Fundació Salut i Envelliment UAB
La Fundació Salut i Envelliment UAB lleva a cabo actividades en los ámbitos de las ciencias de la salud, el envejecimiento y la atención socio-sanitaria.

Estas actividades se vehiculan a través de 5 áreas organizativas: Investigación en Salud y Envejecimiento, Ciudadanos y Pacientes, Desarrollo Profesional, Consultoría y Proyectos de Envejecimiento y Gestión del Conocimiento. La Fundación presta servicios de dirección asistencial de instituciones sanitarias y sociosanitarias.

La misión institucional de la FSiE-UAB es contribuir a la generación del conocimiento para la mejora de la salud y del proceso de envejecimiento de la población, y favorecer el desarrollo profesional y de las organizaciones en este ámbito, con el objetivo de convertirse en un centro de referencia en investigación, gestión del conocimiento y formación de profesionales en el ámbito de la salud y del envejecimiento, guiándose por los valores de colaboración, innovación, calidad, rendición de cuentas y vocación de Servicio.

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2025-02-24
12:11
11 p, 293.2 KB The Association of Physical Activity Fragmentation with Physical Function in Older Adults : Analysis from the SITLESS Study / Wilson, Jason J (Ulster University) ; McMullan, Ilona (Ulster University) ; Blackburn, Nicole E. (Ulster University) ; Klempel, Natalie (Ulster University) ; Jerez-Roig, Javier (Universitat de Vic) ; Oviedo, Guillermo R. (Universitat Ramon Llull) ; Klenk, Jochen (Ulm University (Alemanya)) ; Dallmeier, Dhayana (Boston University School of Public Health) ; Coll-Planas, Laura (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Fundació Salut i Envelliment) ; McIntosh, Emma (University of Glasgow) ; Skjødt, Mathias (University of Southern Denmark) ; Caserotti, Paolo (University of Southern) ; Tully, Mark (Ulster University)
The distribution of physical activity bouts through the day may provide useful information for assessing the impacts of interventions on aspects such as physical function. This study aimed to investigate the associations between physical activity fragmentation, tested using different minimum physical activity bout lengths, with physical function in older adults. [...]
2022 - 10.3390/jal2010006
Journal of ageing and longevity, Vol. 2, Núm. 1 (2022) , p. 63-73  
2025-01-22
08:32
13 p, 743.9 KB Reducing loneliness and depressive symptoms in older adults during the COVID-19 pandemic : A pre-post evaluation of a psychosocial online intervention / Gabarrell-Pascuet, Aina (Universitat de Barcelona. Departament de Medicina) ; Coll-Planas, Laura (Universitat de Vic - Universitat Central de Catalunya) ; Blancafort Alias, Sergi (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Fundació Salut i Envelliment) ; Martínez Pascual, Regina (Institut de Recerca Sant Joan de Déu) ; Haro, Josep Maria (Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Salud Mental) ; Domènech-Abella, Joan (Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Salud Mental)
Background Loneliness is related to worse mental health, particularly in people with poor social support. The COVID-19 pandemic altered our lives and ways of social interaction, especially among vulnerable populations such as older adults. [...]
2024 - 10.1371/journal.pone.0311883
PloS one, Vol. 19 Núm. 12 (december 2024) , p. e0311883  
2024-04-23
04:11
9 p, 421.6 KB Is education level, as a proxy for socio-economic position, related to device-measured and self-reported sedentary behavior in European older adults? A cross-sectional study from the SITLESS project / Rodriguez Roca, Beatriz (Universidad de Zaragoza) ; Tully, Mark A. (Ulster University) ; Sansano-Nadal, Oriol (Universitat Rovira i Virgili) ; Caserotti, Paolo (Syddansk Universitet) ; Coll-Planas, Laura (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Fundació Salut i Envelliment) ; Roqué i Figuls, Marta (Institut d'Investigació Biomèdica Sant Pau) ; Brønd, Jan Christian (Syddansk Universitet (Dinamarca)) ; Blackburn, Nicole E. (Ulster University) ; Wilson, Jason J. (Ulster University) ; Rothenbacher, Dietrich (Universität Ulm) ; McIntosh, Emma (University of Glasgow) ; Deidda, Manuela (University of Glasgow) ; Andrade-Gómez, Elena (Universidad de La Rioja) ; Giné-Garriga, Maria (Universitat Ramon Llull)
Sedentary behavior (SB) is a determinant of health in older adult people. Educational level is a primary driver of health disparities and is demonstrated to be a reliable measure of socioeconomic position. [...]
