A5012263435- Healthcare Quality and Management
- Management, Economics, and Public Policy
- Educational and Social Studies
- Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy
- Nosocomial Infections in ICU
- Healthcare Facilities Design and Sustainability
- Patient Safety and Medication Errors
- Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life
- Medical Malpractice and Liability Issues
- Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes
- Antibiotic Use and Resistance
- Quality and Safety in Healthcare
- Healthcare Decision-Making and Restraints
- COVID-19 epidemiological studies
- Legionella and Acanthamoeba research
- Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology
- Asthma and respiratory diseases
- COVID-19 and Mental Health
- Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections
- Occupational Health and Safety Research
- SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
- Urban Planning and Valuation
- Urinary Tract Infections Management
- COVID-19 and healthcare impacts
- Child and Adolescent Health
University of Verona
2015-2024
University of Catania
2023
Italian Society of Physiotherapy
2015
University of Parma
2015
University of Bari Aldo Moro
2014-2015
Objective To determine burn-out levels and associated factors among healthcare personnel working in a tertiary hospital of highly burdened area north-east Italy during the COVID-19 pandemic. Design Observational study conducted from 21 April to 6 May 2020 using web-based questionnaire. Setting Research Verona University Hospital (Veneto, Italy). Participants Out 2195 eligible participants, 1961 workers with full range professional profiles (89.3%) completed survey. Primary outcome measure...
Abstract Aims Healthcare workers exposed to coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) patients could be psychologically distressed. This study aims assess the magnitude of psychological distress and associated factors among hospital staff during COVID-19 pandemic in a large tertiary located north-east Italy. Methods All healthcare administrative working Verona University Hospital (Veneto, Italy) were asked complete web-based survey from 21 April 6 May 2020. Symptoms post-traumatic distress, anxiety...
The International Classification of Sleep disorders, the Diseases and Diagnostic Statistical manual Mental Disorders defines insomnia as an experience insufficient or poor sleep quality, characterized by at least one following symptoms: difficulty in initiating maintaining sleep, early awakenings restorative sleep. In Italy, Morfeo 1 study detects a prevalence 20% 40% cases with day-time symptoms. chronic deprivation is responsible for cognitive disorders effects on social life. Being common...
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...
Surgery is the traditional treatment for juxta-anastomotic stenoses in forearm arteriovenous fistulas (AVF), but percutaneous transluminal angioplasty (PTA) a suitable alternative. No prospective comparative trials between two have been reported to date, however. A retrospective analysis of prospectively, concurrently collected data was performed compare outcome and cost surgery PTA preemptive repair stenosis lower AVF. Sixty-four AVF with >50% venous were considered: 21 treated surgically...
Legionella is an intracellular microorganism living in natural and artificial aquatic environments. Although its transmission to humans linked the inhalation of contaminated aerosols, there no validated air sampling method for control prevention disease. The aim present study was provide more information on distribution spp. indoor environments determine whether same strains are isolated from water samples.Ten healthcare facilities located seven regions Italy were enrolled. serological...
Healthcare facilities (HF) represent an at-risk environment for legionellosis transmission occurring after inhalation of contaminated aerosols. In general, the control water is preferred to that air because, date, there are no standardized sampling protocols. Legionella contamination was investigated in bathrooms 11 HF by active (Surface Air System and Coriolis®μ) passive using settling plates. During 8-hour sampling, hot tap sampled three times. All samples were evaluated culture-based...
The Italian Study Group on Hospital Hygiene of the Society Hygiene, Preventive Medicine and Public Health conducted a multicentre survey aiming to evaluate undergraduate health care students' knowledge tuberculosis control measures in Italy. In October 2012–June 2013, sample medical nursing students from 15 universities were enrolled voluntary basis asked complete an anonymous questionnaire investigating both general (aetiology, clinical presentation, outcome, screening methods) personal...
