Jordi Alonso
Datos Biográficos
| ID | 3582270 |
|---|---|
| NOMBRE | Jordi Alonso |
| NOMBRES | Jordi |
| APELLIDO | Alonso |
| FIRMA | ALONSO J |
| AFILIACIONES | Universitat Pompeu Fabra |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-8627-9636 |
| VERIFICADO | Sí |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 132 |
| TOTAL DE CITAS | 51 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 132 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN | 1986 |
| AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2026 |
| ÍNDICE H | 3 |
Patterns and predictors of the transition between minimally adequate treatment and effective treatment coverage for mental disorders
BACKGROUND: The quality of mental disorder treatment varies widely, with many patients not receiving treatments based on evidence-based guidelines. We examine data from the World Mental Health (WMH) surveys to investigate prevalence and correlates of receiving effective treatment coverage (ETC) among patients receiving minimally adequate treatment (MAT) in the 12 months before interview. METHODS: Data come from 25 WMH surveys carried out in 21 co…
Estudio De Las Diferencias De Prevalencia De Trastornos Mentales Entre Áreas Sanitarias en Una Comunidad Autónoma
Effectiveness of a guided mobile app intervention for depression and anxiety in university students (PROMES-U study)
NCT06078007
Global burden and strength of evidence for 88 risk factors in 204 countries and 811 subnational locations, 1990–2021
BACKGROUND: Understanding the health consequences associated with exposure to risk factors is necessary to inform public health policy and practice. To systematically quantify the contributions of risk factor exposures to specific health outcomes, the Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors Study (GBD) 2021 aims to provide comprehensive estimates of exposure levels, relative health risks, and attributable burden of disease for 88 ri…
Global burden of 288 causes of death and life expectancy decomposition in 204 countries and territories and 811 subnational locations, 1990–2021
BACKGROUND: Regular, detailed reporting on population health by underlying cause of death is fundamental for public health decision making. Cause-specific estimates of mortality and the subsequent effects on life expectancy worldwide are valuable metrics to gauge progress in reducing mortality rates. These estimates are particularly important following large-scale mortality spikes, such as the COVID-19 pandemic. When systematically analysed, mort…
The state of health in the European Union (EU-27) in 2019
There was a clear trend towards improvement in the overall health status of the EU but with differences between countries. EU health policymakers need to address the burden of diseases, paying specific attention to causes such as mental disorders. There are many opportunities for mutual learning among otherwise similar countries with different patterns of disease
Age of onset and cumulative risk of mental disorders
BACKGROUND: Information on the frequency and timing of mental disorder onsets across the lifespan is of fundamental importance for public health planning. Broad, cross-national estimates of this information from coordinated general population surveys were last updated in 2007. We aimed to provide updated and improved estimates of age-of-onset distributions, lifetime prevalence, and morbid risk. METHODS: In this cross-national analysis, we analyse…
The role of social support, detachment, and depressive and anxiety symptoms in suicidal thoughts and behaviours during the Covid-19 lockdown
The Association of Age With Depression, Anxiety, and Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms During the Covid-19 Pandemic in Spain
OBJECTIVE: Older adults may be at lower risk of common mental disorders than younger adults during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Previous research has shown shown differences by age in psychosocial well-being during the pandemic and have highlighted the moderating effect of prepandemic mental disorders on that association. In this line, we examined the association of age with self-reported symptoms of loneliness, depression, a…
Social inequalities in mental and physical health derived from the Covid-19 pandemic in Spain beyond Sars-CoV-2 infection
Prevalence of health problems increased during the COVID-19 pandemic in all education groups, but the increase was higher in women and men with a high level of education, suggesting that its impact appeared later in this group. Further analysis on the role of governmental economic aid given to vulnerable people might shed light on this evolution
Mental health inequalities in times of crisis
BACKGROUND: Studying the working population's mental health in times of crisis (such as the 2008 recession or the COVID-19 pandemic) is very relevant. This study aims to assess the prevalence of poor mental health among the Spanish salaried population, according to the labour market inequality axes (2005-2021). METHODS: Repeated cross-sectional study by comparing different surveys from 2005, 2010, 2016 and 2021 on workers residing in Spain who ha…
Population-level risks of alcohol consumption by amount, geography, age, sex, and year
BACKGROUND: The health risks associated with moderate alcohol consumption continue to be debated. Small amounts of alcohol might lower the risk of some health outcomes but increase the risk of others, suggesting that the overall risk depends, in part, on background disease rates, which vary by region, age, sex, and year. METHODS: For this analysis, we constructed burden-weighted dose-response relative risk curves across 22 health outcomes to esti…
The effectiveness of a “EspaiJove.net”- a school-based intervention programme in increasing mental health knowledge, help seeking and reducing stigma attitudes in the adolescent population
ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT03215654 (registration date 12 July 2017)
Neuropsychological Symptom Identification and Classification in the Hospitalized Covid-19 Patients During the First Wave of the Pandemic in a Front-Line Spanish Tertiary Hospital
Studies specifically designed to determine the profile of psychiatric symptoms among COVID-19 patients are limited and based on case series, self-report questionnaires, and surveys. The objective of the study was to identify and classify the neuropsychological symptoms of hospitalized COVID-19 patients during the first wave of the pandemic in one of the most important front-line tertiary hospitals from Spain, and to analyze its correlation with d…
The Mental Health of Employees with Job Loss and Income Loss during the Covid-19 Pandemic
The COVID-19 outbreak, which was followed by home confinement, is expected to have had profound negative impact on the mental health of people. Associated factors, such as losing jobs and income, can be expected to lead to an increased risk of suffering from psychopathological problems. Therefore, this study was aimed at researching the associations of job and income loss with mental health, as well as the possible mediating role of perceived fin…
Global, regional, and national progress towards Sustainable Development Goal 3.2 for neonatal and child health
BACKGROUND: Sustainable Development Goal 3.2 has targeted elimination of preventable child mortality, reduction of neonatal death to less than 12 per 1000 livebirths, and reduction of death of children younger than 5 years to less than 25 per 1000 livebirths, for each country by 2030. To understand current rates, recent trends, and potential trajectories of child mortality for the next decade, we present the Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, a…
Study Protocol—Coping With the Pandemics
Background: The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic and lockdown might increase anxiety and depressive symptoms in most individuals. Health bodies recommend several coping behaviors to protect against such symptoms, but evidence on the relationship between these behaviors and symptoms mostly comes from cross-sectional studies in convenience samples. We will conduct a prospective longitudinal study of the associations between coping behav…
Validation of an Online Version of the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (Audit) for Alcohol Screening in Spanish University Students
Online alcohol screening may be helpful in preventing alcohol use disorders. We assessed psychometric properties of an online version of the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT) among Spanish university students. We used a longitudinal online survey (the UNIVERSAL project) of first-year students (18-24 years old) in five universities, including the AUDIT, as part of the WHO World Mental Health International College Student (WMH-ICS) …
The Association Between Substance Use Disorder and Depression During the Covid-19 Lockdown in Spain and the Moderating Role of Social Support
Mental well-being of the general population
This study highlights health and social support as the most associated factors with individual mental well-being over socioeconomic factors. Interventions and policies aimed to these factors for health promotion would improve population mental well-being
Cardboard floor
The most disadvantaged extreme of the social continuum is usually underrepresented in epidemiological studies. We discuss the consequences of excluding this segment of the population and suggest different approaches for addressing this issue. In particular, we describe/analyse a barrier that tends to perpetuates people in the most disadvantaged extreme of the social continuum, hereinafter referred to as the “cardboard floor”. Besides, we propose …
Five insights from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019
Measuring universal health coverage based on an index of effective coverage of health services in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2019
BACKGROUND: Achieving universal health coverage (UHC) involves all people receiving the health services they need, of high quality, without experiencing financial hardship. Making progress towards UHC is a policy priority for both countries and global institutions, as highlighted by the agenda of the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and WHO's Thirteenth General Programme of Work (GPW13). Measuring effective coverage at the health-system le…
Sources of Stress and Their Associations With Mental Disorders Among College Students
The college years are stressful for many students. Identifying the sources of stress and their relative importance in leading to clinically significant emotional problems may assist in the development of targeted stress management interventions. The current report examines the distribution and associations of perceived stress across major life areas with 12-month prevalence of common mental disorders in a cross-national sample of first-year colle…
Using the EuroQoI 5-D in the Catalan general population
Gender differences in health-related quality of life among the elderly
Health related quality of life in immigrants and native school aged adolescents in Spain
Objectives: To compare health related quality of life (HRQL) between native and immigrant adolescents aged 12 to 18 years, and to analyse psychosocial factors associated with HRQL. Design: A cross sectional study of adolescents (12–18 years old) who answered a self administered questionnaire. Setting: All the secondary schools from Lloret de Mar (Girona, Spain). Participants: 1246 participants (88.9% of the eligible students). Main outcome measur…
Spanish version of the Nottingham Health Profile
