Sant Pau - Institut de Recerca

Main lines of research

To continue studying the social and political determinants of health and their effects on construction and policy interventions. A special focus on COVID-19 inequalities and in its consequences.
Evaluation the environmental and potential health benefits of policies aimed at reducing air and noise pollution such the superblocks or Urban Environmental Protection Zones.
Evaluation of road safety policies and interventions, such effectiveness on road safety of superblocks (Superilles), effectiveness of safe school streets, impact on road safety of the promotion of bicycle use in Barcelona.
To continue to make progress with the study of mechanisms and mediators between residential insecurity, energy poverty and health and the evaluation of housing policies, such the impact on health of cooperative housing in cession of use in Catalonia.
Gender inequalities in health: Inequalities in sexual and reproductive health. Interventions to reduce health inequalities and the mechanisms that influence these policies in the provision of health services.

We can point out that the governance of our group’s research is strongly imbricated in our organization (Barcelona Public Health Agency) since it is a research totally linked to the practice of public health. The results of our research is key to making progress in monitoring health inequalities and implementing policies to reduce them.

Group coordination

PEREZ GONZALEZ, CATHERINE ASPB
cperez@aspb.cat

Members

Arechavala Roe, Teresa ASPB
Artazcoz Lazcano, Lucia ASPB
Asensio Sala, Alba ASPB
Bartoll Roca, Xavier ASPB
Bolao Baro, Assumpcio ASPB
Borrell Thio, Carme ASPB
Carrere Balcells, Julio ASPB
Cortes Albaladejo, Monica ASPB
Cortes Franch, Immaculada ASPB
Daban Aguilar, Ferran ASPB
Diez David, Elia ASPB
Fernandez Sanchez, Ana ASPB
Font Ribera, Laia ASPB
Gomez Gutierrez, Anna ASPB
Gonzalez Marin, Patricia ASPB
Gotsens Miquel, Merce ASPB
Juarez Martinez, Olga ASPB
Macaya Munne, Irene ASPB
Malmusi, Davide ENTITAT EXTERNA
Mari Dell’Olmo, Marc ASPB
Novoa Pardo, Ana ASPB
Oliveras Puig, Laura ASPB
Olle Espluga, Laia ASPB
Palencia Fernandez, Laia ASPB
Pasarin Rua, Maria Isabel ASPB
Perez Albarracin, Gloria ASPB
Portaña Tudela, Samuel ASPB
Puig Barrachina, Vanessa ASPB
Reyes Segura, Alexia ASPB
Rodellar Torras, Santiago ASPB
Rodriguez Sanz, Maica ASPB
Roel Herranz, Elena ASPB
Ruiz Muñoz, Dolores ASPB
Sanchez Ledesma, Esther ASPB
Vallmayor Safont, Sara ASPB
Vasquez Vera, Maria Constanza IR
Vila Brugalla, Montserrat ASPB

Publications 2022

(JIF 2022)

