Browsing by Author "Sitjà i Rabert, Mercè"
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A methodological review revealed that reporting of trials in manual therapy has not improved over time
Alvarez Bustins, Gerard; Solà, Ivan; Sitjà i Rabert, Mercè; Fort Vanmeerhaeghe, Azahara; Gich Saladich, Ignasi; Fernández-Jané, Carles; Bonfill, X. (Xavier); Urrútia, Gerard (Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, 2020, 121: 32-44, 2020-05)Objective: The aim of this review was to evaluate a selection of major reporting aspects in manual therapy (MT) trials, before and after the publication of the CONSORT extension for non-pharmacological ... -
A socio-ecological approach to reduce the physical activity drop-out ratio in primary care-based patients with type 2 diabetes: the SENWI study protocol for a randomized control trial
Jabardo-Camprubí, Guillem; Bort-Roig, Judit; Donat Roca, Rafel; Milà, Raimon; Sitjà i Rabert, Mercè; McKenna, Jim; Puig-Ribera, Anna (Trials, 2022, 23, 842, 2022-10)Background Physical activity (PA) is a key behaviour for patients with type 2 diabetes (T2DM). However, healthcare professionals’ (HCP) recommendations (walking advice), which are short-term and ... -
Acupuncture techniques for COPD: a systematic review
Fernández-Jané, Carles; Vilaró, Jordi; Fei, Yutong; Wang, Congcong; Liu, Jianping; Huang, Na; Xia, Ruyu; Tian, Xia; Hu, Ruixue; Wen, Lingzi; Yu, Mingkun; Gómara i Toldrà, Natàlia; Solà-Madurell, Mireia; Sitjà i Rabert, Mercè (BMC Complementary Medicine and Therapies, 2020, vol. 20, núm. article 138, 2020-05)Background This is the second part of a large spectrum systematic review which aims to identify and assess the evidence for the efficacy of non-pharmacological acupuncture techniques in the treatment ... -
Assessing the feasibility and acceptability of a primary care socio-ecological approach to improve physical activity adherence among people with type 2 diabetes: the SENWI project
Jabardo-Camprubí, Guillem; Puig-Ribera, Anna; Donat Roca, Rafel; Farrés-Godayol, Pau; Nazar-Gonzalez, Sebastian; Sitjà i Rabert, Mercè; Espelt, Albert; Bort-Roig, Judit (Healthcare, 2023, 11(13), 1815, 2023-06)Maintaining an active lifestyle is a key health behavior in people with type 2 diabetes (T2D). This study assessed the feasibility and acceptability of a socio-ecological Nordic walking intervention ... -
Completeness of reporting acupuncture interventions for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: Review of adherence to the STRICTA statement [version 3; peer review: 2 approved]
Fernández-Jané, Carles; Solà-Madurell, Mireia; Yu, Mingkun; Liang, ChangHao; Fei, Yutong; Sitjà i Rabert, Mercè; Urrútia, Gerard (F1000Research, 2020, 9:226, 2020-11)Background: The completeness of reporting of acupuncture interventions is critical to ensure the applicability and reproducibility of acupuncture clinical trials. In the past, different publications ... -
Efectos del entrenamiento vibratorio en personas físicamente activas: revisión sistemática
Fort Vanmeerhaeghe, Azahara; Guerra Balic, Míriam; Romero Rodríguez, Daniel; Sitjà i Rabert, Mercè; Bagur Calafat, Caritat; Girabent i Farrès, Montserrat; Lloret Riera, Mario (Revista Internacional de Medicina y Ciencias de la Actividad Física y el Deporte , 2011, vol. 11, núm. 43, 2011-09)El objetivo principal de esta revisión sistemática es determinar la evidencia actual sobre los efectos del EV, producidos a largo plazo, sobre el rendimiento físico en población físicamente activa. La ... -
Effectiveness of home-based exercise delivered by digital health in older adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Solis-Navarro, Lilian; Gismero Serra, Aina; Fernández-Jané, Carles; Torres Castro, Rodrigo; Solà-Madurell, Mireia; Bergé, Clara; Mónica Pérez, Laura; Ars , Joan; Martín-Borràs, Carme; Vilaró, Jordi; Sitjà i Rabert, Mercè (Age and ageing, 2022, 51(11): 1-10, 2022-11)Background regular physical exercise is essential to maintain or improve functional capacity in older adults. Multimorbidity, functional limitation, social barriers and currently, coronavirus disease ... -
