Xavier Cos
A5035513110- Diabetes Treatment and Management
- Diabetes Management and Education
- Diabetes Management and Research
- Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins
- Chronic Disease Management Strategies
- Metabolism, Diabetes, and Cancer
- Clinical practice guidelines implementation
- Diabetes and associated disorders
- COVID-19 and healthcare impacts
- Obesity and Health Practices
- Pharmacology and Obesity Treatment
- Chronic Kidney Disease and Diabetes
- COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies
- Health and Lifestyle Studies
- Medication Adherence and Compliance
- Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life
- Wound Healing and Treatments
- Diabetic Foot Ulcer Assessment and Management
- Pancreatic function and diabetes
- Health Promotion and Cardiovascular Prevention
- Pressure Ulcer Prevention and Management
- Diet and metabolism studies
- Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies
- Primary Care and Health Outcomes
- Potassium and Related Disorders
Institut Universitari d'Investigació en Atenció Primària Jordi Gol
2015-2024
Institut Català de la Salut
2014-2024
Instituto de Salud Carlos III
2023-2024
Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red Diabetes y Enfermedades Metabólicas Asociadas
2023-2024
University of Leicester
2019-2022
Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
2010-2022
Consorci d’Atenció Primària de Salut Barcelona Esquerra
2022
Government of Catalonia
2014-2022
Stavros Niarchos Foundation
2022
Public Health Laboratory Ivo de Carneri
2021
The prevalence and socioeconomic burden of type 2 diabetes (T2DM) associated co-morbidities are rising worldwide.This guideline provides evidence-based recommendations for preventing T2DM.A European multidisciplinary consortium systematically reviewed the evidence on effectiveness screening interventions T2DM prevention using SIGN criteria.Obesity sedentary lifestyle main modifiable risk factors. Age ethnicity non-modifiable Case-finding should follow a step-wise procedure questionnaires...
When we ask people what they value most, health is usually top of the list. While effective care available for many chronic diseases, fact remains that patient, tax payer and whole society: Prevention Better Than Cure.
AimsClinical inertia, the tendency to maintain current treatment strategies despite results demanding escalation, is thought substantially contribute disconnect between clinical aspirations for patients with diabetes and targets achieved. We wished explore potential causes of inertia among physicians people diabetes.MethodsA 20-min online survey 652 adults 337 treating in six countries explored opinions relating from both perspectives, order correlate perceptions expectations diagnosis,...
The changes in shield strategies, treatments, emergence variants, and healthcare pathways might shift the profile outcome of patients hospitalized with COVID-19 successive waves outbreak.
Abstract Background To evaluate the association between diabetic foot disease (DFD) and incidence of fatal non-fatal events in individuals with type 2 diabetes (T2DM) from primary-care settings. Methods We built a cohort people first DFD episode during 2010–2015, followed up until 2018. These subjects were 1 to propensity score matched T2DM without DFD. The all-cause mortality, occurrence new DFD, amputations, cardiovascular diseases, or composite outcome, including mortality and/or...
Among patients with type 2 diabetes, insulin intensification to achieve glycemic targets occurs less often than clinically indicated. Barriers are not well understood. We present patients' baseline characteristics from MOSAIc, a study investigating patient-, physician-, and healthcare environment-based factors affecting subsequent health outcomes. MOSAIc is longitudinal, observational following diabetes care in 18 countries: United Arab Emirates (UAE), Argentina, Brazil, Canada, China,...
Diabetic retinopathy (DR) is the leading cause of blindness in working age population developed countries. Albuminuria and estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) have been considered biomarkers for DR. This study aimed to investigate prevalence DR its relationship with eGFR other risk factors type 2 diabetic patients (T2DM) Spain.A cross-sectional descriptive has performed 14,266 patients. Clinical records were reviewed. Demographic data, clinical diagnoses, variables, results from...
Aim This study’s objective was to assess the risk of severe in-hospital complications patients admitted for COVID-19 and diabetes mellitus (DM). Design a cross-sectional study. Settings We used pseudonymised medical record data provided by six general hospitals from HM Hospitales group in Spain. Outcome measures Multiple logistic regression analyses were identify variables associated with mortality composite or invasive mechanical ventilation (IMV) overall population, stratified presence...
The marked increase of type 2 diabetes necessitates active development and implementation efficient prevention programs. A European level action has been taken by launching the IMAGE project to unify improve various management concepts, which currently exist within EU. This report describes background methods used in quality indicators for primary It is targeted persons responsible at different levels health care systems.Development was conducted a group specialists representing professional...
Abstract Background Diabetic foot and lower limb complications are an important cause of morbidity mortality among persons with diabetes mellitus. Very few studies have been carried out in the primary care settings. The main objective was to assess prognosis diabetic ulcer (DFU) patients from centers Catalonia, Spain, during a 12‐month follow‐up period. Methods We included participants type 2 new DFU between February 2018 July 2019. estimated incidence mortality, amputations, recurrence...
To analyse the relation between face-to-face appointments and management of patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) visited in primary care practices (PCP).Retrospective study 287 (PCPs) attending>300,000 T2DM. We analysed results 9 diabetes-related indicators Healthcare quality standard, comprising foot retinopathy screening, blood pressure (BP) glycemic control; incidence calculated each indicator's percentage change 2020 respect to 2019.Indicators' were reduced compared 2019,...
To determine the diagnostic performance of home blood pressure self-monitoring in white-coat hypertension using a 3-day reading program.One hundred and ninety nontreated patients recently diagnosed with mild-moderate hypertension, selected consecutively at four primary healthcare centers city Barcelona, were included. Each patient underwent morning night readings triplicate for three consecutive days, followed by 24-h ambulatory monitoring. The normality cut-off point value daytime...