A5020568301- Smoking Behavior and Cessation
- Behavioral Health and Interventions
- Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
- Mobile Health and mHealth Applications
- Patient Safety and Medication Errors
- Medical Malpractice and Liability Issues
- Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation
- Mechanical Circulatory Support Devices
- Media Influence and Health
- Iron Metabolism and Disorders
- Health Literacy and Information Accessibility
- Gestational Diabetes Research and Management
- Nutritional Studies and Diet
- Advanced Chemical Sensor Technologies
- School Health and Nursing Education
- Telemedicine and Telehealth Implementation
- Aging, Health, and Disability
- Long-Term Effects of COVID-19
- Social Sciences and Policies
- Olfactory and Sensory Function Studies
- Respiratory Support and Mechanisms
- Journalism and Media Studies
- Healthcare Decision-Making and Restraints
- Cancer survivorship and care
- Healthcare Quality and Management
Institut Català de la Salut
2012-2024
Universitat Rovira i Virgili
2015-2024
Institut Universitari d'Investigació en Atenció Primària Jordi Gol
2013-2024
Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Santiago
2016
Abstract Background Tobacco consumption is the most preventable cause of morbidity-mortality in world. One aspect smoking cessation that merits in-depth study use an application designed for smartphones (app), as a supportive element could assist younger smokers their efforts to quit. To assess efficacy intervention includes assistance smartphone targeted young people aged 18 30 years who are motivated stop smoking. Methods/design Cluster randomised clinical trial. Setting: Primary Health...
To evaluate the effectiveness of an experimental intervention based on standard diet recommendations plus free Smartphone application (app) and wearable device for weight loss, compared with alone, in primary care patients aged 18 years or older who are overweight obese. Multicentre randomized, controlled clinical trial. Location: Primary health centres city Tarragona surrounding areas. Subjects: 70 patients, older, body mass index 25 g/m2 greater wish to lose weight. Description...
Mobile apps provide an accessible way to test new health-related methodologies. Tobacco is still the primary preventable cause of death in industrialized countries, constituting important public health issue. New technologies novel opportunities that are effective cessation smoking tobacco.This paper aims evaluate efficacy and usage a mobile app for assisting adult smokers quit smoking.We conducted cluster randomized clinical trial. We included older than 18 years who were motivated stop...
ObjectiveTo assess the associations between eating speed, adiposity, cardiometabolic risk factors, and diet quality in a cohort of Spanish preschool-children.Study designA cross-sectional study 1371 preschool age children (49% girls; mean age, 4.8 ± 1.0 years) from Childhood Obesity Risk Assessment Longitudinal Study (CORALS) was conducted. After exclusions, 956 participants were included analyses. The speed estimated by summing total minutes used each 3 main meals then categorized into...
Type 2 diabetes poses a major public health challenge. Here, we conducted cohort study with large sample size to determine the association of baseline serum ferritin (SF), marker iron status, incident type in primary healthcare patients Catalonia, western Mediterranean region. A total 206,115 aged 35–75 years without and available SF measurements were eligible. The variables analyzed included sociodemographic characteristics, anthropometry, lifestyle, morbidity status (SF, hemoglobin)....
Tobacco use during pregnancy entails a serious risk to the mother and harmful effects on development of child. Europe has highest tobacco smoking prevalence (19.3%) compared with 6.8% global mean. Between 20% 30% pregnant women used worldwide. These data emphasize urgent need for community education implementation prevention strategies focused risks associated pregnancy.The aim this study was investigate efficacy an intervention that incorporates game (Tobbstop) help smokers quit smoking.A...
Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) mortality remains high. The best survival rates are achieved when trained people provide OHCA victims with cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR); however, it is estimated that only 25% of receive CPR. This community health study aims to evaluate the effectiveness a training programme in basic CPR and use an automatic external defibrillator (AED) on knowledge skills for lay people, its social impact. courses were based Catalan Council Resuscitation...
(1) To describe the epidemiology of patient safety (PS) incidents registered in an electronic notification system primary care (PC) health centres; (2) to define a risk map; and (3) identify critical areas where intervention is needed.Descriptive analytical study reported from 1 January 31 December 2018, on TPSC Cloud™ platform (The Patient Safety Company) accessible corporate website (Intranet) regional public service.24 Catalan Institute Health PC centres Tarragona region...
