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  1. First exposure to SARS-CoV-2 shapes IgG subclass switching after mRNA vaccination

    Article • Communications Medicine, June 2026, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Josep Vidal-Alaball

  2. Workplace violence and psychosocial risks exposures: a multicenter cross-sectional study

    Article • BMC Public Health, June 2026, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Josep Vidal-Alaball

  3. Temporal Trends in the Use of Healthcare Services for Respiratory Infections in the Paediatric Population of Anoia (2017–2024): Primary and Hospital Care

    Article • Viruses, May 2026, MDPI AG

    Dr Josep Vidal-Alaball

  4. Validación del cuestionario de calidad relacional y profesional QRP-45: una nueva herramienta conversacional para una nueva cultura de amabilidad integral en el ámbito sanitario

    Article • Atención Primaria, March 2026, Elsevier

    Dr Josep Vidal-Alaball

  5. Environmental Impact of Medical Record-Based and Provider-to-Provider Telemedicine in the Catalan Health System

    Article • January 2026, MDPI AG

    Dr Josep Vidal-Alaball

  6. Effectiveness of person-centred versus usual care in elderly patients: findings from a multicentre randomised controlled trial

    Article • Journal of Pharmaceutical Policy and Practice, January 2026, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Josep Vidal-Alaball

  7. Management of depression in primary care in Catalonia: a mixed-method study

    Article • BMC Psychiatry, January 2026, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Josep Vidal-Alaball

  8. Healthcare utilization and cost analysis by social determinants of health: a prospective cohort study in Catalonia, Spain

    Article • BMC Health Services Research, January 2026, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Josep Vidal-Alaball

  9. Integration of Primary Care in Nursing Homes and Its Impact on Resident Outcomes: A Cross-Sectional Study in Catalonia

    Article • January 2026, Elsevier

    Dr Josep Vidal-Alaball

  10. Primary SARS-CoV-2 exposure by vaccination or infection shapes immune responses to omicron variants among a Spanish cohort

    Article • Nature Communications, December 2025, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Josep Vidal-Alaball

  11. Financial incentives and information provision for post-pandemic primary care quality recovery: a longitudinal study in Catalonia

    Article • British Journal of General Practice, December 2025, Royal College of General Practitioners

    Dr Josep Vidal-Alaball

  12. CCLR-DL: A novel statistics and deep learning hybrid method for feature selection and forecasting healthcare demand

    Article • Computer Methods and Programs in Biomedicine, December 2025, Elsevier

    Dr Josep Vidal-Alaball

  13. Mapping the Conversation: A Network Analysis of World Continence Week on Twitter/X

    Article • International Urogynecology Journal, November 2025, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Josep Vidal-Alaball

  14. Validation and selection of criteria for evaluating apps for managing depression: a Delphi study

    Article • BMJ Open, November 2025, BMJ

    Dr Josep Vidal-Alaball

  15. CTBN-PH: A continuous-time Bayesian network for individualised diagnostic risk prediction

    Article • Computers in Biology and Medicine, October 2025, Elsevier

    Dr Josep Vidal-Alaball

  16. Challenges and opportunities for generalist practice in the era of technology and AI

    Article • Revista Clínica Española (English Edition), October 2025, Elsevier

    Dr Josep Vidal-Alaball

  17. Retos y oportunidades para la práctica generalista en la era de la tecnología y la IA

    Article • Revista Clínica Española, October 2025, Elsevier

    Dr Josep Vidal-Alaball

  18. Validation of an Infarction Code Care Checklist and Determination of its Relationship With Other Patient Safety Indicators: Protocol for a Prospective Study

    Article • JMIR Research Protocols, September 2025, JMIR Publications Inc.

    Dr Josep Vidal-Alaball

  19. Virtual reality as a pain reduction method in burn and wound healing: a systematic review and meta-analysis

    Article • Burns & Trauma, September 2025, Tsinghua University Press

    Dr Josep Vidal-Alaball, Mr Artur Dalfó Pibernat

  20. Feasibility, Accuracy, and Satisfaction of an Acute Pediatric Video Interconsultation Model in Primary Care in a Rural Area of Catalonia: Prospective Study (Preprint)

    Article • August 2025, JMIR Publications Inc.

    Dr Josep Vidal-Alaball

  21. Feasibility, Accuracy, and Satisfaction of an Acute Pediatric Video Interconsultation Model in Rural Primary Care in Catalonia: Prospective Observational Study (Preprint)

    Article • JMIR Pediatrics and Parenting, August 2025, JMIR Publications Inc.

    Dr Josep Vidal-Alaball

  22. Best practice approaches to social prescribing in European Primary Care: A Delphi protocol focused on link workers

    Article • Advances in Clinical and Experimental Medicine, August 2025, Wroclaw Medical University

    Dr Josep Vidal-Alaball

  23. Evaluating Patient and Professional Satisfaction and Documentation Time Reduction through an AI-Driven Automatic Clinical Note Generation in Primary Care: A Proof of Concept (Preprint)

    Article • July 2025, JMIR Publications Inc.

    Dr Josep Vidal-Alaball

  24. Evaluating Patient and Professional Satisfaction and Documentation Time Reduction through an AI-Driven Automatic Clinical Note Generation in Primary Care: A Proof of Concept (Preprint)

    Article • JMIR AI, July 2025, JMIR Publications Inc.

