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  • Associations of green space metrics with health and behavior outcomes at different buffer sizes and remote sensing sensor resolutions
    Su, Jason; Dadvand, Payam; Nieuwenhuijsen, Mark J.; Bartoll, Xavier; Jerrett, Michael (Elsevier, 2019)
    Satellite data is increasingly used to characterize green space for health outcome studies. Literature suggests that green space within 500 m of home is often used to represent neighborhood suitable for walking, air pollution ...
  • Changing the urban design of cities for health: The superblock model
    Mueller, Natalie, 1988-; Rojas Rueda, David, 1979-; Khreis, Haneen; Cirach, Marta; Andrés, David; Ballester, Joan; Bartoll, Xavier; Daher, Carolyn; Deluca, Anna; Echave, Cynthia; Milà, Carles; Márquez, Sandra; Palou, Joan; Pérez, Katherine; Tonne, Cathryn; Stevenson, Mark; Rueda, Salvador; Nieuwenhuijsen, Mark J. (Elsevier, 2020)
    Background: Car-dependent city planning has resulted in high levels of environmental pollution, sedentary lifestyles and increased vulnerability to the effects of climate change. The Barcelona Superblock model is an ...
  • Effect of the financial crisis on socioeconomic inequalities in mortality in small areas in seven spanish cities
    Gotsens Miquel, Mercè, 1983-; Ferrando, Josep; Marí Dell'Olmo, Marc, 1978-; Palència Fernàndez, Laia; Bartoll, Xavier; Gandarillas, Ana; Sánchez Villegas, Pablo; Esnaola, Santiago; Daponte, Antonio; Borrell i Thió, Carme (MDPI, 2020)
    Background: The aim of this study was to analyze the trend in socioeconomic inequalities in mortality in small areas due to several specific causes before (2001-2004, 2005-2008) and during (2009-2012) the economic crisis ...
  • Green spaces and general health: roles of mental health status, social support, and physical activity
    Dadvand, Payam; Bartoll, Xavier; Basagaña Flores, Xavier; Dalmau Bueno, Albert; Martínez Muriano, David; Ambros, Albert; Cirach, Marta; Triguero Mas, Margarita, 1985-; Gascon Merlos, Mireia, 1984-; Borrell i Thió, Carme; Nieuwenhuijsen, Mark J. (Elsevier, 2016)
    Green spaces are associated with improved health, but little is known about mechanisms underlying such association. We aimed to assess the association between greenness exposure and subjective general health (SGH) and to ...
  • Health inequalities by sexual orientation: results from the 2016-2017 Barcelona health survey
    Martí-Pastor, Marc; German, Danielle; Pérez Albarracín, Glòria; Bartoll, Xavier; Díez, Elia; Pont Acuña, Àngels; Garin Boronat, Olatz, 1979-; Alonso Caballero, Jordi; Hernández, Gimena; Mayoral, Karina; Zamora, Victor; Vilagut Saiz, Gemma, 1975-; Ferrer Forés, Maria Montserrat (Mary Ann Liebert, Inc, 2022)
    The aim of this study was to assess health inequalities by sexual attraction in the 2016-2017 Barcelona population, stratifying by sex. <b><i>Methods:</i></b> Data came from the 2016-2017 Barcelona Health Survey, where ...
  • How does a targeted active labour market program impact on the well-being of the unemployed? A concept mapping study on Barcelona "Employment in the Neighbourhoods"
    Puig Barrachina, Vanessa; Malmusi, Davide, 1980-; Artazcoz Lazcano, Lucía, 1963-; Bartoll, Xavier; Clotet, Eva; Cortès-Franch, Imma; Ventura, Lorena; Daban Aguilar, Ferran, 1976-; Díez, Elia; Borrell i Thió, Carme (BioMed Central, 2020)
    Background: The "Employment in the neighbourhoods" program is an innovative, tailor-made Active Labour Market Program that has been implemented in 12 neighbourhoods in Barcelona (Spain). Its goal is to get people from ...
  • Indicadores contextuales para evaluar los determinantes sociales de la salud y la crisis económica española
    Cabrera-León, Andrés; Daponte, Antonio; Mateo, Inmaculada; Arroyo, Elena; Bartoll, Xavier; Bravo, María José; Domínguez-Berjón, María Felicitas; Renart, Gemma; Álvarez-Dardet, Carlos; Marí Dell'Olmo, Marc, 1978-; Bolívar Muñoz, Julia; Saez, Marc; Escribà-Agüir, Vicenta; Palència Fernàndez, Laia; López, Maria José; Saurina, Carme; Puig i Barrachina, Vanessa, 1980-; Martín, Unai; Gotsens Miquel, Mercè, 1983-; Borrell i Thió, Carme; Serra Saurina, Laura; Sordo, Luis; Bacigalupe, Amaia; Rodríguez Sanz, Maica; Pérez Albarracín, Glòria; Espelt Hernández, Albert, 1981-; Ruiz-Canela, Miguel; Bernal, Mariola (Elsevier, 2017)
    Objetivo: Proporcionar indicadores para evaluar, en España y en sus comunidades autónomas, el impacto sobre la salud, sus determinantes sociales y las desigualdades en salud del contexto social y de la crisis económica más ...
