2019

PI: Amado Guirado, Ester. Patrons de multimorbiditat, polimedicació i seguretat de la prescripció en persones majors de 65 anys: cohort poblacional basada en la història clínica electrònica d'atenció primària. Funding: Departament de Salut. Duration: 2017 – 2019

PI: Duarte Salles, Talita. Use of flecainide and risk of skin cancer. Funding: IDIAP Jordi Gol. Duration: 2017 - 2019

PI: Bolíbar Ribas, Bonaventura. Accelerated Development of VAccine beNefit-risk Collaboration in Europe. Funding: European Commission. Duration: 2015 – 2019

PI: Bolíbar Ribas, Bonaventura. Ensayo híbrido de evaluación de una intervención compleja multiriesgo para promover conductas saludables en personas de 45-75 años atendidas en Atención Primaria: estudio EIRA3. Funding: Instituto de Salud Carlos III. Duration: 2016 – 2018

PI: Duarte Salles, Talita. Validació dels diagnòstics de càncer al SIDIAP a través de la seva vinculació amb les dades del Registre de Càncer de Girona. Funding: IDIAP Jordi Gol. Duration: 2017

PI: Giner Soriano, Maria. Solifenacina/Tamsulosina (VESOMNI® i VOLUTSA®) per al tractament dels símptomes urinaris associats a la hiperplàsia prostàtica benigna. Funding: IDIAP Jordi Gol. Duration: 2017

PI: Giner Soriano, Maria. Estudi descriptiu de la prescripció de fàrmacs utilitzats en la Diabetis tipus 2. Funding: IDIAP Jordi Gol. Duration: 2017

PI: Morros Pedrós, Rosa. Riesgo de accidente vascular cerebral asociado al uso de medicamentos: estudio de casos y controles. Funding: Bioiberica, S.A.U. Duration: 2016 – 2017

PI: Berenguera Ossó, Anna. El reto de cambiar y mantener conductas saludables. El Coaching Psicología para capacitar a personas con artrosis de rodilla y mejorar su calidad de vida. Funding: Instituto de Salud Carlos III. Duration: 2015 - 2017

PI: Morros Pedrós, Rosa. Post-Authorisation Safety Study of Agomelatine and the Risk of Hospitalisation for Acute Liver Injury. Funding: Research Triangle Institute. Duration: 2015 - 2017

PI: Morros Pedrós, Rosa. Impact of adherence to the pollypill components o mortality and cardiovascular morbidity: a population-based, retrospective database study. Funding: Ferrer Internacional, S.A. Duration: 2015 - 2017

PI: Bolíbar Ribas, Bonaventura. European Medical Information Framework. Funding: Innovative Medicines Initiative (IMI). Duration: 2015 - 2017

The group participates in the following projects:

PI: Fernández San Martin, Maria Isabel. Efectividad de una intervención grupal psicoeducativa realizada por enfermeras de Atención Primaria en pacientes con depresión y comorbilidad física. Funding: Instituto de Salud Carlos III. Duration: 2017 - 2019

PI: Vinyoles Bargalló, Ernest. Monitoratge ambulatori de pressió arterial i morbimortalitat cardiovascular. Funding: Departament de Salut. Duration: 2017 - 2019

PI: Sala Serra, Maria. Comorbiditats i ús de serveis de salut en dones supervivents al càncer de mama. Funding: Instituto de Salud Carlos III. Duration: 2017 - 2019

PI: Pedrós Cholvi, Consuelo. Riesgo de acidosis láctica asociado al uso de metformina en pacientes diabéticos tipo 2 con enfermedad renal crónica moderada-severa: estudio de casos y controles. Funding: Inst. d'Investigació Biomèdica de Bellvitge (IDIBELL). Duration: 2017 - 2018

PI: Garcia Gil, Mª del Mar. Validació dels diagnòstics de cardiopatia isquèmica a SIDIAP. Funding: IDIAP Jordi Gol. Duration: 2017 - 2018

PI: Checa Jiménez, Caterina. Vivencias de los pacientes con insuficiencia cardíaca avanzada. Funding: IDIAP Jordi Gol. Duration: 2017 - 2018

PI: Montero Alía, Pilar. Seguiment a llarg termini dels transtorns del balanç postural i caigudes en la cohort de pacients de l'estudi E_Wii. Funding: Col.legi oficial de metges de Barcelona. Duration: 2017 - 2018

PI: Montero Alía, Pilar. Seguiment a llarg termini dels transtorns del balanç postural i caigudes en la cohort de pacients de l'estudi E_Wii. Funding: Fundació Acadèmia de les Ciencies Mèdiques. Duration: 2017 - 2018