    Dr Josep Vidal-Alaball

  25. Epidemiology of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: a population-based analysis, 2015–2020

    Article • Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Frontotemporal Degeneration, July 2025, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Josep Vidal-Alaball

  26. Exploring digital health tools for depression management in primary health care: Systematic review and meta-analysis

    Article • Journal of Affective Disorders, July 2025, Elsevier

    Dr Josep Vidal-Alaball

  27. Determinants of antibody levels and protection against omicron BQ.1/XBB breakthrough infection

    Article • Communications Medicine, June 2025, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Josep Vidal-Alaball

  28. Blood-based biomarkers in centenarians and non-centenarians: a matched, population-based retrospective cohort study using primary care records in Catalonia, Spain

    Article • Biogerontology, May 2025, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Josep Vidal-Alaball

  29. Use of virtual reality in the reduction of pain after the administration of vaccines among children in primary care centers in Central Catalonia: Randomized clinical trial

    Article • PLOS One, May 2025, PLOS

    Dr Josep Vidal-Alaball

  30. Digital Health for Tracking Long-Covid Symptoms with Data Insights from Mobile App Questionnaires and Wearable Devices

    Article • April 2025, IOS Press

    Dr Josep Vidal-Alaball

  31. Assessing Patient-Reported Satisfaction With Care and Documentation Time in Primary Care Through AI-Driven Automatic Clinical Note Generation: Protocol for a Proof-of-Concept Study

    Article • JMIR Research Protocols, April 2025, JMIR Publications Inc.

    Dr Josep Vidal-Alaball

  32. Post-vaccination IgG4 and IgG2 class switch associates with increased risk of SARS-CoV-2 infections

    Article • Journal of Infection, April 2025, Elsevier

    Dr Josep Vidal-Alaball, Prof James Beeson

  33. Long-lasting antibody B-cell responses to SARS-CoV-2 three years after the onset of the pandemic

    Article • Cell Reports, April 2025, Elsevier

    Dr Josep Vidal-Alaball

  34. Validation and selection of criteria for evaluating apps for managing depression: a Delphi study (Preprint)

    Article • February 2025, JMIR Publications Inc.

    Dr Josep Vidal-Alaball

  35. Inspiring Future Organ Donors: A Literature Review of Positive Messaging and Developing the Case for Mighty Organs (Preprint)

    Article • February 2025, JMIR Publications Inc.

    Dr Mariann / Maz Hardey, Dr Josep Vidal-Alaball

  36. Organ Donation Conversations on X and Development of the OrgReach Social Media Marketing Strategy: Social Network Analysis

    Article • Journal of Medical Internet Research, February 2025, JMIR Publications Inc.

    Dr Mariann / Maz Hardey, Dr Josep Vidal-Alaball

  37. Do the symptoms of chronic constipation improve with a Primary Care programme based on behavioural re-education and abdominal massage? Protocol of a randomised clinical trial (Preprint)

    Article • JMIR Research Protocols, February 2025, JMIR Publications Inc.

    Dr Josep Vidal-Alaball

  38. Do the symptoms of chronic constipation improve with a Primary Care programme based on behavioural re-education and abdominal massage? Protocol of a randomised clinical trial (Preprint)

    Article • February 2025, JMIR Publications Inc.

    Dr Josep Vidal-Alaball

  39. Digital dietary interventions for healthy adolescents: A systematic review of behavior change techniques, engagement strategies, and adherence

    Article • Clinical Nutrition, February 2025, Elsevier

    Dr Josep Vidal-Alaball

  40. Initial antigen encounter determines robust T-cell immunity against SARS-CoV-2 BA.2.86 variant three years later

    Article • Journal of Infection, February 2025, Elsevier

    Dr Josep Vidal-Alaball

  41. Cross-Cultural Sense-Making of Global Health Crises: A Text Mining Study of Public Opinions on Social Media Related to the COVID-19 Pandemic in Developed and Developing Economies

    Article • Journal of Medical Internet Research, January 2025, JMIR Publications Inc.

    Dr Josep Vidal-Alaball

  42. COVID-19 in Relation to Chronic Antihistamine Prescription

    Article • Microorganisms, December 2024, MDPI AG

    Dr Josep Vidal-Alaball

  43. Information provision and financial incentives in Catalonia's public primary care (2010–2019): an interrupted time series analysis

    Article • The Lancet Regional Health - Europe, December 2024, Elsevier

    Dr Josep Vidal-Alaball

  44. Exploring digital health tools for depression management in primary health care: systematic review and meta-analysis (Preprint)

    Article • November 2024, JMIR Publications Inc.

    Dr Josep Vidal-Alaball

  45. Determinants of Antibody Levels and Protection against Omicron BQ.1/XBB Breakthrough Infection

    Article • October 2024, openRxiv

    Dr Josep Vidal-Alaball

  46. COVID-19 in Relation to Polypharmacy and Immunization (2020–2024)

    Article • Viruses, September 2024, MDPI AG

    Dr Josep Vidal-Alaball

  47. Validation of an Infarction Code Care Checklist and Determination of its Relationship With Other Patient Safety Indicators: Protocol for a Prospective Study (Preprint)

    Article • September 2024, JMIR Publications Inc.

    Dr Josep Vidal-Alaball

  48. Assessing Patient-Reported Satisfaction With Care and Documentation Time in Primary Care Through AI-Driven Automatic Clinical Note Generation: Protocol for a Proof-of-Concept Study (Preprint)

    Article • September 2024, JMIR Publications Inc.

    Dr Josep Vidal-Alaball

  49. Impact of a New Gynecologic Oncology Hashtag During Virtual-Only ASCO Annual Meetings: An X (Twitter) Social Network Analysis

    Article • JMIR Medical Education, August 2024, JMIR Publications Inc.

