Social Epidemiology and Occupational Health

Associated Research Group

Group Leader

Consol Serra Pujadas

The Research Group in Social Epidemiology and Occupational Health (CISAL-UPF) is a CEXS-UPF research group that is associated with the IMIM and CIBERESP, and is recognized as a consolidated group by the AGAUR.

CISAL-UPF studies occupational health issues with important implications for employees, businesses and governments that are particularly relevant for social welfare systems. It aims for its research to be of use in improving worker health, evaluating the impact of preventive programmes in the workplace, and informing health policy priorities.

CISAL-UPF research focuses on a range of contemporary work related health problems including, but not limited to, musculoskeletal disorders, workplace injuries, workplace prevention programs; and the determinants of sickness absence and temporary/permanent disability. Its research also emphasizes vulnerable groups of workers, with a focus on population ageing, women, migrants, and precarious employment.

CISAL-UPF is involved in the development of new measurement tools for the Spanish workforce, and surveys of working conditions and health; it is also involved in ongoing research collaboration with institutes in Europe, North America and Latin America.

 

Members

Lucía Artazcoz Lazcano (Researcher)

Jordi Delclòs Clanchet (Researcher)

Montserrat Fernàndez Busquets (Research Assistant)

Fernando García Benavides (Researcher)

David Gimeno Ruiz de Porras (Researcher)

Maria Andrée López Gómez (PhD Student)

María López Ruiz (Phd Student)

Pamela Alexandra Merino Salazar (Phd Student)

José María Ramada Rodilla (Researcher)

Laura Serra Saurina (Researcher)

Mónica Ubalde López (Researcher)

Sergio Vargas Prada Figueroa (Researcher)

Rocío Villar Vinuesa (PhD Student)

 

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Main Publications with IMIM

• Arcas MM, Delclòs GL, Torá-Rocamora I, Martínez-Martínez JM, Benavides FG. Gender differences in the duration of non-work-related sickness absence episodes due to musculoskeletal disorders. J Epidemiol Community Health 2016; 70(11): 1065-1073. IF 3.865. Q1.

• Campos-Fumero A, Delclòs GL, Douphrate DI, Felknor SA, Vargas-Prada S, Serra C, Coggon D, Gimeno D. Upper extremity musculoskeletal pain among office workers in three Spanish-speaking countries: findings from the CUPID study. Occup Environ Med 2016; 73(6): 394-400. IF 3.745. Q1.

• López MA, Duran X, Zaballa E, Sánchez-Niubó A, Delclòs GL, Benavides FG. Cohort profile: the Spanish WORKing life Social Security (WORKss) cohort study. BMJ Open 2016; 6(3): e008555. IF 2.562. Q1.

• Murcia G, Delclòs GL, Ubalde-López M, Calvo-Bonacho E, Benavides FG. Has the Spanish economic crisis affected the duration of sickness absence episodes? Soc Sci Med 2016; 160: 29-34. IF 2.814. Q1.

• Sarquis LM, Coggon D, Ntani G, Walker-Bone K, Palmer K, Felli VE, Harari R, Barrero LH, Felknor SA, Gimeno D, Cattrell A, Vargas-Prada S, Bonzini M, Solidaki E, Merisalu E, Habib R, Sadeghian F, Kadir M, Warnakulasuriya SS, Matsudaira K, Nyantumbu B, Sim MR, Harcombe H, Cox K, Marziale MH, Harari F, Freire R, Harari N, Monroy MV, Quintana LA, Rojas M, Harris EC, Serra C, Martínez JM, Delclòs GL, Benavides FG, Carugno M, Ferrario MM, Pesatori AC, Chatzi L, Bitsios P, Kogevinas M, Oha K, Freimann T, Sadeghian A, Peiris-John RJ, Sathiakumar N, Wickremasinghe AR, Yoshimura N, Kelsall HL, Hoe VC, Urquhart DM, Derrett S, McBride D, Herbison P, Gray A, Salazar-Vega EJ. Classification of neck/shoulder pain in epidemiological research: a comparison of personal and occupational characteristics, disability and prognosis among 12,195 workers from 18 countries. Pain 2016; 157(5): 1028-1036. IF 5.557. Q1.

• Vargas-Prada S, Coggon D, Ntani G, Walker-Bone K, Palmer KT, Felli VE, Harari R, Barrero LH, Felknor SA, Gimeno D, Cattrell A, Bonzini M, Solidaki E, Merisalu E, Habib RR, Sadeghian F, Kadir MM, Warnakulasuriya SS, Matsudaira K, Nyantumbu B, Sim MR, Harcombe H, Cox K, Sarquis LM, Marziale MH, Harari F, Freire R, Harari N, Monroy MV, Quintana LA, Rojas M, Harris EC, Serra C, Martínez JM, Delclòs GL, Benavides FG, Carugno M, Ferrario MM, Pesatori AC, Chatzi L, Bitsios P, Kogevinas M, Oha K, Freimann T, Sadeghian A, Peiris-John RJ, Sathiakumar N, Wickremasinghe AR, Yoshimura N, Kelsall HL, Hoe VC, Urquhart DM, Derrett S, McBride D, Herbison P, Gray A, Vega EJ. Descriptive Epidemiology of Somatising Tendency: Findings from the CUPID Study. PLoS ONE 2016; 11(4): e0153748. IF 3.057. Q1.

• Vargas-Prada S, Demou E, Lalloo D, Avila-Palencia I, Sanati KA, Sampere M, Freer K, Serra C, Macdonald EB. Effectiveness of very early workplace interventions to reduce sickness absence: a systematic review of the literature and meta-analysis. Scand J Work Environ Health 2016; 42(4): 261-272. IF 3.793. Q1.

Ongoing Research Projects with IMIM

• Evaluación de una intervención multifactorial en el lugar de trabajo para la prevención de trastornos musculoesqueléticos en los trabajadores (INTEVAL_Spain)

− Fundación I+D Prevent

− From 2016 to 2017

− Principal investigator: Serra Pujadas, Consol

 

• Estado de bienestar y salud: trayectoria laboral, incapacidad y mortalidad en una cohorte de afiliados a la Seguridad Social, 2004-2013

− Fondo de Investigación Sanitaria-ISCIII (PI14/00057)

− From 2015 to 2017

− Principal investigator: García Benavides, Fernando

 

• Evaluación de intervenciones en ergonomía participativa en enfermedades hospitalarias

− Col·legi Oficial d’Infermeria de Barcelona (PR-1805/13)

− From 2014 to 2016

− Principal investigator: Mirabent Domingo, Joan

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