PI: Prat Rovira, Josep. Utilitat de la força extensora del genoll com a marcador del balanç postural i les caigudes en Atenció Primària. Funding: Fundació Acadèmia de les Ciencies Mèdiques. Duration: 2017 - 2018

PI: Esteva Canto, Magdalena. Estado de salud y prácticas preventivas en los supervivientes de cáncer colorectal.. Funding: Instituto de Salud Carlos III. Duration: 2016 - 2018

PI: Clua Espuny, Josep Lluis. Atrial Fibrillation Research in CATalonia (AFRICAT): sequential clinicelectro-biological screening among high risk individuals. Funding: Fundacio La Marato de TV3. Duration: 2016 - 2018

PI: Giné Garriga, Maria. Exercise Referral Schemes enhanced by Self-Management Strategies to battle sedentary behaviour. Funding: European Commission. Duration: 2016 - 2018

PI: Morros Pedrós, Rosa. Linaclotide Utilisation Study in Selected European Populations. Funding: Evidera, Inc.. Duration: 2016 - 2018

PI: Costa Pinel, Bernardo. Diabetes Prevention - Translating a feasible and cost-effective lifestyle intervention into primary care to reduce the social burden of type 2 diabetes. Funding: Fundacio La Marato de TV3. Duration: 2016 - 2018

PI: Molló Iniesta, M.Angels. Estudio INTEGRA: estrategia de INTervención intEgral en pacientes con mal control Glucémico de la diabetes mellitus tipo 2 en el Ámbito de Atención PRimariA. Funding: Sanofi Aventis, S.A. Duration: 2014 - 2018

PI: Giné Garriga, Maria. Exercise Referral Schemes enhanced by Self-Management Strategies to battle sedentary behaviour. Funding: Fundació Blanquerna. Duration: 2017

PI: Romaguera Bosch, Montserrat. Screening Physical Activity in Family Practice: Validity of the Spanish Version of a Brief Physical Activity Questionnaire. Funding: Col.legi oficial de metges de Barcelona. Duration: 2017

PI: Fu Balboa, Marcela. Coste-efectividad e impacto presupuestario de tres estrategias preventivas en cáncer de pulmón. Funding: Asociación Española Contra el Cáncer. Duration: 2017

PI: Reig, Maria. Incidencia de cáncer en relación con el tratamiento farmacológico de la infección por virus de la hepatitis C. Funding: IDIAP Jordi Gol. Duration: 2017

PI: Amil Bujan, Paloma. Perspectives i experiències de la ciutadania sobre la planificació de decisions anticipades. Aportacions per validar el marc conceptual i recomanacions per a la implantació del model. Funding: Col•legi Oficial d'Infermeria de Barcelona. Duration: 2016 - 2017

PI: Ramos Blanes, Rafel. Real world Outcomes across the AD spectrum to better care: Multi-modal data Access Platform. Funding: Innovative Medicines Initiative (IMI). Duration: 2016 - 2017

PI: Prieto Alhambra, Daniel. European Program of Post-Authorisation Safety Studies for Protelos®/Osseor® through EU-ADR Alliance. Funding: Synapse Research Management Partners, S.L. Duration: 2015 - 2017

PI: Costa Pinel, Bernardo. Diabetes Prevention - Translating a feasible and cost-effective lifestyle intervention into primary care to reduce the social burden of type 2 diabetes. Funding: Instituto de Salud Carlos III. Duration: 2015 - 2017

PI: Costa Pinel, Bernardo. Early Prevention of Diabetes Complications in people with Hyperglycaemia in Europe. Funding: IDIAP Jordi Gol. Duration: 2013 - 2017

PI: Costa Pinel, Bernardo. Early Prevention of Diabetes Complications in people with Hyperglycaemia in Europe. Funding: European Commission. Duration: 2011 - 2017

Publications

Group Publications:

Berenguera A, Pons-Vigués M, Moreno-Peral P, March S, Ripoll J, Rubio-Valera M, Pombo-Ramos H, Asensio-Martínez A, Bolaños E, Martínez-Carazo C, Maderuelo-Fernández J, Martinez-Andrés M, Pujol-Ribera E. Beyond the consultation room: Proposals to approach health promotion in primary care according to health-care users, key community informants and primary care centre workers. Health Expect. 2017;20(5):896-910. PMID:28116774. IF: 1,669.