    Dr Josep Vidal-Alaball

  50. Initial antigen encounter determines robust T-cell immunity against SARS-CoV-2 BA.2.86 variant three years later

    Article • August 2024, openRxiv

    Dr Josep Vidal-Alaball

  51. Management of Depression in Primary Care in Catalonia: A Mixed- method Study

    Article • August 2024, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Josep Vidal-Alaball

  52. COVID-19 in relation to chronic antihistamine prescription

    Article • July 2024, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Josep Vidal-Alaball

  53. Impacts of COVID-19 on clinical indicators and mortality in patients with chronic conditions in Catalonia, Spain: A retrospective population-based cohort study

    Article • Journal of Global Health, June 2024, Edinburgh University Global Health Society

    Dr Josep Vidal-Alaball

  54. The Use of Artificial Intelligence for Skin Disease Diagnosis in Primary Care Settings: A Systematic Review

    Article • Healthcare, June 2024, MDPI AG

    Dr Josep Vidal-Alaball

  55. Survey of general practitioners’ awareness, practice and perception of social prescribing across Europe

    Article • European Journal of General Practice, May 2024, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Josep Vidal-Alaball

  56. A Social Network Analysis of Organ Donation Conversations on X: Developing the OrgReach Social Media Marketing Strategy for Organ Donation Awareness (Preprint)

    Article • May 2024, JMIR Publications Inc.

    Dr Mariann / Maz Hardey, Dr Josep Vidal-Alaball

  57. Cross-Cultural Sense-Making of Global Health Crises: A Text Mining Study of Public Opinions on Social Media Related to the COVID-19 Pandemic in Developed and Developing Economies (Preprint)

    Article • March 2024, JMIR Publications Inc.

    Dr Josep Vidal-Alaball

  58. Impact of COVID-19 on the Pediatric Primary Care Model in Catalonia: Analysis of Changes in the Number and Type of Face-to-Face and Remote Visits

    Article • JMIR Pediatrics and Parenting, March 2024, JMIR Publications Inc.

    Dr Josep Vidal-Alaball

  59. Correction: Feasibility of a Pediatric Acute Video Consultation Process Among Health Care Professionals in Primary Care in a Rural Setting: Protocol for a Prospective Validation Study

    Article • JMIR Research Protocols, March 2024, JMIR Publications Inc.

    Dr Josep Vidal-Alaball

  60. Correction: Feasibility of a Pediatric Acute Video Consultation Process Among Health Care Professionals in Primary Care in a Rural Setting: Protocol for a Prospective Validation Study (Preprint)

    Article • February 2024, JMIR Publications Inc.

    Dr Josep Vidal-Alaball

  61. Feasibility of a Pediatric Acute Video Consultation Process Among Health Care Professionals in Primary Care in a Rural Setting: Protocol for a Prospective Validation Study

    Article • JMIR Research Protocols, February 2024, JMIR Publications Inc.

    Dr Josep Vidal-Alaball

  62. A Sex- and Gender-Based Approach to Chronic Conditions in Central Catalonia (Spain): A Descriptive Cross-Sectional Study

    Article • International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, January 2024, MDPI AG

    Dr Josep Vidal-Alaball

  63. eHealth in the Management of Depressive Episodes in Catalonia’s Primary Care From 2017 to 2022: Retrospective Observational Study

    Article • JMIR Mental Health, January 2024, JMIR Publications Inc.

    Dr Josep Vidal-Alaball

  64. Knowledge and Perception of the Use of AI and its Implementation in the Field of Radiology: Cross-Sectional Study

    Article • Journal of Medical Internet Research, October 2023, JMIR Publications Inc.

    Dr Josep Vidal-Alaball

  65. Efficacy, Safety, and Evaluation Criteria of mHealth Interventions for Depression: Systematic Review

    Article • JMIR Mental Health, September 2023, JMIR Publications Inc.

    Dr Josep Vidal-Alaball

  66. Feasibility of a Pediatric Acute Video Consultation Process Among Health Care Professionals in Primary Care in a Rural Setting: Protocol for a Prospective Validation Study (Preprint)

    Article • September 2023, JMIR Publications Inc.

    Dr Josep Vidal-Alaball

  67. eHealth in the Management of Depressive Episodes in Catalonia’s Primary Care From 2017 to 2022: Retrospective Observational Study (Preprint)

    Article • September 2023, JMIR Publications Inc.

    Dr Josep Vidal-Alaball

  68. Acceptance or rejection of vaccination against influenza and SARS-CoV2 viruses among primary care professionals in Central Catalonia. A cross-sectional study

    Article • Vaccine X, August 2023, Elsevier

    Dr Josep Vidal-Alaball

  69. Creation of a Laboratory for Statistics and Analysis of Dependence and Chronic Conditions: Protocol for the Bages Territorial Specialization and Competitiveness Project (PECT BAGESS)

    Article • JMIR Research Protocols, July 2023, JMIR Publications Inc.

    Dr Josep Vidal-Alaball

  70. Knowledge and Perception of the Use of AI and its Implementation in the Field of Radiology: Cross-Sectional Study (Preprint)

    Article • July 2023, JMIR Publications Inc.

    Dr Josep Vidal-Alaball

  71. Impact of COVID-19 on the paediatric primary care model in Catalonia: analysis of changes in the number and type of face-to-face and remote visits (Preprint)

    Article • June 2023, JMIR Publications Inc.

    Dr Josep Vidal-Alaball

  72. Clinical validation of an artificial intelligence algorithms for the detection of different central-involved retinal pathologies and glaucoma by using a non-mydriatic camera (Preprint)

    Article • May 2023, JMIR Publications Inc.

