Facultat de Ciències de la Salut Blanquerna: Recent submissions
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The Association between social capital indicators and psychological distress in Catalan adolescents
(Frontiers in Psychology, 2022, 13:964689, 2022-08)According to the WHO, globally, one in seven adolescents experiences a mental disorder, being in a detrimental situation toward educational achievement, social cohesion, future health and life chances. ... -
Efficacy of capacitive resistive monopolar radiofrequency in the physiotherapeutic treatment of chronic pelvic pain syndrome: a randomized controlled trial
(Neurourology and urodynamics, 2022, 41:962‐972, 2022-04)Aim To evaluate the efficacy of adjuvant, capacitive resistive monopolar radiofrequency (CRMRF, INDIBA) treatment at 448 kHz together with physiotherapeutic techniques compared to a sham treatment with ... -
Lived experiences and opinions of women of sub-Saharan origin on female genital mutilation: a phenomenological study
(Journal of clinical nursing, 2022, 32:2547-2558, 2023-05)Aims and objectives This study aimed to describe and understand the lived experiences and opinions of sub-Saharan women living in Spain in relation to female genital mutilation. Background Female ... -
Analysis of gender perspective in the use of NANDA-I nursing diagnoses: a systematic review
(Nursing Open, 2022, 10, 1305–1326, 2022-11)Aim To identify, describe and analyse the gender perspective in the use of the diagnoses contained in the NANDA-I taxonomy in observational studies published in the scientific literature. Design and ... -
Family-based intervention to prevent childhood obesity among school-age children of low socioeconomic status: study protocol of the FIVALIN project
(BMC Pediatrics, 2021, 21: 246, 2021-05)Background: Childhood obesity represents a global public health crisis: the number of obese children and adolescents (aged 5–19 years) worldwide has risen tenfold in the past four decades. The vast ... -
Completeness of reporting acupuncture interventions for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: Review of adherence to the STRICTA statement [version 3; peer review: 2 approved]
(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 ... -
Food and nutrition insecurity in Europe: challenges and opportunities for dietitians
(Advances in nutrition, 2023, vol. 14, núm. 5, p. 995-1004, 2023-08)In recent years, the interest in food and nutrition insecurity in high-income countries has skyrocketed. However, its recognition in Europe is still developing. This perspective summarizes the evidence ... -
Effects of a multifaceted intervention in psychogeriatric patients: one-year prospective study
(European Journal of Hospital Pharmacy, 2020, 27:226-231, 2020-06)Objectives The aetiology of behavioural and psychological symptoms (BPSD) could be related to inadequate treatment in patients with dementia. The aim of this study was to determine how a multifaceted ... -
Programa de coordinación en la transición asistencial para la mejora de la farmacoterapia entre un Servicio de Urgencias y un Centro Sociosanitario
(Revista de la OFIL = ILAPHAR, 2022, vol. 32, núm. 2, p. 163-166, 2022)Objetivos: Describir un programa de colaboración entre farmacéuticos de un Servicio de Urgencias y un Centro sociosanitario, así como evaluar su impacto sobre la frecuencia de reconsulta al Servicio de ... -
Pharmacogenetic interventions improve the clinical outcome of treatment-resistant autistic spectrum disorder sufferers
(Pharmaceutics, 2022, 14 (5), 999, 2022-05)BACKGROUND: Autistic spectrum disorders (ASD) are severe neurodevelopmental alterations characterised by deficits in social communication and repetitive and restricted behaviours. About a third of ... -
CES1 and SLC6A2 genetic variants as predictors of response to methylphenidate in autism spectrum disorders
(Pharmacogenomics and personalized medicine, 2022, vol. 15, p. 951-957, 2022-11)Purpose Autistic spectrum disorders (ASD) children and adolescents usually present comorbidities, with 40–70% of them affected by attention deficit hyperactivity disorders (ADHD). The first option of ... -
Clinical impact of electronic monitoring devices of inhalers in adults with asthma or COPD: a systematic review and meta-analysis
(Pharmaceuticals, 2023, vol. 16, núm. 3, 414, 2023-03)We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis to gain insight into the characteristics and clinical impact of electronic monitoring devices of inhalers (EMDs) and their clinical interventions in ... -
Nutritional assessment of plant-based meat alternatives: a comparison of nutritional information of plant-based meat alternatives in Spanish supermarkets
(Nutrients, 2023, vol. 15, núm. 6, 1325, 2023-03)Since the classification of processed meat as carcinogenic by the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) in 2015, an increase in consumption of plant-based meat alternatives (PBMAs) has ... -
Culture-independent bacterial cell extraction from fluid milk and oat-based beverage for basic qualitative microscopy
(JDS Communications, 2023, vol. 4, núm. 2, p. 65-69, 2022-12)Microscopic techniques can provide rapid information for diagnosing microbial milk quality issues, but the butterfat and protein in milk can prevent microscopic visualization of bacteria. We describe ... -
Pharmacogenetics of antipsychotics: clinical utility and implementation
(Behavioural Brain Research, 2021, vol. 401, 113058, 2020-12)Decades of research have produced extensive evidence of the contribution of genetic factors to the efficacy and toxicity of antipsychotics. Numerous genetic variants in genes controlling drug availability ... -
The Impact of pharmaceutical care in multidisciplinary teams on health outcomes: systematic review and meta-analysis
(Journal of the American Medical Directors Association (JAMDA), 2021, vol. 22, núm. 12, p. 2518-2526, 2021-07)Objectives Pharmacists’ care has an essential role in multidisciplinary teams in charge of chronic patients. However, data available on the clinical outcomes of these activities appear inconclusive. ... -
How can reference budgets contribute to the construction of social indicators to assess the adequacy of minimum income and the affordability of necessary goods and services?
(2023-02)In this working paper we argue that the EU needs a new, additional indicator to implement and monitor the right to an adequate minimum income, as stipulated in principle 14 of the European Pillar of ... -
Towards cross-country comparable reference budgets in Europe: a methodological note on the development of food baskets
(2023-01)An adequate minimum income is imperative for the fight against poverty and for the realization of human rights (Cantillon et al., 2019; Van Lancker et al., 2020). A safety net that secures a decent ... -
Food aid in Europe in times of the COVID-19 crisis An international survey project
(2022-09)Food aid has become an integral part of welfare states across Europe, which was particularly striking during the socio-economic COVID-19 crisis. So far, however, there has been little cross-national ... -
Food aid in four European countries: Assessing the price and content of charitable food aid packages by using food basket, household budget survey and contextual data
(2023-01)Many European welfare states are confronted with a growing demand for charitable food aid among households that struggle to make ends meet. This issue is particularly pressing today as a consequence of ...