Adelaida Zabalegui

ORCID: 0000-0003-1205-3997
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Research Areas
  • Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research
  • Nursing care and research
  • Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes
  • Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving
  • Social Sciences and Policies
  • Aging, Health, and Disability
  • Interprofessional Education and Collaboration
  • Health and Medical Education
  • Nursing Roles and Practices
  • Stress and Burnout Research
  • Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues
  • Aging, Elder Care, and Social Issues
  • Global Health Workforce Issues
  • Nursing Diagnosis and Documentation
  • Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life
  • Patient Satisfaction in Healthcare
  • Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life
  • Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnout
  • Cancer survivorship and care
  • Family and Patient Care in Intensive Care Units
  • Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes
  • Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation
  • Family Caregiving in Mental Illness
  • Patient-Provider Communication in Healthcare
  • Epilepsy research and treatment

Hospital Clínic de Barcelona
2016-2025

Universitat de Barcelona
2013-2025

Consorci Institut D'Investigacions Biomediques August Pi I Sunyer
2015-2025

Ajuntament de L’Hospitalet
2025

Complejo Hospitalario de Navarra
2021-2022

Servei de Salut de les Illes Balears
2022

University of Akureyri
2020

University of Turku
2009-2020

Turku University Hospital
2016-2020

Universitat Pompeu Fabra
2014-2020

Health care policies in many countries aim to enable people with dementia live their own homes as long possible. However, at some point during the disease needs of a significant number cannot be appropriately met home and institutional is required. Evidence best practice strategies enabling possible also identifying right time trigger admission long-term nursing facility therefore urgently The current paper presents rationale methods study generating primary data for best-practice...

10.1186/1471-2458-12-68 article EN cc-by BMC Public Health 2012-01-23

ABSTRACT Background: Performing basic activities of daily living (ADLs) is one the major difficulties encountered in dementia, which can have considerable negative impacts on quality life (QoL) people with dementia (PwD). However, extent to ADL performance deteriorates across mild, moderate, and severe little examined its impact, together depression neuropsychiatric behavior, upon QoL, relevance European countries. Methods: Data were drawn from community who participants a large-scale study...

10.1017/s1041610214000775 article EN cc-by-nc-nd International Psychogeriatrics 2014-05-01

Abstract Aims To describe differences in caregiver burden and health‐related quality of life informal caregivers people with dementia eight European countries assess changes after transition from home to institutional long‐term care. Background Country the experience are rarely described. Design Prospective cohort study. Methods Data on were collected at baseline (conducted between November 2010–April 2012) follow‐up (after 3 months) using face‐to‐face interviews. Two groups included those:...

10.1111/jan.12561 article EN Journal of Advanced Nursing 2014-11-17

To provide an overview of changes in nursing education the European Union (EU) within framework Bologna Declaration, signed 1999 by ministers education, and to describe specific efforts Spain.(a) Declaration process, its recent reforms all disciplines including nursing, perspectives on future developments; (b) Tuning Project, designed carried out a group universities meet challenges posed Declaration; (c) Spanish promote higher nursing.These enhanced academic recognition, professionalism...

10.1111/j.1547-5069.2006.00087.x article EN Journal of Nursing Scholarship 2006-05-12

to evaluate the frequency of potentially inappropriate medication (PIM) prescription among older people with dementia (PwD) from eight countries participating in European study 'RightTimePlaceCare', and factors adverse outcomes associated PIM prescription.survey 2,004 PwD including a baseline assessment follow-up after 3 months. Interviewers gathered data on age, sex, medication, cognitive status, functional comorbidity, setting admission hospital, fall-related injuries mortality time...

10.1093/ageing/afx147 article EN Age and Ageing 2017-08-02

Objectives: To investigate informal caregivers' psychological well-being and predicted increase in well-being, when caring for persons with dementia (PwDs) living at home, related to caregiver, PwD formal care (FC) factors.Method: A cohort study baseline 3 months' follow-up eight European countries. Caregivers included (n = 1223) were PwDs aged ≥ 65 years home. Data on caregivers, FC collected using standardized instruments. Regression analysis of factors associated caregiver months later...

10.1080/13607863.2016.1211621 article EN Aging & Mental Health 2016-07-27

Abstract Aim To describe the associations between positive and negative reactions of informal caregivers people with dementia health outcomes across eight European Countries. Background Caring for someone may have implications caregiver's own care recipient. These consequences could be associated caregivers' to process care. Design Association study based on cross‐sectional data. Methods Participants were their living at home or in long‐term institutions. Data collected November 2010–April...