    Dr Josep Vidal-Alaball

  73. Prevalence of Respiratory Infections during the 2018–2020 Period in the Paediatric Population of Primary Care Centres in Central Catalonia

    Article • Healthcare, April 2023, MDPI AG

    Dr Josep Vidal-Alaball

  74. Twitter's Role in Combating the Magnetic Vaccine Conspiracy Theory: Social Network Analysis of Tweets

    Article • Journal of Medical Internet Research, March 2023, JMIR Publications Inc.

    Dr Mariann / Maz Hardey, Dr Josep Vidal-Alaball

  75. Dispute between health organisations: administration of the second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine in Catalonia after the temporary suspension of the adenovirus vaccine (Preprint)

    Article • March 2023, JMIR Publications Inc.

    Dr Josep Vidal-Alaball

  76. Analyzing Discussions Around Rural Health on Twitter During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Social Network Analysis of Twitter Data

    Article • JMIR Infodemiology, March 2023, JMIR Publications Inc.

    Dr Josep Vidal-Alaball

  77. Efficacy, Safety, and Evaluation Criteria of mHealth Interventions for Depression: Systematic Review (Preprint)

    Article • March 2023, JMIR Publications Inc.

    Dr Josep Vidal-Alaball

  78. CauRuler: Causal irredundant association rule miner for complex patient trajectory modelling

    Article • Computers in Biology and Medicine, March 2023, Elsevier

    Dr Josep Vidal-Alaball

  79. Creation of a Laboratory for Statistics and Analysis of Dependence and Chronic Conditions: Protocol for the Bages Territorial Specialization and Competitiveness Project (PECT BAGESS) (Preprint)

    Article • February 2023, JMIR Publications Inc.

    Dr Josep Vidal-Alaball

  80. Gender, Mental Health and Socioeconomic Differences in Fibromyalgia: A Retrospective Cohort Study Using Real-World Data from Catalonia

    Article • Healthcare, February 2023, MDPI AG

    Dr Josep Vidal-Alaball

  81. Use of artificial intelligence as a diagnostic support tool for skin lesions in primary care: feasibility study in clinical practice

    Article • January 2023, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Josep Vidal-Alaball

  82. Use of artificial intelligence as a diagnostic support tool for skin lesions in primary care: feasibility study in clinical practice. (Preprint)

    Article • December 2022, JMIR Publications Inc.

    Dr Josep Vidal-Alaball

  83. Developing an Artificial Intelligence Model for Reading Chest X-rays: Protocol for a Prospective Validation Study

    Article • JMIR Research Protocols, November 2022, JMIR Publications Inc.

    Dr Josep Vidal-Alaball

  84. Effects of Physical Activity Interventions in the Elderly with Anxiety, Depression, and Low Social Support: A Clinical Multicentre Randomised Trial

    Article • Healthcare, November 2022, MDPI AG

    Dr Josep Vidal-Alaball

  85. The #VaccinesWork Hashtag on Twitter in the Context of the COVID-19 Pandemic: Network Analysis

    Article • JMIR Public Health and Surveillance, October 2022, JMIR Publications Inc.

    Dr Josep Vidal-Alaball

  86. An Artificial Intelligence–Driven Digital Health Solution to Support Clinical Management of Patients With Long COVID-19: Protocol for a Prospective Multicenter Observational Study

    Article • JMIR Research Protocols, October 2022, JMIR Publications Inc.

    PhD Luis Fernandez-Luque, Dr Josep Vidal-Alaball

  87. Twitter's Role in Combating the Magnetic Vaccine Conspiracy Theory: Social Network Analysis of Tweets (Preprint)

    Article • October 2022, JMIR Publications Inc.

    Dr Mariann / Maz Hardey, Dr Josep Vidal-Alaball

  88. Sustained seropositivity up to 20.5 months after COVID-19

    Article • BMC Medicine, October 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Josep Vidal-Alaball

  89. Accesibilidad y Brecha Digital, la Ley de cuidados inversos 2.0

    Article • Atención Primaria, October 2022, Elsevier

    Dr Josep Vidal-Alaball

  90. Using Artificial Intelligence as a Diagnostic Decision Support Tool in Skin Disease: Protocol for an Observational Prospective Cohort Study

    Article • JMIR Research Protocols, August 2022, JMIR Publications Inc.

    Dr Josep Vidal-Alaball

  91. Eleven‐month longitudinal study of antibodies in SARS‐CoV ‐2 exposed and naïve primary health care workers upon COVID ‐19 vaccination

    Article • Immunology, July 2022, Wiley

    Dr Josep Vidal-Alaball

  92. Polydrug Use of Tobacco and Cannabis in a Cohort of Young People from Central Catalonia (2012–2020)

    Article • Adolescents, July 2022, MDPI AG

    Dr Josep Vidal-Alaball

  93. Impact of COVID-19 on Diagnosis of Respiratory Diseases in the Northern Metropolitan Area in Barcelona (Spain)

    Article • July 2022, MDPI AG

    Dr Josep Vidal-Alaball

  94. Use of virtual reality compared to the role-playing methodology in basic life support training: a two-arm community-based randomised trial

    Article • July 2022, Research Square

    Dr Josep Vidal-Alaball

  95. Influenza vaccination in coronavirus times: Primary Care professionals’ intention to get vaccinated in Central Catalonia (VAGCOVID). A cross sectional study

    Article • Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics, July 2022, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Josep Vidal-Alaball

  96. Applicability of information and communication technologies in a secondary hospital pelvic floor service

    Article • Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, June 2022, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Josep Vidal-Alaball

  97. Descriptive study of a telemedicine program in palpebral pathology for primary care (tele-eyelid)

    Article • Archivos de la Sociedad Española de Oftalmología (English Edition), June 2022, Elsevier

    Dr Josep Vidal-Alaball

  98. The experiences of patients with diabetes and strategies for their management during the first COVID-19 lockdown: a qualitative study

    Article • BMC Nursing, May 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Josep Vidal-Alaball

  99. Validation of an Artificial Intelligence model for reading chest X-rays: protocol of a prospective study (Preprint)

    Article • May 2022, JMIR Publications Inc.

