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.
Research
We are working to understand diseases, to find out how they operate and to create better treatments for patients. Get to know about our groups and their lines of research.
People
People are the centre of the Vall d'Hebron Research Institute (VHIR). This is why we are bound by the principles of freedom of research, gender equality and professional attitudes that HRS4R promotes.
Clinical trials
Our work is not just basic or translational; we are leaders in clinical research. Enter and find about the clinical trials we are conducting and why we are a world reference in this field.
Progress
Our aim is to make the research carried out at the Vall d’Hebron Research Institute (VHIR) a driving force for transformation. How? By identifying new channels and solutions for the promotion of people's health and well-being.
Core facilities
We offer specialist support for researchers, internal and external alike, ranging from specific services to preparing complete projects. All this, from a perspective of quality and speed of response.
News
We offer you a gateway for staying up to date on everything going on at the Vall d’Hebron Research Institute (VHIR), from the latest news to future solidarity activities and initiatives that we are organising.
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: 34058062 Journal: IUBMB LIFE Year: 2022 Reference: IUBMB Life. 2022 Jan;74(1):74-84. doi: 10.1002/iub.2507. Epub 2021 May 31. Impact factor: 3.885 Publication type: Review in international publication Authors: Olaso-Gonzalez, Gloria; Inzitari, Marco; Bellelli, Giuseppe; Morandi, Alessandro; Barcons, Nuria; Vina, Jose et al. DOI: 10.1002/iub.2507
PMID: 35157252 Journal: European Geriatric Medicine Year: 2022 Reference: Eur Geriatr Med. 2022 Apr;13(2):505-506. doi: 10.1007/s41999-022-00611-x. Impact factor: 1.71 Publication type: Editorail in international publication Authors: Soulis, George; Inzitari, Marco et al. DOI: 10.1007/s41999-022-00611-x
PMID: 34417734 Journal: AGING CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH Year: 2022 Reference: Aging Clin Exp Res. 2022 Feb;34(2):349-357. doi: 10.1007/s40520-021-01950-8. Epub 2021 Aug 20. Impact factor: 3.638 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Minaglia, C; Tarasconi, A; Sella, M; Auriemma, S; Paterno, G; Faggian, G; Lucarelli, C; De Grazia, N; Alberto, C; Margola, A et al. DOI: 10.1007/s40520-021-01950-8
PMID: 35732390 Journal: BMJ Open Year: 2022 Reference: BMJ Open. 2022 Jun 22;12(6):e060822. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-060822. Impact factor: 2.692 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Lusilla-Palacios, Pilar; Ramos-Quiroga, Jose Antonio; Vazquez-De Sebastian, Julia; Puig, Gemma Parramon; Ciudin, Andreea; Comas, Marta; Cano Porras, Desiderio; Spanlang, Bernhard; Slater, Mel; Anastasiadou, Dimitra et al. DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-060822
PMID: 33160873 Journal: Journal of the American Medical Directors Association Year: 2021 Reference: J Am Med Dir Assoc. 2021 Jun;22(6):1162-1167.e3. doi: 10.1016/j.jamda.2020.09.032. Epub 2020 Nov 4. Impact factor: 4.669 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Morandi, Alessandro, Inzitari, Marco, Udina, Cristina, Gual, Neus, Mota, Miriam, Tassistro, Elena, Andreano, Anita, Cherubini, Antonio, Mossello, Enrico, Marengoni, Alessandra et al. DOI: 10.1016/j.jamda.2020.09.032
PMID: 33863275 Journal: BMC Geriatrics Year: 2021 Reference: BMC Geriatr. 2021 Apr 16;21(1):254. doi: 10.1186/s12877-021-02167-0. Impact factor: 3.921 Publication type: Letter or abstract Authors: Davey, Vanessa et al. DOI: 10.1186/s12877-021-02167-0
PMID: 33823162 Journal: Journal of the American Medical Directors Association Year: 2021 Reference: J Am Med Dir Assoc. 2021 Jul;22(7):1535-1542.e3. doi: 10.1016/j.jamda.2021.02.029. Epub 2021 Apr 3. Impact factor: 4.669 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Grossi, Eleonora, Morandi, Alessandro, Lucchi, Elena, Zambon, Antonella, Faraci, Bianca, Severgnini, Jessica, MacLullich, Alasdair, Smith, Heidi, Pandharipande, Pratik, Rizzini, Andrea et al. DOI: 10.1016/j.jamda.2021.02.029
PMID: 33792656 Journal: AGE AND AGEING Year: 2021 Reference: Age Ageing. 2021 Sep 11;50(5):1593-1599. doi: 10.1093/ageing/afab042. Impact factor: 10.668 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Di Bari, Mauro, Mazzola, Paolo, Tassistro, Elena, Di Santo, Simona, Rossi, Emanuela, Andreano, Anita, Valsecchi, Maria Grazia, Cherubini, Antonio, Marengoni, Alessandra, Mossello, Enrico et al. DOI: 10.1093/ageing/afab042
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.
