Ana Londral

@vohcolab.org

Researcher in Comprehensive Health Research Center and Director in Value for Health CoLAB
NOVA Medical School; Value for Health CoLAB

Ana Londral


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Ana was graduated in Electrical and Computer Engineering (Instituto Superior Técnico, University of Lisbon), 1999, is MSc. in Health Engineering (Portuguese Catholic University), 2017, and PhD in Biomedical Sciences/Neurosciences (Faculty of Medicine, University of Lisbon), 2016. She lectured Assistive Technologies, Machine Learning and Computer Programming courses in Portuguese Universities and has been involved in many national and international R&D projects and multidisciplinary teams.
Ana is director of Value for Health CoLAB and investigator in Comprehensive Health Research Center, Nova Medical School.

EDUCATION

2016 - PhD in Biomedical Sciences (Neurosciences)
Doctoral Programme in Neurosciences
Faculty of Medicine, University of Lisbon. Approved with Honours Distinction.
2007 - Master in Clinical Engineering
Universidade Católica Portuguesa. Approved with Excellent.
1999 - Electrical and Computer Engineering
Instituto Superior Técnico, University of Lisbon.
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Scopus Publications

718

Scholar Citations

14

Scholar h-index

18

Scholar i10-index

Scopus Publications

RECENT SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS

  • Modular Framework for Comparative Analysis of EMG Detection Methods: Application to Wearable Interfaces for Persons with Motor Neuron Diseases
    C Amante, C Consolado, G Pires, AR Londral, C Quaresma
    2026
  • Integrating Prevention Into Health Systems: A Prevention-first Framework for Noncommunicable Diseases
    W Mekniran, J Robert, J Mair, K Gand, H Schlieter, O Castro, M Nißen, ...
    2025
  • Mapping methodologies for economic evaluation of digital health technologies: a scoping review
    AR Santos, F von Hafe, F Sampaio, AR Londral, J Perelman
    Value in Health , 2025
    2025
    Citations: 3
  • Mapping methodologies for economic assessment of digital health technologies
    AR Santos, F Sampaio, AR Londral, J Perelman
    2025
  • Mapping methodologies for economic assessment of digital health technologies: a scoping review protocol
    AR Santos, F Sampaio, AR Londral, J Perelman
    BMJ open 15 (7), e099933 , 2025
    2025
    Citations: 4
  • User-Centered and Technical Requirements for Myoelectric Pediatric Arm Prosthesis Design: A Preliminary Study
    A Oliveira, A Londral, A Giordano, B Soares, C Quaresma
    Doctoral Conference on Computing, Electrical and Industrial Systems, 183-197 , 2025
    2025
  • Multi-activity 3D printed assistive technology in children: a case study
    J Silva, M Silva, B Soares, C Quintão, AR Londral, C Quaresma
    Assistive Technology 37 (3), 159-164 , 2025
    2025
    Citations: 11
  • Features of Remote Patient Monitoring Systems That Implement Integrated Care: A Perspective Aligned With Current Challenges for Digital Health Technologies: Comment on" Towards …
    A Londral
    International Journal of Health Policy and Management 14, 8724 , 2025
    2025
    Citations: 1
  • Features of Remote Patient Monitoring Systems That Implement Integrated Care
    A Londral
    2025
  • Mapping methodologies for economic evaluation of digital health technologies
    AR Santos, F von Hafe, F Sampaio, AR Londral, J Perelman
    2025
  • A conversational agent for enhanced Self-Management after cardiothoracic surgery
    A Martins, LV Lapão, IL Nunes, AP Giordano, H Semedo, C Vital, R Silva, ...
    International Journal of Medical Informatics 192, 105640 , 2024
    2024
    Citations: 4
  • Enhancing postoperative anticoagulation therapy with remote patient monitoring: A pilot crossover trial study to evaluate portable coagulometers and chatbots in cardiac surgery …
    F Guede-Fernández, T Silva Pinto, H Semedo, C Vital, P Coelho, ...
    Digital Health 10, 20552076241269515 , 2024
    2024
    Citations: 8
  • Assessment of the Impact of Home-Based Hospitalization on Health Outcomes: An Observational Study
    PC Azevedo, C Rei, R Grande, M Saraiva, F Guede-Fernández, E Oliosi, ...
    Acta Médica Portuguesa 37 (6), 445-454 , 2024
    2024
    Citations: 1
  • Unlocking human-like conversations: Scoping review of automation techniques for personalized healthcare interventions using conversational agents
    A Martins, A Londral, IL Nunes, LV Lapão
    International journal of medical informatics 185, 105385 , 2024
    2024
    Citations: 57
  • Multi-activity 3D printed assistive technology in children
    J Silva, M Silva, B Soares, C Quintão, AR Londral, C Quaresma
    2024
  • Effectiveness of the KC@ H programme compared with clinic-based rehabilitation in patients recovering from ACL reconstruction
    J Alegrete, N Batalha, O Fernandes, JA Parraca, AM Rodrigues, ...
    2024
  • Effectiveness of the KC@ H programme compared with clinic-based rehabilitation in patients recovering from ACL reconstruction: a study protocol for a single-centre, two-arm …
    J Alegrete, N Batalha, O Fernandes, JA Parraca, AM Rodrigues, ...
    BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine 10 (1) , 2024
    2024
    Citations: 1
  • Predicting post-discharge complications in cardiothoracic surgery: A clinical decision support system to optimize remote patient monitoring resources
    R Santos, B Ribeiro, I Sousa, J Santos, F Guede-Fernández, P Dias, ...
    International Journal of Medical Informatics 182, 105307 , 2024
    2024
    Citations: 18
  • Assessment of the Impact of Home-Based Hospitalization on Health Outcomes
    P Correia Azevedo, C Rei, R Grande, M Saraiva, F Guede-Fernández, ...
    2024
  • Predicting post-discharge complications in cardiothoracic surgery
    R Santos, B Ribeiro, I Sousa, J Santos, F Guede-Fernández, P Dias, ...
    2024