    Dr Josep Vidal-Alaball

  100. Prospective individual patient data meta-analysis of two randomized trials on convalescent plasma for COVID-19 outpatients

    Article • Nature Communications, May 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    Douwe Postma, Dr Josep Vidal-Alaball

  101. Analyzing Discussions Around Rural Health on Twitter During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Social Network Analysis of Twitter Data (Preprint)

    Article • May 2022, JMIR Publications Inc.

    Dr Josep Vidal-Alaball

  102. Health social determinants in primary healthcare, coding and treatment

    Article • Enfermería Clínica (English Edition), May 2022, Elsevier

    Dr Josep Vidal-Alaball

  103. Motivation for Vaccination against COVID-19 in Persons Aged between 18 and 60 Years at a Population-Based Vaccination Site in Manresa (Spain)

    Article • Vaccines, April 2022, MDPI AG

    Dr Josep Vidal-Alaball

  104. A Social Network Analysis of Twitter Data Related to Blood Clots and Vaccines

    Article • International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, April 2022, MDPI AG

    Dr Josep Vidal-Alaball

  105. Use of Virtual Reality in the Reduction of Pain After the Administration of Vaccines Among Children in Primary Care Centers: Protocol for a Randomized Clinical Trial

    Article • JMIR Research Protocols, April 2022, JMIR Publications Inc.

    Dr Josep Vidal-Alaball

  106. Network analysis of the #VaccinesWork hashtag on Twitter in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic (Preprint)

    Article • March 2022, JMIR Publications Inc.

    Dr Josep Vidal-Alaball

  107. COVID-19 First and Delta Waves in Relation to ACEI, ARB, Influenza Vaccination, and Comorbidity in a North Metropolitan Barcelona Health Consortium

    Article • March 2022, Research Square

    Dr Josep Vidal-Alaball

  108. High-titre methylene blue-treated convalescent plasma as an early treatment for outpatients with COVID-19: a randomised, placebo-controlled trial

    Article • The Lancet Respiratory Medicine, March 2022, Elsevier

    Dr Josep Vidal-Alaball

  109. Social Network Analysis of Twitter Data Related to Blood Clots and Vaccines

    Article • February 2022, MDPI AG

    Dr Josep Vidal-Alaball

  110. Mobile Applications in Mood Disorders and Mental Health: Systematic Search in Apple App Store and Google Play Store and Review of the Literature

    Article • International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, February 2022, MDPI AG

    Dr Josep Vidal-Alaball

  111. Influenza vaccination in coronavirus times: intention to be vaccinated by Primary Care professionals (VAGCOVID). A cross sectional study (Preprint)

    Article • February 2022, JMIR Publications Inc.

    Dr Josep Vidal-Alaball

  112. Spike-based COVID-19 immunization increases antibodies to nucleocapsid antigen

    Article • Translational Research, February 2022, Elsevier

    Dr Josep Vidal-Alaball

  113. Study of the sensitivity and specificity of smell and taste disorders as a predictive factor of SARS-CoV-2 infection among primary care healthcare professionals: a retrospective observational study

    Article • BJGP Open, January 2022, Royal College of General Practitioners

    Dr Josep Vidal-Alaball

  114. Comparing the Clinical Characteristics and Mortality of Residential and Non-Residential Older People with COVID-19: Retrospective Observational Study

    Article • International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, January 2022, MDPI AG

    Dr Josep Vidal-Alaball

  115. Asynchronous Remote Communication as a Tool for Care Management in Primary Care: A Rapid Review of the Literature

    Article • International Journal of Integrated Care, January 2022, Ubiquity Press, Ltd.

    Dr Josep Vidal-Alaball

  116. Prevalence and Incidence of Patients With Fibromyalgia in Catalonia Between 2010 and 2017: A Descriptive Observational Study

    Article • Journal of Primary Care & Community Health, January 2022, SAGE Publications

    Dr Josep Vidal-Alaball

  117. Use of Virtual Reality in the Reduction of Pain After the Administration of Vaccines Among Children in Primary Care Centers: Protocol for a Randomized Clinical Trial (Preprint)

    Article • December 2021, JMIR Publications Inc.

    Dr Josep Vidal-Alaball

  118. Association between the reduction of face-to-face appointments and the control of patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus during the Covid-19 pandemic in Catalonia

    Article • Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice, December 2021, Elsevier

    Dr Josep Vidal-Alaball

  119. Implantación de una prueba rápida de infección estreptocócica: ¿su uso también mejora la adherencia antibiótica?

    Article • Atención Primaria, December 2021, Elsevier

    Dr Josep Vidal-Alaball

  120. Analysing Discussions Around Rural Health on Twitter During the COVID-19 Pandemic

    Article • November 2021, MDPI AG

    Dr Josep Vidal-Alaball

  121. COVID-19 first and delta waves in relation to ACEI, ARB, Influenza vaccination, and comorbidity in a North Metropolitan Barcelona Health Consortium

    Article • November 2021, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

    Dr Josep Vidal-Alaball

  122. Polydrug use of Tobacco and Cannabis in a Cohort of Young People from Central Catalonia (2012-2020)

    Article • October 2021, Research Square

    Dr Josep Vidal-Alaball

  123. Mobile Applications in Mood Disorders and Mental Health: Systematic Search in Apple App Store and Google Play Store and Review of the Literature (Preprint)

    Article • October 2021, JMIR Publications Inc.

