0000000000313615
AUTHOR
V. Lo Cascio
The need for recovery scale
Abstract Introduction Need for Recovery scale is one of the main scales used to assess work-induced fatigue and quality of workers’ recovery time. In fact, need for recovery is considered relevant as a precursor of prolonged fatigue or psychological distress, an indicator of work stress, and a mediating or moderating characteristic in the etiology of work-related health problems, sick leave and work disability. Objective The purpose of the present study is to translate the Need for Recovery scale into Italian, and to adapt it to Italian culture; until now there has been no comparable valid instrument made for the Italian language that measures the need for recovery of employees. The stabili…
Imprenditorialità ed aziende familiari
In Italia, le imprese familiari sembrano ancora essere saldamente il cuore pulsante dello sviluppo economico. Nel contesto degli studi dedicati al tema dell'imprenditorialità, la specificità espressa delle imprese familiari appare evidente, in particolare per quel che riguarda il tema del passaggio generazionale, vero punto debole di molte realtà del nostro Paese. Tale passaggio va ovviamente considerato bidirezionale, in quanto processo dinamico inserito in un contesto socio-economico in continua evoluzione: i processi psicologici implicati sono spesso considerati meno importanti delle procedure formali che vengono messe in atto nei momenti di passaggio, creando le condizioni per un peggio…
Assessment of the awareness and management of sleep apnea syndrome in acromegaly. The COM.E.TA (Comorbidities Evaluation and Treatment in Acromegaly) Italian Study Group
In 2007 the Italian COM.E.T.A. (COMorbidities Evaluation and Treatment in Acromegaly) study group started to assess the application in a clinical setting of the Versailles criteria for management of acromegaly complications by a first questionnaire focusing on cardiovascular co-morbidities. A further questionnaire on sleep apnea syndrome (SAS) was delivered by the COM.E.T.A. study group to 107 endocrine centers in Italy. The results of our survey suggest that SAS is a well-known comorbidity even if its estimated prevalence is lower than in the literature. Polysomnography is the preferred tool for diagnosis. Control of SAS is considered relevant both for quality of life and co-morbidities. C…