Artazcoz, L. (2022). Psicosociología del trabajo. In: C. Ruiz-Frutos, J. Delclós, E. Ronda, A. M. García, & F. G. Benavides (Eds.), Salud Laboral: conceptos y técnicas para la prevención de riesgos laborales. edición (pp. 67–76). Barcelona: Elsevier. Document type: Book chapter.
Bacigalupe A, Martín U, Franco M, Borrell C. Socioeconomic inequalities and COVID-19 in Spain. SESPAS Report 2022. Gaceta Sanitaria. 2022; 36. DOI:10.1016/j.gaceta.2022.01.011. PMID:35781142. IF:1,9 (Q4/8D). Document type: Review.
Ballesteros V, Oliveras L, Munoz JB, Lima A, Carrere J, Ruiz EM, Peralta A, Leon AC, Rodriguez IM, Daponte A, Marí dell’Olmo M. What are the effects of energy poverty and interventions to ameliorate it on people’s health and well-being?: A scoping review with an equity lens. Energy Research & Social Science. 2022; 87:102456. DOI:10.1016/j.erss.2021.102456. IF:6,7 (Q1/2D). Document type: Review.
Barbaglia MG, Borrell C, Daban F, Fernandez A, Olabarría M, Palencia L, Pasarín MI, Rubies A, Sabate S, Salvador M, Villalbí JR, Planter G. Reinventing a public health organization. Gaceta Sanitaria. 2022; 36(1). DOI:10.1016/j.gaceta.2020.06.011. PMID:32972781. IF:1,9 (Q4/8D). Document type: Article.
Bartoll-Roca X, Marí dell’Olmo M, Gotsens M, Palencia L, Pérez K, Diez E, Borrell C. Neighbourhood income inequalities in mental health in Barcelona 2001-2016: a Bayesian smoothed estimate. Gaceta Sanitaria. 2022; 36(6). DOI:10.1016/j.gaceta.2022.03.007. PMID:35644735. IF:1,9 (Q4/8D). Document type: Article.
Bartoll-Roca X, Palència L, Gotsens M, Borrell C. Socioeconomic inequalities in self-assessed health and mental health in Barcelona, 2001-2016. Gaceta Sanitaria. 2022; 36(5). DOI:10.1016/j.gaceta.2021.02.009. PMID:33771401. IF:1,9 (Q4/8D). Document type: Article.
Bartoll-Roca X, Rodríguez-Sanz M, Sánchez-Ledesma E, Pérez K, Borrell C. Inequalities in life expectancy by educational level and its decomposition in Barcelona, 2004-2018. Gaceta Sanitaria. 2022; 36(6). DOI:10.1016/j.gaceta.2021.11.008. PMID:35337685. IF:1,9 (Q4/8D). Document type: Article.
Carbonell C, Rubio M, Marqués S, Peñarrubia MT, Gil M, Garcia V, Pasarín MI, Parody E, Aznar I. Pediatric Medication Noninitiation in Spain. PEDIATRICS. 2022; 149(1):e2020034371. DOI:10.1542/peds.2020-034371. PMID:34957504. IF:8 (Q1/1D). Document type: Article.
Carrere J, Belvis F, Peralta A, Marí dell’Olmo M, López MJ, Benach J, Novoa AM. Effectiveness of an Energy-Counseling Intervention in Reducing Energy Poverty: Evidence from a Quasi-Experimental Study in a Southern European City. JOURNAL OF URBAN HEALTH-BULLETIN OF THE NEW YORK ACADEMY OF MEDICINE. 2022; 99(3). DOI:10.1007/s11524-022-00642-6. PMID:35622196. IF:6,6 (Q1/2D). Document type: Article.
Carrere J, Vasquez H, Pérez A, Novoa AM, Borrell C. Housing Insecurity and Mental Health: the Effect of Housing Tenure and the Coexistence of Life Insecurities. JOURNAL OF URBAN HEALTH-BULLETIN OF THE NEW YORK ACADEMY OF MEDICINE. 2022; 99(2). DOI:10.1007/s11524-022-00619-5. PMID:35303243. IF:6,6 (Q1/2D). Document type: Article.
Domínguez-Berjón MF, Pérez G, Gotsens M, Genova R, Martín U, Ruiz M, IMCRISES Project Working GRP [Puig-Barranchina V, Rodríguez-Sanz, M]. Socioeconomic Inequalities in Small-for-Gestational-Age Births Before and During the Economic Crisis: An Ecologic Study of Trends in 13 Spanish Cities. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HEALTH SERVICES. 2022; 52(1):0020731420923532. DOI:10.1177/0020731420923532. PMID:32408791. IF:3,4 (Q2/4D). Document type: Article.
Forcadell L, Benlliure JB, Martínez C, Pérez G. An in-depth analysis of the sexuality needs of Barcelona’s youth: a holistic view using mixed method. Sexual and Reproductive Health Matters. 2022; 30(1):2135728. DOI:10.1080/26410397.2022.2135728. PMID:36399103. IF:6 (Q1/1D). Document type: Article.
Hogberg P, Henriksson G, Borrell C, Ciutan M, Costa G, Georgiou I, Halik R, Hoebel J, Kilpelainen K, Kyprianou T, Lesnik T, Petrauskaite I, Ruijsbroek A, Scintee SG, Vasic M, Olsson G. Monitoring Health Inequalities in 12 European Countries: Lessons Learned from the Joint Action Health Equity Europe. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2022; 19(13):7663. DOI:10.3390/ijerph19137663. PMID:35805322. Document type: Article.
Jacques-Aviñó C, Peralta A, Carrere J, Marí dell’Olmo M, Benach J, López MJ. Qualitative evaluation of an intervention to reduce energy poverty: Effects perceived by participants according to typologies of social vulnerability. ENERGY POLICY. 2022; 167:113006. DOI:10.1016/j.enpol.2022.113006. IF:9 (Q1/1D). Document type: Article.
Lapena C, Continente X, Sánchez Mascuñano A, Marí dell’Olmo M, López MJ. Effectiveness of a community intervention to reduce social isolation among older people in low-income neighbourhoods. EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH. 2022; 32(5). DOI:10.1093/eurpub/ckac100. PMID:36074028. IF:4,4 (Q2/4D). Document type: Article.
Larrea S, Hidalgo C, Jacques C, Borrell C, Palencia L. “No one should be alone in living this process”: trajectories, experiences and user’s perceptions about quality of abortion care in a telehealth service in Chile. Sexual and Reproductive Health Matters. 2022; 29(3):1948953. DOI:10.1080/26410397.2021.1948953. PMID:34252017. IF:6 (Q1/1D). Document type: Article.
Larrea S, Palència L, Assis MP, Borrell C. Social inequalities in utilization of a feminist telehealth abortion service in Brazil: A multilevel analysis. Frontiers in Reproductive Health. 2022; 4:1040640. DOI:10.3389/frph.2022.1040640. Document type: Article.
Lopez A, Spijker J, Cole HVS, Marques AG, Triguero M, Anguelovski I, Marí dell’Olmo M, Modenes JA, Alamo D, Lopez F, Borrell C. Sociodemographic determinants of intraurban variations in COVID-19 incidence: the case of Barcelona. JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY AND COMMUNITY HEALTH. 2022; 76(1). DOI:10.1136/jech-2020-216325. PMID:34158409. IF:6,3 (Q1/2D). Document type: Article.
Malmusi D, Pasarín MI, Marí dell’Olmo M, Artazcoz L, Diez E, Tolosa S, Rodríguez-Sanz M, Pérez G, Peña-Gallardo C, Borrell C. Multi-level policy responses to tackle socioeconomic inequalities in the incidence of COVID-19 in a European urban area. International Journal for Equity in Health. 2022; 21(1):28. DOI:10.1186/s12939-022-01628-1. PMID:35183189. IF:4,8 (Q1/2D). Document type: Article.
