“…METHODS: A prospective observational study to observe prescription drug abuse was conducted from March 2020 to December 2021 to compare with data obtained in the previous 2 years, through the Medicine Abuse Observatory, the epidemiological surveillance system set up in Catalonia. Information was obtained through a validated questionnaire attached on a web-based system and data collection software. …”
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“…METHODS: We conducted a longitudinal prospective study in a cohort of children aged 5 to 14 years in Catalonia, Spain, from September 2020 to July 2021. …”
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“…METHODS: Between March and August 2020, we collected data on smoking, alcohol, physical activity, weight, and sleep in a population-based cohort from Catalonia who had available pre-pandemic data. We performed multiple correspondence and cluster analyses to identify patterns of change in health-related behaviors and built multivariable multinomial logistic regressions to identify determinants of behavioral change. …”
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“…BACKGROUND: The autonomous competences of paediatric nurses vary among healthcare providers in Catalonia, Spain. Autonomy is related to quality of professional life, but little is known about autonomous competences and other factors contributing to paediatric nurses’ quality of professional life. …”
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“…The discrimination, calibration and net reclassification improvement (NRI) of the final model were compared with “the Assess Respiratory Risk in Surgical Patients in Catalonia” (ARISCAT) model. RESULTS: Of the 9775 patients analyzed, 8.31% developed PPCs. …”
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“…The study will be conducted in primary care in Catalonia. The control group will follow the usual clinical practice and the intervention group the usual practice plus the studied intervention (12 hours over 4 days). …”
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“…We conducted focus groups and individual interviews with fifteen adult patients with both chronic musculoskeletal pain and depression recruited from primary care centres in Tarragona province (Catalonia, Spain). A content thematic analysis was carried out to examine the data. …”
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“…METHODS: This was a cross-sectional multicenter study conducted in 2015–2016 in all 15 university nursing schools in Catalonia, Spain. A questionnaire gathered information on SHS exposure, awareness of the smoke-free regulation in acutecare hospitals, and support for smoke-free policies in indoor and outdoor areas of hospitals and university campuses. …”
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“…METHODS: This observational retrospective cohort study used a large primary care database in Catalonia. Patients with NVAF who were newly prescribed a DOAC between January 2009 and December 2015 were identified, and primary nonadherence was measured by comparing prescribing records to pharmacy claims data. …”
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“…Employers and occupational risk prevention services will randomly invite workers (aged 18 to 65) from manufacturing industries of micro, small and medium enterprises in Central Catalonia to participate (n = 220). Participants will wear an ActivPAL device for 7 days and will complete a questionnaire on general health, life balance between work and family life, mental well-being, mental health, work-related happiness and absenteeism. …”
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“…METHODS: Cross-sectional study based on an on-line survey by means of self-administration of the COORDENA-TICs questionnaire to primary and secondary care doctors of the health services in Catalonia (CAT) (n = 2277), Balearic Islands (BI) (n = 441), Basque Country (BC) (n = 572). …”
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“…METHODS: This study presents a trial-based cost-utility analysis on a multicomponent intervention programme (MCI) for patients with fibromyalgia compared to the usual clinical care in Catalonia's primary care centres. This economic evaluation was conducted from a societal perspective, a human capital approach, and a one-year time horizon. …”
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“…The aim of the study was to determine the cumulative incidence of mental health disorders and the risk of developing mental health disorders among minors who commenced treatment for CUD in Catalonia during 2015–2019. METHODS: This was a retrospective fixed cohort study, matched for confounding variables, based on data from the Catalan Health Surveillance System. …”
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“…METHODS: This is a population-based cohort study of individuals with first incident diagnosis of OA of the hip, knee, ankle/foot, wrist/hand or ‘unspecified’ site between 2006 and 2020, using SIDIAP (a primary care database representative of Catalonia, Spain). At the time of OA diagnosis, conditions associated with OA in the literature that were found in ≥1% of the individuals (n = 35) were fitted into two cluster algorithms, k-means and latent class analysis. …”
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“…An analysis of soil and plant samples around the Atrevida mining area in Catalonia (NE Spain) was preformed to determine potentially harmful elements (PHEs). …”
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“…For women older than 49 years, the highest relative risks were mainly registered for municipalities located in the Canary Islands, Balearic Islands, the Mediterranean coast of Catalonia and Valencia, plus others around the Ebro River. …”
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“…METHODS: All senile cataract surgeries performed between 1999 and 2002 in the public health system of Catalonia (Spain) were obtained from the Minimum Data Set. …”
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“…OBJECTIVES: We performed a comprehensive identification of DBPs and disinfectant species in waters from public swimming pools in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, that disinfect with either chlorine or bromine and we determined the mutagenicity of the waters to compare with the analytical results. …”
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“…In 2008, the number of transplants performed pmp was highest in Spain (Catalonia) (64 pmp), whereas the highest transplant rates with living-donor kidneys were reported from the Netherlands (25 pmp) and Norway (21 pmp). …”
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“…Structural validity, reliability, and construct validity were assessed using responses from 2,200 parents of a representative sample of the population aged 0 to 14 years in Catalonia (Spain) who participated in the 2006 Health Survey. …”
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