CO26: Epidemiology, Quality of Life, and mHealth
The group focuses primarily on research related to clinical and social epidemiology centered on chronic pain from various causes, analyzing the factors associated with the condition, those related to lack of response to treatments, and their consequences on the family, social, and healthcare environments. In addition, we have launched a research line based on the use of new m-health technologies to improve health outcomes for patients suffering from chronic pain. Within the group, we are committed to developing and applying new methods of data analysis to improve the validity of health outcomes. Due to the group’s multidisciplinary nature, we have two mathematicians with expertise in complex data analysis techniques; a sociologist with experience in qualitative methodology, focused on the population’s perspective and patients’ experiences; a general health psychologist; a physical therapist who has actively collaborated in the design and development of rehabilitation-oriented m-health systems; and two specialists in Preventive Medicine and Public Health from the UCA, with extensive experience in studies related to the epidemiology of pain and in leading working groups.
Responsible researcher
- Inmaculada Failde Martínez:
- E-mail: inmaculada.failde@uca.es
- ORCID: 0000-0002-6603-3054
Lines of research
- Line 1: Social and Clinical Epidemiology of Pain. Analysis, based on population-based and clinical studies, of the frequency of pain conditions, the clinical, environmental, and social factors associated with their onset, and the impact of these conditions on patients and their environment.
- Line 2: Assessment of Measures and Health-Related Quality of Life (HRQoL). Validation of measurement scales and assessment of quality of life in patients with chronic diseases and the cognitive problems associated with these conditions.
- Line 3: mHealth. Development and evaluation of the effectiveness of multimodal interventions based on new technologies that improve adherence to recommendations and treatments, as well as health outcomes and quality of life for patients suffering from pain of various etiologies.
Keywords
- # Epidemiology
- # Health-Related Quality of Life
- # Chronic Pain
- # mHealth
- # Scale Validation
CO26: Epidemiology, Quality of Life, and mHealth
Responsible researcher
Inmaculada Failde Martínez:
University Professor.
- E-mail: inmaculada.failde@uca.es
- ORCID: 0000-0002-6603-3054
Members of the Team
- Principal Investigators:
- Inmaculada Failde Martínez (PI).
- Researchers:
- Alejandro Salazar Couso.
- Ana María Sainz Otero.
- José Antonio Moral Muñoz.
- María Ángeles Dueñas Rodríguez.
- David Manuel Lucena Antón.
- María Victoria García Palacios.
- Lucía Molinero Delgado.
- Cristina Naranjo Muñoz.
- Macarena Flores Dorado.
- Rocío Gómez Molinero.
- Juan Antonio Péculo Carrasco.
- Sara Gallego Carrillo.