    Dr Josep Vidal-Alaball

  124. Prevalence and Incidence of Patients with Fibromyalgia in Catalonia between 2010 and 2017. A Descriptive Observational Study

    Article • September 2021, Research Square

    Dr Josep Vidal-Alaball

  125. Social Prescribing and Lifestyle Medicine—A Remedy to Chronic Health Problems?

    Article • International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, September 2021, MDPI AG

    Dr Josep Vidal-Alaball

  126. Characterization and Identification of Variations in Types of Primary Care Visits Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Catalonia: Big Data Analysis Study

    Article • Journal of Medical Internet Research, September 2021, JMIR Publications Inc.

    Dr Josep Vidal-Alaball

  127. Analysing Discussions Around Rural Health on Twitter During the COVID-19 Pandemic

    Article • September 2021, MDPI AG

    Dr Josep Vidal-Alaball

  128. Influenza Vaccination in Coronavirus Times: Intention to Be Vaccinated by Primary Care Professionals in Central Catalonia (VAGCOVID)

    Article • July 2021, Research Square

    Dr Josep Vidal-Alaball

  129. Impact of Mass Workplace COVID-19 Rapid Testing on Health and Healthcare Resource Savings

    Article • International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, July 2021, MDPI AG

    Dr Josep Vidal-Alaball

  130. Persistence and baseline determinants of seropositivity and reinfection rates in health care workers up to 12.5 months after COVID-19

    Article • BMC Medicine, June 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Josep Vidal-Alaball

  131. Determinants of Catalan Public Primary Care Professionals’ Intention to Use Digital Clinical Consultations (eConsulta) in the Post–COVID-19 Context: Mixed Methods Study

    Article • Journal of Medical Internet Research, June 2021, JMIR Publications Inc.

    Dr Josep Vidal-Alaball

  132. Physical activity, emotional state and socialization in the elderly: study protocol for a clinical multicentre randomized trial

    Article • Journal of International Medical Research, June 2021, SAGE Publications

    Dr Josep Vidal-Alaball

  133. Characteristics of Citizens and Their Use of Teleconsultations in Primary Care in the Catalan Public Health System Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Retrospective Descriptive Cross-sectional Study

    Article • Journal of Medical Internet Research, May 2021, JMIR Publications Inc.

    Dr Josep Vidal-Alaball

  134. Missing Diagnoses during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Year in Review

    Article • International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, May 2021, MDPI AG

    Dr Josep Vidal-Alaball

  135. Persistence and baseline determinants of seropositivity and reinfection rates in health care workers up to 12.5 months after COVID-19

    Article • May 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Josep Vidal-Alaball

  136. Impact of Mass Workplace COVID-19 Rapid Testing on Health and Healthcare Resource Savings

    Article • May 2021, MDPI AG

    Dr Josep Vidal-Alaball

  137. Influenza vaccination during the coronavirus pandemic: intention to vaccinate among the at-risk population in the Central Catalonia Health Region (VAGCOVID)

    Article • BMC Family Practice, May 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Josep Vidal-Alaball

  138. Characterization and Identification of Variations in Types of Primary Care Visits Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Catalonia: Big Data Analysis Study (Preprint)

    Article • April 2021, JMIR Publications Inc.

    Dr Josep Vidal-Alaball

  139. Directrices para una buena y segura atención telefónica en época de COVID-19

    Article • Atención Primaria, April 2021, Elsevier

    Dr Josep Vidal-Alaball

  140. Determinants of Catalan Public Primary Care Professionals’ Intention to Use Digital Clinical Consultations (eConsulta) in the Post–COVID-19 Context: Mixed Methods Study (Preprint)

    Article • March 2021, JMIR Publications Inc.

    Dr Josep Vidal-Alaball

  141. Characteristics of Citizens and Their Use of Teleconsultations in Primary Care in the Catalan Public Health System Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Retrospective Descriptive Cross-sectional Study (Preprint)

    Article • March 2021, JMIR Publications Inc.

    Dr Josep Vidal-Alaball

  142. Assessing the likelihood of contracting COVID-19 disease based on a predictive tree model: A retrospective cohort study

    Article • PLOS One, March 2021, PLOS

    Dr Josep Vidal-Alaball

  143. Clinical Characterization of Patients With COVID-19 in Primary Care in Catalonia: Retrospective Observational Study

    Article • JMIR Public Health and Surveillance, February 2021, JMIR Publications Inc.

    Dr Josep Vidal-Alaball

  144. An Asynchronous, Mobile Text-Based Platform (XatJove Anoia) for Providing Health Services to Teenagers: Protocol for a Quasiexperimental Study

    Article • JMIR Research Protocols, February 2021, JMIR Publications Inc.

    Dr Josep Vidal-Alaball

  145. Influenza Vaccination During the Coronavirus Epidemic: Intention to Vaccinate among the at-risk Population in the Central Catalonia Health Region (VAGCOVID).

    Article • January 2021, Research Square

    Dr Josep Vidal-Alaball

  146. Analysis of Diabetes Apps to Assess Privacy-Related Permissions: Systematic Search of Apps

    Article • JMIR Diabetes, January 2021, JMIR Publications Inc.

    PhD Luis Fernandez-Luque, Dr Josep Vidal-Alaball

  147. Persistence and baseline determinants of seropositivity in health care workers up to nine months after COVID-19

    Article • January 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Josep Vidal-Alaball

  148. A Social Network Analysis of Tweets Related to Masks during the COVID-19 Pandemic

    Article • International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, November 2020, MDPI AG

    Dr Josep Vidal-Alaball

  149. Clinical Characterization of Patients With COVID-19 in Primary Care in Catalonia: Retrospective Observational Study (Preprint)

    Article • November 2020, JMIR Publications Inc.

