Groups
RESEARCH GROUPS
Contact information
Cristina Valcárcel Nazco
Cristina Valcárcel Nazco is a health economist at the Evaluation Service of the Canary Islands Health Service (SESCS) member of RedETS, with more than 15 years of experience in the field of health technology assessment (HTA). Her professional career combines participation in competitive national and international projects with the preparation of more than twenty HTA reports, many of them focused on newborn screening and rare diseases. She has led and collaborated on cost-effectiveness studies, budget impact analyses, and real-world data (RWD) analyses applied to different areas of clinical practice and public health. She has authored more than 30 publications in high-impact scientific journals, including contributions in the fields of rare diseases, quality of life, and the economic evaluation of screening programs.
Projects
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Cambios en la carga socio-económica de Epidermólisis Bullosa en Europa (Changes in the Socio-economic Burden of Epidermolysis Bullosa in Europe)
Funding entity: (2022)
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CONCEPT-COSTS: Uso de datos del mundo real para analizar los costes y la eficiencia de los Cuidados crónicos en los proyectos CONCEPT
Principal Investigator: Valcárcel Nazco, Cristina
Funding entity: (2023 - 2023)
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CONCEPT-DIABETES: Utilizando datos del mundo real para el estudio de la eficiencia y efectividad de la asistencia de los pacientes con diabetes.
Principal Investigator: Ibáñez Beroiz, Berta
Funding entity: (2022 - 2023)
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CONCEPT-IC: Efectividad de la asistencia sanitaria a los pacientes con insuficiencia cardíaca utilizando datos del mundo real
Principal Investigator: Quirós López, Raúl
Funding entity: (2021)
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CONCEPT-STROKE Effectiveness and efficiency of acute ischemic stroke care pathways in five Spanish regions
Principal Investigator: Bernal Delgado, Enrique
Funding entity: (2023)
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CONCEPT-SURBCAN: uso de datos del mundo real para estudiar la efectividad y la eficiencia de la atención a supervivientes de cáncer de mama de larga duración
Principal Investigator: Sala Serra, Maria
Funding entity: (2019 - 2023)
Recent publications
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Hernández-Yumar A, Valcárcel-Nazco C, Cantero-Muñoz P, García-Pérez L. Response to Flaws and weaknesses in estimating the budget impact of lung cancer screening in Spain.. Gac Sanit. 2025 ;39:102536. doi:10.1016/j.gaceta.2025.102536. Epub 2025 Nov 04. PMID:41192232.
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Hernández-Yumar A, Valcárcel-Nazco C, Cantero-Muñoz P, García-Pérez L. Budget impact analysis of implementing a lung cancer screening in high-risk population in Spain.. Gac Sanit. 2025 ;39 Suppl 1:102515. doi:10.1016/j.gaceta.2025.102515. Epub 2025 Jul 09. PMID:40639990.
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Infante-Ventura D, Rodríguez-Díaz B, García Bello MÁ, Valcárcel-Nazco C, Estupiñán-Romero F, Acosta Artiles FJ, González de León B, Hurtado-Navarro I, Del Pino-Sedeño T. Analysis of therapeutic adherence to antidepressants and associated factors in patients with depressive disorder: A population-based cohort study.. J Affect Disord. 2025 Sep;385:119443. doi:10.1016/j.jad.2025.119443. Epub 2025 May 19. PMID:40398613.
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García-Pérez L, Ramos-García V, Linertová R, Valcárcel-Nazco C, Santos B, Canal-Bedia R, Iemmi V, Knapp M, Scattoni ML, Schendel D, Posada M, Serrano-Aguilar P. Costs of autism spectrum disorders and access to services in Spain.. BMC Health Serv Res. 2026 Jun;26:. doi:10.1186/s12913-026-14879-3. Epub 2026 Jun 04. pmc:PMC13459201. PMID:42243945.
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Infante-Ventura D, Rodríguez-Díaz B, García-Bello MÁ, Válcarcel-Nazco C, Estupiñán-Romero F, Acosta Artiles FJ, González de León B, Hurtado-Navarro I, Del Pino-Sedeño T. Analysis of Psychotropic Polypharmacy and Associated Factors in Antidepressant-Treated Patients With Depressive Disorder: A Population-Based Cohort Study Using Real World Data.. Depress Anxiety. 2026 ;2026:6076326. doi:10.1155/da/6076326. Epub 2026 Apr 27. pmc:PMC13121550. PMID:42058848.
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Infante-Ventura D, Rodríguez-Díaz B, Luis AA, Valcárcel-Nazco C, Bello MÁG, Estupiñán-Romero F, Artiles FJA, de León BG, Navarro IH, Del Pino-Sedeño T. Potentially inappropriate medications and treatment adherence in older adults with depressive disorder: A population-based cohort study.. Int Psychogeriatr. 2026 Jan;:100189. doi:10.1016/j.inpsyc.2026.100189. Epub 2026 Jan 31. PMID:41622047.
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