Introduction Sudden death resulting from cardiorespiratory arrest carries a high mortality rate and frequently occurs out of hospital. Immediate initiation cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) by witnesses, combined with automated external defibrillator (AED) use, has proven to double survival rates. Recognising the challenges timely emergency services in rural areas, implementation basic CPR training programmes can improve outcomes. This study aims evaluate effectiveness online CPR-AED among...
Smoking is one of the most significant factors contributing to low life expectancy, health inequalities, and illness at worldwide scale. cessation attempts benefit from social support. Mobile phones have changed way we communicate through use freely available message-oriented apps. app-based interventions for smoking programs can provide interactive, supportive, individually tailored interventions.This study aimed identify emotions, coping strategies, beliefs, values, cognitive evaluations...
To evaluate the efficacy of a school-based educational programme in reducing incidence and prevalence smoking secondary school students (compulsory education: CSE) Catalonia (Spain).Cluster-randomized controlled trial.Schools Tarragona Health Care Region Spain.All enrolled first year CSE during 2007-08 29 participating schools (n = 2245); 1583 completed follow-up over 4-year study period (804 779 control intervention groups, respectively).Self-reported questionnaires were administered...
Improved technology facilitates the acceptance of telemedicine. The aim was to analyze effectiveness telephone follow-up detect severe SARS-CoV-2 cases that progressed pneumonia. A prospective cohort study with 2-week carried out March 1 May 4, 2020, in a primary healthcare center Barcelona. Individuals aged ≥15 years symptoms were included. Outpatients non-severe disease called on days 2, 7, 10 and 14 after diagnosis; patients risk factors for pneumonia received daily calls through day 5...
Background The effectiveness of providing feedback on spirometry results for smoking cessation remains inconclusive according to the current evidence.
Cardiorespiratory arrest (CRA) is a health emergency with high mortality. Mortality depends on time of initiation and quality cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) manoeuvres the use automated external defibrillator (AED).The aim study to determine effectiveness an automatically activated network volunteers using smartwatch smartphone applications reduction manoeuvres. The protocol will be developed in four phases: 1) validation application (App) for that generates alert case out-of-hospital...
Objective This 12-month study in a primary healthcare network aimed to assess the effectiveness of usual smoking cessation advice compared with personalised information about spirometry results. Design Randomised, parallel, controlled, multicentre clinical trial. Setting involved 12 centres (Tarragona, Spain). Participants Active smokers aged 35–70 years, without known respiratory disease. Each participant received brief along assessment. normal results were randomised intervention group...
To analyse and compare the epidemiology of patient safety incidents reported in Primary Health Care, before after start COVID-19 pandemic.Analytical descriptive study comparing from March 1st 2019 to February 28th 2020, 2020 2021, notified through TPSC Cloud™ platform accessible Intranet corporative 25 Care centres Tarragona district, Catalonia (Spain).Data obtained voluntary notifications, electronic, standardized anonymized forms.Centre, professional, incident type, risk matrix, causal...
The initial APEAS study, conducted in June 2007, examined adverse events (AEs) Spanish Primary Healthcare (PHC). Since then, significant changes have occurred healthcare systems. To evaluate these changes, a study was the Camp de Tarragona PHC region (CTPHC) 2019. This cross-sectional aimed to identify AEs 20 centres Tarragona. Data collection used an online questionnaire adapted from APEAS–2007, and comparative statistical analysis between APEAS–2007 CTPHC–2019 performed. results revealed...
Tobacco use during pregnancy is the main avoidable cause of morbidity and mortality both for pregnant women their offspring. Between 12 22% in industrialized countries smoke pregnancy, 13% are unable to stop smoking. Pregnancy considered an ideal opportunity intervene control tobacco among smokers families. However, experience barriers quitting smoking, including social stigma fear being judged. Thus, it necessary develop interventions smoking cessation adapted women. This paper presents a...
Background: Reducing incidents related to health care interventions improve patient safety is a policy priority. To strengthen culture of safety, reporting essential. This study aims define risk map using the description and analysis within primary region with prior improvement strategy organisationally developed promoted. Methods: The will be conducted in two phases: (1) cross-sectional descriptive observational describe reported incidents; (2) quasi-experimental compare incidents. take...