214 results match your criteria: "Universitat Oberta de Catalunya-UOC[Affiliation]"
Well-designed effective interventions promoting sustainable diets are urgently needed to benefit both human and planetary health. This study evaluated the feasibility, acceptability, and potential impact of a pilot blended digital intervention aimed at promoting sustainable diets. We conducted a series of ABA n-of-1 trials with baseline, intervention, and follow-up phases over the course of a year, involving twelve participants.
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January 2025
Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology, Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg.
To ensure the fairness and trustworthiness of machine learning (ML) systems, recent legislative initiatives and relevant research in the ML community have pointed out the need to document the data used to train ML models. Besides, data-sharing practices in many scientific domains have evolved in recent years for reproducibility purposes. In this sense, academic institutions' adoption of these practices has encouraged researchers to publish their data and technical documentation in peer-reviewed publications such as data papers.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFDiabetes Obes Metab
January 2025
Department of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes Research Center, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, New York, USA.
Background: Fibromyalgia (FM) is a generalized, widespread chronic pain disorder affecting 2.7% of the general population. In recent years, different studies have observed a strong association between FM and psychological trauma.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFClin Investig Arterioscler
December 2024
Servicio de Endocrinología y Nutrición, Hospital Clínic, IDIBAPS, Barcelona, España; Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de la Fisiopatología de la Obesidad y Nutrición (CIBEROBN), Instituto de Salud Carlos III (ISCIII), Madrid, España; Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud, Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (UOC), Barcelona, España. Electronic address:
Introduction And Objectives: More than 50% of first cardiovascular events (CVE) occur in populations identified as at low or intermediate risk by the risk equations, so the inclusion of additional variables, such as polygenic risk scores (PRS), has been proposed to improve the predictive capacity of these equations. The aim of this study was to assess whether a PRS, independently or with clinical risk equations, is associated with the presence, severity and extent of subclinical atherosclerosis.
Methods: 109 subjects with atherosclerosis were selected from the ILERVAS cohort (primary prevention) and matched with 109 participants without atherosclerosis of the same age, sex and SCORE2 risk level.
Sensors (Basel)
November 2024
Faculty of Computer Science, Multimedia and Telecommunications, Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (UOC), Rambla del Poblenou 156, 08018 Barcelona, Spain.
Optimizing urban water distribution systems is essential for reducing economic losses, minimizing water wastage, and addressing resource access gaps, particularly in drought-prone regions impacted by climate change. We apply advanced artificial intelligence (AI) techniques and the Internet of Things (IoT) to optimize water networks in Spain using simulation. By employing EPANET for hydraulic modeling and a linear regression-based algorithm for optimization, we achieved up to 96.
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October 2024
Faculty of Psychology, Universidad Internacional de la Rioja, 26006 Logroño, Spain.
This study aimed to explore the effects of Instagram use on body satisfaction and self-esteem in young adults 20 to 40 years (N = 95). Given the widespread use of social media and its potential influence on body image, we sought to understand how Instagram use may contribute to body dissatisfaction and self-esteem, particularly through quantitative analysis of self-report measures. A cross-sectional survey design in which the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale (RSES), the Body Shape Questionnaire (BSQ), and additional ad hoc questions designed to assess Instagram usage patterns were employed.
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January 2025
Division of Physiological Sciences, Department of Human Biology, University of Cape Town, 7700, South Africa Health Through Physical Activity Lifestyle and Sport Research Centre, Sports Science Institute of South Africa, South Africa; International Federation of Sports Medicine (FIMS) Collaborative Centre of Sports Medicine, HPALS, University of Cape Town, 7700, South Africa; Research Center for Health Through Physical Activity, Lifestyle and Sport, Division of Physiology, Department of Human Biology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, 7700, South Africa.
South Africa faces a dual burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) and communicable diseases, exacerbated by the high consumption of processed foods. The Eat Better South Africa (EBSA) program implements community-based low-carbohydrate, high-fat (LCHF) interventions to address these issues. This study evaluated the impact of EBSA's 6-week program on the metabolic health and well-being of 32 women from underserved communities.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAm J Geriatr Psychiatry
October 2024
Aging Research Center, Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society (NVS), (JA, ACL, GB, EJL, AKW), Karolinska Institutet and Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden; Stockholm Gerontology Research Center (ACL, EJL, AKW), Stockholm, Sweden; Division of Physiotherapy (AKW), Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden; Women´s Health and Allied Health Professionals Theme (AKW), Medical Unit Medical Psychology, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden.