2023 - 10.3389/fpubh.2023.1296821
Frontiers in Public Health, Vol. 11 (december 2023)  
2024-03-25
12:02
14 p, 3.3 MB Validity of the Sedentary Behavior Questionnaire in European Older Adults Using English, Spanish, German and Danish Versions / Sansano-Nadal, Oriol (Universitat Ramon Llull) ; Wilson, J.J. (Ulster Univeristy) ; Martín-Borràs, C. (Universitat Ramon Llull) ; Brønd, Jan Christian (Syddansk Universitet (Dinamarca)) ; Skjødt, Mathias (Syddansk Universitet (Dinamarca)) ; Caserotti, P. (Syddansk Universitet (Dinamarca)) ; Roqué i Figuls, Marta (Institut d'Investigació Biomèdica Sant Pau) ; Blackburn, Nicole E. (Ulster University) ; Klenk, Jochen (Ulm University) ; Rothenbacher, Dietrich (Ulm University) ; Guerra-Balic, Myriam (Universitat Ramon Llull) ; Font-Farré, M. (Universitat Ramon Llull) ; Denkinger, Michael (Ulm University) ; Coll-Planas, Laura (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Fundació Salut i Envelliment) ; Deidda, Manuela (University of Glasgow) ; McIntosh, E. (University of Glasgow) ; Giné-Garriga, M. (Universitat Ramon Llull) ; Tully, Mark (Ulster University)
The main aim of this study was to assess the criterion validity of the Sedentary Behavior Questionnaire (SBQ) to measure SB in community-dwelling older adults using thigh-measured accelerometry as the criterion method. [...]
2022 - 10.1080/1091367X.2021.1922910
Measurement in Physical Education and Exercise Science, Vol. 26 Núm. 1 (2022) , p. 1-14  
2023-07-18
03:39
11 p, 1.7 MB Identification of decreased intrinsic capacity : Performance of diagnostic measures of the ICOPE Screening tool in community dwelling older people in the VIMCI study / Rojano i Luque, Xavier (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Fundació Salut i Envelliment) ; Blancafort Alias, Sergi (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Fundació Salut i Envelliment) ; Prat Casanovas, Susanna (Institut Català de la Salut) ; Forné, Susanna (Fundació Sant Hospital (Lleida, Espanya)) ; Martín Vergara, Nuria (Institut Català de la Salut) ; Fabregat Povill, Pilar (Hospital de la Santa Creu (Tortosa, Espanya)) ; Vila Royo, Maria (Badalona Serveis Assistencials) ; Serrano, Rosa (EDP Salut Sant Joan (Reus, Espanya)) ; Sánchez-Rodríguez, Dolores (Institut Hospital del Mar d'Investigacions Mèdiques) ; Vílchez Saldaña, Montserrat (Institut Català de la Salut) ; Martínez, Iris (Fundació Sant Hospital (Lleida, Espanya)) ; Domínguez López, Mariola (Hospital de la Santa Creu (Tortosa, Espanya)) ; Riba Porquet, Francesc (Hospital de la Santa Creu (Tortosa, Espanya)) ; Intxaurrondo González, Aimar (Institut d'Investigació Biomèdica Sant Pau) ; Salvà Casanovas, Antoni (Institut d'Investigació Biomèdica Sant Pau) ; Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
The World Health Organization (WHO) has developed the Integrated Care for Older People (ICOPE) strategy to face the challenges of ageing societies. This strategy is focused on person centered care and the assessment intrinsic capacity (IC). [...]
