A5066784748- Global Health Care Issues
- Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Research
- Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving
- Employment and Welfare Studies
- Healthcare Policy and Management
- Health disparities and outcomes
- Regional Development and Policy
- Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life
- Migration, Aging, and Tourism Studies
- Management, Economics, and Public Policy
- Educational and Social Studies
- Urban Planning and Valuation
- Biotechnology and Related Fields
- Cross-Border Cooperation and Integration
- Technology Use by Older Adults
- Global Healthcare and Medical Tourism
- Economic Policies and Impacts
- Social Policy and Reform Studies
- Italian Social Issues and Migration
- Health, psychology, and well-being
- Italy: Economic History and Contemporary Issues
- Intellectual Property and Patents
- Healthcare Quality and Management
- Whipple's Disease and Interleukins
- Public Policy and Governance
Università degli Studi del Piemonte Orientale “Amedeo Avogadro”
2024-2025
University of Pavia
2019-2023
Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore
2001-2021
University of the Sacred Heart
2013-2019
Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana
2005
Brunel University of London
2000
Ministero dell'Economia e delle Finanze
1994
Background In recent years, accreditation of private hospitals followed by decentralisation the Italian National Health Service (NHS) into 21 regional health systems has provided a good empirical ground for investigating Tiebout principle “voting with their feet”. We examine infra-regional trade-off between greater patient choice (due to an increase in hospital services supply) and financial equilibrium, we relate it significant phenomenon Cross-Border Mobility (CBM) regions. Focusing on...
In the Italian NHS, over last decades, a growing share of population opted for Voluntary Health Insurance (VHI) in order to privately access healthcare services and bypass increasingly long waiting times public system. The study analyses whether what extent presence VHI may condition choice accessing services. Information on different fees, specifically "full price", "copayment price" "no are furnished both specialist visits diagnostic tests; analysis is focused these Data drawn from...
Background and Objectives: We have conducted a survey of academic clinical experts who are participants in the European ME/CFS Research Network (EUROMENE) to elicit perceptions general practitioner (GP) knowledge understanding myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) suggestions as how this could be improved. Materials Methods: A questionnaire was sent all national representatives members EUROMENE Core Group Management Committee. Survey responses were collated then...
We examine whether the endorsement of voluntary health insurance (VHI) in a Beveridge-oriented healthcare system may increase probability visiting specialist. use data from 2019 European Health Interview Survey, which includes information on demographics, socioeconomic characteristics, status, and access over 30,000 Italian households. also apply for All dataset to measure supply physicians at regional level. In order account endogeneity unobserved heterogeneity, is modeled through...
Background and Objectives: A comparative survey of Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS) patients was carried out in three countries, with the aim identifying appropriate policy measures designed to alleviate burden disease both on their families, also public institutions. The addressed demographic features, economic impact household incomes, patterns medical social care, specific therapies, relationships, illness quality life. Materials Methods: Parallel surveys were...
Background: Chronic Fatigue Syndrome/Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (CFS/ME) describes a condition of chronic weakness that cannot be alleviated by rest and which is associated with lower quality life higher healthcare utilization. In Western countries, its prevalence ranges from 0.2% to 1%. Despite the many efforts carried out during recent decades investigate nature this syndrome, there are still uncertainties controversies respect definition, diagnosis what constitutes optimal treatment. Some...
Objectives: This paper considers the methodological problems that arise in conducting cost analyses economic evaluations where only observational (rather than experimental) data are available and technology being evaluated is diffuse, such unit of analysis has to be institution rather patient.Methods: A case study reported concerns application computer radiology: picture archiving communication systems (PACS). range different approaches were used estimate changes running costs, including...
The ageing of European population has been rapidly increasing during the last decades, and problem elderly care financing become an issue for policy-makers. Long-term (LTC) is considered a suitable proxy resources committed to by each government, but preciseness this approximation depends on extent which LTC representative within country. Since there broad heterogeneity in funding, organization setting among States, it difficult find common parameter representing public destined care. We...
This report addresses the extent to which there may be scope for preventive programmes Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS), and, if so, what economic benefits accrue from implementation of such programmes. We consider case prevention programmes, whether is ME/CFS, and are health derived conclude that little primary given ME/CFS attributable a combination host environmental risk factors, with factors appearing most prominent, few identified modifiable could focus The...
The delivery of healthcare services at regional level should be modeled on population needs, stemming from patients' consumption pattern and trying to include unexpressed needs exclude excesses demand due both moral hazard behaviors inducements the supply side. We propose a model able estimate frequency access in outpatient care (OC) based characteristics population. According empirical evidence, among determinants we variables addressing health, socioeconomic status place residence, plus...
In recent years, there has been a growing interest among scholars on Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) their beneficial effects elderly wellbeing; almost all contributions support the positive impact of ICT older population because use demonstrated to enhance social participation psychosocial wellbeing.This study contributes extant literature by using specific comprehensive measure quality life, WHOQol-Bref, sample 341 individuals attending University Third Age in an Italian...