Ciències de la Salut: Recent submissions
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COVID-19: making the best out of a forced transition to online medical teaching. A mixed methods study
(Medical Science Educator, 2021)Introduction the COVID-19 pandemic resulted in a decreed confinement in our country from March until the end of term in June 2020. This forced a transition exclusively to distance learning. The aim of ... -
Interdisciplinary intervention reduces the consumption of ultra-processed foods in adolescents with overweight or obesity
(Saúde e Pesquisa, 2022)The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of interdisciplinary intervention with motivational approach on the consumption of ultra-processed foods in overweight or obese adolescents. The method ... -
Development and validation of a questionnaire of the perioperative nursing competencies in patient safety
(International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2022)Background: This research presents the CUCEQS© (Spanish acronym for Questionnaire of Perioperative Nursing Safety Competencies), which evaluates the perception of perioperative nurses about their ... -
Heart rate variability, exercise capacity and levels of dailyphysical activity in children and adolescents withmild-to-moderate cystic ̄brosis
(Hong Kong Physiotherapy Journal, 2022)Background: Autonomic nervous system balance is altered in cystic fibrosis (CF), although its influence on physical fitness has been poorly explored. Objective: This study aimed to evaluate the association ... -
Functional performance in the modified shuttle test in children and adolescents with cystic fibrosis
(Revista Paulista de Pediatria, 2021)Objective: To evaluate factors associated with the performance of children and adolescents with cystic fibrosis (CF) in the Modified Shuttle Test (MST) and compare it with healthy children and adolescents. ... -
Individual prevention and containment measures in schools in Catalonia, Spain, and community transmission of SARS-CoV-2 after school re-opening
(PLoS One, 2022)Background: Despite their clear lesser vulnerability to COVID-19, the extent by which children are susceptible to getting infected by SARS-CoV-2 and their capacity to transmit the infection to other ... -
Exploring the nasopharyngeal microbiota composition in infants with whooping cough: a test-negative case-control study
(PLoS One, 2021)Purpose: The purpose of this study was to characterize the nasopharyngeal microbiota of infants with possible and confirmed pertussis compared to healthy controls. Methods: This prospective study included ... -
Individual prevention and containment measures in schools in Catalonia, Spain, and community transmission of SARS-CoV-2 after school re-opening
(PLoS One, 2022)Background: Despite their clear lesser vulnerability to COVID-19, the extent by which children are susceptible to getting infected by SARS-CoV-2 and their capacity to transmit the infection to other ... -
Injuries of the subscapularis: prevalence of partial lesions and their diagnostic difficulty
(Revista Española de Artroscopia y Cirugía Articular, 2021-12)Objective: to conduct a review of partial ruptures of the subscapularis muscle (SSC) and establish their prevalence and preoperative diagnostic difficulty, as well as their frequent association to ... -
Multiplex antibody analysis of IgM, IgA and IgG to SARS-CoV-2 in saliva and serum from infected children and their close contacts
(Frontiers in Immunology, 2022)COVID-19 affects children to a lesser extent than adults but they can still get infected and transmit SARS-CoV-2 to their contacts. Field deployable non-invasive sensitive diagnostic techniques are ... -
Evaluating the effectiveness of care coordination interventions designed and implemented through a participatory action research process: Lessons learned from a quasi-experimental study in public healthcare networks in Latin America
(PLoS ONE, 2022)Background: Despite increasing recommendations for health professionals to participate in intervention design and implementation to effect changes in clinical practice, little is known about this ... -
Diagnostic accuracy and detection rate of glaucoma screening with optic disk photos, optical coherence tomography images, and telemedicine
(Journal of Clinical Medicine, 2022)Purpose: The aim of this study was to evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of optical coherence tomography (OCT) and retinography in the detection of glaucoma through a telemedicine program. Methods: A ... -
Cost-utility and biological underpinnings of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) versus a psychoeducational programme (FibroQoL) for fibromyalgia: a 12-month randomised controlled trial (EUDAIMON study)
(BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine, 2016)Background: The EUDAIMON study focuses on fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS), a prevalent chronic condition characterized by pain, fatigue, cognitive problems and distress. According to recent reviews and ... -
Limited joint mobility progression in type 1 diabetes: a 15-year follow-up study
(International Journal of Endocrinology, 2018)Objective. To assess the evolution of joint mobility over a period of 15 years in type 1 diabetic patients and healthy controls and to determine whether microalbuminuria is associated with a different ... -
Machine learning to understand the immune-inflammatory pathways in fibromyalgia
(International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2019)Fibromyalgia (FM) is a chronic syndrome characterized by widespread musculoskeletal pain, and physical and emotional symptoms. Although its pathophysiology is largely unknown, immune-inflammatory pathways ... -
Functional consequences of transferrin receptor-2 mutations causing hereditary hemochromatosis type 3
(Molecular Genetics & Genomic Medicine, 2015)Hereditary hemochromatosis (HH) type 3 is an autosomal recessive disorder of iron metabolism characterized by excessive iron deposition in the liver and caused by mutations in the transferrin receptor ... -
Comparing infant and toddler sleep patterns prior to and during the first wave of home confinement due to COVID-19 in Spain
(European Journal of Pediatrics, 2022)Recent literature has shown that sleep patterns are shaped during the first years of life, playing a relevant role in children’s functioning. We focused on comparing sleep patterns in infants and toddlers ... -
Serotypes and clonal composition of streptococcus pneumoniae isolates causing IPD in children and adults in Catalonia before 2013 to 2015 and after 2017 to 2019 systematic introduction of PCV13
(Microbiology Spectrum, 2021)The goal of this study was to investigate the distribution of serotypes and clonal composition of Streptococcus pneumoniae isolates causing invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD) in Catalonia, before and ... -
Implementing technology in healthcare: insights from physicians
(BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making, 2017)Background: Technology has significantly changed the way health organizations operate. However, the role it plays in healthcare systems remains unclear. This aim of this study was to evaluate the opinion ... -
Novel mutations in the ferritin-L iron-responsive element that only mildly impair IRP binding cause hereditary hyperferritinaemia cataract syndrome
(Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases, 2013)Background: Hereditary Hyperferritinaemia Cataract Syndrome (HHCS) is a rare autosomal dominant disease characterized by increased serum ferritin levels and early onset of bilateral cataract. The disease ...