Marí dell’Olmo M, Oliveras L, Barón-Miras LE, Borrell C, Montalvo T, Ariza C, Ventayol I, Mercuriali L, Sheehan M, Gómez-Gutiérrez A, Villalbí JR. Climate Change and Health in Urban Areas with a Mediterranean Climate: A Conceptual Framework with a Social and Climate Justice Approach. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2022; 19(19):12764. DOI:10.3390/ijerph191912764. PMID:36232063. Document type: Article.
Marí dell’Olmo M, Oliveras L, Vergara C, Artazcoz L, Borrell C, Gotsens M, Palencia L, López MJ, Martínez MA. Geographical inequalities in energy poverty in a Mediterranean city: Using small-area Bayesian spatial models. Energy Reports. 2022; 8. DOI:10.1016/j.egyr.2021.12.025. IF:5,2 (Q2/5D). Document type: Article.
Martí M, German D, Pérez G, Bartoll-Roca X, Diez E, Pont A, Garin O, Alonso J, Hernandez G, Mayoral K, Zamora V, Vilagut G, Ferrer M. Health Inequalities by Sexual Orientation: Results from the 2016-2017 Barcelona Health Survey. LGBT Health. 2022; 9(7). DOI:10.1089/lgbt.2021.0171. PMID:35802488. IF:4,8 (Q2/3D). Document type: Article.
Martín JM, Arenas A, Bengoa R, Borrell C, Franco M, García AL, Gestal J, González López B, Hernández I, Legido H, March JC, Minué S, Muntaner C, Vives C. Insight on how to assess and improve the response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Gaceta Sanitaria. 2022; 36(1). DOI:10.1016/j.gaceta.2020.11.008. PMID:33518411. IF:1,9 (Q4/8D). Document type: Article.
Mercuriali L, Oliveras L, Marí M, Gómez-Gutiérrez A, Montalvo T, García A, Pérez G, Villalbí JR. A public health surveillance system applied to climate change for cities. Gaceta Sanitaria. 2022; 36(3). DOI:10.1016/j.gaceta.2021.01.003. PMID:33722402. IF:1,9 (Q4/8D). Document type: Article.
Nguenha D, Acacio S, Murias A, Ramanlal N, Saavedra B, Karajeanes E, Mudumane B, Mambuque E, Gomes N, Losada I, Oliveras L, Naueia E, Sterling TR, Amorim G, Moon TD, Menendez C, Vaz P, Lopez E, Garcia AL. Prevalence and clinical characteristics of pulmonary TB among pregnant and post-partum women. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF TUBERCULOSIS AND LUNG DISEASE. 2022; 26(7). DOI:10.5588/ijtld.21.0567. PMID:35768920. IF:4 (Q2/5D). Document type: Article.
Nieuwenhuijsen MJ, Dadvand P, Marquez S, Bartoll-Roca X, Barboza EP, Cirach M, Borrell C, Zijlema WL. The evaluation of the 3-30-300 green space rule and mental health. ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH. 2022; 215:114387. DOI:10.1016/j.envres.2022.114387. PMID:36162472. IF:8,3 (Q1/1D). Document type: Article.
Olivella M, Sánchez-Ledesma E, Continente X, Clotas C, Pérez G. Perceptions of the Uses of Cell Phones and Their Impact on the Health of Early Adolescents in Barcelona: a Qualitative Study. Journal Of Technology In Behavioral Science. 2022; 7(2). DOI:10.1007/s41347-021-00228-0. Document type: Article.
Palma D, Hernandez A, Picchio CA, Jodar G, Galbany P, Simon P, Guillaumes M, Diez E, Rius C. Confidence in a Vaccine against COVID-19 among Registered Nurses in Barcelona, Spain across Two Time Periods. 2022; 10(6):873. DOI:10.3390/vaccines10060873. PMID:35746481. IF:7,8 (Q1/2D). Document type: Article.
Pérez G, Pasarín MI, Puig V, Pérez K, Rodríguez-Sanz M, Artazcoz L, Borrell C. Tackling health inequalities in a public health organization: the case of the Barcelona Public Health Agency. International Journal for Equity in Health. 2022; 21(1):129. DOI:10.1186/s12939-022-01724-2. PMID:36088347. IF:4,8 (Q1/2D). Document type: Article.
Porthe V, Garcia I, Clotas C, Diez E. Evaluation of a Community Intervention to Reduce Harmful Alcohol Consumption among Adult Population: A Study Protocol. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2022; 19(14):8746. DOI:10.3390/ijerph19148746. PMID:35886600. Document type: Article.
Puertolas B, Barbaglia MG, Gotsens M, Pares O, Brugal MT, Torrens M, Trevino L, Rodriguez C, Vazquez JM, Pascual A, Coromina M, Jimenez M, Oliva I, Gonzalez E, Mestre N, Bartroli M. Lifetime Dual Disorder Screening and Treatment Retention: A Pilot Cohort Study. Journal of Clinical Medicine. 2022; 11(13):3760. DOI:10.3390/jcm11133760. PMID:35807045. IF:3,9 (Q2/4D). Document type: Article.
Puig A, Arumi I, Cirera E, Sola M, Codina A, Palencia L, Biaani B, Pérez K. Use of the Superblock model for promoting physical activity in Barcelona: a one-year observational comparative study. Archives of Public Health. 2022; 80(1):257. DOI:10.1186/s13690-022-01005-y. PMID:36575474. IF:3,3 (Q2/5D). Document type: Article.
Ramos-Vaquero P, Barroso-Alasà M, Sánchez-Arciniega N, Juárez-Martínez O, Martrat L, Pasarín MI, Blanquer M. Healthier and more sustainable school canteens to combat the climate emergency. Nutricion Clinica Y Dietetica Hospitalaria. 2022; 42(3). DOI:10.12873/423ramos. Document type: Article.
Reyes A, Novoa AM, Borrell C, Carrere J, Pérez K, Gamboa C, Davi L, Fernandez A. Living Together for a Better Life: The Impact of Cooperative Housing on Health and Quality of Life. Buildings. 2022; 12(12):2099. DOI:10.3390/buildings12122099. IF:3,8 (Q2/4D). Document type: Article.
Trujillo S, Tjulin A, Pérez G, Hagqvist E. Social Capital and Self-Perceived Health in Lone Mothers: A Multilevel Cross-Sectional Study across Europe. JOURNAL OF FAMILY ISSUES. 2022; 43(3):0192513X21994163. DOI:10.1177/0192513X21994163. IF:1,7 (Q3/7D). Document type: Article.
Vall‑Llosera Casanovas L, Serra L, Saurina C, Sanz‑Barbero B, Vives‑Cases C, López MJ, Otero‑García L, Pérez G, Renart‑Vicens G. Prevalence of sexual harassment among young Spaniards before, during, and after the COVID-19 lockdown period in Spain. BMC PUBLIC HEALTH. 2022; 22(1):1888. DOI:10.1186/s12889-022-14264-9. PMID:36221078. IF:4,5 (Q2/4D). Document type: Article.
Vásquez C, Carrere J, Borrell C, Vásquez H. Neglected housing insecurity and its relationship with renters health: the case of Barcelona, Spain. Gaceta Sanitaria. 2022; 36(3). DOI:10.1016/j.gaceta.2021.08.005. PMID:34742601. IF:1,9 (Q4/8D). Document type: Article.
Vasquez C, Fernandez A, Borrell C. Gender-based inequalities in the effects of housing on health: A critical review. Ssm-Population Health. 2022; 17:101068. DOI:10.1016/j.ssmph.2022.101068. PMID:35360438. IF:4,7 (Q2/3D). Document type: Review.
Vásquez H, León BB, Borrell C, Jacques C, López MJ, Medina L, Pasarín M, Sánchez-Ledesma E, Pérez K. Inequities in the distribution of COVID-19: an adaptation of WHO’s conceptual framework. Gaceta Sanitaria. 2022; 36(5). DOI:10.1016/j.gaceta.2021.10.004. PMID:34823902. IF:1,9 (Q4/8D). Document type: Article.