    Dr Josep Vidal-Alaball

  150. XatJove Anoia, as a tool to bring health services closer to teenagers (Preprint)

    Article • October 2020, JMIR Publications Inc.

    Dr Josep Vidal-Alaball

  151. COVID-19 and the “Film Your Hospital” Conspiracy Theory: Social Network Analysis of Twitter Data

    Article • Journal of Medical Internet Research, October 2020, JMIR Publications Inc.

    Dr Josep Vidal-Alaball

  152. Teleconsultation Between Patients and Health Care Professionals in the Catalan Primary Care Service: Message Annotation Analysis in a Retrospective Cross-Sectional Study

    Article • Journal of Medical Internet Research, September 2020, JMIR Publications Inc.

    Dr Josep Vidal-Alaball

  153. COVID-19 and the “Film Your Hospital” Conspiracy Theory: Social Network Analysis of Twitter Data (Preprint)

    Article • July 2020, JMIR Publications Inc.

    Dr Josep Vidal-Alaball

  154. Primary Care Professionals’ Acceptance of Medical Record-Based, Store and Forward Provider-to-Provider Telemedicine in Catalonia: Results of a Web-Based Survey

    Article • International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, June 2020, MDPI AG

    Dr Josep Vidal-Alaball

  155. Telemedicine in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic

    Article • Atención Primaria, June 2020, Elsevier

    Dr Josep Vidal-Alaball

  156. Environmental and Patient Impact of Applying a Point-of-Care Ultrasound Model in Primary Care: Rural vs. Urban Centres

    Article • International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, May 2020, MDPI AG

    Dr Josep Vidal-Alaball

  157. COVID-19 and the 5G Conspiracy Theory: Social Network Analysis of Twitter Data

    Article • Journal of Medical Internet Research, May 2020, JMIR Publications Inc.

    Dr Josep Vidal-Alaball

  158. COVID-19 and the 5G Conspiracy Theory: Social Network Analysis of Twitter Data (Preprint)

    Article • April 2020, JMIR Publications Inc.

    Dr Josep Vidal-Alaball

  159. Where is the patient’s chair? Differences in general practitioner consultation room layouts - an exploratory questionnaire

    Article • F1000Research, April 2020, Faculty of 1000, Ltd.

    Dr Kyle Hoedebecke, Dr Josep Vidal-Alaball

  160. Teleconsultation Between Patients and Health Care Professionals in the Catalan Primary Care Service: Message Annotation Analysis in a Retrospective Cross-Sectional Study (Preprint)

    Article • April 2020, JMIR Publications Inc.

    Dr Josep Vidal-Alaball

  161. Contextualising the 2019 E-Cigarette Health Scare: Insights from Twitter

    Article • International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, March 2020, MDPI AG

    Dr Josep Vidal-Alaball

  162. Validation of a Short Questionnaire to Assess Healthcare Professionals’ Perceptions of Asynchronous Telemedicine Services: The Catalan Version of the Health Optimum Telemedicine Acceptance Questionnaire

    Article • International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, March 2020, MDPI AG

    Dr Josep Vidal-Alaball

  163. A Cost-Minimization Analysis of a Medical Record-based, Store and Forward and Provider-to-provider Telemedicine Compared to Usual Care in Catalonia: More Agile and Efficient, Especially for Users

    Article • International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, March 2020, MDPI AG

    Dr Josep Vidal-Alaball

  164. General Practitioners’ Perceptions of Whether Teleconsultations Reduce the Number of Face-to-face Visits in the Catalan Public Primary Care System: Retrospective Cross-Sectional Study

    Article • Journal of Medical Internet Research, March 2020, JMIR Publications Inc.

    Dr Josep Vidal-Alaball

  165. Validation of a Short Questionnaire to Assess Perceptions of Health Care Professionals with Asynchronous Telemedicine Services: The Catalan Version of the Optimum Telemedicine Acceptance Questionnaire

    Article • March 2020, MDPI AG

    Dr Josep Vidal-Alaball

  166. Teleconsultations between Patients and Healthcare Professionals in Primary Care in Catalonia: The Evaluation of Text Classification Algorithms Using Supervised Machine Learning

    Article • International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, February 2020, MDPI AG

    Dr Josep Vidal-Alaball

  167. A Cost-minimization Analysis of Provider-to-provider Telemedicine Compared to Usual care in Catalonia: More Agile and Efficient, Especially for Users

    Article • January 2020, MDPI AG

    Dr Josep Vidal-Alaball

  168. Diagnosis of Skin Lesions Using Photographs Taken With a Mobile Phone: An Online Survey of Primary Care Physicians

    Article • Journal of Primary Care & Community Health, January 2020, SAGE Publications

    Dr Josep Vidal-Alaball

  169. Effects of a Physical Exercise Program on Patients Affected with Fibromyalgia

    Article • Journal of Primary Care & Community Health, January 2020, SAGE Publications

    Dr Josep Vidal-Alaball

  170. Ha llegado para quedarse: beneficios e inconvenientes de la eConsulta

    Article • Atención Primaria Práctica, January 2020, Elsevier

    Dr Josep Vidal-Alaball

  171. Teleconsultations between Patients and Healthcare Professionals in Primary Care in Catalonia: the Evaluation of Text Classification Algorithms Using Machine Learning

    Article • December 2019, MDPI AG

    Dr Josep Vidal-Alaball

  172. Impact of a Telemedicine Program on the Reduction in the Emission of Atmospheric Pollutants and Journeys by Road

    Article • International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, November 2019, MDPI AG

    Dr Josep Vidal-Alaball

  173. Impact of a Telemedicine Program on the Reduction in the Emission of Atmospheric Pollutants and Journeys by Road

    Article • October 2019, MDPI AG

    Dr Josep Vidal-Alaball

  174. Which characteristics of primary care doctors determine their use of teleconsultations in the catalan public Health system? A retrospective descriptive cross-sectional study (Preprint)

    Article • October 2019, JMIR Publications Inc.

