About the VHIR
Here at the Vall d'Hebron Research Institute (VHIR) we promote biomedical research, innovation and teaching. Over 1,800 people are seeking to understand diseases today so the treatment can be improved tomorrow.
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The Research group on Aging, Frailty and Care Transitions in Barcelona (REFiTBcn) stems from the expertise of healthcare professionals of Parc Sanitari Pere Virgili. The group focuses on clinical epidemiology of aging and implementation science of innovative and integrated complex interventions, with the final aim of improving quality of life of older adults, from prevention and promotion of healthy aging to management of frailty.
The main research line include: cardiovascular risk, cognitive impairment and mobility disability; shared decisions and individualized management to improve rehabilitation of stroke and cancer survivors; management of delirium; integrated care in the community to prevent disability or to improve homecare.
The group maintains top-level international collaborations with Swedish, Canadian, Italian and US centres.
PMID: 39428265 Journal: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF GERIATRIC PSYCHIATRY Year: 2024 Reference: Am J Geriatr Psychiatry. 2024 Oct 9:S1064-7481(24)00481-0. doi: 10.1016/j.jagp.2024.09.017. Impact factor: Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Ars, Joan; Beridze, Giorgi; Calderon-Larranaga, Amaia; Farres-Godayol, Pau; Inzitari, Marco; Laukka, Erika J; Perez, Laura M; Welmer, Anna-Karin et al. DOI: 10.1016/j.jagp.2024.09.017
PMID: 39517366 Journal: Healthcare Year: 2024 Reference: Healthcare (Basel). 2024 Oct 29;12(21):2153. doi: 10.3390/healthcare12212153. Impact factor: Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Castellano-Tejedor, Carmina; Flores Mata, Cristina et al. DOI: 10.3390/healthcare12212153
PMID: 39568389 Journal: AGE AND AGEING Year: 2024 Reference: Age Ageing. 2024 Nov 1;53(11):afae248. doi: 10.1093/ageing/afae248. Impact factor: Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Ashkenazy, Shelly; Bellelli, Giuseppe; Caplan, Gideon; Chung, Chi Ryang; Collet, Marie Oxenboell; Elhadi, Muhammed; Gurjar, Mohan; Heras-La-Calle, Gabriel; Hoffman, Magdalena; Jeitziner, Marie-Madlen et al. DOI: 10.1093/ageing/afae248
PMID: 39614654 Journal: European Stroke Journal Year: 2024 Reference: Eur Stroke J. 2024 Nov 30:23969873241301904. doi: 10.1177/23969873241301904. Impact factor: Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Abilleira, Sonia; Aznar-Lou, Ignacio; Perez de la Osa, Natalia; Ribera, Aida; Ribo, Marc; Salvat-Plana, Merce; Sanchez-Vinas, Alba; Serrano-Blanco, Antoni; Slof, John; Soler-Font, Merce et al. DOI: 10.1177/23969873241301904
PMID: 37995122 Journal: JMIR formative research Year: 2023 Reference: JMIR Form Res. 2023 Nov 23;7:e34232. doi: 10.2196/34232. Impact factor: Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Castellano-Tejedor, Carmina; Gartner, Silvia; Ginchev, Todor; Haukkala, Ari; Iglesias Serrano, Ignacio; Izquierdo, Ana Diez; Khattak, Fida; Knittle, Keegan; Lusilla-Palacios, Pilar; Messa, Ines Mir et al. DOI: 10.2196/34232
PMID: 38003562 Journal: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES Year: 2023 Reference: Int J Mol Sci. 2023 Nov 15;24(22):16372. doi: 10.3390/ijms242216372. Impact factor: Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Aguinaco, Reyes; Astigarraga, Itziar; Bastida, Jose Maria; Bernardo, Angel; Carrasco, Marina; Castellano-Tejedor, Carmina; Closa, Laia; Corrales, Irene; Ferrero, Ainara; Garcia-Martinez, Iris et al. DOI: 10.3390/ijms242216372
