A5065894916- Physical Activity and Health
- Eating Disorders and Behaviors
- Virtual Reality Applications and Impacts
- Behavioral Health and Interventions
- Mobile Health and mHealth Applications
- Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery
- Spinal Cord Injury Research
- Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation
- Motivation and Self-Concept in Sports
- Pediatric health and respiratory diseases
- Pain Management and Placebo Effect
- Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnout
- Digital Mental Health Interventions
- Pharmaceutical industry and healthcare
- Psychological Treatments and Disorders
- Patient Satisfaction in Healthcare
- Sport Psychology and Performance
- Empathy and Medical Education
- Developmental and Educational Neuropsychology
- Film in Education and Therapy
- Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Research
- Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
- Microscopic Colitis
- Mental Health Research Topics
- Body Image and Dysmorphia Studies
Vall d'Hebron Institut de Recerca
2015-2024
Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
2014-2024
Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Salud Mental
2015-2024
Vall d'Hebron Hospital Universitari
2013-2024
Centre for Biomedical Network Research on Rare Diseases
2023-2024
Instituto de Salud Carlos III
2018-2023
Hebron University
2023
Most adults do not engage in sufficient physical activity to maintain good health. Smartphone apps are increasingly used support but typically focus on tracking behaviors with no for the complex process of behavior change. Tracking features all users, and could better reach their targets by engaging users reflecting reasons, capabilities, opportunities Motivational interviewing supports this active engagement self-reflection self-regulation fostering psychological needs proposed...
Virtual reality (VR) interventions, based on cognitive behavioral therapy principles, have been proven effective as complementary tools in managing obesity and associated with promoting healthy behaviors addressing body image concerns. However, they not fully addressed certain underlying causes of obesity, such a lack motivation to change, low self-efficacy, the impact weight stigma interiorization, which often impede treatment adherence long-term lifestyle habit changes. To tackle these...
We aim to examine the usability of a Virtual Reality (VR) platform, called ConVRSelf, which has been designed address needs People Living With Obesity (PLWO).Fourteen participants with desire eat healthier and exercise more (6 normal weight 8 PLWO; Mean age = 41.86, SD 13.89) were assigned experimental group (EG) or control (CG). EG participants, after being trained on motivational interviewing skills, engaged in virtual self-conversation using embodiment body swapping techniques, aimed...
To understand and describe in a sample of caregivers persons with spinal cord injury, their burden care, resilience life satisfaction to explore the relationship between these variables.Cross-sectional design.One Spinal Cord Injury Acute Inpatient Unit from general hospital.Seventy-five relatives injuries (84% women) mean age 48.55 ( SD = 12.55) years.None.Demographics (neurological loss severity according American Association criteria), Zarit Burden Interview, Resilience Scale Life...
Maintaining good oral hygiene in patients wearing fixed appliances is a challenge for orthodontics. Conventional education has been demonstrated to be insufficient the promotion of habits, while motivational interviewing potential facilitate health behavior change. The present randomized controlled trial with 130 aimed evaluate effectiveness single session enhancing orthodontic compared conventional alone. Results revealed an immediate improvement which remained stable throughout 6-month follow-up.
Abstract Background Rehabilitation pathways are crucial to reduce stroke-related disability. Motivational Interviewing (MI), as a person-centered complex intervention, aimed empower and motivate, could be resource improve rehabilitation outcomes for older stroke survivors. The IMAGINE project aims assess the impact of MI, complement standard geriatric rehabilitation, on functional improvement at 30 days after admission, compared alone, in persons admitted stroke. Secondary objectives include...
Introduction Previous research has shown that it is feasible to integrate motivational interviewing techniques with behavioural and psychological interventions for the treatment of obesity. Moreover, these combined have potential improve health-related outcomes people living obesity (PLWO) afford maintenance changes over time. In addition, use virtual reality (VR) embodiment in eating disorders promising preliminary effectiveness. The objective this study assess clinical efficacy a VR...
Background . An acute spinal cord injury (ASCI) is a severe condition that requires extensive and very specialized management of both physical psychological dimensions injured patients. Objective The aim the part study reported here was twofold: (1) to describe burnout, empathy, satisfaction at work these professionals (2) explore whether tailored program based on motivational interviewing (MI) techniques modifies improves such features. Methods This paper presents findings from an...