Carmona-Terés V, Moix-Queraltó J, Pujol-Ribera E, Lumillo-Gutiérrez I, Mas X, Batlle-Gualda E, Gobbo-Montoya M, Jodar-Fernández L, Berenguera A. Understanding knee osteoarthritis from the patients' perspective: a qualitative study. BMC musculoskeletal disorders. 2017 May; 18(1):225. doi:10.1186/s12891-017-1584-3. Epub 2017 May 30. PMID:28558738. IF: 1,739.

Foguet-Boreu Q, Violán C, López T, Pons-Vigués M, Rodríguez-Blanco M, Valderas JM, Guisado M, Pujol-Ribera E. Pharmacological control of diabetes and hypertension comorbidity in the elderly: A study of "real world" data. Prim Care Diabetes. Primary Care Diabetes. 2017;11(4):348-359. PMID:28457898. IF: 1,381.

Giner-Soriano M, Roso-Llorach A, Vedia Urgell C, Castells X, Capellà D, Ferreira-González I, Elorza-Ricart JM, Casajuana M, Troncoso Mariño A, Diogène E, Bolíbar B, Violán C, Morros R. Effectiveness and safety of drugs used for stroke prevention in a cohort of non-valvular atrial fibrillation patients from a primary care electronic database. Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf. 2017;26(1):97-107. Epub 20 Nov 2016. PMID:27868275. IF: 2,552.

Gómez A, Gómez A. Lack of essential information in spontaneous reports of adverse drug reactions in Catalonia-a restraint to the potentiality for signal detection. Eur J Clin Pharmacol. 2017;73:751-758. PMID:28251276. IF: 2,902.

Llor C, Pérez A, Carandell E, García-Sangenís A, Rezola J, Llorente M, Gestoso S, Bobé F, Román-Rodríguez M, Cots JM, Hernández S, Cortés J, Miravitlles M, Morros R. Efficacy of high doses of penicillin versus amoxicillin in the treatment of uncomplicated community acquired pneumonia in adults. A non-inferiority controlled clinical trial. Aten Primaria. 2017 Oct 20. pii:S0212-6567(17)30234-2. doi: 10.1016/j.aprim.2017.08.003. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 29061311. IF: 1,042.

López S, Faro C, Lopetegui L, Pujol-Ribera E, Monteagudo M, Avecilla-Palau À, Martínez C, Cobo J, Fernández MI. Child and Adolescent Sexual Abuse in Women Seeking Help for Sexual and Reproductive Mental Health Problems: Prevalence, Characteristics, and Disclosure. Journal of child sexual abuse. 2017 Apr; 26(3):246-269. doi:10.1080/10538712.2017.1288186. PMID:28471339. IF: 0,649.

López S, Faro C, Lopetegui L, Pujol-Ribera E, Monteagudo M, Cobo J, , Fernández MI; Grupo de Investigación en Salud Sexual y Reproductiva de Cataluñaa. Impact of childhood sexual abuse on the sexual and affective relationships of adult women. Gaceta sanitaria. 2017 May; 31(3):210-219. doi:10.1016/j.gaceta.2016.05.010. Epub 2016 Sep 15. Spanish. PMID:27641678. IF: 1,768.

March S, Ripoll J, Jordan Martin M, Zabaleta-Del-Olmo E, Benedé Azagra CB, Elizalde Soto L, Vidal MC, Bauzà Amengual ML, Planas Juan T, Pérez Mariano DM, Llull Sarralde M, Ruiz-Giménez JL, Bajo Viñas R, Solano Villarubia C, Rodriguez Bajo M, Cordoba Victoria M, Badia Capdevila M, Serrano Ferrandez E, Bosom Diumenjo M, Montaner-Gomis I, Bolibar-Ribas B, Antoñanzas Lombarte A, Bregel Cotaina S, Calvo Tocado A, Olivan Blázquez B, Magallon Botaya R, Marín Palacios P, Echauri Ozcoidi M, Perez-Arauta MJ, Llobera J, Ramos M. Factors related to the development of health-promoting community activities in Spanish primary healthcare: two case-control studies. BMJ open. 2017 Oct; 7(10):e015934. doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2017-015934. Epub 2017 Oct 08. pmc:PMC5640008. PMID:28993380. IF: 2,369.

Pons-Vigués M, Berenguera A, Coma-Auli N, Pombo-Ramos H, March S, Asensio-Martinez A, Moreno-Peral P, Mora-Simon S, Martinez-Andres M, Pujol-Ribera E. Health-care users, key community informants and primary health care workers' views on health, health promotion, health assets and deficits: qualitative study in seven Spanish regions. International Journal for Equity in Health. 2017;16(1):99-114. PMID:28610633. IF: 1,738.

