• Understanding the stakeholders’ intention to use economic decision-support tools: a cross-sectional study with the tobacco return on investment tool

  Cheung, Kei Long; Evers, Silvia M. A. A.; Hiligsmann, Mickaël; Vokó, Zoltán; Pokhrel, Subhash; Jones, Teresa; Muñoz, Celia; Wolfenstetter, Silke B.; Józwiak-Hagymásy, Judit; de Vries, Hein (Elsevier, 2016)

  Background. Despite an increased number of economic evaluations of tobacco control interventions, the uptake by stakeholders continues to be limited. Understanding the underlying mechanism in adopting such economic ...
• Safety at work and immigration

  Bellés-Obrero, Cristina; Martin Bassols, Nicolau; Vall Castelló, Judit (Springer, 2021)

  This paper examines the effect of immigration on workplace safety, an understudied outcome in the literature. We use a novel administrative dataset of the universe of workplace accidents reported in Spain from 2003 to 2015 ...
• The effect of changes in cost sharing on the consumption of prescription and over-the-counter medicines in Catalonia

  Martínez-Jiménez, Mario; García-Gómez, Pilar; Puig i Junoy, Jaume (MDPI, 2021)

  Many universal health care systems have increased the share of the price of medicines paid by the patient to reduce the cost pressure faced after the Great Recession. This paper assesses the impact of cost-sharing changes ...
• Differences between elder and younger populations: a systematic literature review

  Maynou Pujolràs, Laia; Hernández-Pizarro, Helena M.; Errea Rodríguez, María (MDPI, 2021)

  Background: Physical activity is associated with mental health benefits. This systematic literature review summarises extant evidence regarding this association, and explores differences observed between populations over ...
• Missing diagnoses during the COVID-19 Pandemic: a year in review

  Pifarré Arolas, Héctor; Vidal Alaball, Josep; Gil, Joan; López Seguí, Francesc, 1991-; Nicodemo, Catia; Saez, Marc (MDPI, 2021)

  The COVID-19 pandemic has had major impacts on population health not only through COVID-positive cases, but also via the disruption of healthcare services, which in turn has impacted the diagnosis and treatment of all other ...
• Clinical characteristics of COVID-19 in older adults: a retrospective study in long-term nursing homes in Catalonia

  Meis-Pinheiro, Uxío; López Seguí, Francesc, 1991-; Walsh Capdevila, Sandra, 1991-; Ussi, Anton; Santaeugenia, Sebastià; Garcia-Navarro, Jose Augusto; San-Jose, Antonio; Andreu, Antonio L.; Campins, Magda; Almirante, Benito (Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2021)

  The natural history of COVID-19 and predictors of mortality in older adults need to be investigated to inform clinical operations and healthcare policy planning. A retrospective study took place in 80 long-term nursing ...
• Characterization and identification of variations in types of primary care visits before and during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Catalonia: big data analysis study

  López Seguí, Francesc, 1991-; Hernandez Guillamet, Guillem; Pifarré Arolas, Hèctor; Marin-Gomez, Francesc X.; Ruiz-Comellas, Anna; Ramírez-Morros, Anna Maria; Adroher i Mas, Cristina; Vidal Alaball, Josep (JMIR Publications, 2021)

  Background: The COVID-19 pandemic has turned the care model of health systems around the world upside down, causing the abrupt cancellation of face-to-face visits and redirection of the model toward telemedicine. Digital ...
• Fatal underfunding? Explaining COVID-19 mortality in Spanish nursing homes

  Costa-Font, Joan; Jimenez-Martin, Sergi; Viola, Analía (SAGE Publications, 2021)

  The COVID-19 pandemic has exerted a disproportionate effect on older European populations living in nursing homes. This article discusses the 'fatal underfunding hypothesis', and reports an exploratory empirical analysis ...
• Top-down and bottom-up approaches to low-value care

  Patey, Andrea M.; Soong, Christine (BMJ Publishing Group, 2023)
• Opioid abuse and austerity: evidence on health service use and mortality in England

  Friebel, Rocco; Jison Yoo, Katelyn; Maynou Pujolràs, Laia (Elsevier, 2022)

  Opioid abuse has become a public health concern among many developed countries, with policymakers searching for strategies to mitigate adverse effects on population health and the wider economy. The United Kingdom has seen ...
• Organization of primary care

  Akman, Mehmet; Ayhan Başer, Duygu; Usanma Koban, Bugu; Marti Aguasca, Tino; Decat, Peter; Lefeuvre, Yann; Miller, Robin (Cambridge University Press, 2022)

