A5018468418- Spatial Cognition and Navigation
- Autism Spectrum Disorder Research
- Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research
- Assistive Technology in Communication and Mobility
- Family and Disability Support Research
- Older Adults Driving Studies
- Cerebral Palsy and Movement Disorders
- Categorization, perception, and language
- Traffic and Road Safety
- Urban Transport and Accessibility
- Genetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders
- Urban Green Space and Health
- Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery
- Behavioral and Psychological Studies
- Human-Automation Interaction and Safety
- COVID-19 and Mental Health
- Cognitive Science and Mapping
- Geographic Information Systems Studies
- Child and Animal Learning Development
- Memory and Neural Mechanisms
- Urban Heat Island Mitigation
- Mental Health and Psychiatry
- Child Development and Digital Technology
- Face recognition and analysis
- Mind wandering and attention
University of Bari Aldo Moro
2016-2025
Interpersonal space (IPS) is the area surrounding our own bodies in which we interact comfortably with other individuals. During COVID-19 pandemic, keeping larger IPS than usual, along wearing a face mask, one of most effective measures to slow down outbreak. Here, explore contribution actual and perceived risk contagion anxiety levels regulating preferred social distance from people during first wave pandemic Italy. In this study, 1293 individuals six Italian regions different infection...
Spatial Anxiety (SA) can be defined as the fear and apprehension experienced during tasks that require spatial thinking may negatively impact execution of daily actions. Although it has been explored in several research fields, limited effects SA on specific driving behaviours. In current study, was hypothesised severity affects risky behaviours, this relationship is mediated by driver's self-regulation abilities. Self-reported symptoms, abilities, behaviours (i.e., errors, violations,...
The COVID-19 poses an ongoing threat to lives around the world and challenges existing public health medical service delivery. lockdown or quarantine measures adopted prevent spread of has caused interruption in care access including patients with neurological conditions. Besides passivity, isolation, withdrawal, neurodegenerative diseases experience difficulties communication due a limited leisure opportunities interaction friends relatives. may exacerbate burden on caregivers. Therefore,...
Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI) is a transition stage between normal aging and dementia can be useful to monitor the cognitive status of people at risk dementias. Our aims were investigate prevalence amnestic non-amnestic MCI in South Italian elderly population, identify socio-demographic, clinical lifestyle factors associated with MCI. A cross-sectional retrospective population study on 839 community-dwelling participants over 60 years age was carried out. Elderly administered brief...
A growing body of evidence is suggestive for the beneficial role contact with greenspace (e.g., use greenspace, visual access to etc.) on mental health depression, anxiety, etc.). In addition, several studies have pointed out benefits social support and interaction psychological wellbeing. Even if association between perceived were mixed, it was supposed that could enhance interactions support, especially among older adults. The present study aims explore effect geriatric depression in a...
Abstract The study aimed to determine the sociodemographic and psychological profiles of drivers with a history motor vehicle crashes (MVCs), following contextual-mediated model crash involvement, trying define similarities differences without MVCs. Although road trauma prevention has become central public health issue, determinants MVCs does not have consistent results due methodological theoretical weaknesses. Three-hundred forty-five active (20% females) completed an extensive...
Background/Aim: Two studies assessed the effectiveness of video prompting as a strategy to support persons with mild and moderate Alzheimer’s disease in performing daily activities. Methods: In study I, was compared an existing relying on verbal instructions. II, another static pictorial cues. Video other strategies were counterbalanced across tasks participants within alternating treatments designs. Results: effective all participants. Similarly 2 strategies, only occasional differences...
Objectives: To extend the use of assistive technology for promoting adaptive skills children with cerebral palsy. assess its effects on positive participation ten participants involved. carry out a social validation recruiting parents, physiotherapists and support teachers as external raters. Method: A multiple probe design was implemented Studies I II. Study involved five exposed to combined program aimed at enhancing choice process preferred items locomotion fluency. II further...
Abstract The lockdown due to the coronavirus outbreak in 2019 (COVID‐19) has caused psychological distress and cognitive discomfort for emerging adults, who have experienced increased rumination, intrusive thoughts failures. States of mindfulness being moment can prevent anxiety fear associated with alleviate ruminative automatic negative thinking. This longitudinal study investigated role before during COVID‐19 protecting a sample adults from experiencing failures, rumination examined how...
Background/Aims: Spatial memory can be impaired in amnestic mild cognitive impairment (aMCI). The present study investigates categorical spatial deficits using a virtual navigation-based reorientation task. Methods: Twenty-eight single domain and 23 multiple patients were compared with 53 healthy elderly controls on the performance of test (VReoT). Results: participants both aMCI groups was significantly worse than that suggesting VReoT detects deficits. No significant difference emerged...