Mª Clara Vidal Thomàs

Head of the Programs Unit.
Technical Office Primary Care Management of Mallorca

Nurse, with a Master’s Degree in Epidemiology from the University of Havana (Cuba). She has been working at the Technical Office of the Primary Care Management of Mallorca since 1992.

She served as a full and associate professor in the Department of Nursing at the University of the Balearic Islands (1990–1999). She has been part of the Research Unit of the Primary Care Management of Mallorca since 1992. Member of the Research Committee until 2010. Member of the Investén group, the Coordination and Development Unit for Nursing Research of the Carlos III Health Institute, since 1998. Member of the Health Research Institute of the Balearic Islands Foundation (IdISBa). Since 2009, she has been a member of the Technical Committee of Trainers and Advisors in Health Promotion and Health Education of the Primary Care Management of Mallorca. Member of the Balearic Association of Community Nursing, affiliated with FAECAP (Federation of Associations of Community and Primary Care Nursing). Health technician at the Multiprofessional Teaching Unit for Family and Community Care of the Primary Care Management until 2018. Member of the Health Committee of the Association of Friends of the Sahrawi People of the Balearic Islands.

She participates in several research projects, among which the Research Network on Preventive Activities and Health Promotion in Primary Care (redIAPP) stands out. She is a member of the Primary Care RICORS network.

Highlighted Papers

Cameselle-Lago C, Rico-Blázquez M, Sánchez-Ruano R, Ayala A, Pascual-García M, Solé-Agustí M, Gimeno-Pi I, Echevarria-Echevarria A, González-Chordá VM, Esteban-Sepúlveda S, Pedraz-Marcos A, Company-Sancho MC, Cidoncha-Moreno MÁ, Vidal-Thomas MC, Taltavull-Aparicio JM, Moreno-Casbas MT; CUIDAMOS+75 Group. Changes in daily routines and health-related quality of life among Spanish older adults after the COVID-19 pandemic: analysis from a gender perspective. Front Public Health. 2025 Oct 13;13:1678003. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2025.1678003. PMID: 41158571; PMCID: PMC12554437.

Mira-Martínez S, Malih N, Angullo-Martínez E, Zamanillo-Campos R, Yañez AM, Bennasar-Veny M, Gómez-Juanes R, Konieczna J, Jiménez R, Serrano-Ripoll MJ, Fiol-deRoque MA, Leiva A, Galmes-Panades AM, Miralles-Xamena J, Vidal-Thomàs MC, Gómez-Cobo C, Gervilla E, Oña-Gil JI, Ricci-Cabello I. A Multifaceted Digital Intervention for the Prevention of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in Primary Care (PREDIABETEXT): Cluster Randomized Trial. J Med Internet Res. 2025 Oct 9;27:e70981. doi: 10.2196/70981. PMID: 41067715; PMCID: PMC12550449.

Mira-Martínez S, Zamanillo-Campos R, Malih N, Fiol-deRoque MA, Angullo-Martínez E, Jimenez R, Serrano-Ripoll MJ, Leiva A, Oña JI, Galmes-Panades AM, Bennasar-Veny M, Yañez AM, Gómez-Juanes R, Konieczna J, Miralles J, Romaguera D, Vidal-Thomasa MC, Llobera-Canaves J, García-Toro M, Gervilla-García E, Vicens C, Bulilete O, Montaño JJ, Gili M, Roca M, Colom A, Ricci-Cabello I. Describing the initial results of a pragmatic, cluster randomized clinical trial to examine the impact of a multifaceted digital intervention for the prevention of type 2 diabetes mellitus in the primary care setting: intervention design, recruitment strategy and participants’ baseline characteristics of the PREDIABETEXT trial. Front Endocrinol (Lausanne). 2025 Mar 31;16:1524336. doi: 10.3389/fendo.2025.1524336. Erratum in: Front Endocrinol (Lausanne). 2025 Jun 04;16:1604990. doi: 10.3389/fendo.2025.1604990. PMID: 40230484; PMCID: PMC11994424.

Arregui-Gallego B, Orts-Cortés MI, Moreno-Casbas MT, Abad-Corpa E, Camacho-Bejarano R, Cidoncha-Moreno MÁ, Feria-Raposo I, Iruzubieta-Barragán J, Carmona M, Cristóbal-Domínguez E, Bernués-Caudillo L, Casado-Ramírez E, Recas-Martin A, Sánchez-López D, Company-Sancho MC, Rascón NL, Esteban-Sepúlveda S, Vidal-Thomàs MC, Alonso I, Muñoz-Jiménez D, Segura-Heras JV, Moncho J, Rich-Ruiz M. Factors modulating the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on posttraumatic stress symptomatology of the Spanish healthcare workers: A cohort study. PLoS One. 2025 Jun 16;20(6):e0323777. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0323777. PMID: 40523034; PMCID: PMC12169526.

Torrens-Darder MDM, Torrens-Darder I, Gonzalez Torrente S, Vicens C, Leiva A, Pizá-Portell MR, Esteva Arrom AL, Lorente P, Serrano-Ripoll MJ, Vidal-Thomas MC, Miralles-Xamena J, Ramírez Manent JI, Esteva M. Evaluation of the effectiveness of cognitive-behavioural therapy for insomnia delivered by nurses and physicians for patients in primary care (the NPD study): protocol for a cluster randomised controlled trial. BMJ Open. 2024 Oct 26;14(10):e089158. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2024-089158. PMID: 39461854; PMCID: PMC11529700.