2023 - 10.1186/s12877-023-03799-0
BMC geriatrics, Vol. 23 (february 2023)  
2023-02-16
14:07
28 p, 3.3 MB The NESTORE e-Coach : Designing a Multi-Domain Pathway to Well-Being in Older Age † / Angelini, Laura (University of Applied Sciences and Arts Western Switzerland (HES-SO)) ; El Kamali, M. (University of Applied Sciences and Arts Western Switzerland (HES-SO)) ; Mugellini, E. (University of Applied Sciences and Arts Western Switzerland (HES-SO)) ; Abou Khaled, Omar (University of Applied Sciences and Arts Western Switzerland (HES-SO)) ; Röcke, C. (University of Zurich) ; Porcelli, S. (Istituto di Tecnologie Biomediche (ITB)) ; Mastropietro, A. (Istituto di Tecnologie Biomediche (ITB)) ; Rizzo, Giovanna (Istituto di Tecnologie Biomediche (ITB)) ; Boqué, Noemí (Centre Tecnològic de Catalunya) ; Del Bas, Josep Maria (Centre Tecnològic de Catalunya) ; Palumbo, F. (CNR-Institute of Information Science and Technologies (ISTI-CNR)) ; Girolami, M. (CNR-Institute of Information Science and Technologies (ISTI-CNR)) ; Crivello, Antonino (CNR-Institute of Information Science and Technologies (ISTI-CNR)) ; Ziylan, C. (Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences) ; Subías-Beltrán, Paula (Centre Tecnològic de Catalunya) ; Orte, Silvia (Centre Tecnològic de Catalunya) ; Standoli, C.E. (Politecnico di Milano) ; Fernandez Maldonado, Laura (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Fundació Salut i Envelliment) ; Caon, Maurizio (University of Applied Sciences and Arts Western Switzerland (HES-SO)) ; Sykora, Martin (Loughborough University) ; Elayan, S. (Loughborough University) ; Guye, Sabrina (F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd) ; Andreoni, G. (Politecnico di Milano)
This article describes the coaching strategies of the NESTORE e-coach, a virtual coach for promoting healthier lifestyles in older age. The novelty of the NESTORE project is the definition of a multi-domain personalized pathway where the e-coach accompanies the user throughout different structured and non-structured coaching activities and recommendations. [...]
2022 - 10.3390/technologies10020050
Technologies, Vol. 10 Núm. 2 (april 2022) , p. 50  
2022-07-23
08:16
19 p, 723.9 KB The Expert Caregiver Intervention Targeting Former Caregivers in Finland : A Co-Design and Feasibility Study Using Mixed Methods / Åkerman, Sarah (Universitat Åbo Akademi) ; Nyqvist, Fredrica (Universitat Åbo Akademi) ; Coll-Planas, Laura (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Fundació Salut i Envelliment) ; Wentjärvi, Annika (Yrkeshögskolan Novia, Finland)
Informal caregivers face risks of social isolation. Given the high prevalence of informal caregivers in Europe, a considerable proportion of the population are also former caregivers. The Finnish Expert Caregiver intervention sought to train former caregivers to become volunteers aiming to support current caregivers through mainly peer support. [...]
