Carolina C. Ávila
Autonomous University of Madrid
9 Papers
50 Citations
Carolina C. Ávila is an academic researcher from Autonomous University of Madrid. The author has contributed to research in topics: International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health & Welfare. The author has an hindex of 7, co-authored 9 publications.
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Papers
Functioning and disability in bipolar disorders: a systematic review of literature using the ICF as a reference.
Carolina C. Ávila,Maria Cabello,Alarcos Cieza,Eduard Vieta,Eduard Vieta,José Luis Ayuso-Mateos,José Luis Ayuso-Mateos +6 more
TL;DR: It is shown that outcome variables used in studies with persons with BD can, to a large extent, be mapped to the ICF.
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What Persons with Chronic Health Conditions Need to Maintain or Return to Work—Results of an Online-Survey in Seven European Countries
Nicole Foitzek,Carolina C. Ávila,Ivana Ivandic,Črtomir Bitenc,Maria Cabello,Sonja Gruber,Matilde Leonardi,Amalia Muñoz-Murillo,Chiara Scaratti,Beata Tobiasz-Adamczyk,Anastasia Vlachou,Eva Esteban,Carla Sabariego,Michaela Coenen +13 more
TL;DR: The study shed light on the importance of changing the attitudes of supervisors and co-workers to counteract stigmatization of persons with chronic health conditions in the workplace.
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The patients' perspective on relevant areas and problems in the bipolar spectrum disorder: individual interviews using the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health as a reference tool
TL;DR: The use of the ICF served as an adequate tool to identify and quantify information on the patient’s functioning to give voice to the patients without making them conform to predefined categories.
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Identifying the Employment Needs of People With Chronic Health Conditions in Europe.
Carolina C. Ávila,José Luis Ayuso-Mateos,Amalia Muñoz-Murillo,Chiara Scaratti,Michaela Coenen,Anastasia Vlachou,Klemens Fheodoroff,Aleksandra Piłat,Aleksandra Tabaj,Olga Svestkova,Asel Kadyrbaeva,Maria Cabello +11 more
TL;DR: Although diverse, there appear to be some common needs transversal to the working experience of people with chronic health problems that should be tailored to each welfare system.
P01-176 Identification of relevant problems of individuals with bipolar disorder: A worldwide expert survey
TL;DR: The present study shows an important level of agreement between experts around the world regarding central issues of the disorder and an important step in applying of the ICF to BD.
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