Abad-Corpa E, Rich-Ruiz M, Sánchez-López D, Solano Ruiz C, Casado-Ramírez E, Arregui-Gallego B, Moreno-Casbas MT, Muñoz-Jiménez D, Vidal-Thomàs MC, Company-Sancho MC, Orts-Cortés MI. Learning, internalisation and integration of the COVID-19 pandemic in healthcare workers: A qualitative document analysis. Nurs Inq. 2024 Oct;31(4):e12673. doi: 10.1111/nin.12673. Epub 2024 Sep 19. PMID: 39297396.

Rico-Blazquez M, Esteban-Sepúlveda S, Sánchez-Ruano R, Aritztegui-Echenique AM, Artigues-Barbera EM, Brito-Brito PR, Casado-Ramirez E, Cidoncha-Moreno MÁ, Fabregat-Julve MI, Feria-Raposo I, Hernandez-Pascual M, Lozano-Hernández C, Moreno-Casbas MT, Otones-Reyes P, Palmar-Santos AM, Pedraz-Marcos A, Romero-Rodriguez EM, Solé-Agustí MC, Taltavull-Aparicio JM, Vidal-Thomas MC, Gonzalez-Chorda VM; Cuidamos+75 Group. Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the self-care and health condition of the older adults. CUIDAMOS+75. A mixed methods study protocol. Front Public Health. 2024 Jun 17;12:1389641. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2024.1389641. PMID: 38952731; PMCID: PMC11215124.

Galmes-Panades AM, Angullo E, Mira-Martínez S, Bennasar-Veny M, Zamanillo-Campos R, Gómez-Juanes R, Konieczna J, Jiménez R, Serrano-Ripoll MJ, Fiol-deRoque MA, Miralles J, Yañez AM, Romaguera D, Vidal-Thomas MC, Llobera-Canaves J, García-Toro M, Vicens C, Gervilla-García E, Oña JI, Malih N, Leiva A, Bulilete O, Montaño JJ, Gili M, Roca M, Ricci-Cabello I. Development and Evaluation of a Digital Health Intervention to Prevent Type 2 Diabetes in Primary Care: The PREDIABETEXT Study Protocol for a Randomised Clinical Trial. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2022 Nov 9;19(22):14706. doi: 10.3390/ijerph192214706. PMID: 36429423; PMCID: PMC9690330.

Chela-Alvarez X, Leiva A, Gallardo-Alfaro L, Bulilete O, Vidal-Thomas M, Llobera J. Anxiety, Depression, and Concern About Employment Status of Hotel Housekeepers in the Balearic Islands During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Longitudinal Study. Front Psychol. 2022 Apr 5;13:842335. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.842335. PMID: 35478734; PMCID: PMC9037287.

Torrens I, Esteva M, Vicens C, Pizá-Portell MR, Vidal-Thomàs MC, Vidal-Ribas C, Lorente-Montalvo P, Torres-Solera E. Assessing the feasibility and acceptability of a cluster-randomized study of cognitive behavioral therapy for chronic insomnia in a primary care setting. BMC Fam Pract. 2021 Apr 16;22(1):77. doi: 10.1186/s12875-021-01429-5. PMID: 33863276; PMCID: PMC8052716.

Gil-Girbau M, Pons-Vigués M, Rubio-Valera M, Murrugarra G, Masluk B, Rodríguez-Martín B, García Pineda A, Vidal Thomás C, Conejo-Cerón S, Recio JI, Martínez C, Pujol-Ribera E, Berenguera A. MODELOS TEÓRICOS DE PROMOCIÓN DE LA SALUD EN LA PRÁCTICA HABITUAL EN ATENCIÓN PRIMARIA DE SALUD. Gac Sanit. 2021 Jan-Feb;35(1):48-59. Spanish. doi: 10.1016/j.gaceta.2019.06.011. Epub 2019 Nov 18. PMID: 31753510.

Chamorro AM, Vidal Thomas MC, Mieras AS, Leiva A, Martínez MP, Hernández Yeste MMS; Grupo UPP. Multicenter randomized controlled trial comparing the effectiveness and safety of hydrocellular and hydrocolloid dressings for treatment of category II pressure ulcers in patients at primary and long-term care institutions. Int J Nurs Stud. 2019 Jun;94:179-185. doi: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2019.03.021. Epub 2019 Apr 4. PMID: 31048187.

Projects

TheYouth Clinic: what do students and families think?

Code: IB3765/18
Funding Entity: Official College of Nurses of the Balearic Islands (COIBA)
Principal Investigator: Mª Clara Vidal Thomàs
Duration:2018 – 2020

Application of cognitive-behaviour therapy for improves the quality of sleep in chronic insomnia applied for health primary care professionals versus habitual care: a pilot study.

Code: PI-586/2014
Funding Entity: Official College of Nurses of the Balearic Islands (COIBA)
Principal Investigator: Mª Clara Vidal Thomàs
Duration:2015 – 2016

Developmentand evaluation of the effectiveness, cost‑effectiveness and implementation of a low‑intensity, multicomponentdigital intervention to prevent type 2 diabetes mellitusin the primary care setting: the PREDIABETEXT study.

Code: PI-586/2014
Funding Entity: Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Illes Balears (IdISBa) – Convocatoria Intramural Sinergias 2020
Principal Investigator: Ignacio Ricci Cabello (IP), Escarlata Angullo Martínez (Co-IP)
Duration: January 2021- December 2022

DESVELA Cohort. Analysis of the role of personal skills as determinants of morbidity incidence, lifestyles, quality of life, service use, and mortality.

Code: PI19/0186
Funding Entity: Instituto de Salud Carlos III
Principal Investigator:Joan Llobera
Duration:2019 – 2022

Effectiveness and cost-utility of cognitive-behavioral intervention in primary care nurses’ and doctors’ consultations for the treatment of persistent insomnia.

Code: PI19/00029
Funding Entity: Instituto de Salud Carlos III
Principal Investigator: Susana González, Isabel Torrens (coIPs)
Duration:2019 – 2021