A5086224423- Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life
- Nutrition and Health in Aging
- Family and Patient Care in Intensive Care Units
- Pediatric Pain Management Techniques
- Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues
- Nursing Diagnosis and Documentation
- Muscle Physiology and Disorders
- Infant Health and Development
- Histone Deacetylase Inhibitors Research
- Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research
- Epilepsy research and treatment
- Ethics and Legal Issues in Pediatric Healthcare
- Adolescent and Pediatric Healthcare
- Acute Myeloid Leukemia Research
- Frailty in Older Adults
- Dermatological and Skeletal Disorders
- Clinical Reasoning and Diagnostic Skills
- Digital Mental Health Interventions
- Medical Coding and Health Information
- Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Research
- Parathyroid Disorders and Treatments
- Renewable energy and sustainable power systems
- DNA Repair Mechanisms
- Testicular diseases and treatments
- Smart Grid Security and Resilience
Società Italiana di Reumatologia
2024
University of Padua
2016-2024
University of Milan
2020-2024
University of Rome Tor Vergata
2022-2023
Azienda Socio Sanitaria Territoriale Grande Ospedale Metropolitano Niguarda
2020-2023
Azienda Ospedaliera di Padova
2021
Enel (Italy)
2020
Fatebenefratelli Hospital
2017
Sapienza University of Rome
2008-2015
Accurate estimation of the specialized pediatric palliative care (PPC) burden and definition extent quality PPC service in Italy represent urgent needs to enable proper allocation resources prevention educational plans. The PalliPed project aimed provide first comprehensive assessment characteristics Italian patients requiring PPC, regional networks/facilities, number dedicated resources. In this paper, we present results second part project, regarding implementation services Italy.
Abstract Background Medical cannabis may be a useful tool for managing treatment-resistant epilepsy and chronic pain, which affect many patients in pediatric palliative care (PPC); however, little evidence is available this setting. Case presentation We aimed to describe clinical experience setting where high-level not obtained. report our department Italy. Caregivers reported changes intensity frequency of pain events. Six received titrated plant extract sativa 1 year. Only mild transient...
This paper presents an observational preliminary study to examine the potentialities of humanoid social robots as non-pharmacological techniques for children. The aim is entertain patients, interact through voice, gestures and funny animations, in order decrease their negative feelings, and, at same time, promote positive emotions. exploited two different robots, Pepper Sanbot Elf, involved twenty-eight hospitalized age 3-19, assigned randomly one them. We analysed feelings patients terms...
We report our clinical experience on the effect of Scrambler Therapy (ST) for a child with acute mixed pain refractory to pharmacological treatment. ST, recently proposed as an alternative treatment chronic neuropathic in adults, is noninvasive approach relieve pain, by changing perception at brain level. It safe and has no side effects. Further research needed assess its efficacy paediatric population.
Infants, children and adolescents with life-limiting life-threatening disease need long-term care that may change according to disease’s natural history. With the primary goal of quality life, psychologist pediatric palliative (PPC) network deals a large variety issues. Little consideration has been given intervention areas psychology in PPC concern whole life span patient family. The is composed by multidisciplinary team specialists intervenes at home, hospital every place where living....
Aim In complex congenital heart diseases (CHD), patients may remain affected by significant morbidity and mortality after surgery. We analysed the end‐of‐life (EoL) care in children with severe CHD who died our institution investigated perspectives of parents health‐care professionals (HCPs). Methods Medical records all (age < 18 years old) a tertiary cardiac centre were reviewed. Subsequently, cross‐sectional questionnaire‐based study HCPs involved was designed. Results total, 30 (median...
Nonpharmacological Techniques (NPT) have been suggested as an efficient and safe means to reduce pain anxiety in invasive medical procedures. Due the anxious potentially traumatic nature of these procedures, we decided integrate eye movement desensitization reprocessing (EMDR) session preprocedure NPT. The main purpose this study was evaluate efficacy one EMDR addition routine Forty-nine pediatric patients (Male = 25; Female 24) aged 8–18 years ( M 13.17; SD 2.98) undergoing painful...
This study described end-of-life care for children affected by spinal muscular atrophy type 1 (SMA1), which is characterised progressive muscle weakness and develops in the first six months of life.We retrospectively analysed 17 (13 boys) who attended University Padua's paediatric palliative centre Italy from March 2000 to 2015. All received supportive without proactive respiratory intervention prolong survival.The median age at admission was 3.57 months, death 6.80 months. The most frequent...
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The clinical complexity of Internal Medicine patients is a daily challenge for clinicians. Although cannot be directly measured, several scores describe the variability severity and comorbidity. aim this study was to analyze staff workload by assessing nursing medical admitted an ward. We included 40 consecutive inpatients [52.5% females, mean age 71.2 (18.2) years] classified according index (ICC, type A: very high; B: C: moderate) cumulative illness rating scale (CIRS) comorbidity index....
The achievement of the objectives set by 2015 United Nations Climate Change Conference and National Energy Plan entails a strong shift in paradigm electricity generation as well supply ancillary services necessary to guarantee stability electrical system. To meet these needs, globally several initiatives are underway with aim identifying series potential solutions, already place or that can be adopted near future. article presents Enel's involvement projects company is working on.
Robot-Assisted Therapy (RAT) has successfully been used in HRI research by including social robots health-care interventions virtue of their ability to engage human users both and emotional dimensions. Research projects on this topic exist all over the globe USA, Europe, Asia. All these have overall ambitious goal increase well-being a vulnerable population. Typical work RAT is performed using remote controlled robots; technique called Wizard-of-Oz (WoZ). The robot usually controlled,...
Literature reports that the use of Standardized Nursing Terminology contributes to a better implementation nursing care and patients' safety do research. ICNP is an international combinatorial standard terminology proposal by ICN, adaptable different settings, among which paediatric neonatal.A literature review on databases (Medline/Pubmed, CINAHL, Embase, Web Science Scopus) was conducted investigate in professional practice neonatal settings.44 papers were included review; 33 focused...