PMID: 38081326 Journal: Journal of the American Medical Directors Association Year: 2023 Reference: J Am Med Dir Assoc. 2023 Dec 8:S1525-8610(23)00943-X. doi: 10.1016/j.jamda.2023.10.028. Impact factor: Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Bellelli, Giuseppe; Crippa, Matteo; Lombardi, Fabio; Mazzola, Paolo; Morandi, Alessandro; Re, Massimo; Riva, Luca; Scaccabarozzi, Gianlorenzo; Zambon, Antonella et al. DOI: 10.1016/j.jamda.2023.10.028
PMID: 38157286 Journal: AGE AND AGEING Year: 2023 Reference: Age Ageing. 2023 Dec 1;52(12):afad227. doi: 10.1093/ageing/afad227. Impact factor: Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Andres-Peiro, Jose Vicente; Blasco-Casado, Ferran; Carrion, Carme; Castellet-Feliu, Enric; de Sola-Morales, Oriol; Eis, Sophie; Garcia-Albo, Enrique; Gine-Garriga, Maria; Inzitari, Marco; Joshi-Jubert, Nayana et al. DOI: 10.1093/ageing/afad227
PMID: 35732390 Journal: BMJ Open Year: 2022 Reference: BMJ Open. 2022 Jun 22;12(6):e060822. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-060822. Impact factor: Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Anastasiadou, Dimitra; Cano Porras, Desiderio; Ciudin, Andreea; Comas, Marta; Lusilla-Palacios, Pilar; Puig, Gemma Parramon; Ramos-Quiroga, Jose Antonio; Slater, Mel; Spanlang, Bernhard; Vazquez-De Sebastian, Julia et al. DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-060822
PMID: 35441187 Journal: The Journal of frailty & aging Year: 2022 Reference: J Frailty Aging. 2022;11(2):127-128. doi: 10.14283/jfa.2022.29. Impact factor: Publication type: Editorail in international publication Authors: Aprahamian, I; Calvani, R; Canevelli, M; Cesari, M; Inzitari, M; Marzetti, E et al. DOI: 10.14283/jfa.2022.29
PMID: 34951704 Journal: JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN GERIATRICS SOCIETY Year: 2022 Reference: J Am Geriatr Soc. 2022 May;70(5):1495-1503. doi: 10.1111/jgs.17624. Epub 2021 Dec 24. Impact factor: Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Adamis, Dimitrios; Avidan, Michael S; Blazer, Dan G; Fick, Donna M; Hshieh, Tammy; Inouye, Sharon K; Jones, Richard N; Morandi, Alessandro; Oh, Esther; Price, Catherine et al. DOI: 10.1111/jgs.17624
PMID: 34798007 Journal: Journal of the American Medical Directors Association Year: 2022 Reference: J Am Med Dir Assoc. 2022 May;23(5):885-888. doi: 10.1016/j.jamda.2021.10.004. Epub 2021 Nov 16. Impact factor: Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Bellelli, Giuseppe; Di Santo, Simona; Marengoni, Alessandra; Monacelli, Fiammetta; Morandi, Alessandro; Rossi, Emanuela; Signori, Alessio; Valsecchi, Maria Grazia et al. DOI: 10.1016/j.jamda.2021.10.004
PMID: 33744918 Journal: AGE AND AGEING Year: 2021 Reference: Age Ageing. 2021 Sep 11;50(5):1719-1727. doi: 10.1093/ageing/afab036. Impact factor: Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Aguilar, Gerardo; Ahmed, Hazem; Aidoni, Zoi; Aikaterini, Kounougeri; Allgauer, Sebastian; Andersen, Finn H; Andersen, Finn H; Artigas, Antonio; Baird, Yolanda; Balasubramaniam, Madhu et al. DOI: 10.1093/ageing/afab036
PMID: 33411332 Journal: JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN GERIATRICS SOCIETY Year: 2021 Reference: J Am Geriatr Soc. 2021 Feb;69(2):293-299. doi: 10.1111/jgs.16969. Epub 2020 Dec 8. Impact factor: Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Bellelli, Giuseppe; Bianchetti, Angelo; Blangiardo, Paolo; Bna, Claudio; Bonfanti, Paolo; Cesaroni, Giulia; Chizzoli, Anita; Citerio, Giuseppe; Faraci, Bianca; Gentile, Simona et al. DOI: 10.1111/jgs.16969
