A5071575828- Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues
- Educational and Social Studies
- Patient Dignity and Privacy
- Ethics in medical practice
- Family and Patient Care in Intensive Care Units
- Innovations in Medical Education
- Cancer survivorship and care
- Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life
- Interprofessional Education and Collaboration
- Empathy and Medical Education
- Italian Social Issues and Migration
- Family Support in Illness
- COVID-19 and Mental Health
- Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health
- Patient-Provider Communication in Healthcare
- Ethics and Legal Issues in Pediatric Healthcare
- Neurological disorders and treatments
- Head and Neck Cancer Studies
- Mental Health and Psychiatry
- Ethics in Clinical Research
- Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments
- Italian Literature and Culture
- Botulinum Toxin and Related Neurological Disorders
- Psychosomatic Disorders and Their Treatments
- Cardiac pacing and defibrillation studies
Azienda Sanitaria Unità Locale di Reggio Emilia
2017-2025
Istituti di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico
2017-2025
University of Modena and Reggio Emilia
2024
Azienda USL di Bologna
2022-2024
Ospedale Santa Maria
2018-2022
ORCID
2021
University of Verona
2014-2021
Santa Maria Nuova Hospital
2018
University of Bologna
2017
University of Trento
2013
Since February 2020, when coronavirus disease began to spread in Italy, general practitioners (GPs) were called manage a growing number of health situations. The challenges experienced by Italian GPs remained unrevealed. This study aimed at exploring GPs' care experiences and practices associated with critical incidents during the first wave pandemic. A qualitative design involving incident technique through an online survey was applied. Sociodemographic data open-ended responses collected....
Recognising and knowing how to manage ethical issues moral dilemmas can be considered an skill. In this study, ethics of care is used as a theoretical framework regulatory criterion in the relationship among healthcare professionals, patients with palliative needs family members. This study part larger project aimed at developing implementing training programme on "ethical communication" addressed professionals caring for needs. The aim was comprehending whether informs way make sense handle...
This study examines how gastric cancer patients adjust their eating habits and quality of life after total gastrectomy, particularly concerning early satiety. While gastrectomy may provide a potential cure, it also leads to significant physical, psychological, social changes. Understanding these adaptations is essential for enhancing survivorship care. We conducted qualitative utilizing phenomenological approach gain insights into the lived experiences following gastrectomy. Semi-structured...
Introduction The active involvement of end users may overcome socio-economic, cultural and context-related barriers that reduce health promotion effectiveness in type 2 diabetes control prevention. “Cardio-metabolic diseases immigrants ethnic minorities: from epidemiology to new prevention strategies” (DIABETHIC) project funded by the European Union through Italian Ministry Health includes a multicentre randomised controlled trial (RCT) aimed assess co-created intervention for affected...
Background/Objectives: The Italian National Plan for Vaccine Prevention 2017–2019 recommended tetanus, diphtheria, and acellular pertussis vaccines (Tdap) pregnant women, irrespectively of their immunization history. This study aims to describe the coverage rate trends Tdap vaccination in pregnancy evaluate differences by socioeconomic status. Methods: is a retrospective analysis within health equity audit Local Health Authority Reggio Emilia on from 2018 (a local campaign) 2023. All women...
Lung cancer screening (LCS) combined with smoking cessation programs is a critical strategy for reducing lung mortality. Understanding the perspectives of cigarette users and former ones on these interventions essential enhancing their acceptability effectiveness. This study aimed to explore, in Italy, perceptions experiences individuals eligible LCS within context program. multicenter qualitative was conducted two Italian regions as part larger project League against Cancer promoted. Using...
Much effort has been made to explore how patients with advanced chronic illness and their families experience care when they attend the Emergency Department, many studies have investigated healthcare professionals perceive Palliative Care provision in Department. Various models exist, but nonetheless incorporating palliative into Department remains challenging. Considering both professionals' users' perspective on problems encountered delivering receiving appropriate within this context may...