  Strong primary care does not develop spontaneously but requires a well-developed organizational planning between levels of care. Primary care-oriented health systems are required to effectively tackle unmet health needs ...
• The diffusion of robotic surgery: examining technology use in the English NHS

  Maynou Pujolràs, Laia; Pearson, Georgia; McGuire, Alistair; Serra-Sastre, Victoria (Elsevier, 2022)

  This paper examines the adoption and diffusion of medical technology as associated with the dramatic recent increase in the surgical use of robots. We consider specifically the sequential adoption and diffusion patterns ...
• Pediatric tele–home care compared to usual care: cost-minimization analysis

  Adroher i Mas, Cristina; Esposito Català, Candela; Batlle Boada, Astrid; Casadevall Llandrich, Ricard; Millet Elizalde, Marta; García García, Juan José; del Castillo Rey, Manel; García Cuyàs, Francesc; Pons Serra, Miquel; López Seguí, Francesc, 1991- (JMIR Publications, 2023)

  Background: Although home hospitalization has been a well-known and widespread practice for some time in the adult population, it has not been the same case in the pediatric setting. Simultaneously, telemedicine tools are ...
• Evaluation of the effectiveness of telemedicine visits in a pediatric gastroenterology service in the context of COVID-19

  Adroher i Mas, Cristina; Calvo Aroca, Celia; Casadevall Llandrich, Ricard; López Seguí, Francesc, 1991-; Martin Carpi, Javier; García Cuyàs, Francesc (MDPI, 2022)

  Background: During the first months of COVID-19, the Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition service of the Hospital Sant Joan de Déu in Barcelona, a leading pediatric center in Spain, introduced a new model of ...
• Cost-effectiveness analysis of the daily HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis in men who have sex with men in Barcelona

  López Seguí, Francesc, 1991-; Oyón Lerga, Unai; Laguna Marmol, Laura; Coll, Pep; Andreu, Angels; Meulbroek, Michael; López Casasnovas, Guillem; Estrada Cuxart, Oriol; Ara Rey, Jordi; Quiñones, Carles; Pérez, Fèlix; Fernandez, Javier; Rivero, Àngel; Ricou Ríos, Laura; Clotet, Bonaventura (Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2023)

  Introduction. Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) for HIV prevention has been implemented in several countries. Previous literature has shown that its cost-effectiveness (and, under some specifications, cost-saving character) ...
• Living longer in declining health: factors driving healthcare costs among older people

  Maynou Pujolràs, Laia; Street, Andrew; García-Altés, Anna (Elsevier, 2023)

  Background. Developed countries are facing challenges in caring for people who are living longer but with a greater morbidity burden. Such people are likely to be regular users of healthcare. Objectives. Our analytical aim ...
• Implementation of a vascular access specialist team in a tertiary hospital: a cost-benefit analysis

  Ricou Ríos, Laura; Esposito Català, Candela; Pons Calsapeu, Arnau; Adroher i Mas, Cristina; Andrés Martínez, Isabel; Nuño Ruiz, Isaac; Castellà Creus, Mònica; Castellà Fàbregas, Laia; García Quesada, Maria José; Estrada Cuxart, Oriol; Ara del Rey, Jordi; López Seguí, Francesc, 1991- (Springer, 2023)

  Background. The use of peripherally inserted central catheters and midline catheters is growing due to their potential benefits. These devices can increase patient safety and satisfaction while reducing the use of resources. ...
• Employability and professional success: a study about economy and business graduates

  Monllau Jaques, Teresa M. (OmniaScience, 2022)

  Purpose: The aim of this paper is to reach a conclusion about the aspects that enable graduates to achieve success in the labour market. The analysis focuses on the factors that accelerate graduates’ entry into the labour ...
• Biotechnology firms, signals, and venture capital investment

  Solé Udina, Ernest; Domingo Pérez, Susana; Amat Salas, Oriol (OmniaScience, 2022)

  Purpose: Biotechnology has gained such prominence in the past years that approximately 50% of new drugs developed worldwide are of biotechnological origin. Some of the Covid-19 vaccines are a good example of this development. ...
• Collateral booms and information depletion

  Asriyan, Vladimir; Laeven, Luc; Martín, Alberto (Oxford University Press, 2022)

  We develop a new theory of information production during credit booms. Entrepreneurs need credit to undertake investment projects, some of which enable them to divert resources. Lenders can protect themselves from such ...

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