We report the transfer into Spanish of a multi-dimensional measure of perceived health originally developed in Great Britain, the Nottingham Health Profile (NHP), and an assessment of the preliminary validity of the version is presented. Translation of the questionnaire was obtained from experts and from a Spanish monolingual lay group. Construct validity of the version was assessed in two studies: testing relationship of NHP scores to other self…
Tackling Neglect and Mental Health Reform in a Devolved System of Welfare Governance
A system of devolved welfare governance, it is argued, increases participation in welfare services. However, limited empirical evidence has been reported on how it influences welfare reform. This paper draws upon evidence from the mental health system in Spain, where health care is devolved to the regional states (autonomous communities), to examine whether policy reform of neglected policy areas may be triggered through heightened policy awarene…
Unmet health care needs and mortality among Spanish elderly
OBJECTIVES: This study estimates the prevalence of unmet health care needs among the elderly of Barcelona, Spain, and analyzes the association between unmet needs and mortality. METHODS: Home interviews were conducted with 1315 elderly in Barcelona. Individuals were classified as having a "health services need" if they reported being in fair, poor, or very poor health; suffering from two or more chronic conditions; or being dependent in at least …
Negative socioeconomic changes and mental disorders
BACKGROUND: There is increasing interest on whether the current global economic uncertainties have an influence on the population's mental health. In this paper, we examined the association of negative socioeconomic changes, job loss and household income reductions with incident mental disorders. The moderating effect of gender was assessed. METHODS: Data come from the Netherlands Mental Health Survey and Incidence Study-2 (NEMESIS-2), a represen…
Patients' acceptance of waiting for cataract surgery
The patient's perspective about waiting for elective surgery is an important consideration in the management of waiting lists, yet it has received little attention to date. This study was undertaken to assess the acceptability of personal waiting times from the perspective of patients, and to examine waiting time and patient characteristics associated with the perception that a wait for cataract surgery is too long. The international prospective …
Towards a biopsychosocial nosology of mental illness
More than a year after the publication of the fifth Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Psychiatric disorders (DSM) instalment,1 the debate regarding its significance is still quite active. Controversy about this version thrived long before this edition, as it was envisaged in the neuropsychiatric community as an advance from syndromic categorical classification to a nosology based on psychobiological research.2–4 This new DSM version generated—…
Are there gender differences in service use for mental disorders across countries in the European Union? Results from the EU-World Mental Health survey
BACKGROUND: Women are more likely than men to use mental healthcare (MHC) due to differences in the types of problems and help-seeking behaviours. The consistency of this relationship across European countries, whose MHC organisation differs substantially, is unknown. METHODS: Lifetime MHC-use and the type of MHC provider were assessed in 37 289 participants from the EU-World Mental Health (EU-WMH) survey, including 10 European countries (Norther…
Exploring health preferences in sociodemographic and health related groups through the paired comparison of the items of the Nottingham Health Profile
BACKGROUND: Preference weighted measures of health related quality of life are necessary for cost effectiveness calculations involving quality of life adjustment. There are conflicting data about the influence of factors such as sociodemographic and health related variables on health preferences. STUDY OBJECTIVE: The relative values attached to the items of the Spanish version of the Nottingham Health Profile (NHP) were assessed to make compariso…
Reliability of the Spanish version of the Nottingham health profile in patients with stable end-stage renal disease
A health profile for use in Spain
A health profile for use in Spain. J M Antó, and J AlonsoCopyRight https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.76.6.711 Published Online: October 07, 2011
A health profile for use in Spain
A health profile for use in Spain. J M Antó, and J AlonsoCopyRight https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.76.6.711 Published Online: October 07, 2011
Spanish version of the Nottingham Health Profile
We report the transfer into Spanish of a multi-dimensional measure of perceived health originally developed in Great Britain, the Nottingham Health Profile (NHP), and an assessment of the preliminary validity of the version is presented. Translation of the questionnaire was obtained from experts and from a Spanish monolingual lay group. Construct validity of the version was assessed in two studies: testing relationship of NHP scores to other self…
International quality of life assessment (Iqola) project
Measurement of General Health Status of Non-oxygen- Dependent Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Patients
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is a prevalent condition causing a high level of disability, and it is one of the leading causes of death. To assess the general health status of moderate to severe Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients, we studied 76 male patients attending an outpatient hospital clinic who were not dependent on oxygen and who did not present bronchial obstruction reversibility. We assessed clinical status (dyspnea,…