Objective: Research suggests that physical activity (PA) improves cognitive function across various domains. However, the specific role of different PA measures, including step count, remains to be explored. Our aim was to assess the correlation between objectively measured PA and cognitive function.
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December 2024
FoodLab Research Group (2021 SGR 01357), Faculty of Health Sciences, Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (UOC), Barcelona, Spain.
The Mediterranean diet (MD) has been shown to be a healthy dietary pattern (DP), and lately it is increasingly being studied as a sustainable DP. The aim of this study is to analyze whether the MD is a sustainable and healthy DP accounting for its carbon footprint, water footprint (WF), land use (LU), and/or energy use, based on the existing scientific literature. We conducted a systematic review following PRISMA guidelines and registered in PROSPERO (CRD42022309916).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPLoS One
October 2024
REFiT Bcn Research Group, Parc Sanitari Pere Virgili and Vall d'Hebron Institute of Research (VHIR), Barcelona, Spain.
Purpose: We aimed to describe the intensity of care and its consequences on informal caregivers of stroke survivors according to the degree of care receivers' functional dependence for activities of daily living; and to identify the factors associated with caregivers' care-related quality of life.
Methods: Cross-sectional analysis of prospective data collected in a cost-utility study alongside the RACECAT trial in Catalonia (Spain). One-hundred and thirty-two care receiver-caregiver pairs were interviewed six months after stroke.
Parkinsonism Relat Disord
November 2024
Department of Neurology, Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Barcelona, Spain; Movement Disorders Unit, Department of Neurology, Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Spain; Center for Networked Biomedical Research in Neurodegenerative Diseases (CIBERNED, Carlos III Health Institute (ISCIII), Madrid, Spain; Department of Medicine Autonomous University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain; Faculty of Health Sciences, Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (UOC), Barcelona, Spain.
Background: Heterozygous variants in the glucocerebrosidase (GBA1) gene are the most common genetic risk factor for Parkinson's Disease (PD). GBA1-PD patients exhibit earlier disease onset, severe motor impairment, and heightened cognitive decline. Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) offers motor improvement for PD patients, but its cognitive effects, particularly in GBA1-PD, are debated.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFJ Med Internet Res
September 2024
Faculty of Health Sciences, Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (UOC), Barcelona, Spain.
Background: Ensuring access to accurate and verified information is essential for effective patient treatment and diagnosis. Although health workers rely on the internet for clinical data, there is a need for a more streamlined approach.
Objective: This systematic review aims to assess the current state of artificial intelligence (AI) and natural language processing (NLP) techniques in health care to identify their potential use in electronic health records and automated information searches.
Int J Environ Res Public Health
July 2024
Psynaptic, Psicología y Servicios Científicos y Tecnológicos S.L.P, Sant Quirze del Vallès, 08192 Barcelona, Spain.
The concept of gamification, originally rooted in digital media and game design, has increasingly emerged as a pivotal element in psychology and engagement strategies. Its application spans diverse domains within healthcare, offering innovative solutions to transform patient care through behavior modification and heightened engagement. This contemporary perspective explores theoretical frameworks and provides a critical interdisciplinary examination of current advancements in gamification for mental health and health psychology, identifying existing knowledge gaps and projecting future trends and research directions within these contexts.
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August 2024
Facultat de Ciències de la Salut de Manresa, Departament d'Epidemiologia i Metodologia de les Ciències Socials i de la Salut, Research Group in Epidemiology and Public Health in the Digital Health Context (epi4Health), Universitat de Vic-Universitat Central de Catalunya (UVic-UCC), Manresa, Barcelona, Spain.
Aims: The aim of the present study was to estimate the evolution of binge drinking since the pre-pandemic period, and throughout the pandemic period with the application and lifting of the restrictions in adolescents aged 12 to 19 years old in school in Central Catalonia.
Methodology: Quasi-experimental time series study with two samples of adolescents. The first sample (1st wave of survey, pre-pandemic period) was obtained between the months of September 2019 to March 2020 (n = 6621) and the second sample (2nd wave of survey, pandemic period) between the months of October 2021 and March 2022 (n = 7576).
JMIR Med Educ
August 2024
Stirling Management School, Stirling University, FK9 4LA, Stirling, United Kingdom, 44 1482 466914.
Background: Official conference hashtags are commonly used to promote tweeting and social media engagement. The reach and impact of introducing a new hashtag during an oncology conference have yet to be studied. The American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) conducts an annual global meeting, which was entirely virtual due to the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 and 2021.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFArch Clin Neuropsychol
August 2024
Department of Medicine, Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona (UAB), Barcelona, Spain.
