Lina Masana

Lina Masana

Profesora Asociada

Knowledge area: Medicina Preventiva i Salut Pública

Contact Information
Department of Basic Clinical Practice


lina.masana(a)ub.edu

Teaching imparted (current)

Instruments de Disseny i Anàlisi en Recerca - Recerca Clínica - Universidad de Barcelona.

More Information: ORCID Lina Masana (https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7298-8244)

Academic training

Doctorat en Antropologia Mèdica . Universitat Rovira i Virgili (URV) . 2013 . (Ph.D.)
Màster en Antropologia Mèdica i Salut Internacional . Universitat Rovira i Virgili (URV) . 2008 . (Official Master)
Llicenciatura en Antropologia Social i Cultural . Universitat de Barcelona (UB) . 2002 . (Diploma / Degree / Activities)
Diplomatura en Magisteri . Universitat de Barcelona (UB) . 1999 . (Diploma / Degree / Activities)

Professional experience

Professora associada. Universitat de Barcelona (UB) - Facultat de Medicina, Departament de Fonaments Clinics. 01/02/2019
Coordinadora curs i docent. Institut de Salut Global de Barcelona (ISGlobal-UB). 2016
Consultora externa. Agència de Qualitat i Avaluació Sanitàries de Catalunya (AQuAS), Departament de Salut, Generalitat de Catalunya. 2025
Investigadora i docent. Universitat Rovira i Virgili (URV). Departament d'Antropologia, Filosofia i Treball Social (DAFiTS). 2019 - 2023
Investigadora i tècnica avaluació projectes. Agència de Qualitat i Avaluació Sanitàries de Catalunya (AQuAS), Departament de Salut, Generalitat de Catalunya. 2017 - 2019
Investigadora (Research Fellow). Leeds Institute of Health Sciences, School of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Leeds (UK). 2016 - 2017
Investigadora (Research Fellow). Academic Unit of Elderly Care and Rehabilitation, Bradford Institute of Health Research, Bradford Royal Infirmary, Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UK). 2015 - 2016
Investigadora Principal. Beca d’Investigació en Bioètica. Institut Borja de Bioètica (Barcelona). 2014 - 2016
Consultora Grup experts. Programa Planificació de les decisions anticipades (PDA) Generalitat Catalunya, Departament de Salut, Barcelona. 2014 - 2015
Consultora Grup experts. Programa de Prevenció i Atenció a la Cronicitat (PPAC). Generalitat Catalunya, Departament de Salut, Barcelona. 2013 - 2015

Research interests

Qualitative Applied Health Research
Chronic diseases; Illness experience; Illness narratives
Elderly care; Frailty; Integrated Care
Health Technology Assessment
End-of-Life Care; Advanced Decission Making; Bioethics

Research Projects

Anthropology and Phenomenology of the Locked-In Syndrome . 2017 - 2023 . Universitat Rovira i Virgili . PI: Fernando Vidal
SUSTAIN- Sustainable integrated care for older people in Europe . 2015 - 2019 . Comunitat Europea Projecte H2020 (Horizon 2020) . PI: Prof. Giel Nijpels, PhD (VUmc) and Prof. Caroline Baan, PhD (RIVM)
LaCeS Feasibility: A multicentre, randomised controlled feasibility trial of Laparoscopic versus open colorectal surgery in the acute setting . 2016 - 2017 . National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) . PI: Maureen Twiddy
SoReLL - Study of Resourcefulness in Later Life . 2015 - 2016 . National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) . PI: Rebecca Hawkins
Participación de la población en las decisiones relacionadas con su salud y en el proceso de toma de decisiones compartidas en el Cribado de Cáncer Colorrectal . 2013 - 2015 . Instituto de Salud Carlos III . PI: Lilisbeth Perestelo Pérez

Journal Publications

Masana, L.; Vidal, F. (2023). The lockdown of the locked-in: experiences of persons with Locked-in Syndrome during COVID-19 pandemic. Disability & Society, 40(1), pp. 191 - 212 . https://doi.org/10.1080/09687599.2023.2279484 . ISSN: 0968-7599
Atieno-Ambugo, E.; de Bruin, S.R.; Masana, L.; MacInnes, J.; Cayuelas-Mateu, N.; Hagen, T.P.; Arrue, B. (2021). A Cross-European Study of Informal Carers' Needs in the Context of Caring for Older People, and their Experiences with Professionals Working in Integrated Care Settings. International Journal of Integrated Care, 21 . https://doi.org/10.5334/ijic.5547 . ISSN: 1568-4156
Toledo-Chávarri, A.; Gagnon, M.P.; Álvarez-Pérez, Y.; Perestelo-Pérez, L.; Triñanes Pego, Y.; Serrano Aguilar, P.; On behalf of the Patient Involvement Interest Group of the Spanish Network for Health Technology Assessment of the National Health System (RedETS); Masana, L. (2020). Development of a decisional flowchart for meaningful patient involvement in Health Technology Assessment. International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care, 37(1) . https://doi.org/10.1017/s0266462320001956 . ISSN: 0266-4623
Nyaaba, G.N.; Masana, L.; Aikins, A-de-G.; Beune, E.; Agyemang, C. (2020). Factors hindering hypertension control: perspectives of front-line health professionals in rural Gha. Public Health, 181, pp. 16 - 23 . https://doi.org/10.1016/j.puhe.2019.11.007 . ISSN: 0033-3506
Nyaba, G.N.; Stronks, K.; Masana, L.; Larrea-Killinger, C.; Agyemang, C. (2020). Implementing a national non-communicable disease policy in sub-Saharan Africa: Experiences of key stakeholders in Ghana. Health Policy OPEN, 1(December) . Institutional Repository . ISSN: 2590-2296

Other publications

Relevant activities

AQU Agregada () . 2020
AQU Lectora () . 2020
Beca de mobilitat pre-doctoral – Investigadora pre-doctoral visitant AISSR (Amsterdam Institute of Social Science Research), University of Amsterdam (NL) (AGAUR (BE), Generalitat de Catalunya. Amb el suport de la Secretaria d’Universitats i Recerca (SUR) i del Departament d’Economia i Coneixement de la Generalitat de Catalunya.) . 2012 - 2012
Beca d’Investigació en Bioètica (Institut Borja de Bioètica (Barcelona)) . 2014 - 2016
Beca de mobilitat Short Term Scientific Mission – COST Action IS1102. Investigadora post-doctoral visitant a CIRCLE (Centre for International Research on Care, Labour and Equalities), School of Sociology and Social Policy – University of Leeds (UK) (COST Action IS1102) . 2013 - 2013
Premi extraordinari de Doctorat () . 2015
Premi extraordinari de Màster () . 2010
Premi extraordinari de Diplomatura () . 2000