PMID: 33524341 Journal: Journal of the American Medical Directors Association Year: 2021 Reference: J Am Med Dir Assoc. 2021 Jun;22(6):1228-1234. doi: 10.1016/j.jamda.2020.12.034. Epub 2021 Jan 29. Impact factor: Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Buurman, Bianca M; Franssen, R; Frenkel, W J; Gual, Neus; Henstra, M J; Inzitari, Marco; Kaland, K J; MacNeil Vroomen, Janet L; Parlevliet, J L; Resodikromo, M N et al. DOI: 10.1016/j.jamda.2020.12.034
PMID: 33477879 Journal: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health Year: 2021 Reference: Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021 Jan 19;18(2). pii: ijerph18020808. doi: 10.3390/ijerph18020808. Impact factor: Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Ars, Joan; Baro, Sonia; Castellano-Tejedor, Carmina; Cesari, Matteo; Diaz-Gallego, Francisco; Enfedaque, Maria B; Espi-Valbe, Paula; Inzitari, Marco; Perez, Laura M; Soto-Bagaria, Luis et al. DOI: 10.3390/ijerph18020808
PMID: 32003750 Journal: JMIR mHealth and uHealth Year: 2020 Reference: JMIR Mhealth Uhealth. 2020 Jan 30;8(1):e12884. doi: 10.2196/12884. Impact factor: Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Castellano-Tejedor, Carmina; Costa-Requena, Jose; Ginchev, Todor; Haukkala, Ari; Helf, Christopher; Khattak, Fida; Knittle, Keegan; Lusilla-Palacios, Pilar; Nurmi, Johanna; Ravaja, Niklas et al. DOI: 10.2196/12884
PMID: 33244558 Journal: Journal of Nutrition Health & Aging Year: 2020 Reference: J Nutr Health Aging. 2020;24(10):1042-1046. doi: 10.1007/s12603-020-1447-8. Impact factor: 2.791 Publication type: Editorail in international publication Authors: Inzitari, M, Risco, E, Cesari, M, Buurman, B M, Kuluski, K, Davey, V, Bennett, L, Varela, J, Prvu Bettger, J et al. DOI: 10.1007/s12603-020-1447-8
PMID: 33049559 Journal: NURSE EDUCATION TODAY Year: 2020 Reference: Nurse Educ Today. 2020 Dec;95:104582. doi: 10.1016/j.nedt.2020.104582. Epub 2020 Sep 5. Impact factor: 2.49 Publication type: Review in international publication Authors: Pedregosa, Sara, Fabrellas, Nuria, Risco, Ester, Pereira, Mariana, Dmoch-Gajzlerska, Ewa, Senuzun, Fisun, Martin, Sandra, Zabalegui, Adelaida et al. DOI: 10.1016/j.nedt.2020.104582
PMID: 32887564 Journal: BMC Geriatrics Year: 2020 Reference: BMC Geriatr. 2020 Sep 4;20(1):321. doi: 10.1186/s12877-020-01694-6. Impact factor: 3.077 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Gual, Neus, Perez, Laura Monica, Castellano-Tejedor, Carmina, Lusilla-Palacios, Pilar, Castro, Judith, Soto-Bagaria, Luis, Coll-Planas, Laura, Roque, Marta, Vena, Ana Belen, Fontecha, Benito et al. DOI: 10.1186/s12877-020-01694-6
PMID: 31288087 Journal: EXPERIMENTAL GERONTOLOGY Year: 2019 Reference: Exp Gerontol. 2019 Sep;124:110652. doi: 10.1016/j.exger.2019.110652. Epub 2019 Jul 6. Impact factor: 3.08 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Inzitari, Marco, Metti, Andrea, Rosano, Caterina, Perez, Laura M, Carrizo, Gabriela, Verghese, Joe, Newman, Anne B, Studenski, Stephanie, Rosso, Andrea L, Udina, Cristina et al. DOI: 10.1016/j.exger.2019.110652
