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• Evaluation of health services efficiency and effectiveness. Application of Health-Related

Quality of Life (HRQL) measuring instruments as results in the evaluation of the efficacy,
effectiveness and efficiency of medical procedures or health programs, specially cancer.

It also comprises cost-effectiveness and cost-utility analysis (using psychometric or
econometric tools to measure quality of life, respectively) to include an economic evalu-

ation of health services. Research findings are expected to influence the doctors’ and the
government’s decision-making and, therefore, contribute positively to the quality and

efficiency of the national health system.

Most relevant • Alonso J, VilAgut g, ADroHer nD, cHAtterJi s, He y, AnDrADe lH. Disability mediates the impact
of common conditions on perceived health.PLoS One. 2013;8(6):e65858.
scientific
• Ferrer M, gueDeA F, suárez JF, De pAulA b, MAcíAs V, MAriño A. Quality of life impact of treatments
articles
for localized prostate cancer: cohort study with a 5 year follow-up.Radiother Oncol. 2013
Aug;108(2):306-13.

• F cg, V g, A nD, A J, eseMD/MHeDeA i. Multidimensio-
oreroilAgutDroHerlonsoenVestigAtors
nal item response theory models yielded good fit and reliable scores for the Short Form-12
questionnaire.J Clin Epidemiol. 2013 Jul;66(7):790-801.

• g o, F M, p À, W i, V g e, V g. Evidence on the global measu-
ArinerrerontiKlunDAnAnseilAgut
rement model of the Minnesota Living with Heart Failure Questionnaire.Qual Life Res. 2013
Dec;22(10):2675-84.

• H M, g o, g M, F M, D A, A J. Impact of influenza on health-
ollMAnnArinAlAnteerreroMínguezlonso
related quality of life among confirmed (H1N1)2009 patients.PLoS One. 2013;8(3):e60477.

In 2013 we published 51 original articles (48 international, 53% first quartile) in in-
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dexed scientific journals. H-index: J. Alonso (68), M. Ferrer (30).

J. Alonso is Europe’s regional project coordinator for WHO World Mental Health (WMH)
Surveys. M. Ferrer is the scientific coordinator for BiblioPRO, virtual library of Health- è

Related Quality of Life instruments in Spanish. It is a transfer activity by researchers
from 4 CIBERESP groups, 1 CIBERSAM group, 1 CIBERNED group, and from the Net-

work and Health Services Research on Chronic Patients Network (REDISSEC).

The group had five ongoing research projects during 2013 with competitive funding:

• Assessment of the safety of LABAs in asthma in routine care... (ASTRO-LAB), European
Commission HEALTH-F5-2011-282593 2011-15. Partner, PI: Montse Ferrer.

• Coordinated study on the new version of EuroQol (EQ-5D) for use in Spain. ISCIII ó

PI12/00772 2012-15. Coordinating PI: Montse Ferrer.
• Assessment of severity based on mood disorders and anxiety symptoms. ISCIII

PI10/00530 2011-13. PI: Jordi Alonso

• BiblioPRO: virtual library of Health-Related Quality of Life instruments. RECERCAIXA
2010ACUP 00158 2011-13. IP: Jordi Alonso.
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• Cost effectiveness and cost utility of the main treatments for localized prostate 20
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cancer: 7-year follow-up study. Agncia d’Avaluaci de Tecnologia i Recerca Médica OR
436/05/2008 2009-13. PI: Montse Ferrer.
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During 2013 O. Garin defended her PhD thesis and three members of the group lead RE
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