We are a consolidated group of medical practitioners and researchers, most of us working in the field of Primary Care (PC) and others at the University of Córdoba and hospitals in the province of Córdoba. Our group is multidisciplinary and heterogeneous, and composed mainly of specialists in Family and Community Medicine, but it also includes professionals working in the field of Preventive Medicine and Public Health/Epidemiology, Occupational Medicine, Cardiology, Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation, Ophthalmology, Dental health and Otorhinolaryngology, Nursing and Biology.
We approach clinical and epidemiological research from the point of view of primary care settings. Our long-term objectives are to encourage, promote and develop high quality research with practical applicability in the field of PC. Our studies include a wide range of topics, including health promotion and prevention in primary care (Luis Pérula); health communication and emotional health (Ana Roldán); medical education (Roger Ruiz); and occupational, public and environmental health (Manuel Vaquero). Our main interest in specific disease areas focuses on respiratory diseases (Antonio Hidalgo, Javier Ruiz), odontostomatology (Antonio Blanco), cardiovascular risk factors (Enrique Martín), or dermatology (Mª Carmen Arias, Enrique Villegas). We also carry out research in apnea-hipopnea syndrome (Jesús Serrano), alcohol consumption (Jose Angel Fernández, Esperanza Romero), or aging and health (Manuel Rich, Jesús González).
Some recent contributions, showing the transversal nature of our research in the area of primary care, are highlighted:
We actively collaborate with various other research groups of IMIBIC: Cell therapy (GC-14), Pneumology (GA-03), and Clinical Virology and Zoonoses (GC-26). Our external and international collaborators include Communication and Health Group and PAPPS (semFYC), Rediapp (ISC III), National Institute of Health Carlos III (ISCIII), International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC-WHO, Lyon, France), University of Rochester (USA), Francisco de Vitoria University / School of Medicine (Madrid), EGRP (WONCA), Irish Center St. John's Community Hospital of Enniscorthy and Co. Wexford (Ireland), and Boston University School of Public Health and Boston Medical Center.
Research Lines
The research line of health promotion and prevention in primary care is led by Dr. Luis Pérula. The recent studies in this field include the evaluation of the effectiveness of interventions in Primary Care (alcohol consumption, mindfulness), validation of screening tests (atrial fibrilation, SAHS), or about cancer prevention (European Code against Cancer).
The research line of Communication and Health is led by Dra Ana Roldán. The main focus of the research in this area is to verify the effect of non-pharmacological interventions, based on clinical communication and health education (social isolation, mindfulness and work-related stress and burnout in Primary Care, etc.).
The research line of Risk factors and cardiovascular diseases is led by Dr Enrique Martín. The studies in the field aim to verify the magnitude of health problems such as atrial fibrillation, or the availability of diagnostic tools for the confirmation of arterial hypertension.
This line of research focuses on the study of intervention programs to reduce falls or social isolation and loneliness within the elderly population. The research activities in this topic are led by Manuel Rich and Dr Ana Roldán.
Networks
redIAPP - Primary Care Prevention and Health Promotion Network
PAIDI CTS-452 Family and Community Medicine
Keywords
- Primary Care
- epidemiology
- preventive medicine
- applied pesearch
- family and community edicine
- communication and health
- community health
- public health
- environment
Additional Information
Highlighted publications
Romero-Rodríguez E, Pérula-de Torres LA, Moscosio-Cuevas JI, Ruiz-Moral R, Jiménez-García C, Olaya-Caro I, Camarelles-Guillem F. Health-Related Lifestyles and Cancer-Preventive Behaviors of Medical and Nursing Students and Family Medicine Residents in Relation to the European Code Against Cancer. J Cancer Educ. 2019 Dec 17. doi: 10.1007/s13187-019-01667-3. (FI: 1.690; Q3)
Álvarez-Fernández, Vaquero-Abellán, Romero-Saldaña, Álvarez-López. [Workers especially sensitive to cardiovascular risk]. Rev Esp Salud Pública. 2019 Sep 27;93 (FI: 0,635; Q4). pii: e201909083.
Esperanza Romero-Rodríguez, Lourdes Cuevas, Lorena Simón, Eva Bermejo-Sánchez, Iñaki Galán. Changes in Alcohol Intake During Pregnancy in Spain, 1980 to 2014. Alcohol Clin Exp Res 2019: 1-7 (FI: 3,235; Q2). DOI: 10.1111/acer.14193.
