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PROGRAMME:
Grupo de Investigación
Health Service
en Servicios Sanitarios
Evaluation

Group Members
Lead Researcher

STAFF MEMBERS
Alonso Caballero, Jordi

Duran Adroher, Nuria
Garca Forero, Carlos

Contact:
Martn Morris, Luisa Aurea
Programa d’Epidemiologia i Salut Pública
Pardo Cladellas, Yolanda
Consorcio Mar Parc de Salut de Barcelona
C/ Dr. Aiguader, 88, 1a Planta. 08003 Barcelona ASSOCIATED MEMBERS
vila Pacheco, Mnica Marcela
Phone: (+34) 93 316 07 60 · E.mail: [email protected]
http://www.imim.es/programesrecerca/epidemiologia/es_grss.html
Barbaglia Navarro, Ma Gabriela

Castellv Obiols, Pere
Codony Bodas, Miquel
Main lines of research
Ferrer Fores, Montserrat
Garin Boronat, Olatz
• Health-Related Quality of Life (HRQL) Measurements. Development and evalu-
Olariu, Elena ation of HRQL instruments in a cross-sectional research line (health services,
Pardo Cladellas, Yolanda
public health and clinical research). We have adapted and validated more than
Pont Acua, ngels 40 HRQL instruments, developing a standard guide for evaluating the quality of

Schmidt, Stefanie these instruments (EMPRO), and we have developed a “Method and system for
Vilagut Saiz, Gemma
evaluating an individual’s Health-Related Quality of Life” (patent application No.

CONTRIBUTORS
P200600211). Collaboration in several European Union-funded projects: Interna-
tional Quality of Life Outcomes Database (IQOD), Measuring Health and Disability
Barbas Lpez, Puri
in Europe (MHADIE) and the KIDSCREEN project. We lead the technology plat-
form BiblioPRO, a virtual library of HRQL questionnaires in Spanish.
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• Estimation of the burden of mental disease. Research on frequency, risk factors, 20
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disabilities, and economic and social costs related to the most common mental R
disorders. Research performed in collaboration with World Mental Health (WMH) PO
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Surveys Consortium [http://www.hcp.med.harvard.edu/wmh/] in 29 countries, L R
coordinated by Harvard University and WHO. Our group leads the 10 European A
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countries with funding from the European Commission and other funds. Assess- N
ment of the burden of mental health problems in Europe and estimates on care A
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needs. It also includes studies on specific populations (such as university stu- SP
dents) carried out in several countries simultaneously. WMH Consortium’s con- RE
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tributions are relevant to improve the knowledge on health care needs and are IB
a more solid basis for decision-making and for developing and evaluating health C

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policies.