Ciències de la Salut: Recent submissions
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Risk of all-cause mortality associated with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and the role of healthy ageing trajectories: a population-based study of middle-aged and older adults
(BMJ open, 2021)The aims were to study the risk of all-cause mortality associated with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and healthy ageing trajectories (HAT) in three birth cohorts and to determine the ... -
Multimorbidity patterns in low-middle and high income regions: a multiregion latent class analysis using ATHLOS harmonised cohorts
(BMJ Publishing Group, 2020)Our aim was to determine clusters of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in a very large, population-based sample of middle-aged and older adults from low- and middle-income (LMICs) and high-income (HICs) ... -
Trajectories of Immediate and Delayed Verbal Memory in the Spanish General Population of Middle-aged and Older Adults
(Brain sciences, 2020)Cognitive decline differs among individuals and cognition function domains. We sought to identify distinct groups of immediate and delayed verbal memory in two age subsamples (50-64, 65+ years), and to ... -
Mobility Difficulties, Physical Activity, and All-cause Mortality Risk in a Nationally representative Sample of Older Adults
(The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences, 2018)This study sought to determine the association between levels of physical activity and mobility difficulties and time to death while accounting for the effect of several confounders. We also examined ... -
Latent class analysis of multimorbidity patterns and associated outcomes in Spanish older adults: a prospective cohort study
(BioMed Central geriatrics, 2017)This study sought to identify multimorbidity patterns and determine the association between these latent classes with several outcomes, including health, functioning, disability, quality of life and use ... -
Spanish primary care survey on the management of Helicobacter pylori infection and dyspepsia: Information, attitudes, and decisions
(Helicobacter, 2019)Introduction: Dyspepsia and Helicobacter pylori are two of the most relevant digestive conditions in primary care. Several consensuses on the subject have been published, but the assimilation/implementation ... -
High effectiveness of a 14-day concomitant therapy for Helicobacter pylori treatment in primary care. An observational multicenter study
(Journal of Clinical Medicine, 2020)Background: The current cure rates with triple therapy combining a proton-pump inhibitor, amoxicillin and clarithromycin are unacceptably low. Aims: To evaluate the efficacy of a 14-day concomitant ... -
Opinión de los responsables de los servicios de urgencias hospitalarios de Cataluña acerca de la creación de la especialidad de Medicina de Urgencias y Emergencias
(Emergencias, 2015)Objetivo. Conocer la opinión de los responsables de los servicios de urgencias hospitalarios (SUH) de Cataluña respecto al soporte e impacto que tendría la creación de la especialidad primaria de Medicina ... -
Occupational aspects of emergency medicine practice in Catalonia: the OPENCAT opinion survey
(Emergencias, 2017)Objectives: To gather information on the contracting and training of members of the Catalan Society of Emergency Medicine (SoCMUE) who work in emergency medicine and services in Catalonia. To survey ... -
Predicción de ingreso hospitalario en los pacientes con bajo nivel de prioridad de triaje atendidos en un serviciode urgencias
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Prehospital emergency services in Catalonia: the SEPHCAT analysis
(Emergencias, 2020)Objectives: To describe the main characteristics of all prehospital emergency services (SEPHs, the Catalan acronym) in Catalonia (the SEPHCAT study). Material and methods: A professional survey researcher ... -
Nontherapeutic international normalized ratio results in hospital emergency patients on vitamin K antagonists: prevalence and associated factors
(Emergencias, 2017)Aims. To determine the prevalence of international normalized ratio (INR) findings outside the normal range in hospital emergency department patients on vitamin K antagonists (VKAs). To identify factors ... -
Acute effect of eccentric overload exercises on change of direction performance and lower-limb muscle contractile function
(Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, 2021)Beato, M, Madruga-Parera, M, Piqueras-Sanchiz, F, Moreno-Pérez, V, and Romero-Rodriguez, D. Acute effect of eccentric overload exercises on change of direction performance and lower-limb muscle contractile ... -
Validity and reliability of the V-cut dribbling test in young basketball players
(International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance, 2023)Purpose: Change of direction while dribbling appears to be of interest for on-court performance in basketball. The study aim was to assess the validity and reliability of the V-cut dribbling test (VcutBk) ... -
Assessing inter-limb asymmetries in soccer players: magnitude, direction and association with performance
(Journal of Human Kinetics, 2021)In this study, we aimed to analyze the magnitude and direction of inter-limb asymmetries in ankle dorsiflexion range of motion (ROM), power (using iso-inertial devices), and a neuromuscular skill (change ... -
Post-activation performance enhancement after inclusion of opponent versus no opponent during isoinertial crossover step exercise: a randomized crossover trial
(International Journal of Sports Science & Coaching, 2021)This study sought to determine whether the inclusion of an opponent on an isoinertial crossover step task influenced the post-activation response and power production. Twenty adult male team-sports ... -
Acute and chronic effects of competition on ankle dorsiflexion ROM in professional football players
(European Journal of Sport Science, 2020)The aim of this study was to investigate the acute (a football match) and chronic (a whole season) effects of competition on ankle dorsiflexion ROM in professional football players. Forty football players ... -
The relationship between performance and asymmetries in different multidirectional sprint tests in soccer players
(Journal of Human Kinetics, 2021)Practitioners usually include change of direction (COD) and linear speed measurements in the testing batteries of soccer players; however, despite being a commonly occurring action, curve sprint (CS) ... -
The validity and reliability of a novel app for the measurement of change of direction performance
(Journal of Sports Sciences, 2019)The aim of the present investigation was to analyze the validity and reliability of a novel iPhone app (CODTimer) for the measurement of total time and interlimb asymmetry in the 5 + 5 change of direction ...