Analyzing Health Outcomes Through International Comparisons
There is increasing interest in the conduct of international studies that compare health care outcomes. This paper draws from the literature in sociology, anthropology, and psychology to examine the problems that can be encountered when collecting primary data for comparative purposes. Issues of study design, selection, development, and adaptation of instruments, problems encountered in collecting primary data, and techniques for analyzing compar…
Reliability of the Spanish version of the Nottingham health profile in patients with stable end-stage renal disease
Validity and reliability of the Spanish Version of the Psychological General Well-Being Index
The evaluation of agreement on continuous variables by the intraclass correlation coefficient
reveiws a long term decline or increase in the disability incidence rates.Over the 20th century, French male mortality rates declined sub- stantially, and we would argue that it is quite implausible to assume that the mortality rates of disabled men would not have declined along with those of non-disabled men.In the French male population, life expectancy has not remained unchanged, and it is not reasonable to expect outflows from the disabled st…
Unmet health care needs and mortality among Spanish elderly
OBJECTIVES: This study estimates the prevalence of unmet health care needs among the elderly of Barcelona, Spain, and analyzes the association between unmet needs and mortality. METHODS: Home interviews were conducted with 1315 elderly in Barcelona. Individuals were classified as having a "health services need" if they reported being in fair, poor, or very poor health; suffering from two or more chronic conditions; or being dependent in at least …
Patients' acceptance of waiting for cataract surgery
The patient's perspective about waiting for elective surgery is an important consideration in the management of waiting lists, yet it has received little attention to date. This study was undertaken to assess the acceptability of personal waiting times from the perspective of patients, and to examine waiting time and patient characteristics associated with the perception that a wait for cataract surgery is too long. The international prospective …
Translating Health Status Questionnaires and Evaluating Their Quality
Cross-Cultural Differences in the Reporting of Global Functional Capacity
OBJECTIVES: Patient-based health status measures have an important role to play in the assessment of health care outcomes. Among these measures, global assessments increasingly have been used, although the understanding of the performance of these indicators and the determinants of patients responses is underdeveloped. In this study, the performance of a single-item global indicator of visual function in cataract patients of four international se…
A new measure for assessing the health-related quality of life of patients with vertigo, dizziness or imbalance
The QoL-AGHDA
Exploring health preferences in sociodemographic and health related groups through the paired comparison of the items of the Nottingham Health Profile
BACKGROUND: Preference weighted measures of health related quality of life are necessary for cost effectiveness calculations involving quality of life adjustment. There are conflicting data about the influence of factors such as sociodemographic and health related variables on health preferences. STUDY OBJECTIVE: The relative values attached to the items of the Spanish version of the Nottingham Health Profile (NHP) were assessed to make compariso…
Provision of Feedback on Perceived Health Status to Health Care Professionals
Valderas, Jose María MD; Espallargues, Mireia MD, PhD; Alonso, Jordi MD, PhD Author Information
Provision of Feedback on Perceived Health Status to Health Care Professionals
OBJECTIVE: To assess the impact on the process and the outcomes of care of feeding back information on perceived health status to health care professionals in clinical practice. DESIGN: Systematic review of controlled trials. DATA IDENTIFICATION: Search in electronic databases (MEDLINE 1966-1997), manual searches, and requests to experts in the field. DATA ANALYSIS: Differences between intervention and control group were considered in process of …
The Spanish version of the Paediatric Asthma Quality of Life Questionnaire (PAQLQ)
Health-related quality of life in asthma
Validity of the Spanish Version of the Child Health and Illness Profile???Adolescent Edition (CHIP-AE)
OBJECTIVES: To assess the structural, convergent, discriminant, and criterion validity of the Spanish version of the Child Health and Illness Profile-Adolescent Edition (CHIP-AE) and to compare results with the U.S. version. SUBJECTS: A sample of adolescents aged 12 to 19 attending schools and representative of the school-aged population in Barcelona, Spain (n = 902). MEASURES: Exploratory factor analyses were performed, and results compared with…
The European Study of the Epidemiology of Mental Disorders (EsemeD) project
Health-related quality of life associated with chronic conditions in eight countries
El Cuestionario de Salud SF-36 español
El Cuestionario SF-36 es uno de los instrumentos de Calidad de Vida Relacionada con la Salud (CVRS) más utilizados y evaluados. Tras una década de uso este artículo revisa críticamente el contenido, propiedades métricas y nuevos desarrollos de la versión española. Revisión de los artículos indizados en Medline (Pub-Med) y en las bases de datos IBECS e IME que han utilizado la versión española del cuestionario. Se seleccionaron los artículos con i…
Health-related quality of life during the bereavement period of caregivers of a deceased elderly person
The impact of the VF-14 index, a perceived visual function measure, in the routine management of cataract patients
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