  • Mental health outcomes in Barcelona: the interplay between gentrification and greenspace
    Zayas-Costa, Montserrat; Cole, Helen; Anguelovski, Isabelle; Connolly, James; Bartoll, Xavier; Triguero Mas, Margarita, 1985- (MDPI, 2021)
    Greenspace is widely related to mental health benefits, but this relationship may vary by social group. Gentrification, as linked to processes of unequal urban development and conflict, potentially impacts health outcomes. ...
  • Precarious employment and stress: the biomedical embodiment of social factors. PRESSED Project Study Protocol
    Bolíbar, Mireia; Belvis, Francesc Xavier; Jódar, Pere; Vives Vergara, Alejandra, 1971-; Méndez, Fabrizio; Bartoll, Xavier; Pozo Mendoza, Óscar J., 1975-; Gómez-Gómez, Àlex; Padrosa, Eva; Benach, Joan; Julià Pérez, Mireia, 1981- (Frontiers, 2021)
    The PRESSED project aims to explain the links between a multidimensional measure of precarious employment and stress and health. Studies on social epidemiology have found a clear positive association between precarious ...
  • Residential urban greenspace and hypertension: a comparative study in two European cities
    Bauwelinck, Mariska; Zijlema, Wilma; Bartoll, Xavier; Vandenheede, Hadewijch; Cirach, Marta; Lefebvre, Wouter; Vanpoucke, Charlotte; Basagaña Flores, Xavier; Nieuwenhuijsen, Mark J.; Borrell i Thió, Carme; Deboosere, Patrick; Dadvand, Payam (Elsevier, 2020)
    Background: Living in green areas has been associated with several health benefits; however, the available evidence on such benefits for hypertension is still limited. This study aimed to investigate and compare the ...
  • Social and material determinants of health in participants in an active labor market program in Barcelona
    González Marín, Patricia; Puig Barrachina, Vanessa; Cortès-Franch, Imma; Bartoll, Xavier; Artazcoz Lazcano, Lucía, 1963-; Malmusi, Davide, 1980-; Clotet, Eva; Daban Aguilar, Ferran, 1976-; Díez, Elia; Cardona, Àfrica; Borrell i Thió, Carme (BioMed Central, 2018)
    Background: Unemployment affects the physical and mental health of affected individuals, which can be explained by its direct effect on worsening finances due to the lack of income as well as by its negative psychosocial ...
  • Socioeconomic inequalities in suicide mortality before and after the economic recession in Spain
    Esnaola, Santiago; Marí Dell'Olmo, Marc, 1978-; Gotsens Miquel, Mercè, 1983-; Calvo, Montse; Rodríguez Sanz, Maica, 1974-; Bartoll, Xavier; Esnaola, Santiago (BioMed Central, 2017)
    Background: An increase in suicide mortality is often observed in economic recessions. The objective of this study was to analyse trends in socioeconomic inequalities in suicide mortality before and during the economic ...
  • Stable socioeconomic inequalities in ischaemic heart disease mortality during the economic crisis: a time trend analysis in 2 Spanish settings
    Bartoll, Xavier; Gotsens Miquel, Mercè, 1983-; Marí Dell'Olmo, Marc, 1978-; Palència Fernàndez, Laia; Calvo, Montse; Esnaola, Santiago; Borrell i Thió, Carme (BioMed Central, 2019)
    Background: Prior studies have identified a decrease in ischaemic heart disease mortality during the recent economic recession. The Spanish population was severely affected by the Great Recession, however, there is little ...
  • The evaluation of the 3-30-300 green space rule and mental health
    Nieuwenhuijsen, Mark J.; Dadvand, Payam; Márquez, Sandra; Bartoll, Xavier; Pereira Barboza, Evelise; Cirach, Marta; Borrell i Thió, Carme; Zijlema, Wilma (Elsevier, 2022)
    Background and aims: Urban green space has many health benefits, but it is still unclear how much actually is needed for better health. Recently a new 3-30-300 rule of thumb for urban forestry and urban greening has been ...
  • Trends in cancer mortality in Spain: the influence of the financial crisis
    Ferrando, Josep; Palència Fernàndez, Laia; Gotsens Miquel, Mercè, 1983-; Puig Barrachina, Vanessa; Marí Dell'Olmo, Marc, 1978-; Rodríguez Sanz, Maica, 1974-; Bartoll, Xavier; Borrell i Thió, Carme (Elsevier, 2019)
    Objective: To determine if the onset of the economic crisis in Spain affected cancer mortality and mortality trends. Method: We conducted a longitudinal ecological study based on all cancer-related deaths and on specific ...