Objective: The effects of stimulation frequency on verbal fluency (VF) following subthalamic nucleus deep brain stimulation (STN-DBS) in Parkinson's disease (PD) are not well understood. The present study examines the impact stimulation frequency has on VF following bilateral STN-DBS in PD.
Methods: Prospective study of 38 consecutive patients with PD with low frequency STN-DBS (LFS) (n = 10) and high frequency STN-DBS (HFS) (n = 14), and a non-operated PD control group consisting of patients with fluctuating response to dopaminergic medication (n = 14) homogeneous in age, education, disease duration, and global cognitive function.
Tobacco use during pregnancy is the main avoidable cause of morbidity and mortality both for pregnant women and their offspring. Between 12 and 22% of pregnant women in industrialized countries smoke during pregnancy, and 13% are unable to stop smoking. Pregnancy is considered an ideal opportunity to intervene and control tobacco use among smokers and their families.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAn Pediatr (Engl Ed)
August 2024
Fundación CLE/Grupo Mente-Cerebro, Instituto Cultura y Sociedad, Universidad de Navarra, Pamplona, Spain.
Int Clin Psychopharmacol
June 2024
International Center for Ethnobotanical Education, Research and Service (ICEERS), Barcelona, Spain.
Objective: While social cognition is shown to be impaired in several mental disorders, the effects of cannabis on social cognition are still not clear. Past studies have used the multifaceted empathy test (MET) to study social cognition. This study aims to test the validity of the MET Spanish version and to evaluate the effects of cannabis use on social cognition.
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June 2024
Unitat de Suport a la Recerca de la Catalunya Central, Fundació Institut Universitari per a la Recerca a l'Atenció Primària de Salut Jordi Gol i Gurina, 082424 Manresa, Spain.
The prevalence of dermatological conditions in primary care, coupled with challenges such as dermatologist shortages and rising consultation costs, highlights the need for innovative solutions. Artificial intelligence (AI) holds promise for improving the diagnostic analysis of skin lesion images, potentially enhancing patient care in primary settings. This systematic review following PRISMA guidelines examined primary studies (2012-2022) assessing AI algorithms' diagnostic accuracy for skin diseases in primary care.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFJ Med Humanit
June 2024
Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (UOC), Barcelona, Spain.
This article focuses on the ways in which narrative accounts of loneliness in literature problematize current definitions of this important and yet underexplored determinant of health. I argue that the prevailing conceptualization of loneliness in health research, with a general emphasis on social prescribing, obscures other dimensions of loneliness beyond social connectedness that also need to be accounted for in its definition. Drawing on narrative approaches to health and care and taking as a case study Santiago Lorenzo's Spanish novel Los asquerosos (2018), the article gestures toward a more political-rather than exclusively subjective and relational-reading of loneliness.
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June 2024
Instituto de Medicina Legal y Ciencias Forenses de Cataluña; Departamento de Justicia, Derechos y Memoria de la Generalitat de Catalunya. Barcelona. España.
Objective: Data on drownings tend to underestimate mortality from this cause. The objective of this study was to describe fatal drownings recorded in Catalonia between 2019 and 2022 through forensic sources, present their characteristics, and assess the utility of this information for monitoring drowning mortality.
Methods: A retrospective observational study based on the register of judicial deaths from the Institute of Legal Medicine and Forensic Sciences of Catalonia was carried out.
J Am Geriatr Soc
August 2024
Lipid Clinic, Endocrinology and Nutrition Department, Hospital Clínic, Barcelona, Spain.
Background: Nutritional strategies to maintain bone health in aging individuals are of great interest. Given the beneficial nutrient composition of walnuts, rich in alpha-linolenic (the vegetable n-3 fatty acid) and polyphenols, their regular consumption might be a dietary option to reduce age-related bone loss. We determined whether daily walnut consumption improves bone mineral density (BMD) and circulating biomarkers of bone turnover.
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May 2024
Neuroscience Department, University Center of Health Sciences, University of Guadalajara, Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico.
Introduction: Stress is a pervasive health concern known to induce physiological changes, particularly impacting the vulnerable hippocampus and the morphological integrity of its main residing cells, the hippocampal neurons. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), initially developed to alleviate emotional distress, has emerged as a potential therapeutic/preventive intervention for other stress-related disorders. This study aimed to investigate the impact of Acute Variable Stress (AVS) on hippocampal neurons and the potential protective effects of EMDR.
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