Effects on sleep quality of physical exercise programs in older adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Solis-Navarro, Lilian; Masot, Olga; Torres Castro, Rodrigo; Otto Yáñez, Matías; Fernández-Jané, Carles; Solà-Madurell, Mireia; Coda, Andrea; Cyrus-Barker, Erika; Sitjà i Rabert, Mercè; Mónica Pérez, Laura (Clocks & Sleep, 2023, 5(2), 152-166, 2023-03)Background: Given the beneficial effects of exercise in different populations and the close relationship between healthy ageing and sleep quality, our objective was to determine if physical exercise ... -
Efficacy of radial extracorporeal shock wave therapy compared with botulinum toxin type A injection in treatment of lower extremity spasticity in subjects with cerebral palsy: A randomized, controlled, cross-over study
Vidal, Xavier; Martí i Fàbregas, Joan; Canet Vélez, Olga; Roqué, Marta; Morral Fernández, Antoni; Tur, Miriam; Schmitz, Christoph; Sitjà i Rabert, Mercè (Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine, 2020, vol. 52, núm. 6, 2020-06)Objectives: To investigate whether botulinum toxin type A (BTX-A) injection is more effective than radial extracorporeal shock wave therapy in reducing plantar flexor muscle spasticity in subjects with ... -
Experience, facilitators, and barriers to the implementation of a multicomponent programme in older people living in the community, +AGIL Barcelona: a qualitative study
Canet Vélez, Olga; Solis-Navarro, Lilian; Sitjà i Rabert, Mercè; Mónica Pérez, Laura; Roca Llobet, Judith; Soto-Bagaria, Luis; Torres Castro, Rodrigo; Díaz-Gallego, Francisco; Vilaró, Jordi; Inzitari, Marco (Frontiers in Public Health, 2023, 11:1161883, 2023-03)Introduction: The +AGIL Barcelona programme is a multicomponent care intervention for frail older adults (FOAs) living in the community. To improve the programme, it is essential to investigate the ... -
Filiform needle acupuncture for copd: A systematic review and meta- analysis
Fernández-Jané, Carles; Vilaró, Jordi; Fei, Yutong; Wang, Congcong; Liu, Jianping; Huang, Na; Xia, Ruyu; Tian, Xia; Hu, Ruixue; Yu, Mingkun; Gómara i Toldrà, Natàlia; Solà-Madurell, Mireia; Sitjà i Rabert, Mercè (Complementary Therapies In Medicine 2019, 47: 102182, 2019-08-19)Background This is the first part of a larger spectrum systematic review which aims to identify and evaluates the effectiveness of all different non-pharmacological acupuncture techniques used for COPD. ... -
Future Housing Older People Project – HoOp_Focus : perspectiva dels usuaris
Rifà Ros, Rosa; Sitjà i Rabert, Mercè; Carrillo Álvarez, Elena; Reyes-Vizacarro, Marta; Vilaró, Jordi; Fornt-Baldrich, Anna; Rodríguez Monforte, Míriam (2024-03)Les persones grans constitueixen una proporció important de la població mundial i es preveu que en les properes dècades la tendència sigui creixent. En aquest sentit, un dels principals desafiaments amb ... -
Inappropriate patient sexual behavior in physiotherapy: A systematic review
Amanulla, Safiya; Saju, Irin; Solé, Sílvia; Campoy, Carme; Martínez, Laura; Pérez Yus, María Cruz; Sitjà i Rabert, Mercè; Serrat, Mayte; Bravo, Cristina (Sustainability, 2021, 13(24): 13876, 2021-12)A behavior which is increasing in prevalence is sexual harassment initiated by a client and displayed towards the healthcare professionals and students of these healthcare-related professions. This is ... -
Interventions across the retirement transition for improving well-being: A scoping review
