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Idoia Castillo Sintes
Mathematician currently working as a researcher in the Research and Innovation Unit at Basurto University Hospital (Bilbao), as part of the Biosistemak Institute for Health Systems Research. She is a member of the RICAPPS research network and takes part in projects focused on primary care and chronic diseases, where she mainly contributes through data analysis and statistical modeling. In addition to her researcher role, Idoia is also a lecturer at the University of Deusto, where she teaches Biostatistics within the course Evidence-Based Medicine and Epidemiology.
Projects
Estudio sobre el impacto de la hipertensión arterial en la mortalidad por cualquier causa y por causa cardiovascular en población general
Principal Investigator: Bilbao Gonzalez, Amaia
Funding entity: (2021 - 2023)
Recent publications
Idoia Castillo-Sintes, Nerea González-Hernández, Amaia Bilbao-González, María José Legarreta, Susana García-Gutierrez, Miren Orive, Cristina Sarasqueta, Patricia Cobos, Josefa Ferreiro, Irantzu Barrio, Jose María Quintana, on behalf of REDISSEC-CaMISS group. "Mapping the EORTC QLQ-C30 onto the EQ-5D-5L Utility Index in Patients with Breast Cancer". VIII Jornadas Científicas de Estudiantes de la SEB. Bilbao, 28/01/2026.
Mestre D, Castillo-Sintes I, Bilbao-González A, Ramallo-Fariña Y, Paja-Fano M, Gorostiza I. Impact of diabetes mellitus on generic health-related quality of life measured by EQ-5D-5L, characterization and disutilities for adverse factors.. J Diabetes Metab Disord. 2026 Jun;25:159. doi:10.1007/s40200-026-01974-9. Epub 2026 Jun 13. pmc:PMC13264636. PMID:42299231.
Association of Prior Sars-Cov-2 Infection and Vaccination on Covid-19 Infection in Nursing Home Residents. Implementation research scientific conference. 14/06/2023, Bilbao.
Aymerich C, Salazar de Pablo G, Pacho M, Pérez-Rodríguez V, Bilbao A, Andrés L, Pedruzo B, Castillo-Sintes I, Aranguren N, Fusar-Poli P, Zorrilla I, González-Pinto A, González-Torres MÁ, Catalán A. All-cause mortality risk in long-acting injectable versus oral antipsychotics in schizophrenia: a systematic review and meta-analysis.. Mol Psychiatry. 2025 Jan;30:263. doi:10.1038/s41380-024-02694-3. Epub 2024 Aug 22. pmc:PMC11649555. PMID:39174648.
España PP, Bilbao-González A, Larrea N, Castillo-Sintes I, García-Gutiérrez S, Portuondo J, Villanueva A, Uranga A, Legarreta MJ, Gascon M, Quintana JM; COVID-Health Basque Country Research Group. Impact of prior SARS-COV-2 infection and vaccination on COVID-19 hospital admission and mortality amongst nursing home residents. Aging Clin Exp Res. 2023 Aug; 35(8):1771-1778. doi:10.1007/s40520-023-02446-3. Epub 2023 May 30. pmc:PMC10228436. PMID:37249860.
España PP, Bilbao-Gonzalez A, Larrea N, Castillo-Sintes I, García-Gutiérrez S, Portuondo J, Villanueva A, Uranga A, Legarreta MJ, Gascon M, Quintana JM; COVID-Health Basque Country Research Group. Impact of Prior SARS-CoV-2 Infection and Vaccination on COVID-19 Infection Among Nursing Home Residents. J Am Med Dir Assoc. 2023 Jun; 24(6):919-921. doi:10.1016/j.jamda.2023.03.013. Epub 2023 Mar 21. pmc:PMC10027945. PMID:37080245.