Pérula de Torres LA, Moscosio Cuevas JI, Bartolomé Moreno C, Martín-Carrillo P, Martín-Rabadán M, Jiménez García C. Conocimiento, conducta y actitud ante el Código Europeo contra el cáncer por parte de los profesionales sanitarios de atención primaria. Aten Primaria 2019. Available online 7 January 2019. In Press (FI: 1,346; Q3). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aprim.2018.11.002.
Romero E, Pérula LA, Leiva F. Feedback en la formación médica. Educación Médica 2019 (en prensa, Ref. EDUMED-D-19-00004).
Ruiz Moral R, Monge Martín D, Garcia de Leonardo C, Pérula de Torres LA, Caballero Martínez F. [Promoting Health Promotion: Medical students perceptions about an educational program on behavioral change in primary care]. Aten Primaria. 2019 Aug - Sep;51(7):435-441. (FI: 1,346; Q3). doi: 10.1016/j.aprim.2018.02.013.
Pérula de Torres LA, Moscosio Cuevas JI, Romero E, Ruiz R, Ranchal A. Grado de conocimiento del Código Europeo contra el Cáncer entre los estudiantes universitarios, residentes y profesionales sanitarios de Atención Primaria. Aten Primaria. 2019 Oct 28. pii: S0212-6567(19)30287-2. (FI: 1,346; Q3). doi: 10.1016/j.aprim.2019.07.010.
Pérula-de Torres LA, Atalaya JCV, García-Campayo J, Roldán-Villalobos A, Magallón-Botaya R, Bartolomé-Moreno C, Moreno-Martos H, Melús-Palazón E, Liétor-Villajos N, Valverde-Bolívar FJ, Hachem-Salas N, Rodríguez LA, Navarro-Gil M, Epstein R, Cabezón-Crespo A, Moreno CM; collaborative group of the MINDUUDD study. Controlled clinical trial comparing the effectiveness of a mindfulness and self-compassion 4-session programme versus an 8-session programme to reduce work stress and burnout in family and community medicine physicians and nurses: MINDUUDD study protocol. BMC Fam Pract. 2019 Feb 6;20(1):24. doi: 10.1186/s12875-019-0913-z. (FI: 2.431; Q2).
Romero Rodríguez EM, Pérula de Torres LA, Fernández García JA, Parras Rejano JM, Roldán Villalobos A, Camarelles Guillén F. Alcohol Consumption in Spanish Primary Health Care Providers: A National, Cross-sectional Study. BMJ Open 2019;9:e024211. doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2018-024211 (FI: 2.413; Q2). https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/bmjopen/9/2/e024211.full.pdf.
Romero-Rodríguez E, Pérula de Torres LA, Leiva-Cepas F, Fernández García JA, Fernández López S, Martín-Rabadán Muro M, et al. Knowledge, attitudes and preventive practices of primary health care professionals towards alcohol use: A national, cross-sectional study. PLoS ONE 2019;14: e0216199. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0216199 (FI 2.766; Q1).
Romero-Rodríguez E, Pérula de Torres LÁ, Parras Rejano JM, Leiva-Cepas F, Camarelles Guillem F, Fernández Márquez R, Fernández García JÁ; Collaborative Group Alco-AP. Prevalence of hazardous alcohol use among Spanish primary care providers. BMC Fam Pract. 2019 Jul 26;20(1):104. doi: 10.1186/s12875-019-0999-3 (FI 2.431; Q2).
Romero-Rodríguez E, Pérula de Torres LÁ, Fernández García JÁ, Roldán Villalobos A, Ruiz Moral R, Parras Rejano JM. Impact of a primary care training program on the prevention and management of unhealthy alcohol use: A quasi-experimental study. Patient Educ Couns. 2019 May 23. pii: S0738-3991(19)30203-4. doi: 10.1016/j.pec.2019.05.019. [Epub ahead of print] (FI: 2.821; Q2).
Lowres N,…,Martín-Rioboó E, Pérula de Torres LA, et al. Estimated stroke risk, yield, and number needed to screen for atrial fibrillation detected through single time screening: a multi-country patient-level meta-analysis of 141,220 screened individuals. PLoS Med. 2019 Sep; 16(9). (FI: 6.626; Q1). doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1002903
Hernández-Ascanio J, Pérula-de Torres LA, Roldán-Villalobos A, Pérula-de Torres JC, Rich-Ruiz M; Collaborative Group Asys Proyect. Effectiveness of a multicomponent intervention to reduce social isolation and loneliness in community-dwelling elders: A randomized clinical trial. Study protocol. J Adv Nurs. 2019 Oct 10. doi: 10.1111/jan.14230. [Epub ahead of print] (FI, 2,376; Q1).