Publications 2021

Artazcoz L, Cortes I, Escriba V, Benavides FG. Financial Strain and Health Status Among European Workers: Gender and Welfare State Inequalities. Frontiers in Public Health. 2021; 9:616191. DOI:10.3389/fpubh.2021.616191. PMID:34095045. IF:6,461.
Berra S, Rivadero L, Pasarín MI, Peresini V. Linguistic acceptability in the comprehension of health services assessment questionnaires in lbero-America. Gaceta Sanitaria. 2021; 35(4). DOI:10.1016/j.gaceta.2020.04.019. PMID:32654875. IF:2,479.
Bolibar M, Belvis FX, Jodar P, Vives A, Mendez F, Bartoll X, Pozo OJ, Gomez A, Padrosa E, Benach J, Julia M. Precarious Employment and Stress: The Biomedical Embodiment of Social Factors. PRESSED Project Study Protocol. Frontiers in Public Health. 2021; 9:649447. DOI:10.3389/fpubh.2021.649447. PMID:33859972. IF:6,461.
Borrell C, Palencia L, Bosakova L, Gotsens M, Morrison J, Costa C, Dzurova D, Deboosere P, Lustigova M, Mari M, Rodopoulou S, Santana P. Socioeconomic Inequalities in Chronic Liver Diseases and Cirrhosis Mortality in European Urban Areas before and after the Onset of the 2008 Economic Recession. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2021; 18(16):8801. DOI:10.3390/ijerph18168801. PMID:34444557. IF:4,614.
Carrere J, Peralta A, Oliveras L, Lopez MJ, Mari M, Benach J, Novoa AM. Energy poverty, its intensity and health in vulnerable populations in a Southern European city. Gaceta Sanitaria. 2021; 35(5). DOI:10.1016/j.gaceta.2020.07.007. PMID:33129571. IF:2,479.
Daban F, Garcia I, Porthe V, Lopez MJ, De B, Pasarin MI, Borrell C, Artazcoz L, Perez A, Diez E. Improving mental health and wellbeing in elderly people isolated at home due to architectural barriers: A community health intervention. Atencion Primaria. 2021; 53(5). DOI:10.1016/j.aprim.2021.102020. PMID:33774346. IF:2,206.
Daban F, Pasarin MI, Borrell C, Artazcoz L, Perez A, Fernandez A, Porthe V, Diez E. Barcelona Salut als Barris: Twelve years’ experience of tackling social health inequalities through community-based interventions. Gaceta Sanitaria. 2021; 35(3). DOI:10.1016/j.gaceta.2020.02.007. PMID:32527681. IF:2,479.
Duque I, Dominguez MF, Cebrecos A, Prieto MD, Esnaola S, Sanchez MC, Mari M. Deprivation index by enumeration district in Spain, 2011. Gaceta Sanitaria. 2021; 35(2). DOI:10.1016/j.gaceta.2019.10.008. PMID:32014314. IF:2,479.
Elizondo U, Carrasco MG, Pinos L, Picchio CA, Rius C, Diez E. Vaccine hesitancy among paediatric nurses: Prevalence and associated factors. PLoS One. 2021; 16(5):e0251735. DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0251735. PMID:34010321. IF:3,752.
Knobel P, Maneja R, Bartoll X, Alonso L, Bauwelinck M, Valentin A, Zijlema W, Borrell C, Nieuwenhuijsen M, Dadvand P. Quality of urban green spaces influences residents’ use of these spaces, physical activity, and overweight/obesity. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION. 2021; 271:116393. DOI:10.1016/j.envpol.2020.116393. PMID:33388678. IF:9,988.
Long D, Mackenbach J, Martikainen P, Lundberg O, Bronnum H, Bopp M, Costa G, Kovacs K, Leinsalu M, Rodriguez M, Menvielle G, Nusselder W. Smoking and inequalities in mortality in 11 European countries: a birth cohort analysis. Population Health Metrics. 2021; 19(1):3. DOI:10.1186/s12963-021-00247-2. PMID:33516235. IF:2,936.
Lopez N, Puig V, Vives A, Olave P, Gotsens M. Effects of an urban regeneration program on related social determinants of health in Chile: A pre-post intervention study. HEALTH & PLACE. 2021; 68:102511. DOI:10.1016/j.healthplace.2021.102511. PMID:33486330. IF:4,931.
Lorant V, Kapadia D, Perelman J, Rodríguez M, MacKenbach JP. Socioeconomic disparities in suicide: Causation or confounding?. PLoS One. 2021; 16(1):e0243895. DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0243895. PMID:33395418. IF:3,752.
Mari M, Gotsens M, Pasarin MI, Rodriguez M, Artazcoz L, de Olalla PG, Rius C, Borrell C. Socioeconomic Inequalities in COVID-19 in a European Urban Area: Two Waves, Two Patterns. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2021; 18(3):1256. DOI:10.3390/ijerph18031256. PMID:33573323. IF:4,614.
Martinez MA, Vergara C, Botella P, Corpas F, Perez J, Zurriaga O, Aldasoro E, Borrell C, Cabeza E, Cirera L, Osinaga JD, Fernandez A, Gandarillas A, Ruano PLL, Mari M, Nolasco A, Prieto MD, Ramis R, Rodriguez M, Sanchez P. Geographical Variability in Mortality in Urban Areas: A Joint Analysis of 16 Causes of Death. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2021; 18(11):5664. DOI:10.3390/ijerph18115664. PMID:34070635. IF:4,614.
