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Keywords

Aging, exercise, sedentary behavior, physical activity, cognitive function, frailty, hospital.

Countries

Spain

Biography

Physiotherapist specialized in Geriatrics (University of Lleida, Spain (2017)).
Master in Therapeutic Physical Exercise in Chronic Pathology, Aging and Disability by the University Ramon Llull - Blanquerna, with a visiting period at the University of Santa Paula (San José, Costa Rica, September 2019).

As a Ph.D. student in Medicine at the Autonomous University of Barcelona, I have had the privilege of a visiting period at Karolinska Institutet University (Stockholm, Sweden, January 2023-April 2023), enriching my understanding of the field on an international level.

As a committed member of the Catalan-Balearic Society of Physiotherapy from 2018 to 2023 (serving as both a member and treasurer), I have actively contributed to the advancement of our profession.
Since November 2017, I have been a Physiotherapist at Parc Sanitari Pere Virgili (Barcelona).
From 2021 to 2023, I was a Research Technician at Vall Hebron Institut de Recerca (VHIR).

In teaching, he participates in different universities as a professor of undergraduate and postgraduate courses related to physiotherapy in geriatrics, physical exercise, physical activity, sedentary behavior, and cognitive function.
He is a speaker at many national and international conferences.

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Employment (8)

Karolinska Institutet: Stockholm, SE

2023-01 to present | Affiliated researcher (Aging Research Center)
Employment
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Fundació Blanquerna Facultat de Ciències de la Salut: Barcelona, Catalunya, ES

2020 to present | Profesor Máster Universitario en Actividad Física Terapéutica para Personas con Patología Crónica, Envejecimiento o Discapacidad (Fisioterapia)
Employment
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Vall d'Hebron Institut de Recerca: Barcelona, ES

2018 to present | Researcher (Recerca en Envelliment, Fragilitat i Transicions a Barcelona)
Employment
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Parc Sanitari Pere Virgili: Barcelona, Catalunya, ES

2017-11-10 to present | Physical Therapist (Geriatric Rehabilitation)
Employment
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Vall d'Hebron Institut de Recerca: Barcelona, Catalunya, ES

2021-06-07 to 2023-06-07 | Research Tecnician (Grupo RE-FiT BCN)
Employment
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Joan Ars

Escola Superior de Ciències de la Salut TecnoCampus: Mataro, Catalunya, ES

2020-09-01 to 2021-07-31 | Docente asociado (Fisioterapia en Geriatria)
Employment
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Residència Activa Parc de les Aigues: Barcelona, Cataluña, ES

2017-08 to 2017-11 | Fisioterapeuta
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Hospital Universitari Arnau de Vilanova: Lleida, Cataluña, ES

2010-07 to 2017-06 | Celador
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Education and qualifications (3)

Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona: Barcelona, Cataluña, ES

2019-10 to present | Doctorado en Medicina (PhD)
Education
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Blanquerna Universitat Ramon Llull Facultat de Ciències de la Salut: Barcelona, Catalunya, ES

2018-10 to 2019-06 | Máster Universitario en Actividad Física Terapéutica para personas con Patología Crónica, Envejecimiento o Discapacidad (Escuela Universitaria de Fisioterapia)
Education
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Universitat de Lleida: Lleida, Catalunya, ES

2013-09-12 to 2017-06-23 | Grado en Fisioterapia (Facultat d'Infermeria i Fisioteràpia)
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Professional activities (4)

Asociación Española de Fisioterapeutas: Madrid, Madrid, ES

2023 to present | Vocal (Geriatría y Gerontología)
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Karolinska Institutet: Stockholm, SE

2023-01 to 2023-04 | Visiting Researcher (Aging Research Center)
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Societat Catalano-Balear de Fisioteràpia: Barcelona, Catalunya, ES

2018 to 2023 | Vocal y Tesorero (Junta Directiva)
Membership
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Universidad Santa Paula: San José, CR

2019-09 to 2019-09 | Fisioterapeuta (Fisioterapia)
Invited position
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Works (15)

Association Between Accelerometer-Assessed Physical Activity and Cognitive Function in Older Adults: A Cross-Sectional Study

The American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry
2025-05 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.jagp.2024.09.017
Contributors: Joan Ars; Amaia Calderón-Larrañaga; Giorgi Beridze; Erika J. Laukka; Pau Farrés-Godayol; Laura M. Pérez; Marco Inzitari; Anna-Karin Welmer
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Diabetes Microvascular Complications Are Associated with a Reduction in Gait Speed in High-Functioning Older Adults for Outpatient Clinics

Journal of Frailty & Aging
2024 | Journal article
DOI: 10.14283/jfa.2024.33
Part of ISSN: 2273-4309
Contributors: J. Ars; A. Ribera; C. Udina; G. Maltese; Á. Ortiz-Zúñiga; M. Mota-Foix; E. Sarró; C. Castellano-Tejedor; M. Inzitari
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Joan Ars

Cognitive Profile and Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Older Adults with Mild Cognitive Impairment

