A5091599583- Medical Malpractice and Liability Issues
- Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnout
- Stress and Burnout Research
- Workplace Violence and Bullying
- Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues
- Sustainability in Higher Education
- Emergency and Acute Care Studies
- Cardiac Health and Mental Health
- Environmental Education and Sustainability
- Patient Safety and Medication Errors
- Ethics in medical practice
- COVID-19 epidemiological studies
- Workplace Health and Well-being
- Patient Satisfaction in Healthcare
- Patient Dignity and Privacy
- Patient-Provider Communication in Healthcare
- Blood transfusion and management
- Family and Patient Care in Intensive Care Units
- Sustainable Building Design and Assessment
- Health, psychology, and well-being
- Blood donation and transfusion practices
- Resilience and Mental Health
- SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
- Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education
- SARS-CoV-2 detection and testing
University of Udine
2019-2024
Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and 2030 Agenda represent global development programs. Education can widen the acknowledgement of their relevance applications. This survey aims to assess awareness, knowledge attitudes towards SDGs sustainability among first-year students in nine Italian Universities. A Likert scale-based online questionnaire 70 items was compiled by from March July 2019. It examined expectations referred sustainable concepts, indicators documents/models accounting for...
Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) goes hand in with realising a more sustainable future, taking into account environmental, economic and social dimensions. Education can accelerate these goals, teachers playing central role. In 2021, study was conducted among Italian mandatory schools to investigate knowledge, sources of information attitudes towards SDGs. An online survey conducted, based on Likert-scale 62 items. The questionnaire completed by 417 teachers. overall...
Objective Second victims are defined as healthcare workers involved in an unanticipated adverse patient event, who experienced professional and psychological distress. The Victim Experience Support Tool (SVEST) is a survey developed validated the United States, which describes experience of second victims. This study aims to perform cross-cultural adaptation SVEST evaluate its psychometric characteristics Italian context. Methods Translation process was performed according World Health...
Abstract Background Increasing work-related stress in academia can have an impact on physical and mental health. The aim of this study was to analyse the coping strategies staff employed at University Udine verify whether sociodemographic data, professional position, presence anxiety or depression symptoms are related use different strategies. Methods We conducted a cross-sectional between June December 2020 using Brief COPE questionnaire. correlated with depressive measured Patient Health...
The increasing complexity of academia, with its demanding working conditions and uncertain career opportunities, may affect the mental health academics potentially lead to problems. aim this study is determine prevalence depressive anxiety symptoms in academic population University Udine compare senior younger administrative staff.A cross-sectional survey was conducted between June December 2020, involving staff all departments. assessed using PHQ-9 GAD-7 tools. relationship outcomes job...
SARS-CoV-2 spreads primarily through respiratory droplets of symptomatic individuals. With respect to asymptomatic individuals, there are conflicting results in the literature and a lack studies specifically examining transmission healthcare settings.The aim this retrospective study, conducted northeastern Italian region, was estimate contagiousness workers (HCWs) who tested positive for SARS-CoV-2. Asymptomatic HCWs by real-time reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (rRT-PCR) at...
Abstract Background ”Second victims” are defined as “healthcare workers (HCWs) involved in an unanticipated adverse patient event, who experienced professional and psychological distress”. The Second Victim Experience Support Tool (SVEST) is a survey developed validated the United States, which describes experience of second victims. This study aims to perform cross-cultural adaptation SVEST evaluate its psychometric characteristics Italian context. Methods translation process was performed...
Medical students and residents play an important role in patient care ward activities, thus they should follow hospital procedures ensure best practices safety. A survey concerning staff on training was conducted to assess the perceived quality of healthcare from workers (HCWs), residents, medical patients Udine Academic Hospital, Italy. Between December, 2018 March, 2019, a 5-point Likert-scale questionnaire administered 21 units, covering four thematic areas: satisfaction with provided by...
Abstract Background Residents have a significant role in both patient’s care and daily ward activities; thus, they should be trained to adhere hospital procedures guarantee best clinical practices safety. A survey was carried out assess healthcare workers’ (HCWs) opinions about residents’ performance. Methods Between February March 2019, paper-based/online developed distributed among doctors (d) nurses (n) 17 (10 medical, 7 surgical) wards of Udine Academic Hospital, Italy. 22 Likert Scale...
Abstract Issue Blood components transfusion is a high-risk process due to its complexity and possible consequences in case of error. Preventing mistakes acting promptly if they occur duty healthcare organizations. The Italian Ministry Health has drafted specific recommendation with the aim reducing errors. Description problem Following error occurred July 2018, multidisciplinary group including professionals from Clinical Risk Unit (CRU) Transfusion Department Academic Hospital Udine,...
Abstract Issue Incident reporting (IR) is an important tool to assess potential or current problems within health care facilities. To increase the number of IR should be issue risk manager. In academic hospital Santa Maria della Misericordia (SMM) Udine, in North-east Italy, were anonymous paper forms handwritten by health-care workers (HCW) and sent Clinical Risk Management internal mail. Digitalization was carried out aiming IR, making it simpler, more direct perceived as HCW. Description...
Abstract Introduction Healthcare workers (HCWs) can experience psychological distress if involved in adverse patient events, becoming second victims. The aim of this study is to determine the extension victim phenomenon and preference support resources HCWs working Department Maternal Child Health (DMC) at Academic Hospital Udine. Methods A cross-sectional survey was carried out from June November 2019. All direct care three units DMC [Obstetrics Gynaecology (OG), Neonatology (Neo),...
Abstract The increasing complexity of academia, with its demanding working conditions and uncertain career opportunities, may affect the mental health academics potentially lead to problems. This study aims determine prevalence depression anxiety symptoms in academic population University Udine, comparing senior younger administrative staff.A cross-sectional survey was conducted between June December 2020, involving all staff from departments. depressive assessed using PHQ-9 GAD-7 tools....
Abstract Background The potential impact of demanding working conditions and career opportunities on the mental health academic professionals has recently arisen some concerns, possibly resulting in psychological distress. This study aims to assess prevalence depression anxiety within Udine University, comparing administrative staff. Methods A cross-sectional survey involving regular (RP) short-term (STP), staff (AS) was carried out between June December 2020 throughout administration an...
Abstract Background Adverse patient safety events (AEs) can negatively impact on healthcare workers (HCWs) by causing emotional distress and affecting professional ability. The challenge of organizations is to support HCWs involved in AEs. This study aims investigate the second victim phenomenon a large Italian Academic Hospital (AH). Methods A cross sectional survey was conducted from June November 2019 involving all working at AH Udine. HCWs' demographic characteristics answers Second...