Tobacco use among medical students in Europe: results of a multicentre study using the Global Health Professions Student Survey

Objective: To examine smoking prevalence, knowledge and attitudes, and tobacco cessation training among university students attending European medical schools using the Global Health Professional Students Survey approach. Methods: A cross-country, cross-sectional study was performed among 12 medical schools in four countries in Europe (Germany, Italy, Poland and Spain). The survey was performed during the second semester of the third year of study from March to May 2009. Results: In total, 2249 subjects entered the study (overall response rate 92%). The overall prevalence of smoking among medical students was 29.3% (95% confidence interval 28.1-34.7), with percentages ranging from 28% in Ge…

Health Tecnology Assessment: bisogni formativi teorici e pratici nelle Scuole di Specializzazione in Igiene e Medicina Preventiva

Objective: The aim of our study was to perform a survey of Italian graduate students (medical doctors) attending Public Health Schools, in order to assess the importance and training needs concerning Health Technology Assessment (HTA) during their public health postgraduate education. Methods: In July 2010, we sent by e-mail a questionnaire to all graduate medical students attending Public Health Schools from four Italian Regions (representing Northern, Center and Southern Italy). The questionnaire included two sections: 1) knowledge on HTA; 2) assessment of the importance of HTA training during academic public health education. Main results: Eighty-two Public Health graduate students from …

Pregnancy and internet: sociodemographic and geographic differences in e-health practice. Results from an Italian multicenter study

Since the new millennium, the number of e-health users has significantly increased. Among these, a particular category of people who are interested by this phenomenon is the one of pregnant women. The aim of the present study is to assess the sociodemographic and geographic differences existing in a sample of Italian pregnant women who search for information on the web.Multicenter cross-sectional survey.The present study has been conducted from November 2011 to September 2012, in seven Italian cities, located in the North, in the Centre and in the South of Italy. Data were collected through an anonymous questionnaire, administered in waiting rooms of outpatient departments by trained medica…

UTILIZZO DI INTERNET IN GRAVIDANZA: RISULTATI PRELIMINARI DI UN’INDAGINE MULTICENTRICA SU UN CAMPIONE DI GESTANTI

INDAGINE SU prevalenza, Attitudini E CONOSCENZE Al riguardo Tabagismo TRA GLI STUDENTI DI MEDICINA: UNO STUDIO multicentrico IN ITALIA.

Studio multicentrico sul protocollo di revisione dell'uso dell'ospedale in ostetricia (pruo ostetrico)

Prevalenza,conoscenze e attitudini riguardo al tabagismo tra gli studenti di medicina: risultati di uno studio multicentrico in Europa.

What do parents know about antibiotics? A multicenter Italian survey on antibiotics knowledge

Is there a lack of information on HPV vaccination given by health professionals to young women?

Objective: The aim of this survey is to compare the main sources of information about vaccination against Human papillomavirus (HPV) of young women aged over-18 and under-18 years.Methods: A multicenter study was carried out in Italy through the administration of a questionnaire. Univariate analyses were conducted to evaluate possible differences between age groups and different locations (chi-square test and Fisher test where possible).Results: The sample consisted of 987 young women. The main sources of information about HPV vaccination are represented by magazines/books (23.1%) and TV (20.5%) for the over-18s, while for the under-18s the sources are general practitioners (22.6%) and pedi…

Integrazione fra prevenzione primaria e secondaria del tumore della cervice uterina: le prospettive dei medici e delle madri delle vaccinande nei risultati di uno studio multicentrico italiano

Prevalenza in Italia della vaccinazione anti-influenzale tra i professionisti sanitari e fattori incentivanti e ostacolanti correlati: revisione sistemica e meta-analisi.

Which are the communication styles of anti-tobacco spots that most impress adolescents?

Abstract Objectives To evaluate emotions and opinions of Italian adolescents aged 13-18 years old about different anti-tobacco spots delivered by the mass media campaigns over the world. Methods A multicenter cross-sectional study was conducted. Italian students from different regions were enrolled. A video that collected 7 anti-tobacco spots from all over the world. The spots describe the tobacco dependence, the health damages and the tobacco components using different communication styles (funny, scientific, dramatic, comedians, shocking, and sad). Information on age, gender, smoking status of family and peers were gathered. Descriptive and univariate analysis of emotional and cognitive r…

Can adherence to the Mediterranean diet prevent myocardial infarction? Answers from an Italian study

Background The Mediterranean-style diet, with a focus on vegetables, fruit, fish, whole grains, and olive oil, has proven to reduce cardiovascular events. This case control study add epidemiological data, covering the lack in Italian context, on the association between adherence to the Mediterranean diet (MDA) and non-fatal acute myocardial infarction (AMI) in multicenter study covering …

Il fumo di tabacco e gli studenti di medicina: i risultati di uno studio multicentrico Global Health Professions Survey in Europa.

Il fumo di tabacco e gli studenti di medicina: i risultati di uno studio multicentrico Global Health Professions Survey in Europa La Torre G1, Thuemmler K2, Bes-Rastrollo M3, M4 Czaplicki, Siliquini R5, Firenze A6, Gualano MR7, Manzoli L8, Mateos Campos R9, Chiado Piat S5, Romano N6, Kirch W2, Boccia A1 1Sapienza Università degli Studi di Roma, Italia; 2Techniche Università di Dresda, Germania; 3University di Navarra, Spagna; 4University di Lodz, Polonia; 5University di Torino, Italia; 6 Università degli Studi di Palermo, Italia; 7 Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Roma, Italia; 8 Università degli Studi di Chieti, Italia; 9University di Salamanca, Spagna; Contesto: Interventi effettuati…

The impact of pictorial health warnings on tobacco products in smokers behaviours and knowledge: The first quasi-experimental field trial after the implementation of the tobacco law in Italy

Background. The aim of the study was to evaluate in the Italian smokers, the effects of implementation of the law about Pictorial Health Warnings (PHWs) on tobacco products.Methods. A quasi-experimental longitudinal design was conducted between 2016 and 2017. The data were collected before (pre-PHW/Wave 1) and after (post-PHW/Wave 2) the implementation of the law. The adopted questionnaire included impact of advertisement (Label Impact Index, LII), quitting behavior and knowledge of tobacco related diseases.Results. 455 respondents completed both the Waves. 7.7% of smokers declared to have stopped smoking in Wave 2 and 29% of these declared the PHWs as one of the reasons to quit. The knowle…