10.1111/jan.12528 article EN Journal of Advanced Nursing 2014-09-23

To investigate persons with dementia and their informal caregivers' views of inter-sectoral information, communication collaboration throughout the trajectory care, in eight European countries.Living being next kin to a person means having live through stages that have different characteristics, needs, challenges requirements.Qualitative research. Focus groups were conducted England, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, The Netherlands, Spain Sweden.Persons caregivers (N = 137) participated...

10.1111/jan.12581 article EN Journal of Advanced Nursing 2014-11-27

Longitudinal studies of caregiver burden when caring for persons with dementia living at home are sparse. The aim the study was to identify factors associated and predicting increased related caregivers, formal care. Data were collected through interviews 1223 caregivers in eight European countries. Bivariate multivariate regression analyses performed. Factors included extensive informal care provision, decreased well-being reduced quality life cognition, life, severe neuropsychiatric...

10.1177/1471301218782502 article EN Dementia 2018-06-21

In European countries, knowledge about availability and utilization of support for informal caregivers caring older persons (≥65 years) with dementia (PwD) is lacking. To be able to evaluate develop the system PwD, a survey systems professionals involved needed. The aim this study was explore PwD in countries. We investigated each participating professional care providers involved, through disease. A mapping used 2010–2011 gather information estimations availability, utilization, PwD. Data...

10.1186/s12877-016-0210-9 article EN cc-by BMC Geriatrics 2016-01-29

Background: Knowing the organizational factors that predict burnout in perioperative nurses is paramount for improving care of patients and promoting nurses’ psychosocial well-being health. Objective: To determine influence nurse's work environment on three dimensions: emotional exhaustion, despersonalization, personal accomplishment. Method: A cross-sectional study was conducted among 136 a unit at university hospital Barcelona, Spain. Data were collected using demographic data form,...

10.2174/1745017901814010132 article EN cc-by Clinical Practice and Epidemiology in Mental Health 2018-05-31

To assess the quality of life people with dementia, measures are required for self-rating by person and proxy rating others. The Quality Life in Alzheimer's Disease scale (QoL-AD) is available two versions, QoL-AD-SR (self-rating) QoL-AD-PR (proxy rating). aim our study was to analyse inter-rater agreement between self- ratings, terms both total score items, including an analysis specific care setting, identify factors associated this agreement.

10.1186/s12955-018-0959-y article EN cc-by Health and Quality of Life Outcomes 2018-06-28

Purpose After a total knee arthroplasty (TKA), ensuring rehabilitation is continued at home essential for successful recovery. The aim of this randomized clinical trial (NCT04155957) was to demonstrate the safety and efficacy an interactive telerehabilitation system (ReHub®) guide provide feedback during exercise in postoperative period fast-track TKA program.Methods Fifty-two patients who underwent were intervention (N = 26) or control 26). Upon discharge, they followed 4-week plan 5 daily...

10.1080/09638288.2023.2228689 article EN cc-by Disability and Rehabilitation 2023-07-05

The Bologna Declaration and the subsequent processes is single most important reform of higher education taking place in Europe last 30 years. Signed 1999, it includes 46 European Union countries aimed to create, a more coherent, compatible, comparable competitive Higher Education Area. purpose this paper discuss achievements nursing at 2010 within eight that first signed on 1999. Researchers primarily identified national laws, policy statements, guidelines grey literature; then, literature...

10.1515/ijnes-2013-0022 article EN International Journal of Nursing Education Scholarship 2014-01-01

Decision aids provide balanced information about the benefits and risks of treatment options improve match between patient preferences received.To assess impact a decision aid regarding for patients with localized prostate cancer.A 2-arm randomized controlled trial was used to compare booklet (intervention group n = 61) standard cancer (control 61). The study conducted at 3 hospitals 2011 2013. main outcome measures were knowledge, decisional conflict, satisfaction decision-making process,...

10.1097/ncc.0000000000000170 article EN Cancer Nursing 2014-07-10

Abstract Aim To assess which factors are associated with change in quality of life people dementia who have recently been admitted to long‐term care facilities. Background Many will be facilities at some point during their disease. It is currently unknown improvement and/or deterioration immediately following admission. Design An observational and longitudinal survey. Methods Data on 343 across eight European countries were collected between November 2010–April 2012. Quality was assessed by...

10.1111/jan.12570 article EN Journal of Advanced Nursing 2014-11-17
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