Research

Publications

2026

• Hernández-Pizarro, H. M., & Prades-Colomé, A. (2026). The Spanish Long-Term Care System Reaches Majority Of Age: A Narrative Review Of Evidence And Lessons Obtained. Health policy, 105620. link

2025

• Prades-Colomé, A. (2025). Mortality risk factors in Catalonia’s long-term care system: A population-based survival analysis. Health policy, 105482. link

Awarded Fedea Best Young Researcher Paper at the XLIV Jornadas AES 

• Hernández-Pizarro, H. M., Prades-Colomé, A., & López-Casasnovas, G. (2025). Loneliness as a determinant of health: evidence from the Health Survey of Catalonia. Gaceta Sanitaria, 102491. link

Research in Progress

• Too Hot to Cope? The Role of Institutional Protection Against Heatwave Health Risks in the Population with Long-Term Care Needs. With H.M. Hernández-Pizarro.

• Gender differences in the impact of extreme temperatures among the population with long-term care needs in Catalonia (Spain).With H.M. Hernández-Pizarro.

Book Chapters and Other Publications

• Prades-Colomé, A. (2025). Nuevas evidencias sobre el impacto de los cuidados de larga duración en la población mayor en Cataluña. Nada es gratis. link

• H.M. Hernández-Pizarro & Prades-Colomé, A. (2025). Catalan long-term care system reaches the majority of age: what have we learned? Health Policy Paper at CRES-UPF link, and Full Paper at 4rt Congrés d’Economia i Empresa de Catalunya link.

• Via i Redons, JM. & Prades-Colomé, A. (2023). Com es pot adequar el sector sanitari a l’envelliment creixent. Orientacions per al sistema de salut i el d’atenció a la dependència de Catalunya. Revista Econòmica de Catalunya, 88. link. Also in 5Cèntims link.