A5029028306- Infant Development and Preterm Care
- Neonatal Respiratory Health Research
- Respiratory viral infections research
- Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections
- Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy
- Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education
- Child and Adolescent Health
- Breastfeeding Practices and Influences
- Misinformation and Its Impacts
- Neonatal and fetal brain pathology
- Data-Driven Disease Surveillance
- COVID-19 and Mental Health
- Family and Disability Support Research
- Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Studies
- Tracheal and airway disorders
- Congenital Heart Disease Studies
- Preterm Birth and Chorioamnionitis
- Children's Physical and Motor Development
- Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life
- Mobile Health and mHealth Applications
- COVID-19 and healthcare impacts
- Anomaly Detection Techniques and Applications
- Radiomics and Machine Learning in Medical Imaging
- Bacterial Infections and Vaccines
- Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments
Istituti di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico
2016-2025
Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital
2014-2025
Karolinska University Hospital
2024
Centre de Recherche Épidémiologie et Statistique
2023
Sorbonne Paris Cité
2023
Inserm
2023
Institut National de Recherche pour l'Agriculture, l'Alimentation et l'Environnement
2023
Université Paris Cité
2023
University of Leicester
2022
University of Modena and Reggio Emilia
2015
ABSTRACT Introduction Human respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is one of the most frequent causes infections in children under 5 years age, but its socioeconomic impact and burden primary care settings still little studied. Methods During 2022/2023 winter season, 55 pediatricians from five Italian regions participated our community‐based study. They collected a nasal swab for RSV molecular test 650 patients age with acute (ARIs) performed baseline questionnaire. The clinical disease was...
Highlights•Pediatric oncologists may not trust clinical decision supports based on AI•They would be concerned if AI is trained with representative data•Pediatric properly explain how works to patients•They stop using systems for diagnosis in case of a cyberattackAbstractBackgroundArtificial intelligence (AI) holds promise pediatric oncology, yet its full potential faces challenges. We undertook survey aimed at assessing the viewpoints European delving into their perceptions and expectations...
Background: A resurgence of pertussis has been observed in several geographic areas the post-COVID-19 era. Macrolides are first-choice antibiotics for treatment pertussis. Limited data exist on impact early administration clarithromycin or azithromycin infants’ symptoms. Methods: This retrospective cohort study analyzed infants enrolled an enhanced surveillance program at a single Italian clinical reference center between 2015 and 2020. All cases were laboratory-confirmed. compared outcomes...
The Effective Perinatal Intensive Care in Europe (EPICE) cohort includes all births between 22 + 0 and 31 + 6 weeks of gestation 2011/12 19 regions 11 European countries. This was set up to investigate the use evidence-based interventions for prenatal postnatal care infants born very preterm (VPT) explore associations their health developmental outcomes. first phase, ‘Effective perinatal intensive Europe’ focused on obstetric neonatal before around time birth during hospitalization period,...
Studies are sparse and inconclusive about the association between maternal education cognitive development among children born very preterm (VPT). Although this is well established in general population, questions remain its magnitude VPT whose risks of medical developmental complications high. We investigated with outcomes European birth cohorts.We used harmonized aggregated data from 15 population-based cohorts at <32 weeks gestational age (GA) or <1500 g 1985 to 2013 13 countries...
Many instruments have been developed and validated to assess the stigma associated with mental disorders its various domains across different populations. To our knowledge, Reported Intended Behaviour Scale (RIBS) is only questionnaire analyse presence of reported intended stigmatising/discriminatory behaviours towards people health problems in general population. The aims study presented herein are translate validate RIBS Italian language adapt it socio-cultural background (RIBS-I)....
Several countries have targeted adolescents for immunization against SARS-CoV-2 to mitigate COVID-19 spread. In Italy, children ≥ 12 years has been available starting from June 2021. We conducted a cross-sectional study investigate the knowledge, attitude and intention vaccinate < 18 in Italian families. used multinomial logistic regression model factors associated with vaccinate. collected total of 1696 responses. Among 491 families years, 41.2% would not their 21.2% were uncertain, while...
This study aims to (1) describe the health-related quality of life (HRQoL) outcomes experienced by children born very preterm (28-31 weeks' gestation) and extremely (< 28 at five years age (2) explore mediation effects bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) severe non-respiratory neonatal morbidity on those outcomes.This investigation was based data for 3687 < 32 gestation that contributed EPICE SHIPS studies conducted in 19 regions across 11 European countries. Descriptive statistics multi-level...