2021 - 10.3390/ijerph181910133
International journal of environmental research and public health, Vol. 18 (september 2021)  
2022-07-23
08:16
0 p, 2.8 MB "Hi This Is NESTORE, Your Personal Assistant" : Design of an Integrated IoT System for a Personalized Coach for Healthy Aging / Palumbo, Filippo (Institute of Information Science and Technologies of the National Research Council of Italy (ISTI-CNR)) ; Crivello, Antonino (Institute of Information Science and Technologies of the National Research Council of Italy (ISTI-CNR)) ; Furfari, Francesco (Institute of Information Science and Technologies of the National Research Council of Italy (ISTI-CNR)) ; Girolami, Michele (Institute of Information Science and Technologies of the National Research Council of Italy (ISTI-CNR)) ; Mastropietro, Alfonso (Institute of Biomedical Technologies of the National Research Council of Italy (ITB-CNR)) ; Manferdelli, Giorgio (Institute of Biomedical Technologies of the National Research Council of Italy (ITB-CNR)) ; Röcke, Christina (University Research Priority Program "Dynamics of Healthy Aging" of the University of Zurich) ; Guye, Sabrina (University Research Priority Program "Dynamics of Healthy Aging" of the University of Zurich) ; Salvà Casanovas, Antoni (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Fundació Salut i Envelliment) ; Caon, Maurizio (University of Applied Sciences and Arts Western Switzerland (HES-SO)) ; Carrino, Francesco (University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Western Switzerland HES-SO) ; Abou Khaled, Omar (University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Western Switzerland HES-SO) ; Mugellini, Elena (University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Western Switzerland HES-SO) ; Denna, Enrico (FLEXTRONICS DESIGN SRL) ; Mauri, Marco (FLEXTRONICS DESIGN SRL) ; Ward, David (FLEXTRONICS DESIGN SRL) ; Subías-Beltrán, Paula (Eurecat Centre Tecnològic de Catalunya) ; Orte, Silvia (Eurecat Centre Tecnològic de Catalunya) ; Candea, Ciprian (ROPARDO SRL) ; Candea, Gabriela (ROPARDO SRL) ; Rizzo, Giovanna (Istituto di Tecnologie Biomediche (ITB). Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche)
In the context of the fourth revolution in healthcare technologies, leveraging monitoring and personalization across different domains becomes a key factor for providing useful services to maintain and promote well-being. [...]
2020 - 10.3389/fdgth.2020.545949
Frontiers in Digital Health, Vol. 2 (october 2020)  
2022-07-23
08:16
11 p, 361.5 KB Association of Self-Reported and Device-Measured Sedentary Behaviour and Physical Activity with Health-Related Quality of Life among European Older Adults / Sansano-Nadal, Oriol (Universitat Ramon Llull) ; Giné-Garriga, Maria (Universitat Ramon Llull) ; Rodríguez-Roca, Beatriz (Universidad de Zaragoza) ; Guerra-Balic, Myriam (Universitat Ramon Llull) ; Ferri, Kelly (Universitat Ramon Llull) ; Wilson, Jason J. (Ulster University) ; Caserotti, Paolo (Syddansk Universitet) ; Olsen, Pia Øllgaard (Syddansk Universitet) ; Blackburn, Nicole E.. (Ulster University) ; Rothenbacher, Dietrich (Universität Ulm) ; Dallmeier, Dhayana (Boston University School of Public Health) ; Roqué i Figuls, Marta (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Fundació Salut i Envelliment) ; McIntosh, Emma (University of Glasgow) ; Martín-Borràs, Carme (Universitat Ramon Llull)
Human movement behaviours such as physical activity (PA) and sedentary behaviour (SB) during waking time have a significant impact on health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in older adults. In this study, we aimed to analyse the association between self-reported and device-measured SB and PA with HRQoL in a cohort of community-dwelling older adults from four European countries. [...]
2021 - 10.3390/ijerph182413252
International journal of environmental research and public health, Vol. 18 (december 2021)  
2022-07-23
08:15
12 p, 403.2 KB Exploring Vision-Related Quality of Life : A Qualitative Study Comparing Patients' Experience of Cataract Surgery with a Standard Monofocal IOL and an Enhanced Monofocal IOL / Blancafort Alias, Sergi (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Fundació Salut i Envelliment) ; Del Campo Carrasco, Zoraida (Institut d'Investigació Biomèdica Sant Pau) ; Salvador-Miras, Ignacio (Institut d'Investigació Biomèdica Sant Pau) ; Luna Mariné, Sabina (Institut d'Investigació Biomèdica Sant Pau) ; Gómez Prieto, María José (Institut d'Investigació Biomèdica Sant Pau) ; Liñán Martín, Francesca (Institut d'Investigació Biomèdica Sant Pau) ; Salvà Casanovas, Antoni (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Fundació Salut i Envelliment)
To explore quality of life related with intermediate vision of patients before and after cataract surgery, and to make patients' experience available for the design of future scales that assess visual function related with intermediate distance. [...]
2022 - 10.2147/OPTH.S358386
Clinical Ophthalmology (Auckland, N.Z.), Vol. 16 (may 2022) , p. 1641-1652