Oliveras L, Borrell C, Gonzalez I, Gotsens M, Lopez MJ, Palencia L, Artazcoz L, Mari M. The Association of Energy Poverty with Health and Wellbeing in Children in a Mediterranean City. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2021; 18(11):5961. DOI:10.3390/ijerph18115961. PMID:34199387. IF:4,614.
Oliveras L, Peralta A, Palencia L, Gotsens M, Lopez MJ, Artazcoz L, Borrell C, Mari M. Energy poverty and health: Trends in the European Union before and during the economic crisis, 2007-2016. HEALTH & PLACE. 2021; 67:102294. DOI:10.1016/j.healthplace.2020.102294. PMID:33526205. IF:4,931.
Politi J, Martin M, Mercuriali L, Borras B, Lopez J, Vilella A, Villar J, Orcau A, de Olalla PG, Rius C, Fernández A, Puigpinós R, Bonfill X, Villalbí JR. Epidemiological characteristics and outcomes of COVID-19 cases: mortality inequalities by socio- economic status, Barcelona, Spain, 24 February to 4 May 2020. Eurosurveillance. 2021; 26(20):2001138. DOI:10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2021.26.20.2001138. PMID:34018483. IF:21,286.
Porta M, Pumarega J, Henriquez LA, Gasull M, Bartoll X, Arrebola JP, Morales E, Ibarluzea J, Alguacil J, Bilal U, Luzardo OP. Reductions in blood concentrations of persistent organic pollutants in the general population of Barcelona from 2006 to 2016. SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT. 2021; 777:146013. DOI:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.146013. IF:10,753.
Porthe V, Garcia I, Ariza C, Villalbi JR, Bartroli M, Juarez O, Diez E. Community-Based Interventions to Reduce Alcohol Consumption and Alcohol-Related Harm in Adults. JOURNAL OF COMMUNITY HEALTH. 2021; 46(3). DOI:10.1007/s10900-020-00898-6. PMID:32770477. IF:4,371.
Reyes A, Vásquez-Vera H, Novoa A, González-Marín P, Puig-Barrachina V, Borrell C. ¿Cómo influye la situación laboral en los efectos de la inseguridad residencial sobre la salud? [How does the employment status influence the effects of residential insecurity on health?]. Gaceta Sanitaria. 2021;35(1):60-66. Spanish. DOI:10.1016/j.gaceta.2019.07.007. PMID: 31732187. IF:2,479.
Rocha KB, Rodríguez-Sanz M, Berra S, Borrell C, Pasarín MI. Evaluación de la atención primaria, versión modificada del instrumento PCAT-A10 [Modified version of the PCAT-A10 tool for the evaluation of primary care]. Atencion Primaria. 2021;53(1):3-11. Spanish. doi: 10.1016/j.aprim.2019.10.004. PMID: 32035754. IF:2,206.
Rubio M, Marques S, Penarrubia MT, Urbanos RM, Borrell C, Bosch J, Sanchez A, Aznar I. Who Suffers From Pharmaceutical Poverty and What Are Their Needs? Evidence From a Spanish Region. Frontiers in Pharmacology. 2021; 12:617687. DOI:10.3389/fphar.2021.617687. PMID:33959003. IF:5,988.
Saavedra B, Mambuque E, Nguenha D, Gomes N, Munguambe S, Garcia JI, Izco S, Acacio S, Murias A, Cossa M, Losada I, Pernas H, Oliveras L, Theron G, Garcia AL. Performance of Xpert MTB/RIF Ultra for tuberculosis diagnosis in the context of passive and active case finding. EUROPEAN RESPIRATORY JOURNAL. 2021; 58(6):2100257. DOI:10.1183/13993003.00257-2021. PMID:34140293. IF:33,795.
Sanz B, Saurina C, Serra L, Vicens GR, Casanovas LVL, Otero L, Lopez MJ, Perez G, Vives C. Prevalence and associated factors with sexual violence victimisation youth before, during and after the COVID-19 lockdown: a cross-sectional study in Spain. BMJ Open. 2021; 11(11):e055227. DOI:10.1136/bmjopen-2021-055227. PMID:34845078. IF:3,006.
van BL, Abalos M, Abad E, Adrados MA, Gomez A, Galles P, Grimalt JO. Qualitative and quantitative changes in traffic and waste incineration PCDD/Fs in urban air and soils under different seasonal conditions (Metropolitan Area of Barcelona). SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT. 2021; 753:142149. DOI:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.142149. PMID:33207451. IF:10,753.
Vasquez H, Leon BB, Palencia L, Perez K, Borrell C. Health Effects of Housing Insecurity and Unaffordability in the General Population in Barcelona, Spain. JOURNAL OF URBAN HEALTH-BULLETIN OF THE NEW YORK ACADEMY OF MEDICINE. 2021; 98(4). DOI:10.1007/s11524-021-00546-x. PMID:34231119. IF:5,801.
Vives C, Perez V, Davo M, Sanchez M, Gil D, Abietar DG, Sanchez F, Forcadell L, Perez G, Sanz B. Dating violence and associated factors among male and female adolescents in Spain. PLoS One. 2021; 16(11):e0258994. DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0258994. PMID:34758031. IF:3,752.
Zayas M, Cole HVS, Anguelovski I, Connolly JJT, Bartoll X, Triguero M. Mental Health Outcomes in Barcelona: The Interplay between Gentrification and Greenspace. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2021; 18(17):9314. DOI:10.3390/ijerph18179314. PMID:34501901. IF:4,614.