Rodríguez Monforte, Míriam; Fernández-Jané, Carles; Martin Arribas, Anna; Costa-Tutusaus, Lluís; Sitjà i Rabert, Mercè; Ramírez García, Inés; Canet Vélez, Olga; Kopp, Jenna; Vilaró, Jordi; Carrillo Álvarez, Elena (International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2020, vol. 17, núm. 12, 2020-06)Background: The work-to-retirement transition involves a process of psychologically and behaviorally distancing oneself from the workforce that is often accompanied by other social changes, which can ... -
Interventions across the retirement transition for improving well-being: a scoping review protocol
Rodríguez Monforte, Míriam; Fernández-Jané, Carles; Martin Arribas, Anna; Sitjà i Rabert, Mercè; Canet Vélez, Olga; Sanromà Ortiz, Montserrat; Vilaró, Jordi; Carrillo Álvarez, Elena (BMJ Open, 2019, 9:e030484, 2019-09)Introduction The work-to-retirement transition involves a process of psychologically and behaviourally distancing oneself from the workforce that is often accompanied by other social changes. The person ... -
Lack of pragmatic attitude of self-labelled pragmatic trials on manual therapy: a methodological review
Roura Carvajal, Sonia; Alvarez Bustins, Gerard; Hohenschurz-Schmidt, D.; Solà, Ivan; Núñez-Cortés, Rodrigo; Bracchiglione, J.; Fernández-Jané, Carles; Phalip, J.; Gich Saladich, Ignasi; Sitjà i Rabert, Mercè; Urrútia, Gerard (BMC Medical Research Methodology, 2024, 24: 273, 2024-11)Background Pragmatic randomized controlled trials are getting more interest to improve trials’ external validity. This study aimed to assess how pragmatic the design of the self-labelled pragmatic ... -
Quality of reporting acupuncture interventions for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: Review of adherence to the STRICTA statement [version 2; peer review: 2 approved with reservations]
Fernández-Jané, Carles; Solà-Madurell, Mireia; Yu, Mingkun; Liang, ChangHao; Fei, Yutong; Sitjà i Rabert, Mercè; Urrútia, Gerard (F1000Research, 2020, 9:226, 2020-10)Background: The quality of reporting of acupuncture interventions is critical to ensure the applicability and reproducibility of acupuncture clinical trials. In the past, different publications have ... -
Sample size, study length, and inadequate controls were the most common self-acknowledged limitations in manual therapy trials: A methodological review
Alvarez Bustins, Gerard; Núñez-Cortés, Rodrigo; Solà, Ivan; Sitjà i Rabert, Mercè; Fort Vanmeerhaeghe, Azahara; Fernández-Jané, Carles; Bonfill, X. (Xavier); Urrútia, Gerard (Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, 2021, 130: 96-106, 2021-02)Objective: The aim of this study was to quantify and analyze the presence and type of self-acknowledged limitations (SALs) in a sample of manual therapy (MT) randomized controlled trials (RCTs). Study ... -
The Efficacy of the proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation (PNF) approach in stroke rehabilitation to improve basic activities of daily living and quality of life: a systematic review and meta-analysis protocol
Guiu-Tula, Francesc Xavier; Cabanas Valdés, Rosa María; Sitjà i Rabert, Mercè; Urrútia, Gerard; Gómara i Toldrà, Natàlia (BMJ Open, 2017, vol. 7:e016739, 2017-12)Introduction Proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation (PNF) is a widely used rehabilitation concept, although its efficacy has not yet been demonstrated in stroke survivors. The aim of this systematic ... -
Whole body vibration for older persons: an open randomized, multicentre, parallel, clinical trial
Sitjà i Rabert, Mercè; Martínez Zapata, Mª José; Fort Vanmeerhaeghe, Azahara; Rey Abella, Ferran; Romero Rodríguez, Daniel; Bonfill, X. (Xavier) (BMC Geriatrics, 2011, vol. 11, núm. 89, 2011-12)Background Institutionalized older persons have a poor functional capacity. Including physical exercise in their routine activities decreases their frailty and improves their quality of life. Whole-body ...