Rando-Matos Y, Pons-Vigués M, López MJ, Córdoba R, Ballve-Moreno JL, Puigdomènech-Puig E, Benito-López VE, Arias-Agudelo OL, López-Grau M, Guardia-Riera A, Trujillo JM, Martin-Cantera C. Smokefree legislation effects on respiratory and sensory disorders: A systematic review and meta-analysis. PLoS One. 2017 Jul 31;12(7):e0181035. PMID:28759596 IF: 2,806.

Romero-Collado A, Raurell-Torreda M, Zabaleta-Del-Olmo E, Rascon-Hernan C, Homs-Romero E. Nurse prescribing in Spain: The law and the curriculum. Nursing & health sciences. 2017 Sep; 19(3):373-380. doi:10.1111/nhs.12355. Epub 2017 Jul 28. PMID:28752535. IF: 1,170.

Tió E, Gaig C, Giner-Soriano M, Romero O, Jurado MJ, Sansa G, Pujol M, Sans O, Álvarez-Guerrico I, Caballol N, Jimenez M, Becerra JL, Escartin A, Monasterio C, Molins A, Bove A, Viña J, Iranzo A, Cambrodi R, Calvo G, Morros R, Santamaria J. The prevalence of narcolepsy in Catalunya (Spain). J Sleep Res. 2017 Nov 24. doi:10.1111/jsr.12640. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 29171110. IF: 3,259.

Urpí-Fernández AM, Zabaleta-Del-Olmo E, Montes-Hidalgo J, Tomás-Sábado J, Roldán-Merino JF, Lluch-Canut MT. Instruments to assess self-care among healthy children: A systematic review of measurement properties. J Adv Nurs. 2017 Dec;73(12):2832-2844. doi: 10.1111/jan.13360. Epub 2017 Jul 11. Review. PubMed PMID: 28617980. IF: 1,998.

Vinyoles E, de la Sierra A, Roso-Llorach A, Banegas JR, de la Cruz JJ, Gorostidi M, Segura J, Divisón JA, Ruíz-Hurtado G, Ruilope LM; Spanish ABPM Registry Investigators. 24-h pulse pressure cutoff point definition by office pulse pressure in a population of Spanish older hypertensive patients. Journal of hypertension. 2017 May; 35(5):1011-1018. doi:10.1097/HJH.0000000000001268. PMID:28118277. IF: 4,085.

Vlacho B, Giner-Soriano M, Zabaleta-Del-Olmo E, Roso-Llorach A, García-Sangenís A, Morros-Pedrós R. Dabigatran and vitamin K antagonists' use in naïve patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation: a cross-sectional study of primary care-based electronic health records. Eur J Clin Pharmacol. 2017 Oct;73(10):1323-1330. doi: 10.1007/s00228-017-2305-4. Epub 2017 Jul 19. PubMed PMID: 28725983. IF: 2,902.

The group participates in the following publications:

Artigas J, Martin C. Actualització en el tractament de la infecció per helicobacter pyloride de l'adult. Butlletí d'informació terapèutica. 2017;28(9):67-74.

Castellsague J, Perez-Gutthann S, Calingaert B, Bui C, Varas-Lorenzo C, Arana A, Prados-Torres A, Poblador-Plou B, Gonzalez-Rubio F, Giner-Soriano M, Roso-Llorach A, Linder M, Citarella A, Scholle O, Blenk T, Garbe E. Characterization of new users of cilostazol in the UK, Spain, Sweden, and Germany. Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf. 2017 Jun;26(6):615-624. doi:10.1002/pds.4167. Epub 2017 Jan 30. PubMed PMID: 28133890; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5484386. IF: 2,552.

Rodríguez-Martin C, Alonso-Domínguez R, Patino-Alonso MC, Gómez-Marcos MA, Maderuelo-Fernández JA, Martin-Cantera C, García-Ortiz L, Recio-Rodríguez JI; EVIDENT group. The EVIDENT diet quality index is associated with cardiovascular risk and arterial stiffness in adults. BMC public health. 2017 Apr; 17(1):305. doi:10.1186/s12889-017-4194-y. Epub 2017 Apr 08. pmc:PMC5385012. PMID:28390406. IF: 2,265.

Awards

Best paper published in Revista Científica de la SED. Revista Científica de la Sociedad Española de Diabetes. ¿Se registra y clasifica correctamente la diabetes mellitus en atención primaria? Estudio poblacional en Cataluña, España. Mata J, Mauricio D, Real J, Bolíbar B, Franch J.

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