Grup consolidat de l’Institut d’Investigació Biomèdica Sant Pau que pertany a

Introduction

Main lines of research

To continue studying the social and political determinants of health and their effects on construction and policy interventions. A special focus on COVID-19 inequalities and in its consequences.
Evaluation the environmental and potential health benefits of policies aimed at reducing air and noise pollution such the superblocks or Urban Environmental Protection Zones.
Evaluation of road safety policies and interventions, such effectiveness on road safety of superblocks (Superilles), effectiveness of safe school streets, impact on road safety of the promotion of bicycle use in Barcelona.
To continue to make progress with the study of mechanisms and mediators between residential insecurity, energy poverty and health and the evaluation of housing policies, such the impact on health of cooperative housing in cession of use in Catalonia.
Gender inequalities in health: Inequalities in sexual and reproductive health. Interventions to reduce health inequalities and the mechanisms that influence these policies in the provision of health services.

Team

Group coordination

PEREZ GONZALEZ, CATHERINE ASPB
cperez@aspb.cat

Members

Scientific output

Publications 2022

(JIF 2022)

Artazcoz, L. (2022). Psicosociología del trabajo. In: C. Ruiz-Frutos, J. Delclós, E. Ronda, A. M. García, & F. G. Benavides (Eds.), Salud Laboral: conceptos y técnicas para la prevención de riesgos laborales. edición (pp. 67–76). Barcelona: Elsevier. Document type: Book chapter.
Bacigalupe A, Martín U, Franco M, Borrell C. Socioeconomic inequalities and COVID-19 in Spain. SESPAS Report 2022. Gaceta Sanitaria. 2022; 36. DOI:10.1016/j.gaceta.2022.01.011. PMID:35781142. IF:1,9 (Q4/8D). Document type: Review.
Ballesteros V, Oliveras L, Munoz JB, Lima A, Carrere J, Ruiz EM, Peralta A, Leon AC, Rodriguez IM, Daponte A, Marí dell’Olmo M. What are the effects of energy poverty and interventions to ameliorate it on people’s health and well-being?: A scoping review with an equity lens. Energy Research & Social Science. 2022; 87:102456. DOI:10.1016/j.erss.2021.102456. IF:6,7 (Q1/2D). Document type: Review.
Barbaglia MG, Borrell C, Daban F, Fernandez A, Olabarría M, Palencia L, Pasarín MI, Rubies A, Sabate S, Salvador M, Villalbí JR, Planter G. Reinventing a public health organization. Gaceta Sanitaria. 2022; 36(1). DOI:10.1016/j.gaceta.2020.06.011. PMID:32972781. IF:1,9 (Q4/8D). Document type: Article.
Bartoll-Roca X, Marí dell’Olmo M, Gotsens M, Palencia L, Pérez K, Diez E, Borrell C. Neighbourhood income inequalities in mental health in Barcelona 2001-2016: a Bayesian smoothed estimate. Gaceta Sanitaria. 2022; 36(6). DOI:10.1016/j.gaceta.2022.03.007. PMID:35644735. IF:1,9 (Q4/8D). Document type: Article.
Bartoll-Roca X, Palència L, Gotsens M, Borrell C. Socioeconomic inequalities in self-assessed health and mental health in Barcelona, 2001-2016. Gaceta Sanitaria. 2022; 36(5). DOI:10.1016/j.gaceta.2021.02.009. PMID:33771401. IF:1,9 (Q4/8D). Document type: Article.
Bartoll-Roca X, Rodríguez-Sanz M, Sánchez-Ledesma E, Pérez K, Borrell C. Inequalities in life expectancy by educational level and its decomposition in Barcelona, 2004-2018. Gaceta Sanitaria. 2022; 36(6). DOI:10.1016/j.gaceta.2021.11.008. PMID:35337685. IF:1,9 (Q4/8D). Document type: Article.
Carbonell C, Rubio M, Marqués S, Peñarrubia MT, Gil M, Garcia V, Pasarín MI, Parody E, Aznar I. Pediatric Medication Noninitiation in Spain. PEDIATRICS. 2022; 149(1):e2020034371. DOI:10.1542/peds.2020-034371. PMID:34957504. IF:8 (Q1/1D). Document type: Article.
Carrere J, Belvis F, Peralta A, Marí dell’Olmo M, López MJ, Benach J, Novoa AM. Effectiveness of an Energy-Counseling Intervention in Reducing Energy Poverty: Evidence from a Quasi-Experimental Study in a Southern European City. JOURNAL OF URBAN HEALTH-BULLETIN OF THE NEW YORK ACADEMY OF MEDICINE. 2022; 99(3). DOI:10.1007/s11524-022-00642-6. PMID:35622196. IF:6,6 (Q1/2D). Document type: Article.
Carrere J, Vasquez H, Pérez A, Novoa AM, Borrell C. Housing Insecurity and Mental Health: the Effect of Housing Tenure and the Coexistence of Life Insecurities. JOURNAL OF URBAN HEALTH-BULLETIN OF THE NEW YORK ACADEMY OF MEDICINE. 2022; 99(2). DOI:10.1007/s11524-022-00619-5. PMID:35303243. IF:6,6 (Q1/2D). Document type: Article.
Domínguez-Berjón MF, Pérez G, Gotsens M, Genova R, Martín U, Ruiz M, IMCRISES Project Working GRP [Puig-Barranchina V, Rodríguez-Sanz, M]. Socioeconomic Inequalities in Small-for-Gestational-Age Births Before and During the Economic Crisis: An Ecologic Study of Trends in 13 Spanish Cities. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HEALTH SERVICES. 2022; 52(1):0020731420923532. DOI:10.1177/0020731420923532. PMID:32408791. IF:3,4 (Q2/4D). Document type: Article.
Forcadell L, Benlliure JB, Martínez C, Pérez G. An in-depth analysis of the sexuality needs of Barcelona’s youth: a holistic view using mixed method. Sexual and Reproductive Health Matters. 2022; 30(1):2135728. DOI:10.1080/26410397.2022.2135728. PMID:36399103. IF:6 (Q1/1D). Document type: Article.
Hogberg P, Henriksson G, Borrell C, Ciutan M, Costa G, Georgiou I, Halik R, Hoebel J, Kilpelainen K, Kyprianou T, Lesnik T, Petrauskaite I, Ruijsbroek A, Scintee SG, Vasic M, Olsson G. Monitoring Health Inequalities in 12 European Countries: Lessons Learned from the Joint Action Health Equity Europe. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2022; 19(13):7663. DOI:10.3390/ijerph19137663. PMID:35805322. Document type: Article.
Jacques-Aviñó C, Peralta A, Carrere J, Marí dell’Olmo M, Benach J, López MJ. Qualitative evaluation of an intervention to reduce energy poverty: Effects perceived by participants according to typologies of social vulnerability. ENERGY POLICY. 2022; 167:113006. DOI:10.1016/j.enpol.2022.113006. IF:9 (Q1/1D). Document type: Article.
Lapena C, Continente X, Sánchez Mascuñano A, Marí dell’Olmo M, López MJ. Effectiveness of a community intervention to reduce social isolation among older people in low-income neighbourhoods. EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH. 2022; 32(5). DOI:10.1093/eurpub/ckac100. PMID:36074028. IF:4,4 (Q2/4D). Document type: Article.
Larrea S, Hidalgo C, Jacques C, Borrell C, Palencia L. “No one should be alone in living this process”: trajectories, experiences and user’s perceptions about quality of abortion care in a telehealth service in Chile. Sexual and Reproductive Health Matters. 2022; 29(3):1948953. DOI:10.1080/26410397.2021.1948953. PMID:34252017. IF:6 (Q1/1D). Document type: Article.
Larrea S, Palència L, Assis MP, Borrell C. Social inequalities in utilization of a feminist telehealth abortion service in Brazil: A multilevel analysis. Frontiers in Reproductive Health. 2022; 4:1040640. DOI:10.3389/frph.2022.1040640. Document type: Article.
Lopez A, Spijker J, Cole HVS, Marques AG, Triguero M, Anguelovski I, Marí dell’Olmo M, Modenes JA, Alamo D, Lopez F, Borrell C. Sociodemographic determinants of intraurban variations in COVID-19 incidence: the case of Barcelona. JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY AND COMMUNITY HEALTH. 2022; 76(1). DOI:10.1136/jech-2020-216325. PMID:34158409. IF:6,3 (Q1/2D). Document type: Article.
