Maria Rubio Valera
Investigador
María Rubio-Valera, Head of Quality and Patient Safety at the Parc Sanitari Sant Joan de Déu, is a graduate (2008) and a PhD (2012) in Pharmacy from the University of Barcelona. Since 2017, she jointly leads Evaluation of Health Technologies in Primary Care and Mental Health (PRISMA) group.
Between 2013 and 2019, she was an associate professor at the University of Barcelona and has given master classes at the University of Barcelona, the Pompeu Fabra University and the Autonomous University of Barcelona.
Her research focuses on the design and evaluation of health interventions using mixed methods. Specifically, it studies the magnitude and impact of health-related behaviors, such as adherence and health promotion activities, designing targeted interventions adapted to the patient's context to improve these behaviors and evaluating their effectiveness and cost-effectiveness.
In this line of work, in September 2020, she received a Starting Grant from the European Research Council (ERC), an entity that promotes the careers of young European researchers. This is the work "IMA-cRCT - Effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of the Initial Medication Adherence intervention: a randomised controlled trial and economic model".
Professional network profiles
Last Publications
- Aznar, I., Zabaleta del Olmo, Edurne, Casajuana Closas, Marc, Sanchez, A., Parody, E., Bolívar, Bonaventura, Iracheta, M., Bulilete, Oana, López, Tomás, Pombo Ramos, Haizea, Martín Miguel, María Victoria, Magallón Botaya, Rosa, Maderuelo Fernández, Jose Ángel, Motrico, Emma, Bellón, Juan, Martí Lluch, Ruth, Rubio-Valera M and Serrano-Blanco A Cost-effectiveness analysis of a multiple health behaviour change intervention in people aged between 45 and 75 years: a cluster randomized controlled trial in primary care (EIRA study) INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BEHAVIORAL NUTRITION AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY . : .
- Peñarrubia-María MT, Maria Montserrat Gil Gribau, Maria del Carmen Gallardo González, Aznar-Lou, Ignacio, Serrano-Blanco A, Mendive Arbeloa JM, Garcia-Cardenas, Victoria, Sanchez-Vinas, Alba and Rubio-Valera M Non-initiation of prescribed medication from a Spanish health professionals' perspective: A qualitative exploration based on Grounded Theory HEALTH & SOCIAL CARE IN THE COMMUNITY . : .
- Rubio-Valera M, Marqués-Ercilla S, Peñarrubia-María MT, Urbanos-Garrido RM, Borrell C, Bosch J, Sánchez-Viñas A and Aznar-Lou I Who Suffers From Pharmaceutical Poverty and What Are Their Needs? Evidence From a Spanish Region. FRONTIERS IN PHARMACOLOGY . 12: 617687-617687.
Projects
- Project name:
- EquityCancer-LA_Improving equity in access to early diagnosis of cancer: implementation research in different healthcare systems of Latin America.
- Leader
- Maria Rubio Valera
- Funding entities:
- European Commission
- Code
- 965226
- Starting - finishing date:
- 2021 - 2025
- Project name:
- IMA-cRCT_Effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of the Initial Medication Adherence intervention: cluster randomized controlled trial and economic model
- Leader
- Maria Rubio Valera
- Funding entities:
- European Commission
- Code
- 948973
- Starting - finishing date:
- 2021 - 2025
- Project name:
- Contratos predoctorales de formación en investigación en salud (PFIS). Beneficiari: Cristina Carbonell
- Leader
- Maria Rubio Valera
- Funding entities:
- Instituto de Salud Carlos III (ISCIII)
- Code
- FI20/00007
- Starting - finishing date:
- 2021 - 2024
News
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Dr Maria Rubio awarded a scientific excellence grant from the European Research Council (ERC)
This financial award will fund an intervention in several primary care centres in Catalonia and is designed to encourage people with diabetes and cardiovascular disease to begin and comply with the pharmacological treatments as prescribed by their physician.