Publications & Books
Scientific articles
The results of my research journey include 23 scientific articles in the fields of
occupational therapy, neurorehabilitation and music neuroscience
that accumulate nearly 900 citations.
occupational therapy, neurorehabilitation and music neuroscience
that accumulate nearly 900 citations.
Segura, E., Grau-Sánchez, J.*, Cerda-Company, X., Porto, M. F., De la Cruz-Puebla, M., Sanchez-Pinsach, D., Cerquides, J., Duarte, E., Palumbo, A., Turry, A., Raghavan, P., Särkämö, T., Münte, T. F., Arcos, J. L., & Rodríguez-Fornells, A. (2024). Enriched music-supported therapy for individuals with chronic stroke: a randomized controlled trial. Journal of neurology, in press.
Garrido-Pedrosa, J., Capdevila, E., Berga-Quintana, N., González-Román, L., Guijosa-Mira, M.E., Astilleros Castro, I., Grau-Sánchez, J. (2024). Effectiveness of Tailored Multisensory Stimulation Intervention in People with Major Neurocognitive Disorder: A Quasiexperimental Pilot Study. Occupational Therapy International, in press.
Segura, E., Vilà-Balló, A., Mallorquí, A., Porto, M.F., Duarte, E., Grau-Sánchez, J., & Rodríguez-Fornells, A. (2024). The presence of anhedonia in individuals with subacute and chronic stroke: an exploratory cohort study. Frontiners in Aging Neuroscience, 16:1253028.
Grau-Sánchez, J., Serrano, A., Villoria, J., Carnaval, T., Porto, M. F., Zapata, L., Flores-García, M., Segura, E., Garrido-Pedrosa, J., Rodríguez-Fornells, A., Fernández-Dueñas, V., & Videla, S. (2023). Effect and safety of listening to music or audiobooks as a coadjuvant treatment for chronic pain patients under opioid treatment: a study protocol for an open-label, parallel-group, randomised, controlled, proof-of-concept clinical trial in a tertiary hospital in the Barcelona South Metropolitan area. BMJ Open, 13(9), e074948.
Grau-Sánchez, J.*, Jamey, K., Paraskevopoulos, E., Dalla Bella, S., Gold, C., Schlaug, G., Belleville, S., Rodríguez-Fornells, A., Hackney, M. E., & Särkämö, T. (2022). Putting music to trial: Consensus on key methodological challenges investigating music-based rehabilitation. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, 1518(1), 12–24.
Llarch-Pinell, E., Monsó-Monsó, A., Ars, J., Udina, C., Inzitari, M., & Grau-Sánchez, J.* (2022). Intervención de terapia ocupacional para la mejora de la autonomía en personas postinfección por SARS-COV-2 [Occupational therapy intervention to improve autonomy in individuals postinfection by SARS-CoV-2]. Rehabilitacion, 56(4), 294–301.
Sartor, M. M., Grau-Sánchez, J., Guillén-Solà, A., Boza, R., Puig, J., Stinear, C., Morgado-Perez, A., & Duarte, E. (2021). Intensive rehabilitation programme for patients with subacute stroke in an inpatient rehabilitation facility: describing a protocol of a prospective cohort study. BMJ Open, 11(10), e046346.
Segura, E., Grau-Sánchez, J.*, Sanchez-Pinsach, D., De la Cruz, M., Duarte, E., Arcos, J.L., & Rodríguez-Fornells, A. (2021). Designing an app for home-based enriched Music-supported Therapy in the rehabilitation of patients with chronic stroke: a pilot feasibility study. Brain Injury, 35(12-13), 1585–1597.
Grau-Sánchez, J.*, Segura, E., Sanchez-Pinsach, D., Raghavan, P., Münte, T. F., Palumbo, A. M., Turry, A., Duarte, E., Särkämö, T., Cerquides, J., Arcos, J.L., & Rodríguez-Fornells, A. (2021). Enriched Music-supported Therapy for chronic stroke patients: a study protocol of a randomised controlled trial. BMC Neurology, 21(1), 19.
Duarte, E., Messaggi-Sartor, M., Grau-Sánchez, J., Ramírez-Fuentes, C., Neira, N., Guillén-Solà, A., Sánchez-Rodríguez, D., Duran, X., Boza, R., & Marco, E. (2020). Cerebral infarct site and affected vascular territory as factors in breathing weakness in patients with subacute stroke. Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine, 52(10), jrm00116.
Papatzikis, E., Zeba, F., Särkämö, T., Ramirez-Melendez, R., Grau-Sánchez, J., Tervaniemi, M. & Loewy, J. (2020). Mitigating the Impact of the Novel Coronavirus Pandemic on Neuroscience and Music Research Protocols in Clinical Populations. Frontiers in Psychology, 11:2160.
Grau-Sánchez, J.*, Münte, T. F., Altenmüller, E., Duarte, E., & Rodríguez-Fornells, A. (2020). Potential benefits of music playing in stroke upper limb motor rehabilitation. Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews, 112:585-599.
Gomez-Andres, A., Grau-Sánchez, J., Duarte, E., Rodríguez-Fornells, A., & Tajadura-Jiménez, A. (2020). Enriching footsteps sounds in gait rehabilitation in chronic stroke patients: a pilot study. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, 1467(1):48-59.
Grau-Sánchez, J.*, Bonet, C., Gallego, J., Gutiérrez, M., Massana, R., Medina, E., Montiel, E., & Méndez, B. (2019). La creación de un código deontológico: experiencia del colegio de terapeutas ocupacionales de Cataluña [The creation of a deontological code: experience of the professional association of occupational therapists of Catalonia]. Revista electrónica de terapia ocupacional Galicia, TOG, 16(29), 109-117.
