PROJECTS

The main objective is to study the written account of pain of people who suffer from it, to see to what extent these writings can help us to obtain relevant information that is not obtained with standardised questions, and to what extent this information can be useful in the clinical field. In the short and…

The main objective is to create a new programme, in the form of a mobile application (App), combining the contents and objectives of DAREmpordà and DARWeb, which achieves comprehensive and personalised care for patients with FAP (recurrent abdominal pain of functional cause) and their families, based on the concept of “patient-centred intervention”; in our case,…

We want to create a low-cost solution designed from a user-centred approach, taking into account sex and gender differences, and that can be really useful in the clinical context. Therefore, the overall objective of this study is to develop a low-cost VR system that takes into account user feedback to help manage kinesiophobia in fibromyalgia…

The COVID-19 pandemic paralysed the Catalan healthcare system, forcing it to make hasty use of technology and adapt multiple processes to a virtual and digital environment, where previously its use in non-face-to-face interaction between professionals and patients was non-existent. The main objective of this research is to create a conceptual model based on the practice…

Project aimed at developing a standardised, protocolised clinical programme to ensure remote intervention for people with advanced illnesses. To determine the efficacy of remote clinical intervention in people with advanced diseases in the programme of the La Caixa Foundation. Project team Antoni Baena (IP), Carme Carrión, Belén Jiménez i Sònia Moretó. Grup de Treball en…

Evaluation of the use of the OMS Skin NTDs app (v3.0) & Preparation of a draft for a joint publication in a peer-reviewed journal in collaboration with OMS staff. Project team Asmae Frej, Mireia Cano, José A Ruiz-Postigo Paul Macharia Richard Odame Phillips Yaw Ampem Amoako Carme Carrion Funding entity Amount financed 15.000€ https://www.researchprotocols.org/2022/12/e39393/authors

Design and validation of a tool to evaluate the efficacy, safety and effectiveness of health applications for the management and prevention of overweight and obesity. Project team Carme Carrión (IP), Mariona Balfegó, Guillem Cuatrecasas, Montserrat Moharra, Guillem Paluzié, Elisa Puigdomènech, Francesc Saigí, Alberto Zamora Funding entity Instituto de Salud Carlos III  Amount financed 40.535€ https://evalapps.wordpress.com

Pilot study to improve information, monitoring and telemedicine in patients undergoing renal replacement therapy at home using 5G technology (MWC-Hospital de Bellvitge-eHealth Lab). Project Team Sònia Moretó, Antoni Baena, Antoni Perez-Navarro, Noemí Robles, Carme Carrión Funding entity Mobile World Capital Amount financed 14.900€ 

Up-skilling and re-skilling in the context of digital health solutions for the health workforce and non-clinical professionals’ workforce.  Project Team Carme Carrión, Antoni Baena, Daniela Cabutto, Francesc Saigí Funding entity European Commission Amount financed 1.860.494,60€

The D-RESKILL@U project takes the “European Skills Agenda” head-on by prioritising equity and inclusion as a key instrument of socio-economic development and excellence.

DigiTal Resources As a New Strategic Factor for a Renovation of Modernization in higher education

Clinical Practice Guidelines (CPGs) and other Clinical Decision Support Tools (CDSTs)

Evaluation of the effectiveness and development of a clinical decision support system for the treatment of dementia through specific psychotherapies and other psychosocial interventions.

Evaluation of the effectiveness and development of a clinical decision support system for the treatment of dementia through specific psychotherapies and other psychosocial interventions. This tool is a mobile application – although it also has a web version – aimed at both professionals and family members who have to care for a person with dementia….

Development of an App to support decision making on psychosocial interventions for autistic spectrum disorders The AUTAPP project, carried out together with Parc Taulí Hospital Universitario and funded by the Carlos III Health Institute, has designed the mobile application TEApp, which aims to help in the communication of the person with autism spectrum disorder (ASD)…

DigiCanTrain aim is up-skilling and re-skilling the health care workforce in the cancer care setting which then in return support the development of effective, person-centered health care, digital cancer care services and the use of contemporary eHealth technology by the HCPs. Project Team Antoni Baena, Carme Carrión, Francesc Saigí i Daniella Cabutto Funding Entity European…

Design and validation of a tool to evaluate the efficacy, safety and effectiveness of mental health applications for the management of depression Project Team Carme Carrión, Elisa Puigdomènech, Noemí Robles, Josep Vidal, Andrea Duarte, María Padilla, Corpus Gómez, Antoni Pérez Navarro, Juan Miguel Garrido, Susana Subirà, Estel Gelabert, Lilisbeth Perestelo, Inés Menéndez, Francesc Saigí, Meritxell…