Malmusi D, Pasarín MI, Marí dell’Olmo M, Artazcoz L, Diez E, Tolosa S, Rodríguez-Sanz M, Pérez G, Peña-Gallardo C, Borrell C. Multi-level policy responses to tackle socioeconomic inequalities in the incidence of COVID-19 in a European urban area. International Journal for Equity in Health. 2022; 21(1):28. DOI:10.1186/s12939-022-01628-1. PMID:35183189. IF:4,8 (Q1/2D). Document type: Article.
Marí dell’Olmo M, Oliveras L, Barón-Miras LE, Borrell C, Montalvo T, Ariza C, Ventayol I, Mercuriali L, Sheehan M, Gómez-Gutiérrez A, Villalbí JR. Climate Change and Health in Urban Areas with a Mediterranean Climate: A Conceptual Framework with a Social and Climate Justice Approach. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2022; 19(19):12764. DOI:10.3390/ijerph191912764. PMID:36232063. Document type: Article.
Marí dell’Olmo M, Oliveras L, Vergara C, Artazcoz L, Borrell C, Gotsens M, Palencia L, López MJ, Martínez MA. Geographical inequalities in energy poverty in a Mediterranean city: Using small-area Bayesian spatial models. Energy Reports. 2022; 8. DOI:10.1016/j.egyr.2021.12.025. IF:5,2 (Q2/5D). Document type: Article.
Martí M, German D, Pérez G, Bartoll-Roca X, Diez E, Pont A, Garin O, Alonso J, Hernandez G, Mayoral K, Zamora V, Vilagut G, Ferrer M. Health Inequalities by Sexual Orientation: Results from the 2016-2017 Barcelona Health Survey. LGBT Health. 2022; 9(7). DOI:10.1089/lgbt.2021.0171. PMID:35802488. IF:4,8 (Q2/3D). Document type: Article.
Martín JM, Arenas A, Bengoa R, Borrell C, Franco M, García AL, Gestal J, González López B, Hernández I, Legido H, March JC, Minué S, Muntaner C, Vives C. Insight on how to assess and improve the response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Gaceta Sanitaria. 2022; 36(1). DOI:10.1016/j.gaceta.2020.11.008. PMID:33518411. IF:1,9 (Q4/8D). Document type: Article.
Mercuriali L, Oliveras L, Marí M, Gómez-Gutiérrez A, Montalvo T, García A, Pérez G, Villalbí JR. A public health surveillance system applied to climate change for cities. Gaceta Sanitaria. 2022; 36(3). DOI:10.1016/j.gaceta.2021.01.003. PMID:33722402. IF:1,9 (Q4/8D). Document type: Article.
Nguenha D, Acacio S, Murias A, Ramanlal N, Saavedra B, Karajeanes E, Mudumane B, Mambuque E, Gomes N, Losada I, Oliveras L, Naueia E, Sterling TR, Amorim G, Moon TD, Menendez C, Vaz P, Lopez E, Garcia AL. Prevalence and clinical characteristics of pulmonary TB among pregnant and post-partum women. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF TUBERCULOSIS AND LUNG DISEASE. 2022; 26(7). DOI:10.5588/ijtld.21.0567. PMID:35768920. IF:4 (Q2/5D). Document type: Article.
Nieuwenhuijsen MJ, Dadvand P, Marquez S, Bartoll-Roca X, Barboza EP, Cirach M, Borrell C, Zijlema WL. The evaluation of the 3-30-300 green space rule and mental health. ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH. 2022; 215:114387. DOI:10.1016/j.envres.2022.114387. PMID:36162472. IF:8,3 (Q1/1D). Document type: Article.
Olivella M, Sánchez-Ledesma E, Continente X, Clotas C, Pérez G. Perceptions of the Uses of Cell Phones and Their Impact on the Health of Early Adolescents in Barcelona: a Qualitative Study. Journal Of Technology In Behavioral Science. 2022; 7(2). DOI:10.1007/s41347-021-00228-0. Document type: Article.
Palma D, Hernandez A, Picchio CA, Jodar G, Galbany P, Simon P, Guillaumes M, Diez E, Rius C. Confidence in a Vaccine against COVID-19 among Registered Nurses in Barcelona, Spain across Two Time Periods. 2022; 10(6):873. DOI:10.3390/vaccines10060873. PMID:35746481. IF:7,8 (Q1/2D). Document type: Article.
Pérez G, Pasarín MI, Puig V, Pérez K, Rodríguez-Sanz M, Artazcoz L, Borrell C. Tackling health inequalities in a public health organization: the case of the Barcelona Public Health Agency. International Journal for Equity in Health. 2022; 21(1):129. DOI:10.1186/s12939-022-01724-2. PMID:36088347. IF:4,8 (Q1/2D). Document type: Article.
Porthe V, Garcia I, Clotas C, Diez E. Evaluation of a Community Intervention to Reduce Harmful Alcohol Consumption among Adult Population: A Study Protocol. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2022; 19(14):8746. DOI:10.3390/ijerph19148746. PMID:35886600. Document type: Article.
Puertolas B, Barbaglia MG, Gotsens M, Pares O, Brugal MT, Torrens M, Trevino L, Rodriguez C, Vazquez JM, Pascual A, Coromina M, Jimenez M, Oliva I, Gonzalez E, Mestre N, Bartroli M. Lifetime Dual Disorder Screening and Treatment Retention: A Pilot Cohort Study. Journal of Clinical Medicine. 2022; 11(13):3760. DOI:10.3390/jcm11133760. PMID:35807045. IF:3,9 (Q2/4D). Document type: Article.
Puig A, Arumi I, Cirera E, Sola M, Codina A, Palencia L, Biaani B, Pérez K. Use of the Superblock model for promoting physical activity in Barcelona: a one-year observational comparative study. Archives of Public Health. 2022; 80(1):257. DOI:10.1186/s13690-022-01005-y. PMID:36575474. IF:3,3 (Q2/5D). Document type: Article.
Ramos-Vaquero P, Barroso-Alasà M, Sánchez-Arciniega N, Juárez-Martínez O, Martrat L, Pasarín MI, Blanquer M. Healthier and more sustainable school canteens to combat the climate emergency. Nutricion Clinica Y Dietetica Hospitalaria. 2022; 42(3). DOI:10.12873/423ramos. Document type: Article.
Reyes A, Novoa AM, Borrell C, Carrere J, Pérez K, Gamboa C, Davi L, Fernandez A. Living Together for a Better Life: The Impact of Cooperative Housing on Health and Quality of Life. Buildings. 2022; 12(12):2099. DOI:10.3390/buildings12122099. IF:3,8 (Q2/4D). Document type: Article.
Trujillo S, Tjulin A, Pérez G, Hagqvist E. Social Capital and Self-Perceived Health in Lone Mothers: A Multilevel Cross-Sectional Study across Europe. JOURNAL OF FAMILY ISSUES. 2022; 43(3):0192513X21994163. DOI:10.1177/0192513X21994163. IF:1,7 (Q3/7D). Document type: Article.
Vall‑Llosera Casanovas L, Serra L, Saurina C, Sanz‑Barbero B, Vives‑Cases C, López MJ, Otero‑García L, Pérez G, Renart‑Vicens G. Prevalence of sexual harassment among young Spaniards before, during, and after the COVID-19 lockdown period in Spain. BMC PUBLIC HEALTH. 2022; 22(1):1888. DOI:10.1186/s12889-022-14264-9. PMID:36221078. IF:4,5 (Q2/4D). Document type: Article.
Vásquez C, Carrere J, Borrell C, Vásquez H. Neglected housing insecurity and its relationship with renters health: the case of Barcelona, Spain. Gaceta Sanitaria. 2022; 36(3). DOI:10.1016/j.gaceta.2021.08.005. PMID:34742601. IF:1,9 (Q4/8D). Document type: Article.
Vasquez C, Fernandez A, Borrell C. Gender-based inequalities in the effects of housing on health: A critical review. Ssm-Population Health. 2022; 17:101068. DOI:10.1016/j.ssmph.2022.101068. PMID:35360438. IF:4,7 (Q2/3D). Document type: Review.
Vásquez H, León BB, Borrell C, Jacques C, López MJ, Medina L, Pasarín M, Sánchez-Ledesma E, Pérez K. Inequities in the distribution of COVID-19: an adaptation of WHO’s conceptual framework. Gaceta Sanitaria. 2022; 36(5). DOI:10.1016/j.gaceta.2021.10.004. PMID:34823902. IF:1,9 (Q4/8D). Document type: Article.

