A5068771459- Migration, Health and Trauma
- COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies
- HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions
- Long-Term Effects of COVID-19
- Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting Issues
- Global Health Workforce Issues
- HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk
- Immigration and Intercultural Education
- Parasites and Host Interactions
- Cultural Competency in Health Care
- Family and Patient Care in Intensive Care Units
- Public Health and Social Inequalities
- Emergency and Acute Care Studies
- Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia detection and treatment
- Medication Adherence and Compliance
- Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology
- COVID-19 and healthcare impacts
- HIV/AIDS oral health manifestations
- Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes
- Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes
- Viral Infections and Vectors
- Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology
- Racial and Ethnic Identity Research
- Medicine, History, and Philosophy
- Social Sciences and Policies
Consorci Institut D'Investigacions Biomediques August Pi I Sunyer
2015-2024
Catalan Society of Family and Community Medicine
2017-2024
Consorci d’Atenció Primària de Salut Barcelona Esquerra
2013-2024
Barcelona Institute for Global Health
2023-2024
Universitat de Barcelona
2004-2024
Sociedad Andaluza de Medicina Familiar y Comunitaria
2024
Hospital Clínic de Barcelona
2004-2005
In addition to the lack of COVID-19 diagnostic tests for whole Spanish population, current strategy is identify disease early limit contagion in community.To determine clinical factors a poor prognosis patients with infection.Descriptive, observational, retrospective study three primary healthcare centres an assigned population 100,000.Examination medical records infections confirmed by polymerase chain reaction. Logistic multivariate regression models adjusted age and sex were constructed...
ABSTRACT Background In addition to the lack of COVID-19 diagnostic tests for whole Spanish population, current strategy is identify disease early limit contagion in community. Aim To determine clinical factors a poor prognosis patients with infection. Design and Setting Descriptive, observational, retrospective study three primary healthcare centres an assigned population 100,000. Method Examination medical records infections confirmed by polymerase chain reaction. Results We included 322...
Abstract Background: There are major shortfalls in the identification and screening of at-risk migrant groups. This study aims to evaluate effectiveness a new digital tool (IS-MiHealth) integrated into electronic patient record system primary care centres detecting prevalent infections. IS-MiHealth provides targeted recommendations health professionals for multiple infections, including HIV, hepatitis B C, active tuberculosis, Chagas disease, strongyloidiasis, schistosomiasis, based on...
Objectives The aim of the study was to compare prospectively indicator‐condition ( IC )‐guided testing versus those with non‐indicator conditions NIC s) in four primary care centres PCC B arcelona, S pain. Methods From O ctober 2009 F ebruary 2011, patients aged from 18 65 years old who attended a for new herpes zoster infection, seborrhoeic eczema, mononucleosis syndrome or leucopenia/thrombopenia were included group, and one every 10 randomly selected consulting other reasons group. A...
Some migrant groups are disproportionately affected by key infectious diseases in European countries. These pose a challenge for healthcare systems providing care to these groups. We aimed explore the views of general practitioners (GPs) on acceptability, adaptability and feasibility multidisease screening programme based an innovative clinical decision-support system migrants (the ISMiHealth tool), examining current gaps provision areas good practice usefulness limitations training health...
The clinical interview of immigrant patients requires cultural competence to ensure good understanding and correct communication, in addition collecting specific information that differs from native patients, such as origin migratory route or identity. Screening for latent tuberculosis infection is recommended certain cases screening other infections, both cosmopolitan with a higher prevalence migrants (HIV, syphilis, hepatitis B C) imported (Chagas, intestinal parasites, strongyloidiasis,...
Objective Indicator condition (IC)-guided HIV testing is a strategy for the diagnosis of patients with HIV. The aim this study was to assess impact on proportion tests requested after introduction an electronic prompt instructing primary healthcare (PHC) physicians request test when diagnosing predefined IC. Methods A prospective interventional conducted in 2015 three PHC centres Barcelona number requests made during implementation prompt. Patients aged 18–65 years without infection and new...
Abstract Objectives We aimed to evaluate the epidemiology of seven infections (Chagas disease, strongyloidiasis, schistosomiasis, human immunodeficiency virus, hepatitis B and C active tuberculosis) in migrant populations attended at primary care facilities Catalonia, Spain. Methods This is a cross sectional study conducted from March December 2018 eight centres Spain where health professionals were recommended systematically screen multiple migrants considering endemicity pathogens their...
Mental Health (MH) and Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) are two aspects of migrant health that should be addressed screened in primary care. These topics inherently sensitive, often challenging difficult to approach routine consultations. Providing comprehensive care management needs both knowledge a careful approach, yet these factors may sometimes result low screening issues. Migration itself does not lead MH disorders. However, the various experiences encountered throughout migration...
Female genital mutilation/cutting is a human rights violation deeply rooted in gender inequality. The detection of women who have suffered the practice poses series challenges primary healthcare. Intersectoral actions with an intersectional approach can acknowledge complexity issue that enhance safe and dialogical environments.
Introduction ISMiHealth is a clinical decision support system, integrated as software tool in the electronic health record system of primary care, that aims to improve screening performance on infectious diseases and female genital mutilation (FGM) migrants. The aim this study assess impact perform process evaluation its feasibility acceptability when implemented care Catalonia (Spain). Methods analysis This cluster randomised control trial where 35 centres Catalonia, Spain will be allocated...
OBJETIVOS Diagnóstico de trastornos mentales (TM) en pacientes inmigrantes atendidos por cualquier motivo Atención Primaria (AP) una comunidad autónoma con alta densidad migrantes. MATERIAL Y MÉTODOS Estudio transversal llevado a cabo ocho centros AP, rurales y urbanos, cuatro áreas autónoma, marzo-diciembre 2018. Durante el período intervención, se estimó número personas algún diagnóstico salud mental del total población inmigrante al menos visita registrada. Los datos extrajeron...
Migrants in host countries are at risk for the development of mental health conditions. The two aims study were to describe routine diagnoses disorders among migrant patients primary healthcare level and associated factors, test utility an innovative assessment by evaluating whether professionals followed recommendations proposed clinical decision support system (CDSS) tool. A cross-sectional was carried out eight care centres (PCCs) four non-randomly selected regions Catalonia, Spain from...