Abstract TikTok, a social media platform for creating and sharing short videos, has seen surge in popularity during the COVID-19 pandemic. To analyse Italian vaccine conversation on we downloaded sample of videos with high play count (Top Videos), identified through an unofficial Application Programming Interface (consistent TikTok’s Terms Service), collected public from sceptic users snowball sampling (Vaccine Sceptics’ videos). The were analysed using qualitative quantitative methods,...
The documented benefits of maternal milk for very preterm infants have raised interest in hospital policies that promote breastfeeding. We investigated the hypothesis more liberal parental are associated with increased breastfeeding at discharge from neonatal unit.Prospective area-based cohort study.Neonatal intensive care units (NICUs) 19 regions 11 European countries.All discharged alive participating 2011-2012 after spending >70% their stay same NICU (n=4407).We assessed four feeding...
Background: Advanced cancer patients often die in hospital after receiving needless, aggressive treatment. Although palliative care improves symptom management, barriers to accessing services affect its utilisation, and such disparities challenge the equitable provision of care. This study aimed identify which factors are associated with inequitable service utilisation among advanced by applying Andersen Behavioural Model Health Services Use.Material methods: was a retrospective cohort using...
The Apgar score is used worldwide as an assessment tool to estimate the vitality of newborns in their first minutes life. Its applicability neurodevelopmental outcomes infants born extremely preterm (EPT; <28 weeks' gestation) not well established.To investigate association between and EPT.This cohort study was conducted using data from Effective Perinatal Intensive Care Europe-Screening Improve Health Very Preterm Infants Europe (EPICE-SHIPS) study, a population-based 19 regions 11 European...
Developmental coordination disorder (DCD) is a motor of unknown aetiology that may have long-term consequences on daily activities, and psychological physical health. Studies investigating risk factors for DCD so far provided inconsistent results.To assess, using parent-report screening tool, in school-age very preterm children born Italy, investigate the associated early biomedical sociodemographic factors.A prospective area-based cohort (804 children, response rate 73.4%) was assessed at...
The aim of this study was to identify the predictors death and reintervention after mitral valve replacement (MVR) in children.A single-centre retrospective performed including 115 patients under age 18 undergoing MVR between 1982 2019. For all patients, ratio prosthetic size (diameter mm) weight (kg) at surgery calculated long-term result assessed. primary outcome freedom from (MV) re-replacement. composite secondary or transplant.Fifty-four had a previous surgical attempt MV repair. median...
In the context of European Joint Action on Vaccination, we analyzed, through quantitative and qualitative methods, a random sample vaccine-related tweets published in Italy between November 2019 June 2020, with aim understanding how Twitter conversation vaccines changed during first phase pandemic, compared to pre-pandemic months. Tweets were analyzed by multidisciplinary team terms kind vaccine, vaccine stance, tone voice, population target, mentioned source information. Multiple...
Italy was the first country in Europe to face coronavirus pandemic. The aim of study analyze healthcare workers’ (HCWs) level information, practice, and risk perception towards COVID-19. We set up a cross-sectional through SurveyMonkey® distributed link Facebook Whatsapp closed groups. research instrument 31 items questionnaire using Whatsapp. It conducted from February May 2020. participants were general practitioners, pediatricians other health professionals. A total 958 included: 320...
Abstract Background Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infection in children under 5 years have a significant clinical burden, also primary care settings. This study investigates the epidemiology and burden of RSV Italian during 2019/20 pre-pandemic winter season. Methods A prospective cohort was conducted two regions. Children with Acute Infection (ARI) visiting pediatricians were eligible. Nasopharyngeal swabs collected analyzed via multiplex PCR for detection. follow-up questionnaire after...
Abstract Despite great advances in describing Bordetella pertussis infection, the role of host microbiota pathogenesis remains unexplored. Indeed, plays important defending against bacterial and viral respiratory infections. We investigated nasopharyngeal infants infected by B. (Bp), Rhinovirus (Rv) simultaneously both infectious agents (Bp + Rv). demonstrated a specific microbiome profiles for Bp group, compared to Rv groups, reduction microbial richness during coinfection single The...