Publications 2021

Artazcoz L, Cortes I, Escriba V, Benavides FG. Financial Strain and Health Status Among European Workers: Gender and Welfare State Inequalities. Frontiers in Public Health. 2021; 9:616191. DOI:10.3389/fpubh.2021.616191. PMID:34095045. IF:6,461.
Berra S, Rivadero L, Pasarín MI, Peresini V. Linguistic acceptability in the comprehension of health services assessment questionnaires in lbero-America. Gaceta Sanitaria. 2021; 35(4). DOI:10.1016/j.gaceta.2020.04.019. PMID:32654875. IF:2,479.
Bolibar M, Belvis FX, Jodar P, Vives A, Mendez F, Bartoll X, Pozo OJ, Gomez A, Padrosa E, Benach J, Julia M. Precarious Employment and Stress: The Biomedical Embodiment of Social Factors. PRESSED Project Study Protocol. Frontiers in Public Health. 2021; 9:649447. DOI:10.3389/fpubh.2021.649447. PMID:33859972. IF:6,461.
Borrell C, Palencia L, Bosakova L, Gotsens M, Morrison J, Costa C, Dzurova D, Deboosere P, Lustigova M, Mari M, Rodopoulou S, Santana P. Socioeconomic Inequalities in Chronic Liver Diseases and Cirrhosis Mortality in European Urban Areas before and after the Onset of the 2008 Economic Recession. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2021; 18(16):8801. DOI:10.3390/ijerph18168801. PMID:34444557. IF:4,614.
Carrere J, Peralta A, Oliveras L, Lopez MJ, Mari M, Benach J, Novoa AM. Energy poverty, its intensity and health in vulnerable populations in a Southern European city. Gaceta Sanitaria. 2021; 35(5). DOI:10.1016/j.gaceta.2020.07.007. PMID:33129571. IF:2,479.
Daban F, Garcia I, Porthe V, Lopez MJ, De B, Pasarin MI, Borrell C, Artazcoz L, Perez A, Diez E. Improving mental health and wellbeing in elderly people isolated at home due to architectural barriers: A community health intervention. Atencion Primaria. 2021; 53(5). DOI:10.1016/j.aprim.2021.102020. PMID:33774346. IF:2,206.
Daban F, Pasarin MI, Borrell C, Artazcoz L, Perez A, Fernandez A, Porthe V, Diez E. Barcelona Salut als Barris: Twelve years’ experience of tackling social health inequalities through community-based interventions. Gaceta Sanitaria. 2021; 35(3). DOI:10.1016/j.gaceta.2020.02.007. PMID:32527681. IF:2,479.
Duque I, Dominguez MF, Cebrecos A, Prieto MD, Esnaola S, Sanchez MC, Mari M. Deprivation index by enumeration district in Spain, 2011. Gaceta Sanitaria. 2021; 35(2). DOI:10.1016/j.gaceta.2019.10.008. PMID:32014314. IF:2,479.
Elizondo U, Carrasco MG, Pinos L, Picchio CA, Rius C, Diez E. Vaccine hesitancy among paediatric nurses: Prevalence and associated factors. PLoS One. 2021; 16(5):e0251735. DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0251735. PMID:34010321. IF:3,752.
Knobel P, Maneja R, Bartoll X, Alonso L, Bauwelinck M, Valentin A, Zijlema W, Borrell C, Nieuwenhuijsen M, Dadvand P. Quality of urban green spaces influences residents’ use of these spaces, physical activity, and overweight/obesity. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION. 2021; 271:116393. DOI:10.1016/j.envpol.2020.116393. PMID:33388678. IF:9,988.
Long D, Mackenbach J, Martikainen P, Lundberg O, Bronnum H, Bopp M, Costa G, Kovacs K, Leinsalu M, Rodriguez M, Menvielle G, Nusselder W. Smoking and inequalities in mortality in 11 European countries: a birth cohort analysis. Population Health Metrics. 2021; 19(1):3. DOI:10.1186/s12963-021-00247-2. PMID:33516235. IF:2,936.
Lopez N, Puig V, Vives A, Olave P, Gotsens M. Effects of an urban regeneration program on related social determinants of health in Chile: A pre-post intervention study. HEALTH & PLACE. 2021; 68:102511. DOI:10.1016/j.healthplace.2021.102511. PMID:33486330. IF:4,931.
Lorant V, Kapadia D, Perelman J, Rodríguez M, MacKenbach JP. Socioeconomic disparities in suicide: Causation or confounding?. PLoS One. 2021; 16(1):e0243895. DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0243895. PMID:33395418. IF:3,752.
Mari M, Gotsens M, Pasarin MI, Rodriguez M, Artazcoz L, de Olalla PG, Rius C, Borrell C. Socioeconomic Inequalities in COVID-19 in a European Urban Area: Two Waves, Two Patterns. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2021; 18(3):1256. DOI:10.3390/ijerph18031256. PMID:33573323. IF:4,614.
Martinez MA, Vergara C, Botella P, Corpas F, Perez J, Zurriaga O, Aldasoro E, Borrell C, Cabeza E, Cirera L, Osinaga JD, Fernandez A, Gandarillas A, Ruano PLL, Mari M, Nolasco A, Prieto MD, Ramis R, Rodriguez M, Sanchez P. Geographical Variability in Mortality in Urban Areas: A Joint Analysis of 16 Causes of Death. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2021; 18(11):5664. DOI:10.3390/ijerph18115664. PMID:34070635. IF:4,614.
Oliveras L, Borrell C, Gonzalez I, Gotsens M, Lopez MJ, Palencia L, Artazcoz L, Mari M. The Association of Energy Poverty with Health and Wellbeing in Children in a Mediterranean City. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2021; 18(11):5961. DOI:10.3390/ijerph18115961. PMID:34199387. IF:4,614.
Oliveras L, Peralta A, Palencia L, Gotsens M, Lopez MJ, Artazcoz L, Borrell C, Mari M. Energy poverty and health: Trends in the European Union before and during the economic crisis, 2007-2016. HEALTH & PLACE. 2021; 67:102294. DOI:10.1016/j.healthplace.2020.102294. PMID:33526205. IF:4,931.
Politi J, Martin M, Mercuriali L, Borras B, Lopez J, Vilella A, Villar J, Orcau A, de Olalla PG, Rius C, Fernández A, Puigpinós R, Bonfill X, Villalbí JR. Epidemiological characteristics and outcomes of COVID-19 cases: mortality inequalities by socio- economic status, Barcelona, Spain, 24 February to 4 May 2020. Eurosurveillance. 2021; 26(20):2001138. DOI:10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2021.26.20.2001138. PMID:34018483. IF:21,286.
Porta M, Pumarega J, Henriquez LA, Gasull M, Bartoll X, Arrebola JP, Morales E, Ibarluzea J, Alguacil J, Bilal U, Luzardo OP. Reductions in blood concentrations of persistent organic pollutants in the general population of Barcelona from 2006 to 2016. SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT. 2021; 777:146013. DOI:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.146013. IF:10,753.
Porthe V, Garcia I, Ariza C, Villalbi JR, Bartroli M, Juarez O, Diez E. Community-Based Interventions to Reduce Alcohol Consumption and Alcohol-Related Harm in Adults. JOURNAL OF COMMUNITY HEALTH. 2021; 46(3). DOI:10.1007/s10900-020-00898-6. PMID:32770477. IF:4,371.
Reyes A, Vásquez-Vera H, Novoa A, González-Marín P, Puig-Barrachina V, Borrell C. ¿Cómo influye la situación laboral en los efectos de la inseguridad residencial sobre la salud? [How does the employment status influence the effects of residential insecurity on health?]. Gaceta Sanitaria. 2021;35(1):60-66. Spanish. DOI:10.1016/j.gaceta.2019.07.007. PMID: 31732187. IF:2,479.
Rocha KB, Rodríguez-Sanz M, Berra S, Borrell C, Pasarín MI. Evaluación de la atención primaria, versión modificada del instrumento PCAT-A10 [Modified version of the PCAT-A10 tool for the evaluation of primary care]. Atencion Primaria. 2021;53(1):3-11. Spanish. doi: 10.1016/j.aprim.2019.10.004. PMID: 32035754. IF:2,206.
Rubio M, Marques S, Penarrubia MT, Urbanos RM, Borrell C, Bosch J, Sanchez A, Aznar I. Who Suffers From Pharmaceutical Poverty and What Are Their Needs? Evidence From a Spanish Region. Frontiers in Pharmacology. 2021; 12:617687. DOI:10.3389/fphar.2021.617687. PMID:33959003. IF:5,988.
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