Objective To assess users' usability, satisfaction, acceptance and effectiveness of the PRECIOUS system to promote behavior change toward healthier lifestyles. Design: Thirty-one adult patients with BMI>30 (M = 44.23, SD 5.91) were recruited randomized into three conditions for a longitudinal study (3 months length): 1) Control group (TAU + biofeedback follow-ups); 2) only (app 3) MI motivational interviewing follow-ups). Main Outcome Measures: Usability, PRECIOUS, stages (S-Weight...
Acute spinal cord injury leaves patients severely impaired and generates high levels of psychological distress among them their families, which can cause a less active role in rehabilitation, worse functional recovery, perceived satisfaction with the results. Additionally, rehabilitation professionals who deal this could ultimately experience higher stress more risk burnout. This article presents study protocol ESPELMA project, aimed to train clinical management acute injury–associated...
The objective of this study was to review recent findings about the prevalence substance use (SU) and disorders (SUD), discuss related impact on health in spinal cord injury (SCI) population. For purpose, computer-aided searches MEDLINE (PubMed) Cochrane Library were conducted. From an initial pool 59 articles, 52 met inclusion criteria. Most studies referred alcohol tobacco only a few reported other substances. Study designs mainly cross-sectional descriptive, with scarce intervention...
To assess satisfaction with care in acute spinal cord injury patients admitted to a specialized rehabilitation unit prior and after tailored training communication skills for the staff, Picker Patient Experience-33 ((1) Content of information, (2) Quality (3) relationship), Spinal Cord Independence Measure-III, Hospital Anxiety Depression Scale were administered. The more troublesome dimension regarding patients’ was content 88.37 91.43 percent (pre/post-intervention) reporting problems...
Background: mHealth has experienced a huge growth during the last decade. It been presented as new and promising pathway to increase self-management of health chronic conditions in several populations. One most prolific areas healthy lifestyles promotion. However, few mobile apps have succeeded engaging people ensuring sustained use. Objective: This paper describes pilot test protocol PReventive Care Infrastructure based on Ubiquitous Sensing (PRECIOUS) project, aimed at validating PRECIOUS...
Insufficient physical activity is a public health concern. New technologies may improve levels and enable the identification of its predictors with high accuracy. The Precious smartphone app was developed to investigate effect specific modular intervention elements on examine theory-based within individuals.This study pilot-tested fully automated factorial N-of-1 randomized controlled trial (RCT) examined whether digitalized motivational interviewing (dMI) heart rate variability-based...
Background: A great challenge for orthodontics is that patients could achieve a good level of oral hygiene in order to prevent health problems.There evidence patient-centered approaches may have better outcomes than traditional advice giving when lifestyle change involved.The aim this study was evaluate the association between transtheoretical model stages and orthodontic patients. Material Methods:A total 106 patients, aged 12-25 years, wearing fixed appliances both arches, were recruited...
<sec> <title>BACKGROUND</title> Virtual reality (VR) interventions, based on cognitive behavioral therapy principles, have been proven effective as complementary tools in managing obesity and associated with promoting healthy behaviors addressing body image concerns. However, they not fully addressed certain underlying causes of obesity, such a lack motivation to change, low self-efficacy, the impact weight stigma interiorization, which often impede treatment adherence long-term lifestyle...
<sec> <title>BACKGROUND</title> Most adults do not engage in sufficient physical activity to maintain good health. Smartphone apps are increasingly used support but typically focus on tracking behaviors with no for the complex process of behavior change. Tracking features all users, and could better reach their targets by engaging users reflecting reasons, capabilities, opportunities Motivational interviewing supports this active engagement self-reflection self-regulation fostering...
Background: A great challenge for orthodontics is that patients could achieve a good level of oral hygiene in order to prevent health problems.There evidence patient-centered approaches may have better outcomes than traditional advice giving when lifestyle change involved.The aim this study was evaluate the association between transtheoretical model stages and orthodontic patients. Material Methods:A total 106 patients, aged 12-25 years, wearing fixed appliances both arches, were recruited...
The COVID-19 pandemic has raised several concerns regarding its mental health effect on patients and professionals. In the beginning, absence of knowledge about disease transmission or effective therapies, quick spread among population collapsing hospitals in combination with lack protection measures put healthcare professionals working frontline a high stressful situation. had to face unprecedented challenges: improvised hospitals, living hotels avoid infecting family, deciding, as wartime,...