1. Annual report 2024
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TICS-AP

Research Group Information and Communication Technologies in Primary Care

The TICS-AP group is a multidisciplinary group in which professionals from nursing, medicine, engineering and other related disciplines participate. The members of TICS-AP belong to different areas of Primary Care, which include management, research, teaching and care.

The group is integrated into the USR-Camp de Tarragona.

Among the members of the team is an IDIAP research technician Jordi Gol. In addition, they have a close collaboration with the Catalan Health Agency and the Rovira i Virgili University.

The general objective of the group is to design and develop various interventions that integrate 2.0 tools and ICTs, and to evaluate the effectiveness of these interventions to improve the health of the population attended to in primary and community care.

Group projects

  • Training of a network of volunteers in cardiopulmonary resuscitation maneuvers and the use of the automated external defibrillator (AED) in rural areas through a virtual platform. ICS - Catalan Institute of Health. 2023-2027. PI: Elena Taverna Llauradó.
  • Effectiveness of an App for smoking cessation in pregnant women (TOBBGEST). Jordi Gol i Gurina Primary Care Research Institute (IDIAPJGol). PI: Maria Agràs Guàrdia.
  • Influence of continuous glucose monitoring on the quality of life of people with type 2 diabetes mellitus. 2024-2026. IP: Sergi Rodríguez Soler.
  • Effectiveness of an online training in cardiopulmonary resuscitation maneuvers to a network of volunteers to increase survival in cardiopulmonary arrest. EFORCP study. (PI23/00288). Carlos III Health Institute. 2024-2026. IP: Ester Granado Font.
  • Effectiveness of an online training in cardiopulmonary resuscitation maneuvers and the use of the Automated External Defibrillator (AED) through a virtual platform. 2023-2026. PI: Cristina Rey Reñones.
  • Consumption and experience with tobacco during pregnancy. Qualitative study. 2023-2026. PI: Cristina Rey Reñones.
  • Impact of COVID-19 on lung function in COPD patients (EspiCOVID). (PROJ-21/14). Jordi Gol i Gurina Primary Care Research Institute (IDIAPJGol). 2022-2025. PI: Albert del Pozo Niubó.
  • Effectiveness of a mobile app in smoking cessation in pregnant women (TOBBGEST): randomized community trial. (PI21/01058). Carlos III Health Institute. 2021-2026. PI: Cristina Rey Reñones.
  • ICS 2022 Nurse Research Career Award. ICS - Catalan Institute of Health. PI: Cristina Rey Reñones.

Group publications

  • Clua Espuny JL, Gentille Lorente D, Hernández Pinilla A, Satué Gracia EM, Pallejà Millán M, Martín Luján FM et al. MVP Risk score and new atrial fibrillation diagnosis: Prospective cohort PREFATE study. Aten Primaria. 2025; 57(1):103071-103071. PMID:39265318.
  • Agràs Guàrdia M, Martínez Torres S, Satué E, Granado Font E, Pallejà Millán M, Patricio D et al. Experiences of smoking and tobacco use during pregnancy: A qualitative study protocol. PLoS One. 2024; 19(8):PMID:39121101.
  • Gens Barberà M, Astier Peña MP, Hernández Vidal N, Hospital Guardiola I, Bejarano Romero F, Oya Girona EM et al. Patient Safety Incidents in Primary Care: Comparing APEAS-2007 (Spanish Patient Safety Adverse Events Study in Primary Care) with Data from a Health Area in Catalonia (Spain) in 2019. Healthcare (Basel). 2024; 12(11):PMID:38891161.
  • Luque V, Feliu A, Closa Monasterolo R, Muñoz Hernando J, Ferré N, Gutiérrez Marín D et al. Impact of the motivational interviewing for childhood obesity treatment: The Obemat2.0 randomized clinical trial. Pediatr Obes. 2024; 19(7):PMID:38733242.
  • Garcia Vilana S, Kumar V, Kumar S, Barberia E, Landin I, Granado Font E et al. Study of risk factors for injuries due to cardiopulmonary resuscitation with special focus on the role of the heart: A machine learning analysis of a prospective registry with multiple sources of information (ReCaPTa Study). Resusc Plus. 2024;17100559-100559. PMID:38586866.
  • Taverna Llauradó E, Martínez Torres S, Granado Font E, Pallejà Millán M, Del Pozo A, Roca Biosca A et al. Online platform for cardiopulmonary resuscitation and automated external defibrillator training in a rural area: a community clinical trial protocol. BMJ Open. 2024; 14(2):PMID:38326271.
  • Schultze A, Martin I, Messina D, Bots SH, Belitser SV, Carreras JJ et al. A Comparison of Self-Controlled Study Designs in an Analysis of COVID-19 Vaccines and Myocarditis Singh Five European Databases. Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf. 2024;3334-34.
  • Luque V, Feliu A, Closa-Monasterolo R, Muñoz-Hernando J, Ferré N, Gutiérrez-Marín D, Guillen N, Basora J, Hsu P, Alegret-Basora C, Serrano MÀ, Mallafré M, Alejos AM, Balcells EN, Boada À, Paixà S, Mimbrero G, Gil-Mancha S, Tudela-Valls C, Alcazar M, Escribano J; Obemat2.0 Study Group. Impact of the motivational interviewing for childhood obesity treatment: The Obemat2.0 randomized clinical trial. Pediatr Obes. 2024 Jul; 19(7):e13125. doi: 10.1111/ijpo.13125. Epub 2024 May 11. PMID: 38733242.
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