Research lines

  • Active and participatory aging. Promotion of active and participative aging, occupations and the quality of life of the elderly population. In this sense, it is expected to focus on the possibilities offered by ICT, occupational therapy and the model of comprehensive and person-centered care. Dr. Laura Nieto Riveiro
  • Autonomy, health and participation for people with rare diseases and their families. Improving the quality of life and participation in the occupations of people with rare diseases is the priority objective of this line. It also includes the optimization in the care for genetic counseling from the nurse perspective. Dr. Thais Posada García
  • Childhood, adolescence, occupations and technological solutions. Research victories to the study of the capacities, needs and challenges in the daily life of children and adolescents. Asemade, includes actions aimed at the development of technological solutions to support the daily life of children and their environment. Dr. Betania Groba González
  • Creativity, innovation and measurement of results in products and support technologies. Design, development, prototyping and evaluation of the results of support products and technological resources with low cost materials and 3D printers. Dr. Thais Posada García
  • Health, equality and diversity. Promote health and participation in equality of people, who by various factors (gender, disability, poverty, among others), are in a situation of vulnerability that affects their daily lives. Dr. Betania Groba González
  • Medical informatics: Development of innovative computer solutions to improve the provision of health services, in telemedicine and artificial intelligence in health. Dr. Javier Pereira Loureiro
  • Participatory medicina. Participatory health. Use of Information and Communication Technologies, self-quantification devices (wearables) and IoT for the promotion of participatory health and the empowerment of citizens. Dr. Javier Pereira Loureiro