Publications by authors named "Ramona Hervas"
Introduction: The evaluation of integrated care programmes for older people is a challenge. We aim to share the early implementation results of the ProPCC programme in the North-Barcelona metropolitan area, in Catalonia, Spain.
Methods: We analysed the intervention with retrospective data from May 2018 to December 2021 by describing the cohort complexity and by showing its 6-months pre-post impact on time spent at home and resources used: primary care visits, emergency department visits, hospital admissions and hospital stay.
Forced spirometry is pivotal for diagnosis and management of respiratory diseases, but its use in primary care is suboptimal. The aim of the present study was to assess a web-based application aiming at fostering high-quality spirometry in primary care. This was a randomised controlled trial with 12 intervention primary care units (PCi) and six control units (PCc) studied over 12 months.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Bacterial colonisation in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) contributes to airway inflammation and modulates exacerbations. We assessed risk factors for bacterial colonisation in COPD.
Methods: Patients with stable COPD consecutively recruited over 1 year gave consent to provide a sputum sample for microbiologic analysis.
Objective: To determine the incidence of adult-onset asthma, along with lung function and immunologic characteristics, causes, and clinical course of the disease.
Patients And Methods: After identifying incident cases of asthma among adult residents of the district of North Barcelona, Spain, we proceeded to characterize the disease using a questionnaire, lung function tests, and skin allergy tests. Patients with an occupation associated with asthma, wheezing at work, and/or sensitization to workplace allergens were considered as having occupational asthma.