One of the pillars of Grapp-CAIB is the transferability of its scientific activity.
Our transfer activity is based on three main pillars: 1) development and evaluation of digital tools, 2) development, adaptation, and validation of questionnaires, and 3) development of clinical practice guidelines.
1. DIGITAL TOOLS
Digital Health (also known as eHealth) refers to “the use of information and communication technologies to improve health and related fields“. At GRAPP-caIB, we conduct research in the field of Digital Health through the design, development, and evaluation of digital tools. Our group primarily focuses on two types of digital tools:
- Digital tools aimed at individuals, with the goal of preventing or treating common health issues in our environment, such as diabetes or mental health problems.
- Digital tools aimed at health centers and managers, with the goal of helping them provide high-quality and safe healthcare.
SinergiAPS
- Name: SinergiAPS (Establishing Synergies between Healthcare Professionals and Patients for Safer Primary Care)
- Objective: To help improve patient safety (reducing adverse events and preventing avoidable harm) in primary care centers by systematically collecting patients’ experiences.
- Targeted at: Primary Care Health Centers; Health Management Authorities.
- Technological base: Web tool.
- Principal Investigators: Ignacio Ricci Cabello, María Antònia Fiol de Roque.
- Current status: Evaluated, in the implementation phase.
- Currently available: Yes
- More information: https://grappcaib.es/en/sinergiaps/
PsiCovid
- Name: PsiCovid
- Objective: to provide psychological support to frontline healthcare professionals during the COVID-19 pandemic through psychoeducational techniques (emotional management, mindfulness, lifestyle, social support, work stress, and burnout).
- Target Audience: Frontline healthcare professionals during the COVID-19 pandemic.
- Technological Basis: Smartphone app (Android and iOS).
- Principal Researchers: Ignacio Ricci Cabello, Maria Jesús Serrano, Mauro García Toro.
- Current Status: Evaluated and implemented.
- Currently available: Yes
- More information: https://grappcaib.es/en/psicovidapp/
DiabeText
- Name: DiabeText
- Objective: Promote the prevention and proper treatment of type 2 diabetes.
- Target audience: People with type 2 diabetes or those at high risk of developing the disease in the coming years (prediabetes).
- Technological basis: Automated and personalized short text messages (SMS).
- Principal Investigators: Ignacio Ricci Cabello, Escarlata Angullo, Miquel Bennassar.
- Current status: Developed, in the evaluation phase.
- Currently available: Only in clinical trials.
- More information: https://grappcaib.es/en/diabetext-herramienta/
e-pD-WORK
- Name: e-pD-WORK
- Objective: To prevent depression in the workplace through recommendations for maintaining a healthy lifestyle, improving sleep hygiene, enhancing social relationships, and promoting physical health, among other aspects.
- Targeted at: workers
- Technological base: multiplatform application (mobile, tablet, and computer)
- Principal Investigators: Juan Ángel Bellón Saameño (study coordinator), Alfonso Leiva (Principal Investigator in the Balearic Islands).
- Current status: Developed, in the evaluation phase.
- Currently available: Only clinical trial (currently in the recruitment phase).
- More information: https://epdwork.org/
Respira tranquil@
- Name: Respira tranquil@
- Objective: to optimize antibiotic prescription in acute respiratory infections by providing parents with educational content on the natural history and most common management of acute respiratory infections.
- Targeted at: Parents of children with acute respiratory infections.
- Technological Basis: Smartphone app (Android and iOS).
- Principal Investigators: Pablo Alonso (study coordinator), Ignacio Ricci Cabello (PI in the Balearic Islands)
- Current status: Developed, in the evaluation phase.
- Currently available: Only in the clinical trial.
- More information: Explanatory video, poster
2. QUESTIONNAIRE VALIDATION
In our studies, we use tools to extract results, such as questionnaires administered to the participants. Sometimes, these questionnaires have been developed in other countries and require validation to be used in our context, with the Spanish population. It is not enough to simply translate the document; it must also be culturally adapted and tested for its viability in the target population, while maintaining the original structure as much as possible. Validation also involves confirming that the questionnaire meets the purpose for which it was designed, being reliable, and simple, yet capable of detecting and measuring changes in the phenomenon under study.
PREOS-PC Questionnaire.
The questionnaire is self-completed by the patient/user of the service and is designed to comprehensively measure experiences and outcomes related to patient safety in the outpatient/primary care setting. Originally designed for use in health centers in England, this questionnaire has been adapted, translated, and validated by members of GRAPP-caIB for use in Spain. It is currently available in Spanish and Catalan.
More information:
- https://innovation.ox.ac.uk/outcome-measures/patient-reported-experiences-outcomes-safety-primary-care-preos-pc/
- https://bibliopro.org/buscador/4393/patient-reported-experiences-and-outcomes-of-safety-in-primary-care-version-espanola-corta
- Serrano-Ripoll MJ, Llobera J, Valderas JM, de Labry Lima AO, Fiol-deRoque MA, Ripoll J, Ricci-Cabello I. Cross-Cultural Adaptation, Validation, and Piloting of the Patient Reported Experiences and Outcomes of Safety in Primary Care Questionnaire for Its Use in Spain. J Patient Saf. 2022 Mar 1;18(2):102-110
Gut Feelings Questionnaire
The Gut Feelings Questionnaire (GFQ) is the only tool developed to assess the presence of a “warning feeling” or a “feeling of reassurance” in the diagnostic process of family doctors. It was originally created in English and Dutch. Researchers from GRAPP-caIB worked on its validation in Spanish and Catalan.
3. CLINICAL PRACTICE GUIDELINES
Clinical Practice Guidelines (CPGs) are a set of recommendations aimed at healthcare professionals, based on the best available scientific evidence. Their purpose is to facilitate decision-making, thereby reducing professional variability and ultimately improving clinical practice and healthcare quality. GRAPP-caIB has contributed to the drafting of some of these CPGs.
- Pediatric Surgical Calendar. Recommendations and Referral Criteria for Pediatric Surgery (2nd edition).
Ministry of Health, Health Service of the Balearic Islands. Palma, October 2020. ISBN 978-84-09-177749-3. - Assistance Coordination for Pregnant Women, Postpartum Women, and Newborns with Infection or Exposure to SARS-CoV-2.
Navarro Mateu M; Miralles Xamena J. Health Service of the Balearic Islands; 2020. Palma. ISBN 978-84-0925965-6. - Palliative Care Program of the Balearic Islands 2019-2023.
Llagostera M; Serrano C; Muñoz Y; Castaño E; Llobera J. Palliative Care Program of the Balearic Islands 2019-2023. Ministry of Health, Health Service of the Balearic Islands. Medicina Balear. 2020; 35 (3): 30-34.
In addition, in collaboration with the Cochrane Ibero-American Center, GRAPP-caIB has participated in the development of the European Guidelines for Breast Cancer Screening and Diagnosis.
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