A5030097546- COVID-19 and Mental Health
- Health disparities and outcomes
- Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnout
- Workplace Health and Well-being
- Misinformation and Its Impacts
- Mental Health Treatment and Access
- Health Literacy and Information Accessibility
- Long-Term Effects of COVID-19
- COVID-19 epidemiological studies
- Viral Infections and Outbreaks Research
- Family Caregiving in Mental Illness
- Health, psychology, and well-being
- Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy
- Nutrition, Genetics, and Disease
- Physical Activity and Health
- Family and Disability Support Research
- Climate Change and Health Impacts
- Antibiotic Use and Resistance
- Stress and Burnout Research
- Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes
- Employment and Welfare Studies
- SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria
- Disaster Response and Management
University of Florence
2022-2025
Introduction. The SARS-CoV-2 pandemic has involved healthcare workers (HCWs) both as caregivers and patients. This study is a retrospective cross-sectional analysis of the HCWs working in third-level hospital Central Italy who were infected with COVID-19 from March 2020 to April 2021. research aims at identifying physical mental health outcomes returned work after infection, determinants those outcomes, such age sex, identification possible vulnerable professional groups. Methods. A...
Gender appears to be a strong predictor of online health information-seeking behaviour (OHISB), which is related Digital Health Literacy (DHL). differences in OHISB have been studied different countries with results, but no studies investigated gender-specific among University students during the COVID-19 pandemic. We sought investigate any gender period between first and second waves pandemic Italian university students. A questionnaire developed by global COVID-HL network, including...
The COVID-19 pandemic has evolved into a severe psychosocial crisis affecting patients, their relatives, friends, and healthcare professionals. In Italy, public health residents (PHRs) remain essential to the national response pandemic. To assess mental sphere, "Public Mental Health" working group of medical residents' Assembly Italian Society Hygiene Preventive Medicine designed Public Health Residents' Anonymous Survey in Italy (PHRASI). This is nation-wide cross-sectional study based on...
The purpose of this study is to validate the 13-item version Work-Related Stress Questionnaire (WRSQ) on a representative sample Italian public health residents.
Mental well-being should be prioritized in public health as it represents a valuable resource for individuals and communities, influencing behavior, social cohesion inclusion. The support receive from their networks can have significant impact on mental well-being. This study used data the Public Health Residents' Anonymous Survey Italy, nationwide cross-sectional survey. objective was to assess level of among Residents investigate association between network characteristics this population.
Depression is a widespread condition, which increased during the COVID-19 pandemic among healthcare workers as well. The large workload of response also affected Public Health Residents (PHRs) who played an important role in infection prevention and control activities. This work aims to assess depression Italian PHRs, based on data collected through PHRASI (Public Residents' Anonymous Survey Italy) study. In 2022, 379 PHRs completed self-administered questionnaire containing Patient...
Despite the high impact of COVID-19 pandemic on social interactions and healthcare workers’ (HWs’) mental health, few studies have investigated association between network characteristics HWs’ particularly during pandemic. Therefore, we aimed to assess associations public health residents’ (PHRs’) depression. We used data from Public Health Residents’ Anonymous Survey in Italy (PHRASI), a nationwide cross-sectional study. Social were self-reported. Depressive symptoms assessed using...
Medical residents constitute a vulnerable population susceptible to mental health disorders. In Italy, this was evident during the COVID-19 pandemic, when medical served on front line and provided significant support healthcare services. Therefore, working group "Public Mental Health" of Residents' Council Italian Society Hygiene, Preventive Medicine, Public Health (S.It.I.) designed "Residents' investigation, dynamic longitudinal study in Italy" (ReMInDIt). This aims assess status explore...
Abstract Background Schizophrenia is a chronic, disabling disorder that affects 23.6 million people worldwide, with patients often needing extensive assistance and care. Main caregivers are frequently family members who may present reduced quality of life (QoL) due to the high-level burden Literature mostly focuses on caused by other mental disorders or schizophrenia in both adult child population. We aim assess QoL children adolescents schizophrenia. Methods conducted Systematic Review...
Mental health disorders pose a substantial challenge for healthcare workers, particularly in the post-COVID-19 era. Public residents (PHRs) played pivotal role during pandemic and were significantly affected by heavy workload. This study aims to uncover potential links between workload characteristics mental of Italian PHRs based on data collected 2022 through PHRASI (Public Health Residents' Anonymous Survey Italy) study.A total 379 completed self-administered questionnaire comprising...
Mental health disorders pose a substantial challenge for healthcare workers, particularly in the post-COVID-19 era. Public medical residents (PHRs) played pivotal role during pandemic and were significantly affected by heavy workload. This study aims to uncover potential associations between workload characteristics symptoms of anxiety insomnia Italian PHRs based on data collected 2022 through Health Residents' Anonymous Survey Italy (PHRASI) study.
High workloads and extended work shift greatly limit the opportunities for medical residents to adopt a healthy lifestyle by practicing regular physical exercise. Using data from Public Health Residents’ Anonymous Survey in Italy (PHRASI), this research assessed associations between activity levels sedentary behavior, well-being, self-rated health among Italian public (PHRs) during COVID-19 pandemic. Employing cross-sectional design, study utilized International Physical Activity...
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Abstract Gender appears to be a strong predictor of online health information-seeking behaviour (OHISB). differences in OHISB have been studied different countries with results, but no studies investigated gender-specific among University students during the COVID-19 pandemic, which has brought it consequential infodemic. We sought investigate any gender period between first and second wave pandemic. A questionnaire promoted by COVID-HL network was administered 2996 all courses at Florence....
Abstract Problem Inappropriate antibiotic use contributes to the emergence and spread of multidrug-resistant organisms that are responsible for life-threatening infections. Furthermore, overprescription antibiotics is associated with an increased risk adverse effects higher costs. Description problem Careggi a tertiary care teaching hospital in Italy, nearly 1,200-bed units, involved since 2015 antimicrobial stewardship (AMS) programs. Despite implementation programs, carbapenems (CAR)...