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Research on Aging, Frailty and Transitions in Barcelona

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.

Publications

Comment on Blancafort Alias et al. A Multi-Domain Group-Based Intervention to Promote Physical Activity, Healthy Nutrition, and Psychological Wellbeing in Older People with Losses in Intrinsic Capacity: AMICOPE Development Study. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2021, 18, 5979.

PMID: 35055682
Journal: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Year: 2022
Reference: Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2022 Jan 13;19(2). pii: ijerph19020860. doi: 10.3390/ijerph19020860.
Impact factor: 3.39
Publication type: Letter or abstract
Authors: Inzitari, Marco, Perez, Laura Monica, Villa-Garcia, Lorena, Cesari, Matteo et al.
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph19020860

Coordination between different health-care settings and transitional care: A challenge to take care of chronicity.

PMID: 33446437
Journal: Enfermeria clinica
Year: 2021
Reference: Enferm Clin. 2021 May-Jun;31(3):195-196. doi: 10.1016/j.enfcli.2020.10.036. Epub 2021 Jan 11.
Impact factor: 0
Publication type: Letter or abstract
Authors: Colominas-Callejas, Miriam et al.
DOI: 10.1016/j.enfcli.2020.10.036

Influences of service characteristics and older people's attributes on outcomes from direct payments.

PMID: 33388045
Journal: BMC Geriatrics
Year: 2021
Reference: BMC Geriatr. 2021 Jan 2;21(1):1. doi: 10.1186/s12877-020-01943-8.
Impact factor: 3.921
Publication type: Paper in international publication
Authors: Davey, Vanessa et al.
DOI: 10.1186/s12877-020-01943-8

Is loneliness a predictor of the modern geriatric giants? Analysis from the survey of health, ageing, and retirement in Europe.

PMID: 33358215
Journal: MATURITAS
Year: 2021
Reference: Maturitas. 2021 Feb;144:93-101. doi: 10.1016/j.maturitas.2020.11.010. Epub 2020 Dec 2.
Impact factor: 4.342
Publication type: Paper in international publication
Authors: Gine-Garriga, Maria, Jerez-Roig, Javier, Coll-Planas, Laura, Skelton, Dawn A, Inzitari, Marco, Booth, Joanne, Souza, Dyego L B et al.
DOI: 10.1016/j.maturitas.2020.11.010

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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.

Entre els projectes es troben 12 investigacions on participen investigadors i investigadores de Vall d’Hebron.

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Pre-doctoral Researcher for the Research Group on Aging, Frailty & Transitions in Barcelona (REFiT)
Start date:
31/01/2020
End date:
13/02/2020
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PROFIT study: It evaluates the benefits of physical exercise in people over 65 who suffer from lung, prostate or gastrointestinal cancer.

FRONTSTAGE study: It evaluates the effect of physical exercise on the physical and cognitive function of elderly people with mild mobility and memory problems.

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