    Dr Josep Vidal-Alaball

  175. Which characteristics of primary care doctors determine their use of teleconsultations in the catalan public Health system? A retrospective descriptive cross-sectional study (Preprint)

    Article • JMIR Medical Informatics, October 2019, JMIR Publications Inc.

    Dr Josep Vidal-Alaball

  176. Using a web scraper to assess the level of privacy of diabetes mobile applications (Preprint)

    Article • September 2019, JMIR Publications Inc.

    Dr Josep Vidal-Alaball, PhD Luis Fernandez-Luque

  177. Differences in doctor's consultation room layouts

    Article • F1000Research, August 2019, Faculty of 1000, Ltd.

    Dr Josep Vidal-Alaball, Dr Kyle Hoedebecke

  178. Telemedicine questionnaire for health care professionals: adaptation and validation using the Technology Acceptance Model (Preprint)

    Article • August 2019, JMIR Publications Inc.

    Dr Josep Vidal-Alaball

  179. Twitter polls to explore public health topics

    Article • JMIR Formative Research, May 2019, JMIR Publications Inc.

    Dr Josep Vidal-Alaball, PhD Luis Fernandez-Luque

  180. Does teleconsultation reduce face to face visits? Evidence from the Catalan public primary care system (Preprint)

    Article • April 2019, JMIR Publications Inc.

    Dr Josep Vidal-Alaball

  181. A New Tool for Public Health Opinion to Give Insight Into Telemedicine: Twitter Poll Analysis (Preprint)

    Article • March 2019, JMIR Publications Inc.

    Dr Josep Vidal-Alaball, PhD Luis Fernandez-Luque

  182. Artificial Intelligence for the Detection of Diabetic Retinopathy in Primary Care: Protocol for Algorithm Development

    Article • JMIR Research Protocols, February 2019, JMIR Publications Inc.

    Dr Josep Vidal-Alaball

  183. Social Networking App Use Among Primary Health Care Professionals: Web-Based Cross-Sectional Survey

    Article • JMIR mhealth and uhealth, December 2018, JMIR Publications Inc.

    Dr Josep Vidal-Alaball

  184. Artificial Intelligence for the Detection of Diabetic Retinopathy in Primary Care: Protocol for Algorithm Development (Preprint)

    Article • October 2018, JMIR Publications Inc.

    Dr Josep Vidal-Alaball

  185. A cost savings analysis of asynchronous teledermatology compared to face-to-face dermatology in Catalonia

    Article • BMC Health Services Research, August 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Josep Vidal-Alaball

  186. Rural-urban differences in the pattern of referrals to an asynchronous teledermatology service

    Article • International Archives of Medicine, June 2018, Internet Medical Publishing (Fundacion de Neurociencias)

    Dr Josep Vidal-Alaball

  187. Social Networking App Use Among Primary Health Care Professionals: Web-Based Cross-Sectional Survey (Preprint)

    Article • May 2018, JMIR Publications Inc.

    Dr Josep Vidal-Alaball

  188. Oral vitamin B12 versus intramuscular vitamin B12 for vitamin B12 deficiency

    Article • Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, March 2018, Wiley

    Dr Josep Vidal-Alaball

  189. Attending home care patients in primary care using a smartphone application (WhatsICS): A feasibility study

    Article • International Archives of Medicine, October 2017, Internet Medical Publishing (Fundacion de Neurociencias)

    Dr Josep Vidal-Alaball

  190. Evaluación del impacto de la teledermatología en la disminución de la lista de espera en la comarca del Bages (2009-2012)

    Article • Atención Primaria, May 2015, Elsevier

    Dr Josep Vidal-Alaball

  191. Reduced serum vitamin B-12 in patients taking metformin

    Article • BMJ, May 2010, BMJ

    Dr Josep Vidal-Alaball

  192. Update of Food-Cobalamin Malabsorption and Oral Cobalamin Therapy

    Article • The Open General & Internal Medicine Journal, March 2009, Bentham Science Publishers

    Professor Emmanuel ANDRES , Dr Josep Vidal-Alaball

  193. Clinical aspects of cobalamin deficiency in elderly patients. Epidemiology, causes, clinical manifestations, and treatment with special focus on oral cobalamin therapy

    Article • European Journal of Internal Medicine, October 2007, Elsevier

    Professor Emmanuel ANDRES , Dr Josep Vidal-Alaball

  194. Tuberculosis outbreak linked to pubs in South Wales

    Article • Weekly releases (1997–2007), September 2006, European Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (ECDC)

    Dr Josep Vidal-Alaball

  195. Oral vitamin B12 versus intramuscular vitamin B12 for vitamin B12 deficiency: a systematic review of randomized controlled trials

    Article • Family Practice, February 2006, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Josep Vidal-Alaball

  196. Comparing costs of intramuscular and oral vitamin B12administration in primary care: A cost-minimization analysis

    Article • European Journal of General Practice, January 2006, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Josep Vidal-Alaball

  197. Oral vitamin B12 versus intramuscular vitamin B12 for vitamin B12 deficiency

    Article • Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, July 2005, Wiley

    Dr Josep Vidal-Alaball

  198. Parent’s opinions on the diagnosis of children under 2 years of age with urinary tract infection

    Article • Family Practice, October 2003, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Josep Vidal-Alaball