PMID: 31018014 Journal: JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN GERIATRICS SOCIETY Year: 2019 Reference: J Am Geriatr Soc. 2019 Sep;67(9):1979-1981. doi: 10.1111/jgs.15944. Epub 2019 Apr 24. Impact factor: 4.113 Publication type: Letter whit IF Authors: Mas, Miquel A, Gamez, Sara, Inzitari, Marco, Ribera, Aida, Santaeugenia, Sebastia J, Gallofre, Miquel, Closa, Conxita et al. DOI: 10.1111/jgs.15944
PMID: 30792139 Journal: Revista espanola de geriatria y gerontologia Year: 2019 Reference: Rev Esp Geriatr Gerontol. 2019 May - Jun;54(3):136-142. doi: 10.1016/j.regg.2018.11.005. Epub 2019 Feb 18. Impact factor: 0 Publication type: Paper in national publication Authors: Mas, Miquel Angel, Miralles, Ramon, Renom-Guiteras, Anna, Duran, Xavier, Inzitari, Marco et al. DOI: 10.1016/j.regg.2018.11.005
PMID: 30676263 Journal: JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF NUTRITION Year: 2019 Reference: J Am Coll Nutr. 2019 Jul;38(5):441-446. doi: 10.1080/07315724.2018.1541427. Epub 2019 Jan 24. Impact factor: 2.08 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Lelli, Diana, Calle, Alicia, Perez, Laura Monica, Onder, Graziano, Morandi, Alessandro, Ortolani, Elena, Colominas, Miriam, Pedone, Claudio, Inzitari, Marco et al. DOI: 10.1080/07315724.2018.1541427
PMID: 28292582 Journal: Atencion Primaria Year: 2017 Reference: Aten Primaria. 2017 Nov;49(9):510-517. doi: 10.1016/j.aprim.2016.11.010. Epub 2017 Mar 11. Impact factor: 1.042 Publication type: Paper in national publication Authors: Inzitari, Marco, Gual, Neus, Yuste Font, Anna, Enfedaque Montes, Belen, Blay Pueyo, Carles, Martin Alvarez, Remedios et al. DOI: 10.1016/j.aprim.2016.11.010
PMID: 28655169 Journal: AGE AND AGEING Year: 2017 Reference: Age Ageing. 2017 Nov 1;46(6):925-931. doi: 10.1093/ageing/afx099. Impact factor: 4.282 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Santaeugenia, Sebastia J, Miralles, Ramon, Sabate, Sergi, Inzitari, Marco, Mas, Miquel A et al. DOI: 10.1093/ageing/afx099
PMID: 26908071 Journal: Revista espanola de geriatria y gerontologia Year: 2017 Reference: Rev Esp Geriatr Gerontol. 2017 Jan - Feb;52(1):35-43. doi: 10.1016/j.regg.2015.12.010. Epub 2016 Feb 20. Impact factor: 0 Publication type: Review in national publication Authors: Inzitari, Marco, Calle, Alicia, Esteve, Anna, Casas, Alvaro, Torrents, Nuria, Martinez, Nicolas et al. DOI: 10.1016/j.regg.2015.12.010
PMID: 28578883 Journal: Journal of the American Medical Directors Association Year: 2017 Reference: J Am Med Dir Assoc. 2017 Sep 1;18(9):780-784. doi: 10.1016/j.jamda.2017.04.006. Epub 2017 May 31. Impact factor: 5.775 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Closa, Conxita, Mas, Miquel A, Santaeugenia, Sebastia J, Inzitari, Marco, Ribera, Aida, Gallofre, Miquel et al. DOI: 10.1016/j.jamda.2017.04.006
PMID: 27883165 Journal: The Journal of frailty & aging Year: 2016 Reference: J Frailty Aging. 2016;5(4):201-203. doi: 10.14283/jfa.2016.114. Impact factor: 0 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Inzitari, M, Ruiz, D, Martos, J, Santaeugenia, S et al. DOI: 10.14283/jfa.2016.114
It is part of the PROFIT Project (Personalizing the Approach to Frail Oncology Patients through Assessment and Individualized Intervention), an innovative initiative focused on providing comprehensive care for oncology patients experiencing frailty.
The two centres call on people with a diagnosis of cancer over 65-years-old and living in Barcelona to participate in the trial.
The Barcelona Aging coLLaboratory (BALL) aims to create innovative solutions, with the participation of end users, to improve quality of life and health and social care for the elderly.