MOST CITED SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS

  • Quality of life in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis patients and caregivers: impact of assistive communication from early stages
    A Londral, A Pinto, S Pinto, L Azevedo, M De Carvalho
    Muscle & nerve 52 (6), 933-941 , 2015
    2015
    Citations: 117
  • Scale-up of digital innovations in health care: expert commentary on enablers and barriers
    H Schlieter, LA Marsch, D Whitehouse, L Otto, AR Londral, GW Teepe, ...
    Journal of medical Internet research 24 (3), e24582 , 2022
    2022
    Citations: 106
  • Unlocking human-like conversations: Scoping review of automation techniques for personalized healthcare interventions using conversational agents
    A Martins, A Londral, IL Nunes, LV Lapão
    International journal of medical informatics 185, 105385 , 2024
    2024
    Citations: 57
  • Tecnologias de Apoio para Pessoas com Deficiência
    P Encarnação, L Azevedo, A Londral
    2016
    Citations: 36
  • Developing and validating high-value patient digital follow-up services: a pilot study in cardiac surgery
    A Londral, S Azevedo, P Dias, C Ramos, J Santos, F Martins, R Silva, ...
    BMC health services research 22 (1), 680 , 2022
    2022
    Citations: 35
  • Machine learning approaches for the frailty screening: a narrative review
    E Oliosi, F Guede-Fernández, A Londral
    International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 19 (14), 8825 , 2022
    2022
    Citations: 31
  • Monitoring amyotrophic lateral sclerosis by biomechanical modeling of speech production
    P Gómez-Vilda, ARM Londral, V Rodellar-Biarge, JM Ferrández-Vicente, ...
    Neurocomputing 151, 130-138 , 2015
    2015
    Citations: 29
  • Markers for upper limb dysfunction in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis using analysis of typing activity
    A Londral, S Pinto, M de Carvalho
    Clinical Neurophysiology 127 (1), 925-931 , 2016
    2016
    Citations: 23
  • Domains and methods used to assess home telemonitoring scalability: systematic review
    S Azevedo, TC Rodrigues, AR Londral
    JMIR mHealth and uHealth 9 (8), e29381 , 2021
    2021
    Citations: 19
  • Predicting post-discharge complications in cardiothoracic surgery: A clinical decision support system to optimize remote patient monitoring resources
    R Santos, B Ribeiro, I Sousa, J Santos, F Guede-Fernández, P Dias, ...
    International Journal of Medical Informatics 182, 105307 , 2024
    2024
    Citations: 18
  • Which outcomes are most important to measure in patients with COVID-19 and how and when should these be measured? Development of an international standard set of outcomes …
    WH Seligman, L Fialho, N Sillett, C Nielsen, FM Baloch, P Collis, ...
    BMJ open 11 (11), e051065 , 2021
    2021
    Citations: 18
  • Image analysis system for early detection of cardiothoracic surgery wound alterations based on artificial intelligence models
    C Pereira, F Guede-Fernández, R Vigário, P Coelho, J Fragata, A Londral
    Applied Sciences 13 (4), 2120 , 2023
    2023
    Citations: 17
  • Application of the lognormal model to the vocal tract movement to detect neurological diseases in voice
    C Carmona-Duarte, R Plamondon, P Gómez-Vilda, MA Ferrer, JB Alonso, ...
    International Conference on Innovation in Medicine and Healthcare, 25-35 , 2016
    2016
    Citations: 15
  • Assistive technologies for communication empower patients with ALS to generate and self-report health data
    A Londral
    Frontiers in Neurology 13, 867567 , 2022
    2022
    Citations: 14
  • Scaling-up digital follow-up care services: collaborative development and implementation of remote patient monitoring pilot initiatives to increase access to follow-up care
    S Azevedo, F Guede-Fernández, F von Hafe, P Dias, I Lopes, N Cardoso, ...
    Frontiers in Digital Health 4, 1006447 , 2022
    2022
    Citations: 12
  • Towards improving the usability of electromyographic interfaces
    H Silva, R Scherer, J Sousa, A Londral
    Converging clinical and engineering research on neurorehabilitation, 437-441 , 2013
    2013
    Citations: 12
  • Multi-activity 3D printed assistive technology in children: a case study
    J Silva, M Silva, B Soares, C Quintão, AR Londral, C Quaresma
    Assistive Technology 37 (3), 159-164 , 2025
    2025
    Citations: 11
  • Remote Patient Monitoring Systems based on Conversational Agents for Health Data Collection.
    P Dias, M Cardoso, F Guede-Fernandez, A Martins, A Londral
    HEALTHINF, 812-820 , 2022
    2022
    Citations: 11
  • Case management intervention of high users of the emergency department of a Portuguese hospital: a before-after design analysis
    S Gonçalves, F Von Hafe, F Martins, C Menino, MJ Guimarães, ...
    BMC Emergency Medicine 22 (1), 159 , 2022
    2022
    Citations: 9
  • Articulation acoustic kinematics in ALS speech
    PP Gomez, D Palacios, A Gomez, V Rodellar, AR Londral
    2017 International Conference and Workshop on Bioinspired Intelligence … , 2017
    2017
    Citations: 9