Leiva-Cepas F, Romero-Rodríguez E, Barroso Sevillano M. [Young Associate Editors in Family Medicine-SEMERGEN]. Semergen. 2019 Apr;45(3):145-146. doi: 10.1016/j.semerg.2019.04.003.
Leiva-Cepas F, Jimena I, Ruz-Caracuel I, Luque E, Villalba R, Peña-Amaro J. Histology of skeletal muscle reconstructed by means of the implantation of autologous adipose tissue: an experimental study. Histol Histopathol. 2019 Sep 12:18163. doi: 10.14670/HH-18-160.
Agüera E, Castilla S, Luque E, Jimena I, Ruz-Caracuel I, Leiva-Cepas F, Peña J. Denervated muscle extract promotes recovery of muscle atrophy through activation of satellite cells. An experimental study. J Sport Health Sci. 2019 Jan;8(1):23-31. doi: 10.1016/j.jshs.2017.05.007. Epub 2017 May 26. Erratum in: J Sport Health Sci. 2019 May;8(3):298.
Concepción Flores Muñoz, Francisco de Asís Manchado López, Antonio Ranchal Sánchez. Sistema de auriculares en teleoperadores: estudio en una central de llamadas del sur de España Headset System in Teleoperators: Study in a Call Centre in Southern Spain. Med Segur Trab (Internet). 2019;65(254):37-48.
Antón-Habas V, Carrera-González MDP, Moreno-Casbas MT, Quesada-Gómez JM, Rich-Ruiz M. Correlation between biomarkers of pain in saliva and PAINAD scale in elderly people with cognitive impairment and inability to communicate: descriptive study protocol. BMJ Open. 2019 Nov 10;9(11):e032927. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2019-032927. (FI: 2.413; Q2).
Aparicio-Martínez P, Martínez P, Perea-Moreno A, Redel-Macías MD., Pagliari C, Vaquero-Abellán M., Social media, thin-ideal, body dissatisfaction and disordered eating attitudes: an exploratory analysis. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2019, 16, 4177; doi:10.3390/ijerph16214177 (Q2)
Aparicio-Martínez P, Martínez P, Perea-Moreno A, Redel-Macías MD., Vaquero-Abellán M., Pagliari C. Research on social networks and health in young people: a bibliometric analysis. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2019, 16, 4024; doi:10.3390/ijerph16204024 (Q2)
Álvarez-Fernández C, Vaquero-Abellán M, Romero-Saldaña M, Álvarez- López C. Trabajadores especialmente sensibles al riesgo cardiovascular. Rev Esp Salud Pública. 2019;93: e201909083 (Q4)
Romero-Saldaña M, Fuentes-Jiménez FJ, Vaquero-Abellán M, Álvarez-Fernández C, Molina-Recio G, López-Miranda J. Predictive capacity and cutoff value of the Waist-to-Height Ratio in the incidence of Metabolic Syndrome. A longitudinal study in workers. Clinical Nursing Research, 2019: 28(6): 676-691 https://doi.org/10.1177/1054773817740533 (Q2)
Ruiz P, Causse M, Vaquero M, Casal M. In Vitro Activity of Tedizolid against Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2019 Mar 27;63(4). pii: e01939-18. doi: 10.1128/AAC.01939-18 (Q1)
Portero S; Cebrino J, Herruzo J, Vaquero M Factors related to the probability of suffering mental health problems in emergency care professionals. Rev. Latino-Am. Enfermagem, Abril 2019, vol.29, 27:e3144. doi: 10.1590/1518-8345.3079-3144. (Q3)
Aparicio-Martínez P, Martínez P, Perea-Moreno A, Vaquero-Álvarez E, Redel-Macías MD., Vaquero-Abellán M. Is possible to train health professionals in prevention of high-risk pathogens like the Ebola by using the mobile phone?. Telematics and Informatics, 2019 38(5) 74-86 (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tele.2018.08.004 (Q1)
Patents
Composition of Doxycycline in liposomes for the prevention, improvement and treatment of ocular pathologies (P201431379, National patent).
Composition for the relief, improvement, prevention and treatment of dry eye syndrome (PCT / ES2015 / 070695. International patent).