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
2024-04-18 | Journal article
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph21040500
Part of ISSN: 1660-4601
Contributors: Julia Vázquez De Sebastián; Ángel Michael Ortiz Zúñiga; Andreea Ciudin; Joan Ars; Marco Inzitari; Rafael Simó Canonge; Hernández C; Sergio Ariño-Blasco; Maria-José Barahona; M Franco-Romero et al.
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Patterns of multimorbidity in primary care electronic health records: A systematic review

Journal of Multimorbidity and Comorbidity
2024-01 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1177/26335565231223350
Part of ISSN: 2633-5565
Part of ISSN: 2633-5565
Contributors: Giorgi Beridze; Ahmad Abbadi; Joan Ars; Francesca Remelli; Davide Liborio Vetrano; Caterina Trevisan; Laura-Mónica Pérez; Juan A Lopez-Rodriguez; Amaia Calderón-Larrañaga
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Sustained improvement of intrinsic capacity in community‐dwelling older adults: The +AGIL Barcelona multidomain program

Journal of Internal Medicine
2023-12 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1111/joim.13710
Part of ISSN: 0954-6820
Part of ISSN: 1365-2796
Contributors: Maria Cristina Ferrara; Laura Mónica Pérez; Aida Ribera Sole; Lorena Villa‐García; Joan Ars; Luis Soto‐Bagaria; Giuseppe Bellelli; Matteo Cesari; María Belén Enfedaque; Marco Inzitari
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Impact on physical function of the +AGIL Barcelona program in community-dwelling older adults with cognitive impairment: an interventional cohort study

BMC Geriatrics
2023-11-13 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1186/s12877-023-04292-4
Part of ISSN: 1471-2318
Contributors: Cristina Arnal; L Monica Pérez; Luís Soto; Álvaro Casas Herrero; Joan Ars; Sonia Baró; Francisco Díaz; Araceli Abilla; M Belén Enfedaque; Matteo Cesari et al.
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Physical activity and exercise for the prevention and management of mild cognitive impairment and dementia: a collaborative international guideline

European Geriatric Medicine
2023-09-28 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1007/s41999-023-00858-y
Part of ISSN: 1878-7657
Contributors: Nicola Veronese; Pinar Soysal; Jacopo Demurtas; Marco Solmi; Olivier Bruyère; Nikos Christodoulou; Rodrigo Ramalho; Paolo Fusar-Poli; Andreas S. Lappas; Daniel Pinto et al.
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Dual-task related frontal cerebral blood flow changes in older adults with mild cognitive impairment: A functional diffuse correlation spectroscopy study

Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience
2022-12-20 | Journal article
DOI: 10.3389/fnagi.2022.958656
Part of ISSN: 1663-4365
Contributors: Cristina Udina; Stella Avtzi; Miriam Mota-Foix; Andrea L. Rosso; Joan Ars; Lisa Kobayashi Frisk; Clara Gregori-Pla; Turgut Durduran; Marco Inzitari
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PREFRONTAL BLOOD FLOW DURING DUAL-TASK WALKING IN ADULTS WITH AND WITHOUT MILD COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT

Innovation in Aging
2022-12-20 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1093/geroni/igac059.2267
Part of ISSN: 2399-5300
Contributors: Cristina Udina Argilaga; Stella Avtzi; Turgut Durduran; Andrea Rosso; Miriam Mota; Joan Ars; Marco Inzitari
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Effectiveness of home-based exercise delivered by digital health in older adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Age and ageing
2022-11-01 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1093/ageing/afac243
PMID: 36346736
PMC: PMC9642810
Contributors: Solis-Navarro L; Gismero A; Carles Fernández-Jané; Rodrigo Torres-Castro; Solá-Madurell M; Bergé C; Laura Mónica Pérez; Ars J; Martín-Borràs C; Vilaró J et al.
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Intervención de terapia ocupacional para la mejora de la autonomía en personas postinfección por SARS-COV-2

Rehabilitación
2022-10 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.rh.2021.10.002
Part of ISSN: 0048-7120
Contributors: E. Llarch-Pinell; A. Monsó-Monsó; J. Ars; C. Udina; M. Inzitari; J. Grau-Sánchez
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Joan Ars

Rehabilitation in adult post-COVID-19 patients in post-acute care with Therapeutic Exercise

The Journal of Frailty & Aging
2021 | Journal article
DOI: 10.14283/jfa.2021.1
Part of ISSN: 2260-1341
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Joan Ars

Two European Examples of Acute Geriatric Units Located Outside of a General Hospital for Older Adults With Exacerbated Chronic Conditions

Journal of the American Medical Directors Association
2021-06 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.jamda.2020.12.034
Part of ISSN: 1525-8610
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Joan Ars

Depressive Symptoms, Fatigue and Social Relationships Influenced Physical Activity in Frail Older Community-Dwellers during the Spanish Lockdown due to the COVID-19 Pandemic

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
2021-01-19 | Journal article
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph18020808
Part of ISSN: 1660-4601
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Joan Ars

How a Barcelona Post-Acute Facility became a Referral Center for Comprehensive Management of Subacute Patients With COVID-19

Journal of the American Medical Directors Association
2020-07 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.jamda.2020.06.015
ISSN: 1525-8610
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Joan Ars
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