Objective The aim was to evaluate the effect of a home‐based exercise program on functional capacity, health‐related quality life (HRQoL), and disability, in patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc). Methods A 6‐month randomized controlled trial conducted SSc by comparing minimally supervised (exercise stationary cycle strengthening upper limbs; stretching hands) usual care. At baseline after 3 6 months, underwent: minutes walking test; hand mobility scleroderma maximal test an ergocycle;...
BackgroundAlthough preventive strategies have been proposed against catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTIs) in intensive care units (ICUs), more efforts are needed to control the incidence rate.AimTo distinguish patients according their characteristics at ICU admission, and identify clusters of higher risk for CAUTIs.MethodsA two-step cluster analysis was conducted on 9656 from Italian Nosocomial Infections Surveillance Intensive Care Units project.FindingsThree were...
Long Term Care Facilities (LTCFs) play a key role in guaranteeing care to patients developed countries. Many patients, mostly elderly, access LTCFs at some time their lives, and healthcare pathways often require them move back forth between hospital outpatient settings. These patterns bring about new challenges regarding infection control, especially associated infections.A point prevalence study was conducted 23 Italian LTCFs, identify colonization with urinary catheter (>24 hours). Species...
Risk assessment, environmental monitoring, and the disinfection of water systems are key elements in preventing legionellosis risk. The Italian Study Group Hospital Hygiene Society Hygiene, Preventive Medicine, Public Health Multidisciplinary for Prevention Care-Associated Infections carried out a national cross-sectional survey to investigate measures taken prevent control hospitals. A multiple-choice questionnaire was developed, comprising 71 questions regarding hospital location, general...
Italy presented the first largest COVID-19 outbreak outside of China. Veneto currently ranks fourth among Italian regions for confirmed cases (~19,000). This study presents health surveillance data SARS-CoV-2 in 6100 workers (HW) employed a large public hospital. Workers underwent oropharyngeal and nasopharyngeal swabs, with total 5942 participants (97.5% population). A 11,890 specimens were tested infection using PCR, identifying viral genes E, RdRP, N. Positive tests returned 238...
Abstract Following the Russian-Ukrainian conflict, well-being of millions Ukrainians has been jeopardised. This study aims to translate and test psychometric features Ukrainian version General Health Questionnaire 12 (GHQ-12). The included refugees housed in Verona (Italy) between November/2022 February/2023. translation was obtained through a ‘forward-backward’ translation. completed by 141 (females: 78.7%). Median age 36 years (IQR 23–43). Individuals with score suggestive psychological...
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic had a devastating impact on nursing homes/long-term care facilities. This study examined the relationship between geography, size, design, organizational characteristics, and implementation of infection prevention control (IPC) measures extent COVID-19 outbreaks in homes Autonomous Province Trento (Italy) during time frame March-May 2020.The analysis included 57 (5145 beds). association median cumulative incidence cases among residents...
Reprocessing of endoscopes is key to preventing cross-infection after colonoscopy. Culture-based methods are recommended for monitoring, but alternative and rapid approaches needed improve surveillance reduce turnover times. A molecular strategy based on detection residual traces from gut microbiota was developed tested using a multicenter survey.A simplified sampling DNA extraction protocol nylon-tipped flocked swabs optimized. multiplex real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test that...
Abstract Background Patient accidental falls in a hospital environment are serious problem for patient safety, and the additional costs due to associated medical interventions. Objective The endpoints of this study were assessment fall incidence before after implementation multidisciplinary care-bundle, along with cost-effectiveness evaluation. Design A stepped-wedge trial was conducted between April 2015 December 2016 Bologna University Hospital. Methods Incidence rates (IRs) both control...
Global Trigger Tool (GTT) has been proposed as a low-cost method to detect adverse events (AEs). The validity of the methodology questioned because moderate interrater agreement. Continuous training suggested means improve consistency over time. We present main findings implementation Italian version GTT and evaluate efforts reliability time.The was developed implemented at San Bonifacio Hospital, 270-bed secondary care acute hospital in Verona, Italy. Ten clinical records randomly selected...