This paper begins with some general comments regarding the concept of participation in educative processes as it has developed preceding decades from a rights-based perspective, following implementation United Nations Convention on Rights Child. In order to discuss notion participation, authors introduce project an infant-toddler centre Reggio Emilia, Italy. Starting this project, particularly focusing role adults engaging children, discussion aims offer new insights into young children care...
Abstract Background Despite the great advances in concept of palliative care (PC) and its benefits, application seems to be delayed, leaving unfulfilled many needs patients family members. One way overcome this difficulty could develop a new training programme by specialists improve PC primary skills healthcare professionals. The aim study was evaluate training’s impact on trainees within hospital setting using Kirkpatrick’s Moore’s models. Methods We adopted mixed-method evaluation with...
Abstract Background There is widespread agreement about the importance of spiritual training programs (STPs) for healthcare professionals caring cancer patients, and that reflecting on one’s spirituality first step. Health (HPs) working in hospitals must develop this dimension to guarantee quality life as well emotional support. In paper, we propose a possible format hospital assess its implementation. Methods This phase 0-I study follows Medical Research Council (MRC) framework. The program...
Background To be effective, interventions aimed at increasing the appropriateness of antibiotic use in primary care should consider perspectives prescribing physicians. Aim explore decision making general practitioners (GPs) when managing uncomplicated urinary tract infections (uUTIs) women. Design & setting A qualitative study using semi-structured interviews with 22 GPs Bavaria and Baden-Württemberg (southern Germany). Method Verbatim transcripts were analysed through inductive content...
Breathlessness frequently becomes severe among people with respiratory disease. Mirtazapine, a widely used antidepressant, has shown promise in the modulation of sensation and response to it, as well reducing feelings panic, which often accompanies breathlessness. We aimed determine effectiveness mirtazapine alleviate persisting
The general purpose for ethics consultations is to deliberate on issues medical and scientific research act towards the safeguard of patient's rights dignity. With implementation European Union (EU) Regulation 536/2014 clinical trials cost time-optimization, nature bodies they are carried out might be some extent affected. Accordingly, we sought gain an updated perspective current role practices nationwide in both settings.The study was forth by a three-step mixed-method approach: i) review...
Aims and objectives To explore the experience of patients affected by chronic obstructive pulmonary disease following hospitalisation due to an acute exacerbation event. Background Chronic is a progressively debilitating disease, often with very burdensome symptoms such as breathlessness fatigue. Acute creates life‐threatening Exacerbation can also have substantial psychological effects including anxiety depression although this aspect less well researched—especially amongst people...
Abstract The unprecedented complexity of today's business and working environment increases the need for leaders employees to learn new skills, be adaptable, open embracing change. New abilities mindsets emerge, their evaluation is challenging. This research utilized an exploratory sequential mixed methods design develop provide a preliminary validation scale measuring individual differences in learning agility (LA) at work. measure has been tested Central‐Eastern European countries, Italy,...
Cervical cancer remains a significant public health concern in Europe. Effective introduction and scaling up of human papillomavirus (HPV) detection-based cervical screening (CCS) requires systematic assessment systems capacity. However, there is no validated capacity methodology for CCS programmes, especially European contexts. Addressing this gap, our study introduces an innovative adaptable protocol evaluating the programmes across varying system settings. Our research team developed...
The role of caregivers in homecare settings is relevant to the patient’s wellbeing and quality life. This phenomenon well described literature for oncological setting but not specifically that hematological malignancies. aim this study was explore experience primary patients with malignancies within home care. We conducted a phenomenological based on interviews 17 patients. Analysis contents led identification five main themes. Perhaps, innovative aspects can be summarized three points:...
During the first phase of COVID-19 pandemic, a lockdown was imposed in Italy. The aim this study to investigate perceptions, feelings and unmet needs Parkinson's disease (PD) patients who experienced 2-month "red zone" northern part Italy during outbreak.The had descriptive design that used cross-sectional online survey which included open-ended questions elicit responses on participant's concerning their risk contracting coronavirus, how physical activity changed, personal needs, dictated...