Grau-Sánchez, J., Duarte, E., Ramos-Escobar, N., Sierpowska, J., Rueda, N., Redón, S., Veciana de las Heras, M., Pedro, J., Särkämö, T., & Rodríguez-Fornells, A. (2018). Music-Supported Therapy in the rehabilitation of subacute stroke patients: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, 1423(1):318-328.
Grau-Sánchez, J., Ramos, N., Duarte, E., Särkämö, T., & Rodríguez-Fornells, A. (2017). Time course of motor gains induced by Music-Supported Therapy after stroke: An exploratory case study. Neuropsychology, 31(6):624-635.
Grau-Sánchez, J.*, Foley, M., Hlavová, R., Muukkonen, I., Ojinaga-Alfageme, O., Radukic, A., Spindler, M., & Hundevad, B. (2017). Exploring Musical Activities and Their Relationship to Emotional Well-Being in Elderly People across Europe: A Study Protocol. Frontiers in Psychology, 8:330.
Ripollés, P., Rojo, N., Grau-Sánchez, J., Amengual, J.L., Càmara, E., Marco-Pallarés, J., Juncadella, M., Vaquero, L., Rubio, F., Duarte, E., Garrido, C., Altenmüller, E., Münte, T.F., & Rodríguez-Fornells, A. (2016). Music supported therapy promotes motor plasticity in individuals with chronic stroke. Brain Imaging and Behavior, 10(4):1289-1307.
Kilteni, K., Grau-Sánchez, J., Veciana de las Heras, M., Rodríguez-Fornells, A., & Slater, M. (2016). Decreased corticospinal excitability after the illusion of missing part of the arm. Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, 10:145.
François, C., Grau-Sánchez, J., Duarte, E., & Rodríguez-Fornells, A. (2015). Musical training as an alternative and effective method for neuro-education and neuro-rehabilitation. Frontiers in Psychology, 6:475.
Amengual, J. L., Münte, T. F., Marco-Pallarés, J., Rojo, N., Grau-Sánchez, J., Rubio, F., Duarte, E., Grau, C., & Rodríguez-Fornells, A. (2014). Overactivation of the supplementary motor area in chronic stroke patients. Journal of neurophysiology, 112(9), 2251–2263.
Grau-Sánchez, J., Amengual, J.L., Rojo, N., Veciana de las Heras, M., Montero, J., Rubio, F., Altenmüller, E., Münte, T.F., & Rodríguez-Fornells, A. (2013). Plasticity in the sensorimotor cortex induced by Music-supported therapy in stroke patients: a TMS study. Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, 7:494.
Amengual, J.L., Rojo, N., Veciana de las Heras, M., Marco-Pallarés, J., Grau-Sánchez, J., Schneider, S., Vaquero, L., Juncadella, M., Montero, J., Mohammadi, B., Rubio, F., Rueda, N., Duarte, E., Grau, C., Altenmüller, E., Münte, T.F., & Rodríguez-Fornells, A. (2013). Sensorimotor Plasticity after Music-Supported Therapy in Chronic Stroke Patients Revealed by Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation. PLOS ONE, 8(4):e61883.
Books
My contributions in the form of published books encapsulate my commitment to advancing knowledge, applying research in practical settings, and upholding ethical standards in the field.
Grau-Sánchez, J., González-Román, L., Zango-Martín, I. (2022). Instrumentos de valoración en Terapia Ocupacional: guía para la práctica profesional e investigación [Assessment instruments: guide for professional practice and research]. University School of Nursing and Occupational Therapy of Terrassa. Open access book, 4.987 downloads on 10/2023.
Sánchez-Pinsach, D., Mulayim, M.O., Grau-Sánchez, J., Segura, E., Juan-Corbella, B., Arcos, J.L., Cerquides, J., Messaggi-Sartor, M., Duarte, E., Rodríguez-Fornells, A. (2019). Design of an AI Platform to Support Home-Based Self-Training Music Interventions for Chronic Stroke Patients. En Sabater-Mir, J. Artificial Intelligence Research and Development: Proceedings of the 22nd International Conference of the Catalan Association for Artificial Intelligence (Vol. 319, p. 170). Amsterdam, The Netherlands: IOS Press.
Bonet Torres, C., Gallego Rodríguez, J., Grau-Sánchez, J., Gutiérrez Lengua, M., Massana Riera, R., Medina Pitarch, E., Méndez Méndez, B., Pérez, P. (2017). Código deontológico del Colegio Oficial de Terapeutas Ocupacionales de Cataluña [Deontological code of the Catalan College of Occupational Therapists]. Barcelona, Spain: Catalonian College of Occupational Therapists.
Evaluation tools for
practice and research in Occupational Therapy
practice and research in Occupational Therapy
Collects, describes and classifies more than 100 relevant instruments for occupational therapy.
A reference resource for students, occupational therapists, professors, and researchers.
Free digital book.
AI Platform for self-training in stroke rehabilitation
Book from the International Conference of the Catalan Association for AI.
We present AI algorithms for telerehabilitation to support therapists and boost user engagement.
Our platform allows personalised interventions according to needs and preferences.
Deontological code for occupational therapists in Catalonia
First deontological code for occupational therapists in Catalonia.
A legal document committed to the pursuit of professional excellence.
A public declaration of the duties derived from ethical principles and values.
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