Joan Casas-Martí
Biographic Data
| ID | 6887767 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Joan Casas-Martí |
| GIVEN NAMES | Joan |
| FAMILY NAME | Casas-Martí |
| SIGNATURE | CASAS-MARTÍ J |
| AFFILIATIONS | Universitat de Barcelona |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-2376-0347 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 4 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Life Course Perspectives on Loneliness
This article examines experiences of loneliness among older adults from a life course perspective, fostering a dialogue grounded in Social Work. The aim is to understand how loneliness is constructed, expressed and reinterpreted as a subjective, relational and dynamic experience embedded in diverse life trajectories and shaped by structural factors. A qualitative, descriptive and interpretative approach was adopted, involving 30 individual interv…
Social workers’ encounters with loneliness and social isolation
This article examines the role of Social Work in addressing loneliness and social isolation among older adults. A sequential mixed methods study was conducted in Barcelona (Spain), with a total sample of 425 participants. The qualitative component (30 interviews; 4 focus groups; n = 74) involved older adults, social workers, technical managers, and other relevant agents. The quantitative component was a survey of practicing social workers ( n = 3…
Evaluation of an International Cooperation Project for the Access to Education of Children and Adolescents in Rural Areas of Senegal
Limited access to education in rural areas of Senegal is a structural barrier to human development and equal opportunities. The Bicycles for Education project, promoted by the Utopia Foundation—Bicycles Without Borders (BSF), aims to improve the educational participation of young people aged 12 to 21 by providing bicycles to facilitate their travel to school. In this study, the GRITS research group from the University of Barcelona externally eval…
Loneliness, Protective/Risk Factors, and Coping Strategies Among Older Adults
The experience of loneliness in old age has gained relevance for social gerontology due to its association with the adverse biopsychosocial health status of the elderly, significantly impacting quality of life in old age. Therefore, the objective of this study was to understand the experiences of loneliness, analysing the perception of its risk and protective factors, as well as the coping strategies used by older people in Chile and Spain, throu…
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Evaluation of an International Cooperation Project for the Access to Education of Children and Adolescents in Rural Areas of Senegal
Limited access to education in rural areas of Senegal is a structural barrier to human development and equal opportunities. The Bicycles for Education project, promoted by the Utopia Foundation—Bicycles Without Borders (BSF), aims to improve the educational participation of young people aged 12 to 21 by providing bicycles to facilitate their travel to school. In this study, the GRITS research group from the University of Barcelona externally eval…
Loneliness, Protective/Risk Factors, and Coping Strategies Among Older Adults
The experience of loneliness in old age has gained relevance for social gerontology due to its association with the adverse biopsychosocial health status of the elderly, significantly impacting quality of life in old age. Therefore, the objective of this study was to understand the experiences of loneliness, analysing the perception of its risk and protective factors, as well as the coping strategies used by older people in Chile and Spain, throu…
Life Course Perspectives on Loneliness
This article examines experiences of loneliness among older adults from a life course perspective, fostering a dialogue grounded in Social Work. The aim is to understand how loneliness is constructed, expressed and reinterpreted as a subjective, relational and dynamic experience embedded in diverse life trajectories and shaped by structural factors. A qualitative, descriptive and interpretative approach was adopted, involving 30 individual interv…
Social workers’ encounters with loneliness and social isolation
This article examines the role of Social Work in addressing loneliness and social isolation among older adults. A sequential mixed methods study was conducted in Barcelona (Spain), with a total sample of 425 participants. The qualitative component (30 interviews; 4 focus groups; n = 74) involved older adults, social workers, technical managers, and other relevant agents. The quantitative component was a survey of practicing social workers ( n = 3…
Health disparities and outcomes (3 works) · Loneliness (3 works) · Qualitative research (3 works) · Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving (2 works) · Psychology (2 works) · Social Work (2 works) · Social Work Education and Practice (2 works) · Sociology (2 works) · Active listening (1 work) · Clinical Psychology (1 work)